New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1878-03-27
PERSONAL,

Senator MOrrissey is described by Florida
correspondent Of The Cincinnati Commercial having
grown thin under the suferings which lie has borne
with fOrtitude.
Mrs. Eaton, the widow of Jackson's Secrc.
tary Of War; said to be st living In Washington pre-
serving yet spite of her than eighty years. traces
OF her famous beauty She is still bright and quick
III conversation.
Mr.. AstOr is amusing himself at Jackson.
Vile with building dock aud excellent block of bus.
houses facing the river He has quaint old-fasa.
toned white house there also horses and boats enough 10
fill up many pleasant day.
General Mcleod, Scotchman living in
Cleveland, and now a centenarian remembers Byron
when the poet SLENDER scky, precocious boy Of
eleven. The old gentleman intends to put In print his
rccollections of the poct-whom he persists in calling
George Gordon"
Mrs flanagan, of Portland, a lady Of ninety.
two years. is tine owner of copper button which was
dug out OF the earth Of garden In Kennebunk, ard
which was once the overcoa presented by Congress
TO General Washington. On 1t is the Inscription "Long
live President" aud In the centre the letters 60
W." The ancient lady has good health. good hearing
and good intellect. She remembers playing about the
great elm Boston Common when that Enclosure WIS
only pasture for cows; and she remembers Governor
Hancock's death, and his lying In state.
The first money which BlackwOOd, of Edin-
burgh, paid to American given TO John Neal Mr.
Neal bought with 1t gold pencil and this pencil is nov
land Me- Another interesting object the collection s
portrait OF Captain Prebe, painted by Mr. II. W. Long
fellow when sitter and artist were students together in
GGttingen in 1927 Among the other things are laees,
brecades china and articles OF furniture all Of them lO0
and many OF them 200 or more years old One antique
Cathedral chair brought from Havana, and known
to have reached Its 251st year.
Professor Siddons, said to be a grandson Of
Mrs siddons the actress, has been giving his Reco
Iections In lecture in Washington. Among other
things he said that in 1853 be was tutor In eocuton to
the Prince of Wales and relates that at one OF the lea
sons the Prince put his feet the table, and said,
Look at those boOtsI raade them myself" The pro-
fessor was astOnished and thought his royal
hghness chatting" but the Prince explained that
his father having in mind possible had insisted
that each should learn trade. Accordingly
the Prince himself was very good shoemaker Prince
Alfred learning to make his own clothes, and little
Prince Arthur worked occasionally with saw and plire
and he strong enough, was TO be taught
cabinet-makng.
At recent aristocratic ball in London, at
which the guests appeared in fancy costumes, she who
il said to have attracted most attention young
America" The young lady wore blue satin boots, with
silver buttons and short white satin skirt, which
WAS gracefully draped silk American flag. caught at
one side by metal eagle. The bodice was blue silk,
covered with silver stars which she wore very et
fectve curass,on the front OF which the Amer
shield, the eagle coming out beautifully For orna
ments she bracelets and necklace of gold dollars
very neatly made. On her head she wore crown ~
thirteen stars IN Srtans: the nar aoatns e9wh ING
curiosity to know who this striking figure OF the BALI
room was and found il to be Kate Field And the
tune which was so much admired was designed by her.
self. The necklace was made in Paris to order"
Ex-Governor Seymour has sent out to Nebraska
several varieties OF young trees, which in the East
with long letter advising Nebraskans 20 learn what
trees will grow well in their state You have all the
world" he says, from which TO get them, and things
will be right with you until you have their shelter
and their shade. l send you few very small hem
locks. They are but few inches HIGH and it viii he
many years before you sit under their shade but
they are Oneida County and they have the flavor OF
the Black River country about them. When stray men
from NewYork look at them they will call back 10 their
minds their young days. and the grand old woods and
hills where they once had their homes. l once met
man who went the banks of the Black River TO the
open prares OF the West and who sick and feeble.
who told me, with IN his that lie could live
he could only see n hemlOck tree again."