New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1877-10-06
PERSONAL.

| A meeting in honor of Mr.. Wendell Phil.
lips and Mr.. w. l.. Garrison has been arranged by tho
Wendell Phillips Club OF colored men.
Bonnie Castle" is what DR.. J. G.. Holland
intends to call the SUNNI home which he Ia building On
Alexandria Bay II ia to cost about $4,000
William l.. Marcy's early home at South
bridge still retains, insid, AMI out the fashion $50
years ago. to the heavily plneled wanscong OF
the rooms.
Edward Everett, Martin Van Buren,, Harri.
Gray Otis, JOSIAH Quincy and PIerrcpont Edwardsa
descendants OF the great whose names they bear
are students at Harvird.
Archbishops Spading and Bayley were warm
friends and it said that about months before the
former died he threw his cross and chain around Dr.
Baylcys neck day. and and said TO several friends
tmOre."
President Washington once wrote a letter 10
j. Mercer which has just been printed for the first
time. He says in 1t: al unless partc
uiar circumstance should compel me TO ~ to possess
another slave by purchase it being among my first
wishes to see some plan adopted by the Legislature
whereby slavery In this country he abolished by
slow, sure aud imperceptIble degrees"
The literary ladies of Great Britain appear
10 have been astonshngy long lived here is list OF
them with tae at which tney died Miss Jane Aus
ten, AZ Mrs. Radcliffe, 50 Miss Milford 90; Mrs Trim
mer, co. Miss Jane Porter. IA Mrs Elizabeth Mo0tagn
So Mrs. Pozzi 81; MIS-. Barbaud, 80; Miss Edge
worth, 50; Lady Morgan, 50; NADINE dArbay. 49,
Miss Hannah More, sS; Mrs Marcel 80; Mrs. Joanna
Bailie 50; Miss Berry 80; Mrs sOmerylle, 92; NJ 81
Harriet Lee, 30; Miss Caroline Herschei, %; Lady
Smith, lO3.
1t is related of Two Bears, the Indian who
visited Batm prison the other day. that he said to the
warden through interpreter. Il suppose yon have
people IN here for all KINDS OF crimesl" oh, YES"
swered the warden. from small arcenie ny to murder
"You have people here for robbng and swndlng In
dams. have you" asked Two Bears, getting interested
" No." answered tne warden p" No, nor IN amy other
prison, far as can ascertain" remarked Two Bears
win good deal OF pertinency.
Lady Flora Hastings the daughter Of the
late Countess Of Loudoun and the niece the unfortun
Marquis OF HASTINGS is about to be married to the
Catholic Duke Of Norfolk The Duke is the near relative
Of the Hon. Gwendoline Howard dlughtec Of Lord How
ard Of GlOssop, who by her marriage in 1872 became
Warehouses OF Butte, thus falsying tue Premers pre-
dclioy- tle phrase be a1miss bic in this connection
that the vert Lothian to BE- won back Proesantsm
BY Lady COrsande. Bot Lord Butte likewise cousin
Of La Flora Hastings. his mother having been dlugh
tDat Lady Fora Hastings is p otrstant
Mr. Mark Twain, in speech at the dinner
Of the Ancient Art cry Company Of Hartford the other
day. described with serious smD lielty his military expe
riences in Missouri in the early days Of the His
company Of eleven blyOuacked in barn, and waited
for the invader We had good enough time there at
barn. barring the rain and the rats aud the
quitoes and thlngs We lived Doth parties impair.
italy. and both parties hated impartaly But one
day heard that the invader approaching, so
had pack up and Inside OF twenty-four hours
the invader coming again; we novel again. And
next day he after W. didn't ike 10
much, but moved rather than 10 mako trouble. THIS
for week ten days, and saw considerable
scenery. Then Ben Topper lost patience. He says,
war what It's cracked up to be. I'm going home
IL can't get chance to sit down minute There
mutiny and dissatisfaction all around, and, Of
course. here the enemy Fostering again. two
hours-mOre than two hours-betore breakfast, and
body wanted mat hour. detached OF
my aids, and him to the bgadier and asked him to
a dis rct where there wasn't much bother
gong He sent back indignant message. lie said:
where this me or III cOurt-nartla and
hang whole OF YOU. Sal the orderly sergeant: IL
Tom Harris wants the enemy, bet him come here and get
him. ntVcn't got any FOR nv share. who's Tom
Harris, way. that's putting many fils2 Why.
| knew nm when lie wasn't anything but a telegraph
operator Gant"men can do as You choose. As Tor
I've got enough OF this sssaying round So of
my pant. You hear mcf The whole regiment said
That's the talk fO u.s.. 50 then aud there the spot,
my brigade disbauded itself"
LONDON, Oct, 5.-General and Mrs. Grant
visiting their daughter. Mrs. Sarto.s South
amptou An official reception will be given General
Grant the Town Council of Southampton Oh Satur.
day.
RALEIGH, Y. c., Oct. Ex-Governor Hampton,
of South Carolina Will address the North Carolina Agri
cultural Society, at the state Fair in this city the
18Th inst.