New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1877-04-25
PERSONAL.

Justice Bradley of the United States Supreme
Court will spend the Summer at Mt Pleasant, VT.
Ex-Secretary MOrils health continues to
improve He will leave Washington for his home ut Au-
glista, Me-. tomorrow.
Cant. Isaac Bassett, the principal dOOrkeeper
Of the Senate many years. entered the service of That
body as page In 1882.
Mr.. Halstead gently says that no friends of
his are urging him Minister to France; and that that
is matter which, though somewhat curously talked o.
has never been seriously thought OF.
.Judge X. Holland DUEL, ex-COngressman
and rxCommissoner OF Patents. has returned to his
bome nj Cortland ~ Y and entered into law partner
ship with b. A. Benedict, the present Distrct-Attorney.
A son of Haync of South CarOlina-a gentle
man who held small debate with Daniel webster
lives In California. He has been in the Legislature OF
that State and ia now Democratic candidate for the
State Senate.
The sum on which Mr.. Ruskin thinks
bachelor gentleman ought to live, or If he cannot de
serves speedily die" is exactly SlS00 year; and he
reaches this concluson 81 ain beginning for the hrst
time in my life 10 admit some notion into my head that
/ an great man.
Some one said to the poet Whittier few
wears ago. Mr. Whittier, OF all your love poems like
Maud Muller best" A twinkle came into the poets
ewes 'Loye poems" said he; 81 didn't know that
had written any love poems; and as for Maud Muller
consider 1t IA very poor poem
There is picturesque rumor that Mr. George
Bancroft manifested WEAKNESS during long haangues
before the Electoral Tribunal, which ho pertnaciousy
attended, and said to neighbor while three-hours
specch was pressing along: am going TO take nap;
wake up history when ncton ceases.
Mrs. Wm Vanderbilt is fortunate lady.
She has gorgeous drawngroom cars sent all the way
from Buffalo to Mobile just to bring her back to the
North. Her husband is doing sensible aud kindly
thing in establishing library and reading-room IN
Albany for the special benefit OF his railroad employees
A distinguished company OF gentlemen, IN
GLIDING Gov. Rice, Dr. Holmes, Mr. LOngfelow, and Mr.
Charles Francis Adams have invited Prof Graham Bell
to exhibit his telephone in Boston He Is going To DO
this aud will also lecture. Each lecture will be Nus
trated by the actual TRANSMISSION Of speech ana music
from cities remote from Boston.
Mr. ID. Hall, the appointed Naval
Officer of Boston, colonel Of one OF the New'iamp'
shire regiments and service from ChanccorsVe 10
Gettysburg, after which he was a provost marshall
general He il "A graduate OF Dartmouth College, and
Of cultivation and good writer. lie Is lawyer,
and has been an active party wofker'
The Punishment of wine from the White
House table recalls some pquant words Of John Adams,
written from Philadelphia In l777 to his wife Abigail.
T." Gen Washington" he says sets a fine example. He
has banised wine from his table, and entertsns his
friends with rum and water This much To the honor
OF his wisdom, his policy, aud his patriotism"
DR.. Thomas, the State EntOmOlOgist of Hi
nois has appointed lady as his first assistant While
he is in Omaha studying grasshoppers one of the
Government Commissioners Miss Emma Smith will per-
form his official work In Illinois, being practically State
Eutomoogist. Besides this she will take excursions i
dependenty into the insect kingdom making special
observations and collections Of bugs In Northern Illinois
The oldest musician in Europe. Mr.. Charles
Neate of brighton, died Good Friday. aged 80. Ho
pianist and OF the original founders Of the Phil
harmonic Society. He was an intimate friend Of
Beethoven, and. indeed. entertained at one time and
another the greatest musical celebrities 1t was not an