New-York tribune., 1879-09-10

PERSONiL.


General and Mrs. Garfield have been visit
ng Concord y. H. where they have Two sons at school
Mr.. +. b. Washburne Is on his way from
Maine to Chicago, where NJ de Lesseps IS to be his
guest.
Little Mr.. Richard II. Dana w. has arrived
Mt the residence OF grandfather Mr. Henry ". Long
fellow. at Cambridge.
Sir. Whittier regrets that his health will
not INIT 10 attend the coming celebration CT the
Grst sct.lement OF Kansas. "No ono OF your sister
s.rte-" ne writes, has s,oil record yOursso tau
" peril aud adventure. foruiude, selisacrlhce and
heroic GeyOton 10 freedom. it, baptsin or lnaftyf
blood no, only saved The state to liberty but made tue
abolition OF slavery everywhere possible
The energetic and accomplished Miss Annie
Louise Cary has earned with her beautiful voice beau
u;n home IN Portland, Ne. rae house Of b.ck aud
brown stone and i surrounded oy pretty lawn l Is
furnished daiatily and adorned With many works
Of art Miss Cars married sister keeps house for her.
aud 1t is here nat the siGeer waen NOT busy IN her pro-
fcssiOu. reads, knts stockings, studies and rests.
Prince Michael MichaelOvich GortscbakOif,
the ees; son OF the Russian Chancellor Is dpl0mats
by profession and china collector By taste IL Is said
20 the possessor OF OF the most extensive aud
curious collections in Europe one OF its most interest
lng Ia assortment OF six hundred barbers
gathered from every part OF tho world and con-
tanning specimens OF every sort OF porcelain knowD
both ancient and modern. The Prince refuses To be
parted irom his china, and tins nterores greatly with
pleasure IN the rapid promotion given to him in his
pr0fesson; the journeys from one post 20 another en-
courp re breakagcs. II il stated that he was so cXer
cirei ha mind about tn rs.3 hs CORRECTION woud III
eur wnie crossing the Py Aces that he ccud scarcely
bc persuaded 70 accept lH recent appOihinent AZ hus-
elan Minister IN Madrid
The late Sir Rowland Hill, when he was a
little boy was AN eager reader Of Miss Edseworths
stories, ani they Impressed Him so deeply that he re-
solved to follow the path traced and before he
died to do something that should be tor tha sgnal adj
vantage Of mankind. How he to benefit his fellow
men did not of course, know; but that he should
benefit them aud that in some large way, was his fixed
resolution aud conviction almost from childhood As
ne with parents and five brothers aud two sisters
gathered day by day for their meais-meas of the most
frugal kind. whercat nothing stronger than water
ever drunk-tLere i constant discussion among
them on tue best means Of reforming tho world. Boys
and girls alike were all eager for the work
They had an extremely wise and ambitious
mother, who tOed nisht aud day 10 keep
her little family from sinking through poverty out OF
Tho class which they bsd been born When Row
land child his mother used 70 talk over with
him L.r Lifleuities mOot as he a man. lie
known her visit of tho postuau. there
not money enough IN the house t. pay tue postage.
Hts father kept school anu Rowland wn'n eleven
old began o assist him IN teaching when De was
Twelve his education cam0 TO an end and he became
altogether teacher Rowland Hnis marriage was q
lie and his future wife had Ia her child
hood boen playfeows together He was IN mis- old
or telling how ch no owed 20 the tender
devotion Of his wife dnrlng the years OF their long aud
happy welded life.
AUGUSTA, Me-, Sept. 9.-Ex- Governor Cham
berlain who has been coninr 10 his by in
juries receivcd accidental blow the head.
left his house Monday for tho r, tine III two weeks.
aud to tie polk. lie has net yet fully recovered