New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1876-09-27
finally drawled, as he walked away "Waal that's
rayther rough on Grantp
PERSONAL.

Gen. Buffers taxes in Lowell are 1856
and he pays them.
The study chair of good old Bishop Berkeley
is now In the possession OF Trinity College Hartford
and is used by rs president On Commencement day
MIR. Ball has completed the model OF his
statue of Charles IL stands with the LETT 1901
advanced and the right hand thrown lightly back ana
resting on pedestal The left hand holds scroll 70 inc
breast.
Felicien David, the composer was low or
stature SAYS tho Paris correspondent OF The Boston Ga
seHe; was stiff and cold in bearing, with UNUSUALLY
breakfast was mutton chop from one yeats emu az
the other broken only Good Friday by TWO egsS Ills
two delights in life were tobacco and Ioes'
II is with bashful hesitation that ono ven
lures in these days of MISUNDERSTANDING and Wagner
mania to admire an English ballad But one at least
"Katbleen MayOupeen" win live for long, though be
hOpelcssly questionable Its author Ihonas SSuJ,
no served the Confederate army, is now SAID 10 nc
living 0metly ID his Southern home Before the war he
taught music in Washington.
Dir. William Black is in Omaha, and The
Herald Of that city perfectly peppers him with capital
letters and adulatcs him with adjecves. IL p0lntS WIN
pride the compliment he pays the city indeiSningtoWs
It her-"a compliment" it rather dmly says the more
marked from circumstance that perhaps not In years
have we Suffered so much from unceasing floods Oh rain
and unfath0mable depths of mud" Strange 10 say the
noble novelist pushes ab0dt in search OF whatever nere
Is TO be seen, and seems ss cheerful ana conchItG ~
though be breathing his native air IN LDhOh OF
liyerDCOl.' " Mr. BACK" auuS me DCIutNs NlNltpu
our Pnbc SCHOOLS yesterday and also our Silver Works
since he has never yet set eye upon the American III
dian T. great pity a G m Rsd sSf o sg o Tc
Tail would be great thing for Mr. Black, and SIGHT o.
Sitting Bull and his people would alone repay MN Ior
his visit to our country"
WHY the Buffum pear is called the Buffum
pear is told by the Newport correspondent OF The Boston
Transcript when the famous and beautiful Malbone
mansion was burned down it's hostess was presiding at
q dinner party She ordered the servants to remove
cloth and yiands TO tie lawn, and there hostcSs ana
guests by the light OF the burning house calmly nsDed
their meal IL is furthermore stated that the hFemen
being Of the people were ordered ny the ns
tress OF the hall step foot upon her carpets when
not laid for such clumsy feet as t9ers ana neI b
fore no efforts were made TO the house IRON tue
flames The place passed into the D.ihus OF RatShd
named BuiIun From the ashes OF this nre, ana the
earth thrown ont in making new cellar spIahg p;Ga
tree which lot grow, ana u pore IfulL OF 'ty
hithoro unknown and which then took the name OF bul
FUN The old mansion hos been replaced ~ OH ~ I'M
what similar though not so large and u ~ E0W IIe tc
dence OF Mayor Beo9w %o ~ tst hell ON MS site The
day the old hall burned
Four hitherto unpublished letters of Presi-
dent Washingtou's have been stored away and over
looked In tho museum OF Leicester, England Thcy arc
addressed 10 Mrs Catherine Macauay Graham OF BracK
nal Berks England al dated In the year lI9o'
She is believed to have been authOress ana closey
related TO the Marauny family 1t supposed also tDa'
she lived &C Rochey Temple, about siS miles rom Lei
oeser the home OF the Zachary Macauay one OF
the first antagonists Of slavery anu tu 80
late Lord Nacaulay and Of WashlngtOps hees
tors are buried Leicester the mountaineering hay
MOI be difficult Ia trace The most interesting ~ tuese
letters he dated EewYoT Jan . 1870, and contains rex
eTepces TO Wasugtons elevation to the head Of the new
Reuubie aud statement Of MS views upon tue ebttD-
isbwent OF The new government. After statiDB tlaG
nothing short an absolute conviction OF duty eonu
ever have brought him upon the tNones OF nup
lie Hfe again Washington states: Tho esiabnsh.
ment OF our new Government seemed 10 DC Iue H h
great experiment for promoting human happiness, y
Reasonable compact civil society. II was 20 be- III the
rst instance considerable degree, government Ei
.0gg ,HrvTl a w.
was 20 be done by prudence much by cOnciatUD MUeh
NV drmucsA = = 1 always believed that an uI-
eguyocay free and equal representation OF tho people
ina the legislature, together with an tcien ana resDns
ble executive we're the great pillars on which tue pres
rryatiCn OF American freedom must Oepend III VAS l-
deed next 10 miracle tEht there should nave Ceeu 80
much unanirty, I'm points or suon importance among
men humber OF citizens widely scattered and 50 d
feIeut In their habits ia many respects as the Americans
were" The remainder Of the letter Is occupied "
Placement OF the condition Of the country and topics OF
social character photographs OF the letters have been
received aG the Centennial Exhibition