New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1878-07-01
PERSONAL.


Mr.. Henry Armitt Brown was prevented by
severe attack of gastric fever from giving his Mon
mouth GRAFTON.
MIR. w. w. AstOr will spend the Summer 1T
Darien Conn., where has rented the Calender nEn-
sion for--aays the local reporter-S1.0O0 month.
General J. ID. Cox, who will not be q candi-
date for reelection to Congress- Is about TO take up
again. 1t is reported the practice OF law In Cincinnati
Secretaries Thompson, Key and McCrary,
and Senators Gordon, Booth Davis Voorhees, aud Nc
Donald are expected 10 be at Evansville Ind on Thurs
day when General Gordon will make an Grafton.
Sir Thomas Duffus Hardy, deputy keeper
of the recoris careful editor Of many ancient
MSS, died two weeks ago. His wife, Lady Duftus
Hardy aud his daughter, Hiss LA Hardy are both
noyelists or good TASTE
The distinguished Italian painter, Signor
Tranquo CremOna, who died lately, used 10 mix his
coors in the palm Of hand The oxide OF lead con-
tanned in the coors gradually absorbed into his
system and caused his death.
Count Andrassy's slim and wiry figure is
SAID to that of exceptionally smarty-bui youth
Twenty He affects lightly Dutonedup frockcoats OF
the Engsh pattern, which set of his gimp waist and
erect bearing TO admiration
The Hon. Hugh McCuIloch is to speak at
the Woodstock celebration, The Financial and Bus
ness Interests Of tho Country" and Dr. Tying viii give
an address Religion Among the Masses-the true
basis Of National Prosperity"
Prince Bismarck has been cultivating
fringe of whitsh-ay beard which is said to consid
erabY enhance the normal grimness Of his remarkable
eOuntenauee The Emperor William has been compelled
part with his handsome gray whiskers, one OF which
was reluctantly condemned by bis body surgeons as it
nterfered with the dressing OF the wounds In hs eIt
cheek Thus the familiar faces 10 the Father
land have been altered out of knowledge"
Ex-Governor Seymour, an accomplished gen.
tleman who oddly described by rural reporter as ga
plain unassuming statesman" at his writing table,
.l,a onafr Win hp1d
Other treasures owned by him divers Revolutionary
relics and documents executed In the early days Of New
YorRs settlement He is the possessor also OF clock
800 years Old, which was owned by General Schuyler
and had place in the room occupied by Burgoyne ater
the surrender at Saratoga.
The Shah of Persia sat with Marshal Mac
Mahon at the at LOngchamps tho other day,
dressed in a sober cashmere dressiDg-gown. slightly
embroidered with gold, black hat. rundown collar,
and a simple silk nccktie The Shah, who prob
ably has improved in French. spoke fire.
quenty with much animation TO the Marshal,
the Duchess OF Magenta and Queen Isabella.
During yisit 20 Enghenes-Bains recently. the Shah
pad visit park and villa OF the Princess Mathde
in the absence of its fair and accomplished owner
His Majesty found the easel in the studio OF the
PiiDcesse a blank sheet OF paper, and taking a
pencil he executed rapid and faithful sketch Of Lieu
tenanOlone LamOrelle, who had been put at his dis
posal by The MarshalPresdent TIE shah signed bis
work "a s. A Ia Prneesse Matallde, en- son absence 70
since his last visit 10 Europe
With all his personal simplicity, the late
exKing Of Hanover was fond OF mOnarchical pomp He
kept great state in his little Court He went abroad
with ouriders and mounted grooms in royal splendor.
His dinners were the best in Germany He lived mostly
mt the pretty villa OF Herrenhausen which situated
about mile from the quaint old capital Of his domin
IONS aud he seldom inhabited his palace In the town. 1t
was at Herrenhausen that he gave those pleasant little
dinner parties which stu dwell in the memory Of many
During dinner he talked by preference on scientific sub
jects especially inventions, and he took much in
terest in questions relating TO engineering. When he
was thoroughly at ease with his guests, and
particularly when any member OF the English
Royal Family was on VISIT 10 MINI ms
as loud and frank as a boys He was so
hOsptabe aud OF so genial temper thaL Herennausen
long known TO the upper ten thousand As the sign
of tine White Horse"
A gentleman who called upon Mr.. Bryant
few weeks before his DEATH writes thus, In letter
printed in The Burlington HaEEeye OF the opinions the
poet expressed concerning other poets In talking OK
literary matters Mr. Bryant is very modest and would
not talk of himself his works except to answer di-
rect question which, OF course did not often put to
him. was curious to know what be thought OF the late
school Of English poetry which is popular now-the
school OF Swinburue, ROsseth aud william Morris
called, don't know why, "The PreRaphael-
ite" He said that 10 seemed TO him that Rosset al
though he very beautifully, fell below the proper
standard Of morality his poems have seDsuous tone,
which often falls sensualty. and again some Of
them are almost unlnteigibe, and man ought, above
all things to write as TO be understood or SWIM
burne lie said he know almost nothing. He did not
read him. because his works, most OF them, simply
indecent or william Morris he spoke very highly.
saying that he wrote exquisitey, and that his
moral tone Is unexceptionabe. He gave much praise
10 Words WORTH Browning he admires only no said
that he Is sometimes unintelbe. Ia speaking Of Mrs
Browning he said he thought it great pity that at the
end OF her life she should have written those political
poems II we may call them such, and that they
worthy of her genius and careless and basty work.
an speaking OF modern scholarships and our American
colleges Mr. Bryant deplored the growing neglect OF the
classics the basis OF true education, and spoke OF
the elective system which allows mere boy 10 pick aud
reject suit hs Uniformed aud too often mistaken ideas
For all this thinks the standard OF scholarship has
Bryant II he could command himself TO pOeueai comp0
sition sit down to write letter. He said No; GER
tainly nOt' He could not force himself into compost
ton"
QUEBEC, June 30.-Lord and Lady Dufferin
arrived this morning by rail- from Boston.
BERLIN, June Unsatisfactory progress il
reported in the condition OF Emperor William. The
bandage has been renewed from his head RumOrs.
however, are current that he intends to abdicate.
WASHINGTON, June 30.-General Fremont
called at the Executive Mansion aud at the Department
OF State yesterday take leave OF the President and
the Secretary OF State prior TO HIS DEPARTURE for Arizona
20 assume his duties as Governor OF that Territory
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