New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1878-01-25
PERSONAL.

Mr.. Alexander H. Stephens is very we'll. He
rarely misses session Of the House, and works hard
outside.
Mr.. Asa Packer and his wife have just had
their golden wedding celebrated by large number OF
distinguished guests, at their home in Mauch Chunk
DIR. Samuel Eliot, once President of Trinity
College Hartford and cousin OF President Eho'' Vi
Harvard has been elected superintendent OF the schoo
OF Boston,
Secretary Thompson is working very hard
even his evenings are filled with occupations He Is sad
10 show the effect of overwors He leetured entertain
ingly on Adams, jackson and Clay on IueSuay evenings
in Washington He spoke admrngy OF the three STRONG
Americans. -,
Mr. Edward Everett Hale contradicts the
rpmor that he had said that the Unitarian body had
fulfilled its mission" far as TO be no longer needed
and adds far observation goes the recent re-
gious movements in Boston have all tended to tn ben
oft ~ Jntarans; ard I think the Unitarian body
has larger field than ever here and more advantage
George EliOt's new novelette,, "Tho Lifted
Vail Is begun in this weeks number of that admirable
;ourpa Halpers BGz0r 1t opens quietly and erayely
into mystery of psychology; II is Of fire strain and is
written with exquisite finish One new thing is TO be
,ofed-that the novelist Of the now signs g e.
E"to the little pOetlcal lines which head her chapters
Senator VOORHEES, is graphically described as
irving ut frat sight, the impression of man having d
large amount Of forehead larger amount Of hair, and
Ionr foc coat" His hair is very luxurant. is worn
long, ana always coinbeV away
the forehead Added the shape OF the head which is
larger t,an the average and largest top 1t gives
onnearance OF topheavness which is increased rather
than diminished by the long but narrow beard and
dropping mOustache The color Is compromise between
red and brown.
Mr.. Richard Henry StOddard says, in his
preface TO the recently collected volume Of MOore's
writings: TO convince themselves how excellent his
DIoores paper The Fathers is, edvse my readers
10 turn TO paper the subject and the vic
tim which was contributed series of articles to The
London Aheneum, by Miss Elizabeth Barrett,
and which may be found in the collected edition OF the
writings of Mrs Elizabeth Barrett Browning Miss
very learned young lady hut she had no
taste aud judgment Moore had both, ana quite as
much learning Miss Barrett, think, without heI
pedantic a1ectat0ns.'
When John Bright first began his public
career used TO draw up short synopsis OF his sub
jects wrote out the peroraon in full and first de-
yered bis speeches in the warehouse Of his fathers
mill. before Mr. Nicholas Nuttall, workman, so that
he might cgitcse them and point any defects Mr..
Nuttan in eaIIs life flannel manufacturer at Little
borough but through bad trade had been redu ced Cir
cumstances and accepted the situation Of wsrehouseman
at Mr. Jacob Brght's mill He had received pretty
We would listen attentively to Mr.. Bright. who in
srts Of his speech wound his auditor up to such pitch
of excitement that he ooud be heard calculating
sCaptal John, capital he would be laughing
amusing expression that uckled hls ears but ne
far carried away as TO forget 10 point OUT
the weak parts OF the speech
LONDON, Jan. GA special dispatch from
Lonaon TO Ghe Edinburgh Scotsman says that the health
Of Dr. Isaac Butt. Home Rule member OF the House OF
Commons for Limerick City, is so bad that his stten-
dance upon Parliament at any time this session is very
doubtful.