New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1877-08-24
RSONAL.

Senator Jones of Florida left home several
weeks ago in search OF genial climate than that
at home but on arriving at Washington lie found the
temperaur there 40 agreeable that he has had no desire
To seek cooler chimes.
Lord Francis Cecil, tho second son of the
Marquis OF Exeter, has taken to trade lie mas De
active partner In the banking urn OF Onii'ne
Brooks Co. Of Manchester Blackburn and At,ing1an
lie married Miss Edith Brooks, daughter OF MI 'un'
life Brooks.
A press telegram from London published I'D
the evening papers yesterday annou~eh the dei'n Vi
Justin Mccarthy the journalist and novelist later as
patch however brought the gratifying information that
The LOnIOn Gobe declared the report untrue IL he1
originated with somo London and Liverpool Journ'S u
yesterday morning.
MANY n grateful nOvel-reader will take an in
terest In this short marriage notice RnCHE-TnACK-
ERAYOn August 2, at the parish church. kensinston,
by the Rev. T. W. Norwood. MA, Richmond Thackeray.
son OF william Richie, Advocate General
ami legal Member Of Council, Calcutta 70 Annie Isa-
bella daughter OF the laSe William Makepesce rnack-
cray"
Monsieur s. Milou, now living in Philadel-
pha Is said TO OF NspoeOn's veterans Hes ninety
years old and erect and hale He reads fine print with
ease and thinks writngthe story Of his somewhat ro
mantle life He lost his and the fingers Of his left hand
in the Russian during the retreat from Moscow and
has the scnr OF wound received at the paIte oi
Essng. He the ribbon OF the Legion OF Honor.
the daughter OF distinguished officer, Gen Gabriel and
the wife Of a gentleman in the British Foreign ONCE.
She was a very accomplished and kind-hedrted woman
and always ready to assist struggling artists In one ID
stance devoted the proceeds OF very popular ballad
which provded good Income for the destitute relatives
OF an irish prlma donna who sang on the Italian yrc
in Italy, and also at the Royal Italian Opera ana
Her Majestys Theatre.
When Jefferson was our Minister to France
he once entertained at his house. with some other
H.. nr MaoN ahnn uPuri IN
some one denied the existence Of atheists. MacMahon
was a man six feet high; he and said: am an
atheist" He OF YOaire's friends. he was Dr.
Frankns ply stefan lie was an atSesr b o "a" rre'
Gen Garfield has an exceedingly interesting
family Of children one the brightest of them being
Irwin Mcdowell about four or five years old THIS
little fellow recently offended at something his gov
erness had DONE and for time refused to speak to her
friend having suggested that the proper thing was to
pray for Miss Mary, the yOungser promptly replied IL
would be use hundred Gods couldn't MAKE MISS
Mary good"
The author of the old song, Listen to the
Mockng- bird which has been sung and whstled ana
played and strummed aud drunmed and banged and ola
tered all tho world with all possible variations was
not Alice Hawthorne" the title page announced, but
Mr. septimus Winner OF Philadelphia, who took his
mothers name nom de plume. Another OF MT VIII
ners songs the subject Of an amusing criticism In
Philadelphia PAPER. Miss Caroline Rehpgsgaye It there
the critic spoke Of IL as the gem Vi nthueiasohn n'
compositions"
These kilograms in relation to the Presidents
tour have sweetenng the air about the telegraph
wires: Monmouth Beach, N. j., Aug. D. 1877: TIE
Hon VIM NJ Eyarts, Secretary OF State-Tbs sea sends
greeting to the mountains which hold the President In
their mighty arms. His patriotic course has poured OIL
upon the troubled waters where sails the Snip Of State
Signed-Elliot F. Shepard f. i. Winston, f. A. Potts.
VIM H. Lee, Charles NJ Kahlsack, George r. Sade, Hugh
n Camp and many Others" Concord N. H., Aug D.
lS77 Col Elliot f. shepard and his many friends. Mon
IN, nth Reach n 1.-The mountains are justly entitled
TO the grateful greetings OF the sea as long as water runs
down hiil.-W,lllam NJ Eyarts'
Senator Blaine is responsible for the follow
ing good story THO mortality during the last session of
tho Forty-thrd Congress unusually great hessrs
Hooper and Croker OF Massachusetts, Jersey OF Maine
Rice OF Chgo and several other members died during
tie session. and Saturday afternoon set apart for
the customary euOgies On the day before, Gen Butler
went up to the Speakers desk TO inquire what the order
of exercises was to be- Mr. Blaine replied that the ar
ronRements ON such occasions generally made by
the colleagues OF the member whose euloses were to be
pronounced aud that Gen. Butler could probably learn
what the order of exercises would be by asking almost
any one OF his fellow embers from Massachusetts.
Well" said Cen Butler, 4" I'm not IN the euloSistlc
ring but I'll be id IL don't make speech on old
UOouer il they don't shutne OFF with the previous ques
ton"
ANTWERP, Aug. 23.-Ex-P President Grant and
marty arrived here yesterday They will leave to-noriow
for London.