New-York tribune., 1878-04-26
PERSONlL.

Mr.. Alfred Tennyson, it is said, regards the
dramas Harold aud "Queen Mary" his best and
highest works
Mr.. Emerson's lecture in Boston the other
night was an argument for temperance In language
suDcratiyes," he said, are dminuyes. and weaken
aT hag positive 10 '"0 sine" Oi 'p''0" 'nS ''Si'A'e tho
Never SAID Mr. Phineas +. Barnum. tho
other day the question when he intended to
from mis- profession. "I win die in the harness" he
continued. 81 cannot give up business, and IL Is
necessary to me as air.
There is a report that Mr.. Ruskin will leave
behind him much material Of biographical nature
called Notes OF My Life' For little book on drawing
which he published twenty years ago. the price OF
~ s7, secon hand booksellers now freely Offering
Mr.. James T. Fields said of Sir. Carlyle, in
his Boston lecture, the other evening. that be
strange, ron-ay haired man, who said just what no
say. regardless OF auyOnes feelings Ills play
fuucss was ike tho gambolings OF whale lie spoke
satroay OF Washington and said biography ought 10
be written that would take him down. But IN spite %
bis uscouthnoss, hr Fields added he uAed Carlyle as
soon as he began 10 know him.
Andrew Van Tuyl Leavitt, a strange old
man. aud the brother OF David Beayit the millionaire,
has just died lie probably, before his death. tho
oldest living aumnus OF Yale once, when urged 10 live
his brothers magnificent house at Great harrington,
he declined and made his home in WalhngfOrd sugar
hut lie took delight in long walks and until hs wife
died IN 1872 the aged and woman were often
tOllng the hills together. Although an enemy VI
beggars, he always performing some strange bat
kindly act OF benev0lence among the poor.
Professor j. Ii. Van Amringe, Of Columbia
College received last night at the hands Of the Chan
cellor, his diploma for the degree OF Ph. d., voted
him at the last meeting OF the Regents OF tho
University. Professor Drisler, Of Columbia Col
lege, and DR. Crosby. Of the University Of
the city presented the candidate, and Chancellor Benc
dict conferred the degree. The presidents OF the College
Of the city Of New-York and ~ Manhattan College, Dr.
woOlworth secretary OF the Board of Regents; Colonel
Frederick A. COnklinR, and number OF others
present.
OF Governor Briggs, of Massachusetts, 1t is
remembered that several years before his death no
never a collar, appearing thus unadornod at his
leyees and on all public occasions Few men knew The
stra se reason for this. lie had neighbor whom Lo
liked exceedingly and who was on the way become
confirmed drunkard. With this man the Governor re-
mOn.raed warmly, until at last the listener answered
will never drink again n YOU will never again wear
word; the man was saved, and the Governor paid DO
manner Of attention TO the sometimes sharp criticisms
upon MS apparent careessncss IN bis dress.
Details of the death of Miss Julia Kavanagh
have been given in the preface TO volume Of her
writings. on Sunday, the 2sth o. last october, Mrs.
Kayanagh heard in the adjoining chamber noise a. Of
heavy fall. she Immediately rose from her bed and
proceeded to her daughters found her upon the
door. Miss Kavanagh exclaimed IN French, the Ian
guage In which she usually spoke, "On, MAMMA no"
silly am TO have falen!" sho wac assisted back to
her couch doctors called in and by o'clock that
same morning the large beautiful eyes OF julia kayanag1
had closed IN their last sleep An aged mother, So blind
m 10 DE able dstn guish only Hight rom darkuess, was
left to mourn daughter from whom she had never been
separated daughter whose life had been devoted %
her mother, TO whom she was all in oil, IN whom had
lived as bright and pure spirit as ever breathed
When Mr.. Anthony TrolOpe was very
young man he applied for advice to distinguished per
son and asked how he might best succeed IN ltert
tuIe" The reply was characteristic: Fix yoursefto
your chair with bit of cObbler's x-in other words
stick to work" The advice given was earnestly
taken. From that time this Mr. Troilope has done
his regular quautum OF work daily. His minimum Il 50
many thousand words, and no matter where he is-ln
England in the antipOdes on land shpboard, In
house or tentthe minimum IL reached. But hard work
and no play would make Anthony duh boy. and Mr.
Trolope Is never dull His writing is always done be-
fore luncheon his afternoons and evenings entirely
free sportsman well a novelist, he loves to gal
Ion across country and greatly enjoys all outdoor sports
and indoor games CurlOusly enough he can't read
noves and prefers the dryest work statistics to the
ctiou OF the circulating library Mr. TTOlOpe docs not
beeye i'm inspiration. IL maintains that the brain Is
machine whicn be made to perform Its work sys-
temaIiealy and at all Seasons provided proper atten-
non is paid to the bodily health.