New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1877-01-12
PERSDNAL.

Dr. Allibone is living in Florence and iec-
turing OH Men OF Genius aud other agreeable subjects
President Clark of the Massachusetts Agri-
cultural College talks OF coming home early in Septem
Der next
Bonnat, the French artist, is said to have
painted the portrait OF Micheet, the historian in
day, and IL is a good picture
Gen. VIM ID. Wilson, one of the founders OF
tn. CHICAGO Tribune and OF The MrauLee Sentinel has
Just died in comparative ooscurity in Iowa
The King of Sweden and Don Alfonso are
tbe only soyeregns Europe who OF French descent
nearly all the others are OF Germanic origin
Mrs. Lander, it is asserted, was the original
OF Miss Crummles the Infant Phenomenon In gauze aud
long panaettes who ornaments the pages OF Nicholas
Nickleby."
The largest donor to Harvard College last
wear accompanied his gft with special injunction to
keep it out OF western stocks" "any such stuff s
Eastern railroads
Gen. Robert H. Lees monument seems to be
now a thing assured. The treasurer OF the monument
association reports that he has IN hand in cash aud es
mated assets the sum OF Sli,o93 ~.
NJ. Sardou, says the Paris correspondent OF
The PHILADELPHIA Teepaph is going 10 write another
play on an American theme which will surpass LOnee
Sam its structures upon society In the United states
Bierstadt and the Earl of Dunrayen are now
In Denver and the artist Is reported To be enraptured
with what he has In Estes Park. and proposes
paint a picture Of Longs Peak aud the surrounding
scenery. -
Two chairs of curious workmanship which
Gov Carver and Elder Brewster brought over In the
Mayfower are now preserved at Pilgrim Hall. Plymouth
Exact limitations however have appeared among Boston
furniture dealers.
The Government of Peru has sent the gun
boat Piconayo to Panama with Don Francisco Pafso'
dan and complete corps Of engineers on board ITO
engineers will cooperate with the commission nov on
Lafs xfnr
interoccanic canal.
Mr.. CrOnin's remarkable nose was the SUD-
ect OF carcature IN sort OF carnival procession "
yvauiaave the other day. 1t graphically calico
"a vast, overshadowng nose" " peninsula OF PROOFS
cls" and Its tint is something more brilliant than any
anilme color known"
All the satisfaction the Hon. William A.
Wheeler would give Pittsburgh reporters the other DAY
was the calm aud judcious sentence, well, ldont~
any good why you should not see the event h'
inauguration or Hayes and WhceleD mentioned rsts
burgh intends 10 offer him reception Wien NC re'ai
the East
Gov. Hubbard of Connecticut has incurred
the everlasting gratitude OF the Woman Suffrage Assoes
ton of New Haven by his denuncation, in his Inaugural
Of the State laws relating to the property rights OF n
ried women they have thanked him in resolution ="
which they blandly call hun "anacknowiedseu ""''
Jurisprudence" Il
The Maryland Historical Society has receiver
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presented TO Mrs. Lincoln by the French people
further stated that the medal had beea purchased VIZ"
fund raised by the subscription OF two sous eaen i've
1000 French people and that It was sent from W. IA
land, Louis Napoleon having refused ~ allow !" "
sent from France
The late Cornelius Vanderbilt always pro.
nounced his Vanderbilt, and there Is story on
the effect that having bought trunk once upon |
for his eldest son, and ordered his initials painted ON
was sent homo marked ". II. W." The medleai suu.
OF Vanderbilt University have passed resolution
recognizes the loss to our country OF mighty n n
society OF genial friend, and TO ourselves u
benefactor"
Mr. Henry James's story, "The Americas,
has conquered The Nation. II calls 1t by iar tue
important contribution to American fiction mao0 ~
long time :" confesses that It had at first feenns
tation at being called upon take an ptere" s,h
mon Of type"-the rich, setmade American -.
n not estheticay attraetve:" and that No" '''''