New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1877-02-07
PERSONAL.


Judge Bradley Of the Commission own.
and lives in the house In Washington built and once oc
cuped by stephen A. Douglas.
President Smith of Dartmouth College an.
peared on OF Hanover last Saturday for thu
first time since last Fall. When nis illness began.
Prof. Tenney of Williams College will On
West next week business connected with the Colleen
Natural History Expedition to the Rocky Mountains
Mr. Stephens appears to be growing stronger.
He slept soundy yesterday morning. and reported
TO be much better He has taken nSrcocs since Sun
day evening"
Mr. Alfred T. Goshorn of Cincinnati. lats
Director General Of the Centennial Exhibition will re-
turn to Philadelphia this week to close up business
connected with the great fair.
The latest Washington mot 4: Ii is now CON-
ceded that 1t mistake not TO put Judge Lawrence
the High Compromise Court in place Of Gen. Garfield
1t recognized that Judge Lawrence s the abest lawyer
Of the House. because he has admitted II himself
There is an English Conversation Club at
Pesth In Hungary, which held meeting lately whereat
all the speeches were made in English and American
negro songs ungthe most striking Of these seem
ing to be what called the Great Centennial and
Pctura Song"
The banquet to Miss Helen Taylor, Mills
stepdaugher and the newly elected member Of the Lon.
don School Board, attended by several distinguished
persons, and ornamented with speeches Miss Tsy.
ticuarly eloquent speech.
Salvni, the actor, is a remarkably cultivated
and well-read man. emnenty dignifed and agreeable In
manner His second wife il pretty little English
woman, formerly Miss Kitty Sharpe. The four Of
bis fret marriage he is educating finely, bur none Of
them is destined for the stage which their father grees
Miss Helen KnOwltOn was the young pupil Of
Mr. William ~ Hunt who reported and printed his art
talks with his scholars Her father edited The Worcester
Palladium, aud when he died the young girl took his
place and conducted the paper for some time Since sell
ing It, about two years ago. she mas studied arr and
taught IL in Boston.
Mr.. Martin Farquhar Upper would appear
to have met and needed that American OF Dickens who
threateungly Observes We must be cracked up, SRI
We must be cracked upw He writes that several cases
Of curious honesty have occurred TO himself wle the
general good nature ard courtesy and even sefforget
The bulh OF those meets
dainty nOticeabie.
Robinson is his name. He is Boston law
YER uncOmmonly pious aud extremely High Church. He
thinks 1t needful seed by all waters, and
his paper branded with Scripture texts The other
day he had occasion to write for favor from the court
u ChieJustce Gray, and he uDuckly used sheet OF
paper which was beaded, We are all bought with
price" Some saDdorons wag has been telling that the
application wasn't granted.
There is a story that the very young MEN,
bers of the Adams family not excessively revervn
ami being on one occasion allowed to play IN
where hung portrait OF John Quincy Adams, the said
young Adamses did sinfully and wickedy. and with
malice thought punch or poke out the eye OF their
great ancestor leaving hole in the canvas and wound
in the family pride. Mr. Frank Millet was the Artist
selected to restore the injured eye and he dd It well
that the family chose him the cOpylst Of the Adams
pictures IN Faneull Hail.
The Rev. james Martineau, who some time
ago was compelled to resign his pulpit because OF falling
health seems to have recovered his strength TO Large
extent since limiting himself TO purely scholastic and
literary duties. Mr.. Conway notes that apropos OF Mr.
Martinoau. o rather curious psychological phenomenon
has Just occurred. NJ YOysey having affirmed that When
Theodore Parker was In England no Unitarian pulpit
was opened to him, Mr. Martncau replied that In lsii
he heard Parker preach TO delighted audience 10 hs
chapel In Liverpool But II ont further discus
sion that at the hour when Parker preached there Mr.
Martineau himself preaching in another place Mr.
Martineau now acknowledges that Il must nave ~sn
that he heard so mucn aD9ut fuhers aeGn INN S M
heard himself ana has lived under that impression
cult to persuade ncf that has not seen persons aud
things that have crossed his path long after ne Decam.
blind hut of which he has heard vivid descriptions but
IL il novelty TO Ind parallel phenomenon in the case
OF a man of such accurate memory as Mr. Maruneau'
The Hon. w. III. Seward, in letter describ-
ing his fist interview with John Quincy Adams, sad
"The house very plain aud old fashioned no Turkey
carpeting, pier table, no pillar and claw pnnos
Very plain ingram Competing covered the floor, very
man OF go and upward came down the stairs aud APP
proached me- Ho was basl, and his c0untenanee was
std sober almost gloom sorrow, and hardly gave
indication of his superiority over other men, Ills eyes
were weak and m;laned. He dressed IN an owe
frocb coat cravat carelessly tied, and odiashoned
light colored aud pantaoons IL was obvious taas
he was student, just called from the laoofs OF DIS
closet Without courty air attitude, he paused al lo
door of the parlor. walked quite up to him While no
maintained his immovable attitude, and presented my
letter OF introduction Our interview lasted three hours
he was all the time plain, honest and free IN Ms uS
course but with hardly ray of animation or feeling
in the whole OF IL. In short be Just exactly what
before supposed he wasa man to be respscrd io , MS
talrnts admired for his learning honored FOR bis ihfs
rlty aud simplicity hut hardly possessing TRAITS o. e
,ctcr 10 inspire a stranger with affection Occesio1ay
indeed he rose into temporary earnestness ano lhen
finsh of ingenious artor seen, but u Was uans
tnrv and ali was cool, regular and deliberate AZ eh
thc bouse thought could plainly answer bow IL hae
naned that he the President since Washington en-
ired and left the Office with so few devoted ptisona
friends" 1870
LONDON. Feb. 6.--The Marquis OF Salisbury
has returned from tautinOple.