New-York tribune., 1877-07-23
PERSONAL.

Victor Hugo, it begins to be rum0red, Is
writing inaugural ode for the Paris Exposition.
The Rev. Dr. G. c. Baldwin celebrated the
thirtythrd anniversary Of his pasorate over the First
Baptist Church Of Troy, yesterday.
Senator Edmunds of Vermont has returned
from his Canadian fishing trip dnd fluids himself III ex
ccilent health and spirits.
President Chadbourne of Williams College
has gatueIe a neat volume the bdccalaureate SER
mons he has preached the graduating classes during
the years of lis Presidency of that institution
Ex-Gov. Packard arrived in Auburn, Me-,
saturday on a visit his mother He native Of that
town. studied law there, and entered Maine regiment,
which sent to Louisiana, where he married ana
settled.
The Rev. Daniel Skenandoa, said to be the
grandson of the famous Oneida Chief skenandoa, has
been invited to be present at the Oriskany celebration
with delegation of Oneida Indians. party OF the
Oncdas participated IN the battle OF Orlskany.
The mother of ex-GOv. Chamberlain of South
Carolina had Shock OF PARALYSIS last We'd
nesday at her home III West Brookteld Mass. Her
daughter on returning from visit TO her, thrown
flom "A carriage and had her arm broken IN two places
The house Gen. Grant occupied in st. Louis
before the still stands Barionst. in that city 1t
is tiny wooden structure story and half high and
contains two rooms Residents thereabouis are well
aware OF its history and speak OF as "a little house
atweeD two big uns'
The Holland Club of Sunderland, Mass, had
a MEETING last Friday at Heath wLere Dr. j. c. Holland
spent his boy yhood There literary exercises and
lunch under a wide-spreaalng elan. One OF the prty,
vino TAUGHT at the schoOlhouse wIerc Dr. Holland once
tended renembe ed that she had predicted that that
Holland boy would yet make something
Gen. Comfy is III danger of losing the cane
recently presented to him by his Old subOrdnatei IN the
Columbus, o., Postofce. Somebody has discovered IA
United States law which prohibits any official from
celyng any gift or present offered presented 70 him
~ contribution from persons III Government employ
receiving less salary than himself SO II the post OF
United States Minister to Tho sandwich Islands is bet
Ter pid position than POstOfce cerkshiD Gen Comfy
Will have to depart without hls nohby walking-stck
A portrait of George Turner, who was a
Major in the Continental Army and after the Revolution
WAS Judge OF the United States Court in and over the
territory northwest OF the ONO River has been presented
o the City of Philadelphia to be added to the collection
in Independence Hall. 1t accompanied by the
original commission of judge Turner, dated September
10 1883 and also his certificate of membership IN the
o,ety Of the Cincinnati, o which Washington was tae
Pres dent dated October 81 17s3 the signatures to both
Documents beng in Wash ngton's own hand.
The Emperor Williams habits are described
in The Cologne G0-,e as follows He rises at or $780,
appears on promenade about 3, drinks the water
the prescribed intervals till o3o, then breakfasts, and
every other day also takes bath between 1890 and
l:3O during the morning be receives civil and military
reports dimes about A, generally inviting company,
and then receives report Oh foreign affairs, Cabinet
courier arriving every morning, and the telegraph Office
being open uight and day. Ii an interval remains before
the teatre thc Emperor takes an g ana about 730
appears promenade, then attends the play next
kc. tea and about l045 etires to his narrow non bed
stead unless business detana him till IL Or ll:3O."
A correspondent in Vermont, who met Sccre-
tary Sherman wnenhe visited that state, few days ago.
photographs HIN this wse " His personal appearance
i, striking II imposing. over feet TALL lean and
ank he Is the type of true Westerner. Carecssly
dressed, wearing a sackcoat OF dark material anything
but broadcioth with DARK hghcrownd straw hat, not
recently purchased, his feet encased in brogans with
COTTON SOCKS which might have been covered had his
trousers inch or two olger, he reminds OF
careless weodo stock-bnyer patenrigb pedder.
rather than the chief uanca agent OF this great nation.
In conversation he Is aitabc and wnen not Oelng inter
viewed by "A newspaper correspondent which, by the
way is his especial aversion Is free and sJmeN hat
careless III his remarks.