New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1877-11-08
PERSONAL.

Senator Mcdonald, of Indiana, began his
working lie sadder; and Jesse d BRIGHT was once
a laborer in q brick ward. The more honor 10 them
Professor Justin WinsOr had no end of civil
flies offered him in England and he SAYS paintively
don't wish often to dine out fourteen days in succes-
sion"
Senator Mortons full name was Oliver Haz-
ard Perry Throck and he used to he fond OF pre-
fixing all these initials TO his 1t was his legal
preceptor John Newman, who persuaded him to leave
out OF these names.
Morton is said to have hated his trade of
halter but to please his father he learned 1t thoroughly
He made but one hat. however, and that was ex-
ceedinely well done. His Oliver intends to study
law soon rs ne graduates az 1ae anu WI" Prdctcc at
indianapolis.
A Miss Gertrude Jackson is Deputy City
Clerk Of NewAlbany Indiana, and her taxbook is said
to be one OF the best made in that city. The mass
OF figures names and descriptions not only thorough
~ correct but beautifully executed, regards cali
EEG cr Work Inc CITY appears &c '''''' " ' '
care we so soon forgot when we are gone"
The students Washington and Lee University have bad
the custom Of keeping daily watch over General r. f.
Lees grave as mark Of reverence for his memory But
be have given f. up at last II was. perhaps not very
wise manifestation OF regard but there kind OF sad
ness IN Its cessatlon'
Major Pitcairn, British officer at Concord
and Lexington, a joker-mayhap saucy one.
Among the relics Of the old Christ Church at Boston IS
an ancient singingbook on the yleaf OF which is writ
ten Major Pitcairns compliments to the head singer
with request that she will not sing quite so loudly as it
is impossible for him 10 Sleep
Mr.M.D. Conway has taken to rather irrever-
emf biblical stories Here ia his LATEST He says that when
an oxford professor of biblical criticism recently put to
his class the question whether they could think OF any
reason why the grave Of Moses should have been so
strictly concealed. simple youth who unfortunately,
stammers and who appears to be frequeGer Of shows
thought it must be "be because they would ttahe MN
up, and st-stuh hiin
The late dramatist, Theodore Barriere, was
tall spare, erect refined person. with keen dark eyes
and heavy black mOustache just touched with gray.
Tie had remarkable fondness for animals, especially
cats lie has been known keep seven eats at time
and II ia noted shat tho hyest and widest OF the race
coud never resist = peculiar call which he was wont TO
utter The hacmen and carriers in the neghborhood OF
hs dwelling all afraid or MIN, so ehersetcaV uld
he resent their cruelty to their horses
Charles Sumner often met the historian Hal
lam at the Athcngum Club; he wrote once to Mr.. Hill
lard was standing the other day. by the side OF
plar 40 that | not observed by him when he
frat met Phillips-the barriser who visited America
during the last and he cried out extending his
hand At the same time wen you not tattOoed
reallyp Haam plain, frank but Is said to be
occasionally quite testy and restless Charles Babbage
himself one the most petuant that ever lived told
me that Hallam lay awake all night till O'Clock in
tho morning hearing the chimes and the watchman's
hourly aunuuCatlOn or them. Nucu nc hcatu inc cry
-Four o'clock and cloudy morning he leaped from
MS he'd threw open his window. and haiing the terrified
1ratfhman cried out, It's not O'Clock; IL wants five
minutes Of it, and, after this yoley, al once fell asleep
Mr.. William Winter who is at present in
Toronto will have volume Of his collected poems pub
shed by Tinsley in London about the st OF December
Its graceful title lis "Thistle-Down, a Book OF
lyrics" The book is dedicated to Mr. Joseph
jefferson, IN letter OF few lines and
contains tho best poems IN Mr. Winters previous
volumes with many that have before been gath
cred into book IL viii present the finest OF the poets
fno and delicate work in The manner in which
ITS London publication determined upon very
pleasant At the breakfast given by Mr. Jefferson upon
the occasion Of his daughters marriage To Mr. Faeon Mr.
Winter as fathers long time friend, made OF the
beautiful half pathetic little speeches for which he is
noted In New-York In country where oratOry is so
little known and keenly appreciated this TO Won
der and 10 the placid Englishmen Mr.. Tins
ley was Of the guests and he delighted with
tho poets speech that he begged introduction, ana
presently declared his wish to read and TO publish the
Americans poems IN London.
The late General N b. Forrest is the subject
OF a clever letter in The Cincinnati Commercial The
writer says that old citizens OF Memphis describe Forrest
as terror" He arbitrary. imperious determined
"A man OF most ungoyernable and frghtful temper