New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1876-09-22
PERSONAL.

Mile Albani is TO be married to Mr.. Ernest
Gyc, son Of Manager eye, in October.
Mr.. La Farge's effective picture of scene
near Newport recently exhibited here has been bought
by Miss Hooker Of Boston for the agreeable sum OF
1900.
The Rev. Mr.. Murray's first essay in writing
fiction is serial the Of which saaid In the Adron-
dacks and which has for title, The Story the Keg
Told Ne"
President Grant will return to Washington
about tue LIST Of October in the time letting the
world wog while he visits Philadelphia, Ithaca. and
Washington, Penn.
Herr Bandmann is going to play Hamlet in
his native country and IN his native tongue. Good old
Mr. Punch says that pson can play Hamlet but 1t
takes Faurc 10 sing IT,
Leander p. Richardson, who was killed by the
Indians Fort Laramie In July last announces that
he will devote part OF the Of 1876 ~ 10 deliver
book.makng by his father, A. ID Rchardson). Beyond
the Mississippi"
Gen. Dix is a vigorous collector of antiques
In the way OF furniture aud his house is filed with quaint
end beautiful pieces picked up country places An az
has not left village OF Long Island unexpored
The famous Southern editor Col. John For
syh Of 7as Mobile Register, is Ill in that fashion which
touches to sympathy the most indifferent. His mind,
once and efficient shows fatal signs OF weakness,
and at times he fails to recognize bis oldest and best
friends. Ho has entirely given up editorial work.
George Smith, the OTientallSt, so eXerted
himself during his recent explorations IN Turkish Ara
bia that his vitality could endure the strain, and
friend found him alone and dying in little village 60
miles the north OF AleppO. To this city he was
carried on litter aud died week after he was found.
grave OF Burkhardt his brother Oricnsls Ont
OF this exploration his discovery OF the ancient cap
ltal city OF the Hittitcs.
Ida Lewis now has the charge of the Lime
Rock Lighthouse aud lives there with her mother aud
her dogs She has not much regard for the yrant SEX
although she has saved many from drowning. When
complmentod upon the walls of her house, which she
tinted herself she said: "Thc Government gives
to do this but we'd have to board them and I'd rather
do anything in the world than have men IN che igL;-
ately an immense Newfoundland, and glanced lovingly
az her pet terrier
Mr.. S. s. Boden, the eminent English chess
player is native OF Hull, aud for many years
accountant In the London Office Of the SOUTHEASTERN
Railway. His leisure hours spent in the study OF
painting varied by occasional practice OF chess with the
best PLAYERS Of the time Mr.. Boden Is the author OF
Popular Introduction to CHESS" and for IL years
Quoted the cness column in The Field; The death OF
distant relative years enabled the artistehess
PLAYER give up railway accounting aud TO devote him
self 70 landscape painting profession In which lac has
already been rewarded With gratifying success
In the days when Willard Fillmore was win
ming slender income quiet industrious lawyer In
the village of Aurora, N Y, of his few reaxatons
was TO SIT before his office of summer evening, in the
midst Of group Of villagers smoking his pipe, and
atiug and listening TO anecdotes and gossip. Once,
during a lur in the talk Mr.. johnson, of his
dents said suddenly, Mr.. FILLMORE why don't you get
into Congress, ana procure by your influence plohaole
tabiuet otilcer) aud me ." The oddly OF the ques
ton excited general laugh for Mr.. Fillmore though
and country surveyor But the phcgmatic Fillmore only
took his pipe from his mouth aud said Oracularly
stranger things than that have happened Mr. john