New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1877-02-23
PERSONAL.

The energetic Mr.. J. T. Fields recently cav.
at Andover three lectures in day.
Mr.. Edwin Adams is not at present able n
endure the trip from san Francisco TO the East He n
| fcrs and is very weak.
There is rumOr that Mr.. Tilden ia ahou,
to take trip to Europe. Mr. Tden himself says that 4,
| Is 81 years since ne has taken any rest "
Capt. Cameron, the African explorer. il do.
scribcd as a handsome and energetic gentleman ub.
looks much like the Emperor OF Brazil although he .
! younger.
Justice Bradley, it is suggested, strikipplv
resembles the late Andrew johnson, especially in pro-
file; and he the same sharppon,ed stapdIn,
collar ond black silk stock. while his irongrav hal,
brushed down smoothly after the manner OF Mr. JohnSo
DIessrs. William T.. Dodge, William Waltz,
Phelps, Thomas Pearsall, and number Of other ye,,
York gentlemen, heavily interested in Texas railroads
started FOR Houston yesterday via ST. LOUIS They o.,
pect to make at least months trip Of It, Mr. Dodge 4,
also very heavily interested in lumber lands al the
south-hs interests there and throughout the North
West and Canada making him the heaviest lumber owner
| in the United States.
Capt. johnson, the Gloucester sailor WIN
not long ago crossed the Atlantic in the dOry Cenep
NAL" is about 10 exhibit himself and his boat TO Lk
admiring country. When his trip was nearly over A
heavy sea capsized his vessel and johnson was thrown
into the water. He soon rghted his boat but found
most of his provisions soaked and his clock ruined 10
this extremity be fortunate as to fall in with
| brig which supplied nm with food and he made he
| voyage in SO days.
Mr.. Edward King says that Mr.. James Cor.
don Benefits arrival in Paris not generally known
until after he snugy ensconced in apartments in
that city, Paris has always been his fayOe CITY, and
when there he is seen much IN French society," and al.
tracts attention with his fine horses and dag As there
arc but few Americans there this Winter, in comparison
with the numbers in happier times, there has been
scarcely any talk about the Bennett May duel Several
Of the French journals aude TO the duel out do not state
any OF the reasons for which II was fought.
Little Brown, the ten-ycar-old son of the
Hon John Young Brown OF Kentucky, is practical and
independent youth. lie went TO matinee at the Sa
tona Theater Washington the other day and presently
heard that the President had entered box with his fam
ily Bound to all he could, he went round to the
Presidents box opened it, and entered, announcing him
self as John Young Brown, r Of Kentucky The Prest
dent received him cordially, introduced him to his fam
ly and little Brown saw the rest Oh tae performance
from the august sanctuary or the private DOA'
The funeral of Mrs. Minerva Rodgers, the
widow OF Commodore Rodgers and the mother OF Rear
Admiral John Rodgers, will take place at Washington
from the residence of her sOn-in-aw, Quartermasier
General Melggs Mrs. Rodgers died very suddenly fas
Saturday at the age OF nearly SO years The day before
her death sno letters to friends in her usual cheer
ful STYLE Tho last six or seven years OF her life
PASSED at Rock Island, ILL.,. where her sOrInlaw, Col
John \. MacOmb OF the Engineers, has Oech statohed
Mrs Rodgers survived her husband more than IS years
1t is told that on New Years day, when all
the important persouages at St Petersburg went to pay
their respects to the Imperial family, GOrtcbaEon was
taken up in tine elevator TO the Emperors rooms As he
came ont Of the elevator he met host OF other dgna'
es who had come up by the stairs Lucky dogs You are
be said "to be so young aud strong" But, Prince"
said Of the cOurers you look as fresh as young
man" :" Old, old and feeble" answered GOrtchakof
zone would almost imagine Nestor before him when
LOOKING at YOU" said second courtier Ah but Mes.
for whom every one expects 10 have e force VI
Achilles !" added the OLD Prime Minister bitterly.
Once upon a time, relates NJ. Ernest LegOuve,
NJ Theirs was reproachng Jules SmOn who was at that
moment connected with some projects for University re-
form with paying attention enough to the study OF
Latin He added that he suspected him Of being an adj
versary Latin, and very negligent OF "lfEeghgent
of H." said NJ. Simon, would you like to talk it little
while with me Z" sand lie began at once and delivered
Theirs neat little harangue In Latn of which be has
n profound knowledge. Theirs saw that he was caught
he had hard work To follow what simon lad SAID and hg
ant "Ahi that's tho way you do it, Is i Well! bonus,
Jond, 6onuni I" and taking his hat be departed.
Madame Michelet, the widow of the eminent
historian announces that nsteadof erecting grandmon
umen over her husbands grave in Pere La Chase she
proposes 10 furnish the arid aud rather dismal cemetery
with the fountains lacking there, so that plants ana
flowers will grow above tho graves they do not now
sae has obtained permission TO have the fountains
erected and has decided them TO the cemetery forever
Her idea she says is largely due to the attention "na
her husband paid the desoate character OF fere Ia
ChaIse when be was living He went also daily Tor zen
wears TO the tomb of friend there SO the old cemetery
whprs Abelard and HelOse, where MoeIe ana ~ fV1
taue sleep like 20 be frightened up and Deaulnea
The late Rear-Admiral Joseph Smith was the
father OF Capt Smith, in command OF the Congress Wuea
the Merrimac attacked both that ship and the Gunner
land April TO- 1862. That Sunday forenoon secretary
Wellcs drove to the church where he knew me p'O'
commodore WAS always to be found upon the SaOnaln'
and called him out. He said TO him. "fou know VIC
UNPROTECTED state OF tho feet ut Fort Monroe ana s
ths Merrimac Is expected OutP The reply was les
Well" continued the Secretary, the Merllmac ean'
out Yesterday; have no particulars yeti all we Ah
ia thar the Cumberland has been sunk and the oous
struck her flag" "Then Joe is dead said the ia'he
he turned and carried his great sorrow Win hin Oa
into the house of God. He needed no particulars ~
know his son so well that when told that his snip ~
struck her flag he knew that son was dead hn 80
nroyrd The next intelligence was tnat tue ns 80
Side of the Merrimac had killed the eomnanucl WV
Congress . =. :.
PARIS. Feb. 22.-Le MORiteT says II Is IN
formed by a friend of the lady that Adena Pa'a 70
applied for judicial separation from tue MARQUIS -.
Cnux and is on the way TO Paris to appear WIN
MARQUIS on Feb 81 before the President OF tue in0"