New-York tribune., 1877-09-17
PERSONAL.

Mr.. Moody is about to hold revival meetings
in Hartford.
Prof William Everett is at work upon a
biography OF his eloquent father.
Mr.. Franklin Simmons has completed his
statue of Gov. King Of Maine, and h will brought 10
this country Immediately and placed in the Capitol at
Washington.
Gov. Vance appears to be known as a
joker Southern paper respectfully chronicles that the
Governor" told OF the Episcopal ccrgyInen y,ster
day that was against the scriptures divide the Dio-
cese; for did not st. Paul say" said the Governor
" Let there be no diUiSiOn among You"
President Hayes's visit to Nashville has be-
come bone OF contention with divers ciuzens They
complain that he going to receive the elegant hosp
taes of few, and declare that he ought be enter.
taned by the people in more democratic manner with
an od-fashioned Tennessee barbecue, and unlimited
hand-shaking.
Lord John Manners has done just and rea-
sOnabe thing in appointing Miss Crcswell daughter Of
tho late postmaster at Gibraltar, to her fathers post
The salary $1,000 year. Lord John believes IN tue
GovernmerC employment Of women, and has appointed
large nlber OF them TO offices in the Post Office and
Telegraph Departments.
Marat once carefully arranged and anno-
tated with his hand a collection Of his writings, in
twelve volumes. These annotauons, which are very
characteristic and interesting, all written under
the eyes Of Mile Alberne Marat from whose hands the
collection passed, in 1S3J 10 those Of Mylgume the his.
tCrln IL was sold by nlln ana has just been sold
m Paris.
Mr.. Bret Iiarte is reported to have said on
coming from California that one of his chief motives
was TO make the acquaintance Of the Aunt Jane" Of
Malbone that is TO say, Mrs. Mary Claiming Hgdn.
son. lie aferTard SAID that he found the original
superior to the copy. Mrs Higanson was n grand
daughter OF the witty and beautiful Barbara Hggns0n
described in Ticknor's Memoirs
Senator Coniling, says, rather jeeringly: "A
man who goes abroad and comes back impressed with
art1r IA
satisfied with 1t, be altogether out Of fashion
with class Of very intelligent aud superior beings It
is thought quite large and fine to hunt and magnify
and dwell upon the deficiencies and shortcomings real
or imagined, Of the American people and bazon them
the grand people and the granl things Of ether
Gen. Grant travelling in Scotland the other
day, met the platform the railway oa Narn,
an American lady, Mrs Donald MKay, whose husband,
u Scotchman, Is in business in Marin During the war
Gen. Grant and his staff had their headquarters at Mrs
MKay's fathers house. at Culpepper, Va, and Gen.
Grant remembered hls hosts daughter at During
the short time the train remained at Narn the General
Cupepper and expressed his pleasure at meeting Old
friend 50 uneX Dectedly.
Col. Thomas w. Knox, now on his way
around the world, recently told this story by an Eng
ish gentleman In Toxic, Japan: The latter had at
tended. not long before, dinner party London at
which George Eliot present among noted liter
ateurs. The conversation naturally turned upon the
shop and referring to American authors she pronounced
John HAYS "Jim Bludso" OF the finest gems IN tho
English language. At the general request OF the COM
pany she arose reced the poem the tears flowing
from her eyes as she spoke the closing lines Approba
ti0n from Sir Hubert stanley-who George Eliot
this INSTANCES praise indeed
Couture, the great French artist, is nicely
described by Mrs. Susan n. Carter about sixty
years old. OF short stature, with a large head and
mobile face a pair OF very piercing black eyes wellset
and expressive; straight with snguary flexible
nosris, which dilate as he speaks, and heavy gray
mOustache, and thick r0ngray hair He has regular
studio paints all about his house in any room that
he h,ncies and as he is quite independent OF the ord.
nary accessories OF lights great distances from the
observation Of his painting. II is sometimes in his library
sud sometimes In an aneroom that his canvas Is set up
BarDadienne. the great bronze manufacture, Is now
Coutures chief patron, aud arly every O his
vases finds its way into NJ. Barbadienne's collection
George Bancroft has the reputation of being
one the thoroughly educated ofvin Ameri
When he student at G0ttingen he learned the orr
entail languages from EichbOrn, ancient history from
Planck and Heeren, natural history from Bumenbach.
and Greek and Roman antiquities from Dszen Ho
afterward heard the lectures OF Wolf the famous Homer
ist Hegel and schleiermacher. He has bc intimate
with Humboldt, Varnhagen EDse, Cousin schlosser.
Goethe. Benjamin Constant, Manzon Cheyaer Bunsen.
Nebuhr, and most OF dead celebrities. one the things
OF his youth was small volume OF poems. enthusiastic
caly describing the scenery OF Switzerland ana the ruins
or Rome He published the first volume OF his History
of the United States" foyhrce ago. and the work
is vet unfinished lie u still AT WORK on IT, and hopes 10
to complete It, and he probably Wl as he i Of 70
bust constitution and in excellent health, and viii not be
seventy seven until October 81. Those who know hm
regard him of the youngest old men VI their ae'
qualntance.
MONTREAL, Sept. 15.-Sir Hugh Allen sailed
for England by the steamship >ariinian yesterday.