New-York tribune., 1876-08-09
PEPSONiL.

Gov, Kellogg OF Louisiana Is in MasSaclIu.
scts visiting old friends. lie spent Monday in Worces
! Mr.. John b. Cough viii have no new lee
ture for the coming He will make no engage
meuts in the New-Epgand -tates, all bis time being
! taken up elsewhere
Senator Bayard received the honorary degree
OF Doctor OF Laws at the recent Commencement OF Dea-
ware state College The degree was conferred upon
the Rev Robert T. Farbairn. warden Of St stephens
College at ABnandac, n. V and the degree =! Doctor ~
NV HGIT.'" op'" '"' nov ''''' -
Miss Laura G.. Reddcn, better known under
her literary p.eudOnym of 81 Howard GyEdon,' VIII Do
married to-day to George w. Soaring, esq, lawyer OF
this city, whose home Is in Cayusa County TIC 1err
M0ny vii take place ~ the house oi MI Hnd MIS- Lioa
TIaih old and ultimate friends OF the bride at MS sue
Conn.
The late Mr.. Baird, the wealthy iron founder
= sco,ond beoueathed 100000 each TO tle Unyersi-
lic, OF Edinburgh and Glasgow Ia addition he ieit
.rnd, TO Glasgow University 10 cstal sh chair Of ar
chitocture chair % geology ana . I. iOpc.
church Of scotland, and amounted 70 about 1ioJo'pD
making his gifts TO thai church reach tie s'n.''S sum
Ut r3,5O0,OO0
Col. II. G. Brockmeycr, tle Democratic nOml-
nee for Lieutenaut-G overnor of Missouri has had IN ex
nrricnce similar TO maay other men who Lave gone
west After graduating at Brown Univcrsty IN Proyi
dence r. L. he settled III Missouri and soon .oSt al us
money by bank failure Fox three years be yel 10
Iut built by himself in the woods snppor'ls tuhsrI
syOotmg game. He then learned Tue Fdts Oi lylti.
ana by economy aud Thrift saved sopO WIN Wn'n 70
,bar. for several years at "A COS, o; So 80 year ic
has served IN the legislature and Is s@ia u DC ah NSo
rate smoker
An imitator of Joan of Arc has appeared in
the Hcrzecoyna The Manchester Courier gives the fol-
,yng information concerning herr Miss MercnS Is Oh
Dutch nationality. She about 30 years OF age, OF
Glninutiye stature dark, and not handsome She has
sluandcred away ;he greater portion OF large fortune
in the realization OF her romantic dreams nevertheless
ancY was to efcr Protestant temple Jerusalem. in
irout Of the monument supposed 20 & n6 our oaE.o,
tomb The temple. which cost 1IiOOV st'i ISIS! ISIS,
Nile NcIcus's pre- cnt ambition Is To cDnhddu OdtcIy
Of artillery, and she recently gave aI-VO lot tE P
chase OF guns. but tho geLteindh lhitusta Ml,H & to
money suddenly disappeared ana nothihg IItheI has
baen heard OF him Tn; eXt9EdilaIy iag % I g' su-
proved OF the Aicnhshops assassination she spends
her time running after baltcEei4 a' enIutes "Aie'N'
they are 70 De- encountered
A writer in The Cincinnati Commercial gives
the following interesting "reminiscences OF the late
George L. PUgh: lie never pretended to KNOWLEDGE OK
any subject tEat he did not fully understand HIS ae-
Guircnens however, were great aud upon tLe Oss '-
verse subjects his EnOwcl2e was really mu!tltailOus
HI, practical acquantauce with bookkeeping a'tonibed
experts. and extended far beyond the superficial insight
Ially obtained y lawyers in the exercise OF their pro-
es,on lie had inrutive faculty in regard to haad-
writing Ike tha5 displayed Dy tie cerOatd uctyt!.e
Burton the Martha Washington tra ana was fDit 70
detect a counterfeit Signature at glance hc ndu ,
taste 20: mccau!cs which often was oil great adyaEit--
on one ucc l,i0n, IN conversation he gave an eNhdUsFe
account OF the different kinds OF sewing m ichnes, nus
tgtlrg his euarks by dIJ grams, aud 20 tue surprlse ot
ms lrlgcr, said hc lad been engaged IN case IN
which tie De, u.iar mechanism aquCston Eda pceh nS
In. su cct ot uves cation. lt Appeared th1t Mrs PSh
had wished TO bay sewing machine, aud rs a lirtn-
mary 10 purchase lie had mastered the sG.Ject rs
tIorou.h!y rs a Wei.-trtlucd machEist"
BEELIH, Aug. Sd. Bancroft Davis, the
American Minister left last night for the United sta es
MONTREAL, Aug. S.-Major Noble OF the
Royai Army and the British JGSs OF War Material ut
tho Centennial Exhibition il here On route TO QieDec
MONTREAL, Aug. S.-The Hon. Alexander
v,rl,li, Premier arrived here this morning and pro
cccdad Last accompanied by the arbOr Commissioners,
s.natols, ana members Of Parliament 10 inspect mo
public works.