New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1878-03-28
PERSONAL.

General Anderson has already received moro
than 300 congratulatory letters he says that some Of
tnem come IRON prominent National Democrats"
While most of the Washington officials have
handsome horses and carriages, yicePresdent Wheeler
IL Is said content TO ride TO and from the Capitol
In q street car.
Photographs: Speaker Randall, dark-eyed
cleau-shayen with determined chin; Senator Thurman
stout STOPPING fumoon face, frnged under the doubls
chm with a gray beard.
Mr.. Christian K. Ross gave his lecture on
bis son Charley, in Boston. on Tuesday evening His
audience filed half Of Music Hall. Mr Ross says that no
believes Charley to be alive but whether alive dead
he Intends to seek him until lie knows his fate
King Humbert has conveyed to the President
and Cabinet through the Italian Minister the expression
of his gratitude for their presence at the memorial
vices 10 his father in Washington. TIE Minister adds
that the private testimonials have also been highly ap
precated and mentions especially the beautiful poem
OF Mr.. Bayard Taylor which has been placed in the
hands of His Majesty" Tbs posm was orie1nally
have already sent their hearty thanks To the poet
Mr.. John Mccullough will sail for England
the part Of May he says that quite probable
that he will play Of the London theatres but be
has decided to positively close any engagement until
his arrival The says Of his first season in Pha
dephia in 1857 81" utility man. aid my salary vas
only 80 per week, but at last was an actor and was
happy. Tie ambitions which I cherished we're Of the
highest but wisely kept them TO myself. except upon
one occasion when remarked TO fellow actor that
hoped one day 10 be able TO command SD per week
was completely extinguished when he replied You
Internal fool you'll again get o. much as you do
now My cynical friend. may remark, 10 r-ht "aere
he was twenty years ago.
1t is said of Macready by writer in Every
Saturday that when at the Walnut stree, Theatre,
Philadelphia, he playing virginius, Miss F. who was
then the popular leading actress of the theatre played
Virginia aud charmingly she did IT. she was happy
at acting with the grea: Engshman aud tried her best
power and graces But alas! all through the first scene
with yirginus poor Virginia was made Ill at ease be-
cause of virginus induging sudden groan or gunt
during most OF her speeches as, UNI! al! al! on me!
and SO he continued until the scene with her was
over. or course. the young lady was annoyed and
alarmed at she could comprehend the cause on
so she determined to ask her father what annoyed hp
Going to his dressngroom door she KNOCKED; M,,y:
that r. answered the Roman Father MISS r. rephed:
Can speak with you moment a st yr,b Won isst mads
cross and caused you 70 groan 50 al ,le t's
What have done DONE :r Mss 81 GSd ,n
Outrageous, dreadtul, ali! could Win diincu!ty 10
on, ah'"
OF the late Senator Wade, Mr.. G. B. Steb-
bins writes TO The Detroit POST In rebuke OF mean
ness or humanity the expetives bared out
hot ard heavy as expressions of moral indenaon but
the rare humor quaint good sense and frank drectness
OF his daily talk had such emphasizing. His ways
reminded me Of q word a speech OF the Rev. owen
Loyeoy OF Illinois, In campaign in ant-savery days.
while lie was q member of Congress In addition TO
some criticisms profanity Mr.. Lovejoy said Il 10
not approve of swearing, but give me the man who
swears for freedom rather than the fellow who prays
for slavery never wine nor spirits on his table
nor at his room; saw him TO bar or saloon TO
drink and never told OF his doing 40 by any one
VINO ever did see him. During visit at his home in No
yember last he was laughing about the stories told u
a,rhi kew
don't think pye drank the amount OF pint OF liquor IN
thirty years and Mrs Wade sitting by, said. That s
truei Within few years he became spirualist. and
expressed 10 last Autumn his satisfaction IN the sht
his views gave him touching this life and the life De-
yond"
Alfred II. Guernsey was not, as CORE
spondent sapposcs the first of the three editors OF
Harpes Magazine. The first editor the late Henry
j. Raymond, but during his administration the maya
zine only intended TO be eclectic in character At
this time Dr. Guernsey procfreader in the Harper
establishment. As the character OF the magazine
changed and the majority Of matter used was original
and not selected, editor with leisure than Mr.
RAYMOND became necessary, and DR.. Guernsey was
thus installed as editor aud remained so until about
1871, when Henry n. Alden. formerly OF The weekly
succeed him. George william Curtis has never been
the editor OF the magazine, but for many years has
written the Easy Chair almost exclusively The history
OF the Easy Chair is curious. Ii had no place IN the
early volumes, making its appearance in the fourth
volume. Its first editor Donald q. Mitchell, who
designed II be simply medley OF foreign social aud
literary Mr. Curtis followed this plan for short
time, but made series OF short and charming
essays topics Of social and aesthetic charac
ter The Drawer also has history Of its own nos
quite so familiar. 1t device Of Fletcher Harpers
for absorbing things OF Punch and the otheF
foreign comic journals and at rst he did most oi '
selecting. Later DIR. Prime took charge OF 1t ana gave
more OF an original character. using the pest ot
thousands of anecdotes, personal recoeetlons, NV
William A. seaver president OF the Adratic flrs nsu,
ance Company. OF this city, conducts IL now anu
iains its original character by taxing MS numerous
friends Of the bench and bar press ana pulpit loi evn
trbutiOns Many ot the best things III iortncounnS
books OF personal Renaissance pubsned py the Hat'
pers also first the light IN the drawer, thus ~"
ing, as Il We're, a foretaste Of the coming teasI
NEWPORT, II. l., March 27.-Professor John
NJ Cross OF Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore anu
Miss Charlotte T. Hazard, Of this city were married to-
day.