New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1877-08-27
PERSONAL.

Secretary Sherman is expected IN Washlhs-
ton to-day tomorrow.
Ex-Secretary Chandler paid Secretary Sher-
man a visit at Put-inBay last week.
The house in which Pierre Cornellle, the
French damast born. at Rouen has been restored
DIR. J. G.. Holland is expected to lecture in
Pittsdeld Msss soon in aid of the House OF Mercy IN
that place
Miss Carlotta Patti, sister of Adelina Patti,
is hopelessly III with a complication OF maades arising
from the diseased hpjOnt which caused her anene7s'
Secretary of the Navy Thompson goes to In
diana this week for short stay He Will afterwards JON
the Presidential party in the proposed trip through hen
lucky and Tennessee.
The Rev. James Freeman Clarke, although
he has spent large part of his life in Boston, never
visited Revere Beach until two weeks ago yesterday
when he went there TO preach.
Meissonier's portrait of Napoleon III. at the
battle soferuo the eyes OF which were scratched OUT
probably by some fanatical Republican has been re-
moved from the Luxembourg Gallery
Mr. William Young, formerly the editor OF
The Ne,c- York B,on has written bankverse play on
the subject Of Corinne MADAME DO Staei's ve-mown
worl-which he hopes to have produced in America
Mr. Young is now residing In Paris.
There has been some gossip because Senator
Dawes and Judge Hoar of Massachusetts, we're not called
up at the Bennington banquet. Vermont paper ex
plains the circumstance by saying that it was due to the
presence.
Mr.. Daniel Magone, jr., Chairman of the
Democratic state Committee met with painful accident
few days ago while visit to his farm near Ogdens
burg While attempting to get over ferce the ran
rolled and threw him to the ground breaking both bones
of his forearm.
Before leaving the palace-car Bellevue
in which she had travelled through Vermont. New
Hampshire and Massachusetts. Mrs. Hayes asked for
tho silver motto Welcome to Vermont" and one OF the
stars employed in the decoration OF the interior They
accordingly detached ana presented 70 Aef "a SOU
venirs of the journey
Mr.. Moody has felt compelled to decline the
invitation to visit Washington the coming Winter In
his letter making known his determination he says "
feel that NewEngland cities are Just now the places
where the harvest to be more specially ready Tor
Iaborers 1t has been laid my heart that in this dis
trct was the place fo labor the coming Winter but not
until within day two, after prayer. have felt that
could decide upon TINS neld.'
Postmaster General Key derived much en-
joyment from his NewEngland trip Since his return 70
Washington he reported sayingthat he always had
notion that the people OF New England were somewhat
cold and calculating be agrceaby surprised 10
find them quite hearty aud cordial in their reception
Of the Presidents party it possible to be- Every
where in NcwEngaEd there an appearance OF thrift
Everyone WAS comfortably and respectfully clothed, and
during his tour he saw no cases OF extreme destutOn
Miss Kate Field will appear in London next
season IN play written expressly for her use Two
of her own dramatic compositions have been approved
by the Dramatic Authors Society OF that city, Of which
she il a member. Her paper on Dr. Schomann, pub
lished in the July number OF Begrdrd, was the means
of sending that magazine through three editions Miss
Field il leading contributor TO the paper named TTh,
edited and published IN London by Mr.. Labouchere.
PARIS, Aug. 26.-Minister Noyes and family
have arrived here
WASHINGTON, d. c., Aug. 26.-Secretary
sherman returned to this city from Ohio this morning
Nrs
Robert Iaan arrived here on the 10th instant and
sumed the GoYernorship OF these islands.