New-York tribune., 1877-05-03
PERSONAL.

Mr. s. S. Cox has completed his journey
through the South and expects to reach home about
Saturday.
The navy will be represented at Newport
this summer by Admiral Porter who is there at present
looking up quarters for his family.
1t is now said that the Rev. DR.. Bartlett,
the new President OF Dartmouth Colg", has been IN
yited to deliver the Bennington Vt) Centennial Grafton
J. T. Fields, Charles W. Eliot, Ole Bull, f..
T. Hale and others are 60 hold meeting in Boston
tonight to confer in relation TO the erection OF amonu
mcnt to the NOrseman, Lelf ErcksOn'
The japanese ambassador at Berlin, who
lately married German lady, is not the only ono OF his
race enchanted by the European barbarans The uncle
Of the present Emperor is to be married to Frau
Won Tettan German widow and will hereafter reside
with his wife in Southern Germany.
Mr.. John BrOugham says that the play
Which he brought in Philadelphia the other evening
was the only Of his writing the initial rformance
OF which be has witnessed Many people will not agree
with Mr.. Br0ugham when be adds: think the aesthetic
portion of the public will, perhaps not like some OF It's
features But it must be remembered hat IL is neces,
ary for authors b get in the peryading current and
that current seems to be flowing pretty close to the
muddy side OF the stream
Miss Minnie Clarke of Baltimore, who earns
a livelihood as book agent, is named amant OF at
least part Of the property Mrs. Myra Clarke Games has
been suing for so many years stranger, who claims
To have been one OF a commission for the purpose Oh
taking evidence for the corporation and citizens Of New
Orleans in the Gaines SUITS angune that ne can prove
that Miss Clarkes father. the Rev. Daniel j. Clarke
Baptist muiser) was the legitimate her oi tLe Mi9n'
aire whose estate has been decided by the courts as the
property Of Mrs. Gaines.
Dom Pedro is an lndefatigabe and restless
tourist, but there n time when lure VIII haVo
ler rights and she doesn't always take them conye
nienty TO the Emperor. Lately, after spending his day
in theoretically exploring certain Italian city, he was
obliged to attend in the evening some scientific CONFER
euce Seated in comfortable chair, he appeared to u.s.
ten with extraordinary attention to the orator OF The oe
casion and that gentleman very much attered judged
il wise to cmbroder his discourse with excessively
pompOus and diusc eulogy OF his imperial auditor Inc
rest of the audience thought 1t only polite to applaud hs
remarks and Immediately made great noise. DOm
Pedro waln@ suddenly out OF long ana sound nap M
asncd that ths applause was auueSse!. u tu1 % ~,
opinions of the lecturer and Instantly began To- cap MS
hands with a convinced aud Instructed AR. TaDleAul
Mr. Jefferson Davis said in speech at Mo-
bill, few DAYS ago: For the honor OF the comrades
whose untimely deaths you for the respect due
TO the cause you loved for pride you feel in your
ancestry for the hopes you cherish for your posteriy
let your eyes revert constantly 20 the past bus con-
fronting the present ami looking patroticaly on to
tne future yOur Efforts be made TO repair what has
been injured and to build again. higher and broader on
more solid foundation. the temple OF human liberty
after the model lett you by your fathers You engaged
m no war for sectional ACKNOWLEDGMENT you fought no
battles for personal advantage, you were prompted by
no malice, and your iShtly esculchc0n Is arnshed ny
no sortd hate desire for mean revenge The war lett
Won stripped of all honor ana your chyry was as
Incapable Of infctinS wrong as II was OF submitting 70
II tamely"
Henry Clay one day in debate took occasion
TO rebuke the Democrats for not coming out and defining
their position Let hear from yon" he said in his
clarion tones call the leaders " the party" Mr.
buchanan o once rose and declared that he prompt
in expressing his opinions questions before the Senate
but that nc chose to take his own time for speaking
Mr. President replied Mr. Clay N proyokincy cool
manner the Senator from PennSyly labors under
mistake for he was not alluded 70. Far from It, Mr..
PRESIDENT called for the leaders OF tie party" Mr..
Buchanan was very angry. and appealed 10 the Senate
whether the Senator fIom Kentucky had not fixed hs
eyes upon him and addressed his remarks to him Per-
baps Mr. President" remarked Mr.. Clay. can explain
how the from Pcnnsy lyania fc into this error.
often suppose that he IS looking when he Is really
looking the other way" roar of laughter greeted this
aluson 10 Buchanan's obquity OF Vision.
Gail Hamilton appears to consider Mrs.
Hayess painness OF attire hardly encouraging to tho
dress reformers She says IA The christian Union.
There is not woman from Mount Desert 20 Nancou'
yeis Island who would not be willing 10 economic amy
day in camers htiy shawl costing three or four times
its weight in gold Mrs Hayes wears her hair plainly on
the face and the ana fastened In knot with
comb not venture To assert. from any Il am hJlcr
than thou uppshuess but because she knows she has
face fine enough to stand . She assumes black silk
innocenty as the mkmaid dreamed oi green, because
that suits her complexion BEST and because nothing is
dicn.acd and distinguished and the attempt 70 throw
wet blanket over w0mau's divine artistic instinct 0t
adornmeut by calling IL Mrs Hayes's oamers hair shawl
ouy ADDS another 20 the myriads OF fuulo efforts Which
nan has already made 10 gather thorns of grapes aud
thistes OF hgsw
Thiers was 50 years old on the 10th Of
April He has excellent health aud suffers from nothing
more serious than a slight witchng OF the eye
lids Recently, when some expressed surprise at his
incompatible and ineXhaustble stock OF anecdotes,
lhors answered: II youth is romance Is history
IL is told OF 1hors that at Versailles the end OF tic
last war, no was alone with Bismarck IN badly warmed
hotel ROOM dsputng conditions; and at tho end of q
sharp discussion Of three hours woFn out with fatigue