New-York tribune., 1877-07-10
PERSONAL.

Lady Burdett-C Coutts has given $1,000 to
the suffering soldiers Of the Turkish army
Prof. Huxley's daughter has been awarded
III, first prize in art by the University OF London.
Mr. Lester Wallack is enjoying the hOspi
taty of friend at Mattapoisett, where he has arrived
with his yacht
Mr. Ira ID. Sankey's cottage at COhasset,
Mass was entered the 4th inst and property To the
value OF 300 was stolen.
The Rev. Joseph Cook, the Boston clergyman,
has two lectures ready for the Lyccum on " Life or Me
chanisrn, Whichl" and Ultimate America
The Petersburg, Va, people claim to have
positve promise of visit from President Hayes. They
longing for agricultural far, ut which 10 honZe
him.
President Chadbourne of Williams College
will deliver an address at the Industrial nst
tue this week. and will then start for Maine for brief
ruStIcation.
The Committee on the Boston Army and
Navy monument voted Saturday to invite Atomey-Grn-
era to deliver the Grafton at the dedication eere
monies September IL
Statues of John Bright, Mr.. Gladstone and
the Hon C. p Yers will soon be placed in the Town
Hall at Manchester England through the lberality of
few gentlemen OF that clty'
The health of Minister Washburnes wife
has never been good during their residence in PARIS She
,s sufferer from an affection of the throat. The family
leaves for Carlsbad soon to Try the waters.
The Rev. Dr. j. Wechsler, Rabbi of the
Courst Synagogue in New-Haven, occupied the pulpit
f the TayOr Congregational Church in that city Sunday
Th, Is the second time he has preached before Chris
tian congregation
The fact that Gov. Williams of Indiana ap-
neared i'm public recently. dressed in black suit of
clothes and white vest leads an Indianapolis paper to
soloquze like Hamlet: The time is out OF joint;
cursed spite tnat ever was born to set it right"
Mr.. Robert Burdett, -he Burlington Hdukeye
humorist as famous home for his tender of his
HE sfttp. ha,
been her nurse for years dong his editorial work at
home and visiting Ihe Hdekeye office only for an hour
two III the day
Mrs. Miller wife of Judge s. +. Miller, one
OF the Judges of the Supreme Court of the United States
is of striking appearance, though not handsome above
the medium height decidedly inclined TO embonpoint
dresses with much STYLE and has about her what the
French call elan she Il Il quite an enthusiastic society
the second wife, and devoted sepmother
A distinguished Quaker wedding is reported
in the English newspapers-the marriage OF Miss Lias
Ashworth niece of the Rt Hon John Bright 10 Mr. T.
g. F. Hallett, Bristol The bride is Quakercss, the
gioom Churchman's but the marriage took place the
Friends Meeting house, Bath. Both John and Jacob
Bright were present The former conducted the bride
and upon his arrival loudly cheercd by great
crowd The service was strictly in accordance with he
discipline Of Friends. Afterwards there was wedding
breakfast, at which Friend John Bright proposed the
health Of the happy par.
His Imperial Majesty of Brazil seems TO be
dong in London very much as he did in Ncw-York. on
the 27h Of June u for instance, he visited the Temple
and Temple Bar made call at several private studios
went to the Dore Gallery, Egyptian Hall, Pccadily.
then drove the Charng Cross Station where he met
the Empress and proceeded to seyen-Oaks TO attend
Mr. spottoswodes garden Tarty returning TO town at
7:35 p. III. After dinner he attended the Vaudeville
Theater to "Our Boys" and then with the Empress
went To the Concert at the Buckingham Palace
History certainly makes mention VI other Emperor
Wit augh "A ueuiu aea aaalaa
Sightseeing.
Victor Hugo never learned the art of think
Ing upon hs feet and compelled carefulyto prepare
his Parliamentary efforts beforehand aud read them In
public from manuscript. In connection with this fact
The Paris FiJaro relates this anecdotes The time
after lsis. and day NJ Victor Hugo being In the r
bune, read a manuscript on which had bocn noted at
certain passage lat which he supposed Of inter
ruptions would take place. the following words: An
you interrupt mel But on the contrary not a member
said word The orator paused, and repeated In hi
most sonorOus voice All you interrupt mel NJ Dupin
who presided leaned little toward him and said hin