New-York tribune., 1878-01-07
PERSONAL.

N'<'N~'~'-'s|'
Meissonicr and Detaile, cuiousy enough
will not send their new pictures TO the next salon n
Mr.. Marshall the first discOverer Of gold !,
California, stii lives at Coloma in that State In tha
place he made his great discovery thirty year ago ana
has remained there since. lie made fortune In
mining, but has spent nearly all Of Il, and Is com
Portable cultiyatOr Of grapes
Margaret Foley, the late American sculptress
was tendcrly cared for In her last days by her friend.
the kind and excellent william aud Mary Hewitt Dur
ing the past year Miss Foley forced by iheaA 70
give I'D all work. Anxiety about the fate OF her ,oru
tain-which was exhibited M Philadelphia. and which
deserved most cordial alnaion-is said 20 have won
deeply upon her.
The clay model of the statue OF Stephen A.
Douglas intended for the Illinois monument has ina,
been completed by the sculptor, Mr. +. " Yolk Of Ch
cago II will be cast In bronze. II has bcen partly
work OF affection and gratitude with the artist for Le
was Douglass friend, and the Little Giant assisted the
The figure, which In comparatively modern dre.s Il
>aId TO be spirited and majestic
1t Is noted that probably the oldest settler
In California Is Peter storm, who arrived the golden
state In '33. II was the maker oi tho famous "bear
nag" of Souoma. when. in lsi6, the ciiizofs o that
place declared that California Should be independent
state. The nig was made OF cotton cloth. which
Storm painted with berryTico by The mean o! black
iug-brush rude p0rra OF glzzly bear. the emblem
Francisco, and Is always brought out on all notable occ
siOEs
There is an odd statement that the Due de
Mony killed by pills. The story goes that one q
his friends in day when he Was complaining oi
some tIhng indsposition and recommended 20 hin
certain pills. the Of which the visitor had found very
beneficial offering meanwhile a box Of them for the
Dukes use. NJ dc NOrny accepted the ofr. bgt m,un-
dcrsood the directions of his friend and on retiring 70
rest he took a single pill, but six or eight The con-
sequences of the in his shattered state o health
c.pccting the last hours this avore Of fortune but
1t Is IN all probability untrue.
Colonel r. w. HigeinsOn writes: "0n one
occasion. eighteen years ago, when Mrs stowe was
going TO Europe she invited 10 a special emf rtain
eut wine and tobacco abjurcd and guests ofbOth
sexes were invited. Holmes and Lowell were NJ the
head and foot Of the table; Whittier and Longiciov
were there aud many others. but after al only two n
dies accepted tie inyiation-Mrs. stowe herself and
Harriet Prescott. then timd girl and known only s
the promis author of In Cellar. remember HAT
some one proposed that the youns lady Should send
down into her cellar for wine. as Mrs Stowe would
pc1nl none above stairs For tle wout Of ts. or Tor
somr other r.ason, dinner was noL loNnl ~ bean
eminent succcs, Hui now such d'nner would be- il-
tended by many ladies u tcy had opportunity; and The
fact OF their 81 .eucc on recent occasion j.. oc,aol
genera, remark. mostly uuiaVora.,e. Iais s,"@s
chauge in public sentiment. within a period quite
recent"
In a recent biography of Lord Melbourne
story e. told o. dinner at Nts NOTIONS NAtt Dtitl
then the youu. author Of" Vivian Grey" met ihe ecat
Minister The young man had iu-t been defeated in an
attempt 20 get iato Parliament. Neibournes naDl and
omen manner led 70 a long conversation. 10 which W.
Dsrlcu mentioned the crcumsiau ot is late dsfoi
htrrc dwelling on each particular with TIE emphasis
which every young man Of ambition since Pariilment
wa, invented Is sure to lay Upon the broken
promises oud scaudllous behavior Of his Vie
tnriou. foes. The Minister was attracted more
and more as he listened 20 the uucOmMonpace language
and spirit Of the youthful politician, aud fonslt 10 h
SELF he would be well worth serving. Abruptly, bui with
certain tone of kindness which took away any air u
assumption he said "Well. now, tel me-what 20 yoa
want 10 DE Q" The quiet gravity OF the reply took hn
oL9ck :" / want to be Prime Minister" MclhovIns
gave A lonr eigh and then SAID seriously mo
c.ance Of that M time II is all arranged ana settled
Nobody but Lord Grey could. perhaps have carried tie
K, .olln Bla; but he is an old man, and Wien
he give, 10 he WIN certainly bee succeeded ly
on. who las every requisite Tor the position. in ile
rrtne OF III, md fame OF old blood hich rank great
iu to preytu, hu lOding office - Ions - sI l"o'tt
Naipoc. Nobody can compete With sttli"y. iH''t d,
mean to sii, 90 IT, dare you VIII 90 very web lr
Vgu have ability aid e. tcrpu~c and " }on aft tIt'l
last But you pm a! these foolish n'iio o'i "a
your head; tAry w'A't do e., Hu. ,aL''t "ti l"e
HcW Prime Ni.stcr you VIII see" Bnt ;he ol' Nns.,s
did not see into tic future.
LONDON. Jan. 5.--Thc engagement OF The
Earl OF Eosebcry aui Ilanna Only daughter % tt lIe
Baron Meyer dc Eoths,ai id. is ANNOUNCED
ALEXANDRA, Jan. 5.--LA-Ifcsldcnt Giaht
has arrived here.
ALrXANDRIA, Jan. 5.--lIcnry II. Stanley the
African cAp.or,r leaves tomorrow Tor France '- hsn'
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