New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1878-08-31
PERSONAL.

Secretary Thompson is not expected TO re'
turn to Washington before October /.
Mr.. Schirmer, the music Publisher, returned
from Europe yesterday, by the steamer Donau.
Governor John S. Phelps, Of Missouri, was
the guest Of Governor Hubbard, at Hartford, Conn.,,
Thursday.
Hobart Pacha has gone to Scotland on
shooting He is the guest OF Lord seaaeld at
Grant Castle.
Sir Charles Dixie was recently asked how
his house had Jared during storm. Oh badly" was
the reply my cstorn is tie only dry place in It,"
Mr.. John B. Cough will begin his temper
ance campaign in England about Christmas time. He
will hold his first meeting in Mr.. Surgeons Taber-
nacle.
When Lord BeacOnsfeld made his late visit
to the Queen, at Osborne crimson cloth was aid from
the train TO the royal yacht which conveyed him from
Portsmouth to the Isle OF Wight
Mr.. Beecher's first lecture in San Francisco
WIS attended by large and brilliant audience Nearly
every seat the house had been reserved although the
price charged 81 80 for single lecture or So for
the course Of four lectures.
A handsome marble tablet, with an appro-
pirate inscription been fixed ia the transept Of the
cathedral at Bristol England, 20 commemorate the
phanthropc labOrs OF che late Miss Mary Carpenter in
that country and India.
The statue to Lamartine recently unveiled
at Macon France is not considered q very good like
ness The ceremonies were attended by large assem-
blage containing many distinguished men. Madame
Lar,artine the poets niece, entertained party at
breakfast showed the visitors Lamartnes fayorite
baunts i'm the house. garden and park His tomb 10 In
the park The ceremonies extended over two days ana
comprised the reading OF poems oanquets aud nHwna
tons.
Alphonse Daudet, the novelist, arrived in
Paris at the age sixteen, with two francs in his
pocket rich man, thanks to foreigners, not
felow-cOuntrymen, purchasing his romances As in the
lowest depths there is lower still, so with acs he
lived in an attic over attic, opposite Records man
sion where he confesses he is at present welcome
guest Gambetta was at the time law student and at
A common table dh6te on Sundays dominecred the
guests with his personal eoquence. Gambetta was con-
sldered millionaire among the students because ms
father, substantial grocer aho"eo INN @Oo uon'N
To live
The Prince and Princess of Wales paid
ysit 10 Newsstand Abbey short time ago. and asked 70
be shown the Byron Rooms, and particularly the
Haunted Chamber" After expressing admiration at
what she had been shown. the Princess remarked,
But where is the ghost haunted house is nothing
without ghost;" and thereupOn began poking about
with her parasol to find one. There Is In whicE
part Of the bedstead stands. and continuing to probe
she noticed movement ss OF s1nstodug ae; an sn
with her aprp hide confusion 10 the great amuse
ment OF the Prince aud Princess
Mrs Mary A. Livermore wrote the following
letter to the Citizens Committee Of MsrOse, Mass ap
pointed 10 offer her public reception; Allow me 70
thank you for the great courtesy aud kindness OF your
invitation Under most circumstances should shrink
from public reception like that proposed; but when
the proposition comes with such heariness from my
own townspeope, with whom have lived for the past
ten years. and among whom expect TO pass tue remain
der of my life appreciate the neighborly rendness
that prompts ii, and accept II with pleasure lftne
evening OF Monday September q will accommodate tRe
neone Of the town. will appoint that GATE for the rece
lion as convenient TO myself Yours, very tFny'
MARY A. LIvRRMoRE."
WASHINGTON, Aug. Bottle President and
his family left this evening for Ohio, in the private car
of President Garrett, OF the Baltimore and Ohio Road
The President win pass Ebe Sabbath In ohio' ana WIZ
Join the excursion parry TO Minnesota az Columbus on
sunday night On bis return rom the Wes the President
will pay another visit 10 his home In ONO, ana WI
present the 18th OF september az the rennyn " @
teers, Willoughby, Lake County, O1o. nc WIZ te'1'
10 Washington about the last OF september