New-York tribune., 1878-06-26
PERSONAL.

Mr.. E. b. Washburne had, at last accounts,
arrived in Denver
Minister Noyes is to give an address at the
Soldiers Home at Dayton. on July 4.
Lord Duflerin is reported to have made, in
the Dominion and in this country. numerous nOtc from
which a book viii be prepared to appear after hs re-
turn 60 England
Mr. Henry NJ. Stanley has received medal
aud the diploma OF honorary member Of the Belgian
Society OF Geography. The society recently give 6
banquet IN his honor Brussels greeting and applaud.
ing bin with enthusiasm during speech-making
time.
Mr.. A. II. Stephens has just been very gayly
and enthusiastically received in Augusta, Ca large
crowd detachment Of soldiers escorted him to his
hotel the whole being in state Of feryid excite
ment lie is said to look better years past,
and TO walk with the assistance OF crutehes.
The sum produced by the recent sale in
Paris Of N. Casteanis collection Of porcelain Is mea-
toned by GaiigHaHi more than 100000 francA"
round dish having on the bottom fguro Of st. Mark,
book on which lion places rs paw. and the mono
gram c. p which formerly part OF the IA nous
Medici porcelain. brought 10000 ranes
Prince Bismarck Is not an early riser and Is
fond OF sitting up late at night chatting bottle Of
vine or glass Of beer II is said that nearly all his dpo
matte negotiations beginning with General GovonUe's
confidential oyertures in 1866 for an alliance between
italy and Prussia, unt the most recent po9Pqrsers on
the Eastern Question, nave Desn Tansie'e" " nun iH
Lord BeacOnsfeld is now the centre OF at
traction nt Berlin Hundreds OF curious people visit his
hotel during the day watching for the British Premier
The Lon8On Times OF late date speaks In this
struck manner OF courteous attention paid 20 her
mothers minister by Victoria Of Prussia Her I'm
perial Hignness the Crown Princess has conferred
mark of distinction upon Lord Beaconsned, by pre-
of flowers and strawberries from the new Falacs
nurseries at POtsdam."
OF the late Mr.. MacGahan's bravery and
endurance writer IN The AheHgum tells this striking
story: skobeleG on one Of his dashing excursions
was confronted by river, which there was nt
BRIDGE and where a boat not % be How weu
the soldiers 20 be got overt MacGahan and skobeief
held council Of war as how The difficulty % bt
overcome; and the decision that they should both
Jump the stream aud swim across, and so show tht
men what they ought 70 dol Remember. too. that Al
@ tno tblo bd a , ~, ms tn sni.Sts To his mauchinf
bravery and splendid intellectual gifts joined per
! "A TO say ANYTHING us 10 himself Whenever be DID
make any allusiou 10 his uiumphs, it was In tone
almost OF sci .-mOckery."
Concerning American poets, The London
Times says editorialy: "what " liam Cullen Bryant
was as a poet Engllshmen know almost as we'll a. BIZ
leIow-countrymen. His verso Is uniangly graceful
and thoughtful. with a music atuned 10 the best
English models. So entirely English, indeed, Is u
that his rank is naturally assigned among English
rather foreign poets. Thus elassed, be scarcely
claims place higher tuan With our hhof p"eta
AZ tmes a breath OF Inspiration passes over him
A subtle air OF more than meets the ear here and
there as In his poem OF 'The Waterfowl varies the
elegant monotony Of bis song. We feel hope that we
may be on the traces OF great writer. But tie hghel
mood fades and dies away. American poetry Is the
poetry Of apt pupils but IL h afflicted from
first 90 last with fatal want Of racinoss
Bryant has been long passed as a poet by Poo
fessor Longflow: but 10 Longfelow, with all his sehot
arly grace ana tender feeling the defect even more
apparent than Il was Ia Bryant Mr. Lowell eau over
now with American humor when poliuos inspire hh
muse but IN the realm OF pure poetry he Is no more
American than a Eewdigate prizeman Joaquin Aert
verse has nuency, ana movement, amt harmony
but as for the thought his songs Of the strits
might have been written IN Holland 0n.Ss 0s
walt whitman Is be reckOned among the p0els
American verse from its earliest 20 ts latest saSes
srrnIs an exotic, with e1ubeance Of gorgeous Dos
SONS but no principle OF reproduction, We are TAR ron
saving that there exceptions 20 the melanchog
rule Longfe,low has written stanzas which cllng y
the memory. POes Raven" Il an Inspiration, Thal y
the very uute aud OF the Inherent want OF American
poetry Great poets tortured and nsssacred ~ han
ing their flowers Of fancy gathered and gummed doga
M the hOrtus OF an anthology, American Po.s
show better IN anthology than IN the collected W.
umes oil their works"