New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1879-06-19
PERSONAL.

Miss Olive Risley Seward, the amiablc
adopted daughter Of the late Secretary Seward, Is
ported to be writing new book.
The late General Richard Taylor has left all
his properly us three daughters, appointing the
eldest Loise, guardian of the youngest, Myrtle
A marble bust of Frederick Douglass was
formally presented 20 the City Rochester by
Der OF citizens Monday 1t is to be placed in sbley
Han
Mr.. Oliver johnson has gone with his fam
y to Chester County Penn, to pass the summer among
the Progressive Friends. His post Office is Hsmoron,
only short distance from CedTcroft, lately the home
OF Bayard Taylor
Ex-senator AlcOrn, of Mississippi, called to-
gether those OF his colored aDorers mad the emf
raon fever and talked TO them. He told them tha. il
they would stay with him during the season, fulfilling
their co tracts, he would help them to 20 to Kansas
with ration for the journey and money toward their
fares They concluded not TO so.
Secretary sherman, writing of the days
when he was OF the Congressional committee for u
yestgating the Kansas troubles. says The incidents
Of my visit made "A more lasting impression upon me
than any other event OF my lite suddenly thrown INTO
the midst the contest between Freedom and Slavery
now happily ended, and compelled TO witness with my
own eyes reckless awess invasion OF tho rights of the
early settlers OF your state naturally formed deep
and strong hatred for the whole system Of slavery
which led 10 nis injustice aud formed my mind the
determination, u which have adhered. tAdt would
utmost 10 overcome luf DIiutipleS hAu
ions utterly destructive OF social order and peaceful
progress
Mrs Mary Clemmer gives in Tile Commercial,
OF Cincinnati description OF senator Hl which that
legislator viii hardly enjoy. She says HIS has been
Methodist class-leader preacher and certain
Of OniOusnoss t. IRON his sandy
face or to hover ike His is sandy,
touched with gray, with a slight iriEa OF the
below his chin. His mouth clean cut and resoluJe,
mis- nose not pressve member. his eyes light blue,
with a certain medtatve, iutroyerted hight IN them
which shows that ne does considerable thinking. er
fashion OF Ills Blame 10 energetic ana sp1smodc.
shaking his iorcnnscr pcrptJu1iy III speaking, luc
aud draws ~ II ne were Offering mean
tation at prayer-neeting or Quaker ioye-ieast."
Henry Merritt, the late English author critic,
and picture restoreI-husband or the American artist,
Anna Lca-sufered much in early life from poverty
aud when he grow 10 have good income, he generously
spent so much other people that he rarely had
ready money for himself Is method OF keeping ms
money was curousy simple no put all the banknotes
he received between the leaves OF books. which
then pat up ia their accustomed places his book
shryes His lfe though noble, not a very happy
one There something strangely pathetic In what he
said NOT long before his death: Every IN t ne
has come too ate cOud buy good God ani cloth
ing until health was ruined Now nave sue dearest
VIE. cannot 1--we TO enjoy happiness"
The late Henry Wllberforce the son of the
phlauthTopis and the brother-inlaw Of Cardinal Man
Mug was while "a very clever man. tue most sloyeny,
untly and impractical OF mOTals He once engaged 10
spend a vacation at the country house of weknown
| nobeman The coach To start ut IL, and al 1--we
minutes u IL he had made no preparation whatever.