New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1877-08-03
PERSONAL.

The Blanes, the Robesons and the Haes are
travelling together about the coast OF Maine.
Gov. Robinson is about to spend few days
AZ Cat.kill and other places ia his native county.
The Rev. George Harris of Providence has
the professionally In Bangor Theological
Seminary resigned 10y Prof. william Barbour.
NJ. LittrG, free-thinker and materiast, never
by even one word assaed the convictions OF his wife
and danebter. both devoted Roman Catholics. Such
seltcontrol deserves mention
Mr.. Ferrier Christopher North's grandson, Is
mentioned as tine author Of the mysterious new "CheV-
cloy Novels" TO be published by Messrs Blackwood az.
i'm his country hy inc Harucrs There Is much excite
ment in Scotland concerning the authorship
Alasl President Hayes ut the Washington
schuezenfest Tuesday, drank one OF two glasses Of
wine and little seltzerwaer. Aud all he saii was,
GOOD evening friends; am glad to see you all "n"'
VIII Mrs Lyomore and her temperance band say 10 the
wine and wafer
George Muller the founder of the Orphan
Asylums at Ashley Downs, near Bristol, Lnland' i
coming TO this country He sails for Quebec on August
23 MI Miller is 10 years OF but has not"ithsand-
Ing his years. made tourof Europe, during which
lac preached 800 times.
The President and Mrs. Hayes are to be
formally invited to visit the Trappst community OF
Gothscmane Abbey during their Kentucky Journey NO
woman except the wife OF the nations ruler can ever be
allowed within the walls II the monastery. There are
many beautiful works OF art in the Abbey
"Esouimau Joe has not had enough Arctic
exploration to suit him. Io has written TO Capt How
gate asking for pos lion the Florence. Me good
mar" said Joes letter ono good man like me. Catch
seat dog everything for ship No want $50 month ana
come Jack when Florence do" J0os terms Brln- cAoi-
btani, Capt. How gate declined to employ hm.
The late English writer Mortimer Collins,
was fonI o. animals and faithful friends in Of
them. Tho birds that flew wild in his garden knew him;
permitted stroke the olackbrd while she was
sitting her It; and was on terms of closest faini-
iaritv with the robins. He sometimes curousy un-
conventional At formal municipal banquet TO ltera-
tire in London he he's been seen auayed in velvet
-hoOtlngcoat. whit raistcoat, and night Trousers HIS
shirt open at o.. neck, ana handkerchief WAS
lightly tied round his throat
Iaferriere, the brilliant French actor who
died recently had curious d5nclnation to have his
friends aware of his Illness 10 nave them talk about
IT, Two days before his death Febyre, of the ComGlo
FRANCHISE, visited him. Laerrere plunged into
scarcely conscious pr0stration, but wIen told that NJ
Fcbvr3 to him. he on his ooucn by ire
mendous effort opened ais eyes hs fingers through
his hair babe hi, visitor euter and talked with him
brightly aud encrget c.y for at least ten minutes Nncn
~ Febyre left him he again shut is eyes ana lel BACK
into his stupOr, never To come ont oi IL again.
OF tho quaintncss of Gen. Herkimer's widow,
correspondent writes 20 Tie canton Courier: "The
residence Of Gen Hegkmer was large brick house on
the south SIDE OF tho Mohawk River perhaps two miles
from lali Hill. kept tavern after the Generals
Death BY father at an early day. had to
there OF his iOuiue, his NtcstOwn home. The
widow spoke Of Cen Hcrkimcr her husband that he
was killed in the Risky battle, brought home and
lived ten days lie dead IS she expressedt she
en said of the two young present. These be my
daughters all Of them both she then alluded TO the
murder Of one or OF her By ,he Indians ald
how the survivors cried and mOufned TIL tod tnCm
we wouid let he Lord know that We could do without
them. This was her quaint way OF expressing sub
mission"
The lac Miss Mary CARPENTER, says Mr.. Con-
way once rem ar<ed private company that It was
i, 80 few were agiatng the great questions Of the
day" whcreulon ono present said he Thought too;
hut what was the great question Of the daY Then each
person present his C. her view; one sad 1t was
RomanisIn, another education others woman suffrage
ganls lw., establishment; no tWo agreed what the
.. great question" was, and Miss Carpenter completed
the diversity by quietly Remaining that she thought
everybody felt that it was-tne Convict system! Mr.
Conway adds "rhe incident required To my mind when
passed straight from the Presbyt rian Council 10
garden party BoxmOor given by John Evans on the
orcaon ~ his eli ction as President OF the Anhropoog
cal Institute his scientific friends found there men
who scv ally regarded tho reat event Of the day TO be
a new ind Of niut instruments in Denmark Darwins
new essay Tyndals wrcstlc with Bastian and WOmeus
s.tiol Degrees: but there we're smiles when assured
them that the Pr, shytcrians were dcyslng ways and
means Oi trtmplng ou scientific sceptlesn. ana inst
the gr,at question VI the day was science versus
Moses D"
paOsPLCr PARK HOTEL, CATsKILL, Aug. p
Gov Crimson aud family arrived at the Prospect Park
lIo,ei Casd y y. this afternoon, where ho viii spend
4 few days.
EDINBuRGH, Aug. 2.-The London CORE
snoncnt OF The Scotsman graphs hat he understands
the Ri.ht Hon Lyon Piayiair CD, FRS. LID. nl
.al in tie White star Line steamer Britannia, August
2.B, for a long tour in the United states.