New-York tribune., 1877-05-05
PERSONAL.

MIR. Tennvson has written another sonnet for
7he Nineteenth Century. 1t is on Montenegro.
A house is being fitted UP in Chicago for
Minister Washburnc who will take up is residence in
that city September.
The Hon. Galusha A. Grow is to give the
Decoration Day address at Bnghamton, and Mr Roscoe
Conklmg has been invite to give it at Norwich.
VIM. l.. Marcy's favOrite poem was Gray's
Elcgy" The book containing II lay opcn upon his breast
when he was found hing dead a sofa in his library.
As previously announced in THE TRIBUNE
President Hayes viii be IN NewY0rk on the 18th OF May
ON that evening he VIII b. entertained at large recep-
ton given in his honor by Gov. Morgan.
Mrs. Stowe's "Uncle Tom" otherwise the
Rev Josiah Hens H. has nude his foreign prof
Itahe After paying the mortgages and interest on bis
farm and some other debts he Will have surplus OF
$4,000.
The Emperor of Brazil lately visited The
I6c' Diou in Paris while Prof Lee was leciuring. Tho
audience rose, gesture from the lecturer, who
said Gentlemen we have another sayant among us'
resumed their places Tie Emperor sat Oh the students
bouCh I'M u the end Of the lecture.
Assistant Librarian John Fiske of Harvard
ursely says: is dangerous, for Boston editors,
10 try 20 write about subject without first learning
something about IT," And then he complains OF the
nisnteri riIetat!on by ilyobbing penny nyalne" of
statements in relation 10 llaryards library
Mr.. Randolph Rogers has just completed tho
mode of the colossal figure OF the genius Of Connecticut
which hc ~ making for the new Capitol at Hartford lt
is a winged woman just aghtiug on the dome holding
In her right hand wreath OF mmOrtocs and Ia her efs
wreath OF laurel The wings are ouspnead above her
head Nh Rogers has recently tDy dpLlhera orsW
Htte scyeny ye3rOld daughter
When Emile Olivier was Napoleon Ills
Prime Minister De unanimously elected member OF
the French Academy Never having been formally TO
ceiyed into membership, he la..iy demanded TO 20
through that ceremony and the Academy, more given IN
this psance to politics than 10 literature bas decided
TO POSTPONE lis reception indefinitely 10 VIII Ho'er
hayo another opportunity FOR Academic immortality
farewell reception was gwen by the New
| England Womcn's Cm5 at Boston, on wednesday even
ing 10 3d. Julia Ward Howe Who intends to be aD-ehs
IN Europe several months. Among the persons present
were oo, Rice. olive Wcnacl. Holmes MI Canch, aud
others. Farewell speeches were made 10y william LLOYD
gorris, oud lanes Freeman Clarke, and poems were
read b. Mrs Martha Perry Lowe ana Mi'' "Ni' d
Porter.
Gen. Putnanl's services Mt the battle OF
Bunker Hn continue to bo the subject OF vigorous as
cussion At meeting lately Of the Historic Geneaogi-
cal Society IN Boston, Mr. Francis j. Parker read q
paper in which he discussed tho opinion that Cen f"E
nan, commanded at the battle Hebeeycd that Putnam
and his small command played much the same part Ia
the Revolutionary dad the Black Horse Cavalry In
the late Rebellion Mr. Parker is Of opinion that he vas
NOS pres nj at the battle, either as commander O Olhef
wise He certainly had NO claim 10 rank ~ the army
Princess Nathalie of Servia has two sisters,
both younger than herself and, Nh within two weeks
had AN only brother, age H. Having no parents, aud
having Quarreed with his other relatives he lived here
in the patornal home wish private tutor lie had not
too much either OF intelligence education, but he tried
10 improve the latter by taking easy lessons al home
from visiting masters. Within the lHst frw weeks he
cupIrnoted "A malaoy of which lac died. The keshko
family is. therefore, now extinct IN tho male line In
copseuence Of this the ucOms-Df each o the three
tors is Increased from $4,000 To 10000 rOubles year.
NJ. Theirs has nearly repaired the rayagos
mado In MS library and his art collections by the Cons