New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1877-01-25
PERSONAL.


Madame Georges Sand is to overlook in mar.
| BILE her country people at Chatre.
Mr.. Erastus Corning is the happy owner Of
| a collection OF orchids valued at $4,000
The Hon. Rutherford Il. Hayes in his youth
| play ell with a sled and reverential NewEnglander
claims to possess and 10 tendery preserve that sled
The report that Ulysses ). Grant, jr., was to
marry the daughter OF prominent member " tue PhS
delphia Bar is authOrtatyey cOntradicted in that city
Miles Standish, esq, is one OF the Democratic
members of tie Maine Legislature, and he is shneal
descendant, IL ia SAID, OF the grave and sturdy Capt
| Miles Standish Of Plymouth.
Count and Countess dc Chambord, otherwise
Henry " OF France and his Queen, living nis Winter
at Goltz place where Charles X. and the Duke aud
duchess ID AugOUeme are buried
The late Sir Titus Salt, a man thoroughly
| good-hearted as well wealthy, has left the Of
$500 as fund to be invested for the benefit OF the
sick and aged poor OF Saltaire ana It's vicinity.
Young Prince Louis Napoleon has been
scraping favor with the cardinals on New-Years Day
he sent to all OF them TO whom lie had been presented
an Gel with his visiting card in his mouth thus following
an ancient custom.
| Mr.. David Dudley Field has been described
! by Mrs. Clemmer, who grayely declares that all tho
Fields with exception have noses that exhaust the
rest OF their faces You but faint outline Of the
remaining features.
Mr.. w. j. Haven, son of Bishop Haven, and
one OF the number Of brilliant beings who objected to
the appointment of class poet being given to member
of the class because it happened to be a woman, haa
been chosen class orator az Wesleyan.
| The Hon. VIM. NJ Evarts has been requested
to give GRAFTON the celebration OF the Battle Of
Bennington next August Dr. Oliver Wendell Holmes
will possibly prepare the poem and 1t is supposed tat
the will provide the state with holiday week
long.
The Japanese Minister'S wife, Madame Yashida,
said be quite well known in her native country asa
writer She has readily adapted herself 10 the customs
of Washington acquires the English Language slowly
Her infant daughter is named Sunni which in the Japan
| csc language signifies =" Literature
| Mr.. HEM, the conductor who was in charge
of the train wrecked at Ashtabua returned to his duty
last week As his train nesred the new bridge he grew
agated that he grasped seat nervously or support
| and rs passed IF the bridge said: Thank God I'm
| times"
Gen. Miles, Clusters successor as an Indian
| fighter, began active life a clerk Boston crocAefy
ware shop lis generalship BY bravery and brains
At Charlottesville, and ne became generally known
as the officer in charge OF jefferson Davis when that
person the Governments prisoner. He is married
! To u relative Of Gen. Sherman.
Chief Justice Edward G. Ryan of Wisconsin
suffering illness aud debility resulting from eou
nnement and overwork in the discharge OF bis duties
Both houses OF the State Legislature have passed unan
mously resolution granting HIM leave OF absence during
tue present term Of the Supreme Court. Heretofore ne
judges OF the courts have generally aoSehted tnc'a"
| when i'll without leave OF absence.
There is talk of celebrating the centennial
Of the Inauguration of Thomas Johnson a. the INST STAG
Governor in Maryland. He served the State a. Cover
nor from l777 10 1873. and was ailer"ard Jus'ee@
the United States supreme Court When jefferson 'eo
Sic Cabinet Gov. johnson was offered the position
Secretary Of state, but declined There are D. Hs
lneal descendants now living in Maryland and four n
Ohio Two Of these graniiaugheIs, the others "'
greats grandchildren and gedt-grea - andelildrea
Mr.. VIM. Ii. McEIroy of The AIbany Journal
was the writer OF certain slttern- account oil ORA
lillian wedding which appeared IN that paper year "
80 ago aud suggested BY certain sohhtorid' "'
ding that had Just en- taken place In the Far West ana
attracted mich attention by ito Californian splendor h
| McElroy's story WAS of course hcton bus h'd ~
much rrasehJiancs that credulcus and needy indNua'
ais weighed down the Brazilian mails vita oosHng fs
tiers audrt ss,d To the nay thcl. "'iit! Pc, -.
,rvhi nj hride IimCIe, thts4 letters nave Ottb ~
| turned by the Brazilian Government.
The Rev. Mr.. Still, missionary, has Lately
had talk with two Santa Cruz natives AZ Ua"~' '"'
Solomon group. mo had vivid recoleclloh oil u'e 49,
OF Bishop pattesOn. and the causes ihi' lea 10 o
the men stated that he WAS IN canoe "hch the hsD"y
had communicated with the night before nc was me-
and he saws he warned The bishop not to 10 10 Nu'P
brt 70 com. 10 the Island OF Nurani, close BY Ohe~
the bishops Grew remembers the inVtatlo' 'n'"sa
the actual warning being CIV; n Ihc h9tlS ,o,sIy
that the cause or the mudcf was an @t''' -, ,,hi,A
made b. Labor vessel one OF theF cioes, ~ zen
! four men had been killed, four "ouhd''' a"d 'O"'
away. II
Mr.. Longfcllow received for his Sanu''
phon" first published years ago, years sunScsiP",
| the newspaper in which 1t was printed In reos."s
this lie said aughingy that 1t was not so bad a. 'uo
| tune Of a friend OF his, who, after having eohu'
largely to n certain paper was invited by the S'"'
tor 10 take an ice ny way Of making things sl'A"
tween them. Longfellow's first book WAS puoi'D0.
| tho Harpers He sold the copy right ior S"oV' -
Thought himself fortunate. From that time MS "e'
career has been unyarying success. Il hs'e nv, .
him make but one auson the great grief OF nis S.
| said an intimate freud. 1--WE were speaking VI "a.
er,s fine poem. The Ring OF Poiycrates hu ~ ssncg
IL WAS lust SO with mel Was too happy. mgr
| the gods envied me-lf could fancy hcatheh s'"''
Mr.. BENJAMIN CongdOn of Napoli, CattH'a
gus County says that he has seen that ghcs'y '"P
Palatne the tragedy OF which has been So m"sc.v
ebrated by Mr.. Whittier. It was over hundreu '..
| MO that the Block Islanders rushed down " 'po
and murdered the crew and passengers WI" WI" -.
| their knees in gratitude FOR their escape u"o' 40,
| wrecked ship. The murderers took the moss Fa'"'
part OF the cargo end burned the ship; ani te 'es
saws that abe became phantom ship and every )e',
the same night she was burned bore down past 'ae s
After the men who perpetrated the crime W.T. Mr.
the Pni!tne seen uo more 81 think,, VIZ, ttma
Congiou. must bc seventy years since .ne ,,es az
sb, WAS scen must have her siN or eght t's.
more. There iS crly two now viiS WHO o'ot a oe,u
BENJAMIN Knowles OF Point JUDITH H. - now t,ther
old aud mysclf, now In my SSih year "hoIe pIocg
lived in Charestown. H. L., was right oppvse .os.,est
Idand so We had fair OF her IL was tue grvs
| sight ever saw Ia my long life soDe uo"D' '"'