New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1878-02-27
PERSOhAL.

1t is proposed in the Maryland Legislature
that Congress be urged TO erect monument to Baron
DE Kaib in Annapolis.
General Butler and his daughter, Mrs.
Blanche Butler Ames. reported to be enthusiastic
believers in the cause OF w0man's rights
The young Miss Sherman who is about 10
marry Senator Cameron has, said fresh. busbross
face sparkling dark eyes and brown locks Sue is TWEEN
tytwO years old. Mr.. Cameron Is forty live.
&" She is not handsome" says George Eliot's
latest photographer 4" Her face Is long, pale, with
sensitive mouth. Her eyes vivid warm, buegray.
full Of depth, now keeny perceptve now dreanily IN
prospective, always full of sadness. Her hair worn
ow gives womanly effect 10 a fnelyntellectual fore
mead Her general expression Is that OF weared sehsl'
tiveness"
Writing from Stuttgart, President White, Of
Cornell, says, IN IA letter FREUD in this city: wo
are as well as be in view OF the aspect Of things
IN America. What Il foul blotting OF noble history.
Within the few days have heard the United States
and Turkey quietly and phosophcaly classed together
as regards financial honor No national calamity stain,
country like such policy ana such debates as ho"
ailiict us"
Ex-Governor Seymour pleasantly but dccid-
edly objects to the proposal to change the name OF
Orange-st, Albany, to Seymour ave. While expressing
himself gratifed by the compliment he says 81 pray
that a which has come down to us through nearly
centuries should DO allowed to stand and suggest
in the future as has in the past the political and mill.
tary connected with the capital Of our State and
which make point of such deep interest to AL who
study American history
General Meredith Read has made very
valuable collection objects connected with the Franco
German war; he began it on the day after war was de.
clarcd and Is still at work uponit IL includes all tho
books brochures, and journals caroaures, engravnss
medals, and placards on the walls published al Pars
during tho war. Valuable relies OF the Commune in
stone metal, ald glass he collected himself In the
streets OF Paris the latter days OF the last week Of
fghting. VI these Is she'll picked up before IL
could explode this has been ngeniousy turned into
clock with bronze ornaments
In an interesting paper in The Albany Jour
nal on the late George ID. Prentice, Mr.. C. c. Shank5
mentions odd privilege bestowed upon the brilliant
editor by Mr.. Liucoln's Government lie had the rght
of selling firearms to loyal people in Kentucky-the sole
right, that nobody In the State could purchase even
singebarreed pistol without the written permission OF
Prentice. He administered this unusual gran, 50 hon
esty, loosely, which term suits best. that ho
made no money by II, although it could plainly have
been turned to an immense account. He kept a few
pistols In his office to sell or give to his particular
INK Ioyl applicants for firearms with order on any
,unsmh in the city asking and receiving no royalty
A Bostonian, who once stood behind the
scenes during performance OF "Medea" by Adelaide
Rstori describes small incident illustrating the ease
with which the artist temperament slips from nature
into art TING curtain had rlsen ana the actress was
velemently ebuking her IL the midst Of gestic
atons such Italians alone make the call came Tor
Ristori to go the stage Instantly SILVER passed
through her Frame and Nedea came TO Ill the form De-
fore me. Then followed applause applause from an
excited audience. Rstori left the stage by the same slip
sho had entered aud there stood the young Agan,
INSTANTLY AS II by magic, Nedsd WAS gone aud R.st0.i
was present the maternal advice continued III
the manner as though nothing had occurred 10 m
terrupt the same"
Mrs. Frances +. Burnett, the author Oh
That Lass o. Lowre's" Is u graceful, agreeable. low
voiced woman, about thirty years old she Is an indus
tous and domestic person OF whom ner husband says
enthusiastically She can do any thing She has neaiy
completed story called Iiaworth's." and when this
finished she intends to write thoroughly American
story The plot 1t is SAID came to her thus she was
sitting one day IN her little writing, when, IKE"
FASH as powerfully and wildly Tit had been real Nv
ing creature leading character Of story $1,000
before minds eye. IL sudden inspiration auo
made such an impression on her that she immediately
opened her notebook aud made this entry: Ten el"
a. ~, January II, 1878. The first thought OF my ne
book has been born l not thanking OF IL; hs
ITSELF US II living creature had suddenly openeu wv
| door aud stood silent Deforeime."
The will of Plus TX. makes provision for his
monument. According to the usual custom, maSnio