New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1876-12-14
PERSONAL.

Lieutenant General Sheridan, is suffering
from pneumonia.
Senator Barnum has taken the furnished
house in Washington lately vacated by exPostmaster-
General Jewell
Our Gov. Robinson is modest man, O man
ayerso TO fuss and feathers. He declines to have mill
tary parade connection with the inaugural ceremonies
John Rusllin, in contributing to an Edinburgh
charity, says: 81 wish I could have done so more
largely but my profession Of fautfnding with the world
in general Is not u lucrative one"
Col. Fabra of the Spanish Centennial Com
mission has given the beautiful Toledo sword to The
Toledo Blade as testimonial Of appreciation and aec
ton for the press OF this country
FRYE of Maine says that the Governors of
the States that present exceedingly troublesome
Messrs Grover Packard and Stearns-were once resi-
dents OK the district ne mas the haPPihoSS VI A'P'
sentiDg.
How much it must delight Mr.. T. B. Aldrich
TO be described in The Chicago Tribune as small COM
pact man. very erect, very blonde, With little ar OF
hauteur, and GOODNESS and reserve, when Only ,Us
who know him very well know 10 be only tle eAterhh
shol which cOnceas genial and sensitive nature
yiscount Maidstone is not the only British
nobleman who has taken the "Queens Shining Inc
heir to an Irish peerage lately enlisted presenting DIS re-
crung sergeant with $685. somewhat to that gentlemans
astonshment In France the young Due de Z 10 vol
uneer i'm cavalry regiment and not long ago CORPORAL
VINO was experimenting the sweeping OF tue DdrIdCN
rpDukcd the BODt lIlNdlC "dJ N''4b
nswork and asked him II he fancied he was sun sweep
ing his draWluBIOOm'
Charles Blanc says that the great French
artist Eugene Delacroix visited when al the point
OF death by woman artist, who was much attached
IN him and who came to give him last clasp Of the
hand Just as she was entering the Delacroix, by
nm involuntary aud instructive movement seized red
China scnrf and wound II hastily round bis neck, as
fo 10 tc iyid almost cOrpse-ke palOr Of his face, the
OF when, In health was almost thaJ Oh BJp
sy The artist had survived the man.
3. TlV inf h
rte once tod surprising story. Conyorsing one day
concerning municipal discussion on some matter con-
uccted with church affairs, Miller said 1t reminded him
OF discussion in Galts novel OF Tho Provost" and
thercupon proceeded great length TO relate what Pro
vosi Ts aud Battle That and Councillor Inc Other sad
on tpc matter; but when he reached the COnyener OF
the Trades" ne came suddenly To MATT lie was an-
nOyed at having forgotten the speech ana gotng COPY
of tho novel; ne found the place and read H. excuslng
himself for his failure VI memory Bat what was our
a,tonshment" said Guthrie, "on getting mold OF tue
book TO md that Miller had repeated pages almost YER
batn, though II was some 10 years or more since Nc
had read the noyel!'
Gen. Arson Stagcr, who has just been
elected one OF the vlcePrcsdents OF the Western Union
Telegraph Company presumably IN place OF MI Cor
pe has long been at the head Of eegraphers and ele
grnuh management at the West He used TO have gen
era management OF the lines centering at Cleveland
Then dining the he controlled pretty much every
thing of the Allegheny Mountains, and was often
Inn tie field the his headquarters nave been
M Chcago aud ne has been general superintendent Of
the Central Division. lie is OF sanguine temperament
cxceedagIy alert familiar with every detail Of the bas
ness and has been identified with IL from his youth up
Personally no man has more friends among tue news
papers and politicians OF the west
The Rev. II. X. Beecher does not, as rule,
enjoy railway passes This is the conversation which
has lust taKen place between him and DR. Eldrge Pres
nt OF one Of the roads ccnterng in Emira reported
by me Gazette that city, "Dr. E-Broher Beechcr,
shall be happy to compliment you with season pass
oycr our road Rev T. X B-DOctor, you very kind.
tp anvil myself or your KIND Ouef on one
condition Do you individually own the road Dr. E
No SIR do not but am the representative or the STOCK
and bondholdcrs nd have discretionary power to issue
uasscs which has thus far been exercised only III ex-
Chances with officials of connecting roads Your hints
and suggestions aro be commended and Ill be heartily
indorsed by the officers OF all railway companies IN
stead OF tho pass. then Mr. Beecher oneI You my pre-
property, and at your disposal
Mr.. d. ID. Home, the famous spiritualist,
promises the editor OF The Cincinnati Commercial TO pay
IS 900 to the poor Of his city if Mr. NJ D. Conway can
by satisfactory proof either of these asser
tions recently made by him in that paper Robert
Broynings story is different, being TO the effect that
Home was detected in the mpOsture OF placing spOngcs
dipped In phosphorus on wires AT the top OF the mousse
saiJ IN have some ugly "reminiscences OF Homo In Flor
encc and AdOlphus TrOllOpe Is eretted WIN haNinS
once kicked that eminent medium down stairs Mr.
Tnme g0cs on TO pronounce Mr. Conway destitute OF
tho instincts OF II gentleman and cOncudes tnus
pronounce both OF his abrcaons to DO the coinage or
III own brain and defy him to prove either the state
ncnt he makes regards MIR browning or MT Iroliope
II has always been admitted that Jerseymcn
were uncommOnly canny. Did MT the Hon. Mr.. Har-
denbergh risk his seat tell Congress that 1t was
shame TO strike Jerseyman-even II 1t were Robeson
when he was downi And IN that same city, IN the
Did light OF Mondays midnight, McPhersonsquare saw
another touching illustration Of this great truth. fire
broe ont I'm the house occupied by Charles NOrdhO OF
New,Icrsey citizen IN his night dress rushed 10 tho
center of the street and shouted, Fire" There was
the usual turmOil-crOwds gathered, engines played.
AF,,.f hnI .
shirt was taken la to warm; ELECTROMAGNETIC slept
once more. And then there came stately figure from
the porch of tho Arlington IL was Senator Randolph
and he Rguln walked the weary neShbOrh0Od 70 shOnt
pie from DEATH their bodies for burial Senator Ran
,lOph shall have the vote OF NewJersey for place IN
TIlden's Cabinet
JOAQUIN Miller, in conversation few days
ago revealed some OF his methods OF composition. He
had been telling that he engaged on poem In which
IL was necessary to describe in detail the front OF grand
Fifth-avc brown stone You know have no books of
reference" he said. $50 I went TO an architoot-a
strangcrand told him my trouble. and he went over
plan with me and told me the name of every Intel and
cornce, and on got so many beautiful words When
want 10 write OF ship" ne added, II go to the docks
amung tho sailors and talk with them They have whole
lexcOns of beautiful words not IN the books just then
the two were passing the HamlltOnave. bridge
C3ownnus Canal, and hall dozen old, wcatncI-wolr
oops with discolOred and tsttered sails, with back
grnnud of the picturesque hills OF Bay Ridge and Green
wood came suddenly into view, and clappng his hanls
with enthusiasm, he excaimed " IL not that magnif
emf Equal To Venice" His practical and common
place companion, who had Venice, and
Gov Canal every day could not appreciate the en-
thuslasin