New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1879-10-22
PERSONAL.

Miss Rachel Sherman, the youngest daugh.
Of the Genera Is TO make her first formal appear
ance III Washington society during the coming Winter
The youngest Miss Evarts II In announced,
to De Introduced.
Captain Boyton-who starts tomorrow upon
his swim down the Connecticut River-is the happy
possessor fortytwo medals and decorations bestowed
upon him I'm recognition 81 the merits OF his invention
% The remarkable swimming-suii.
Mr.. Frank w. Bird, of Boston, celebrates
to-day his SEVENTEEN birthday and to b. the guest at
duner survivors Of those gentlemen who helped
him rejoice his nfteth birthday at the
House Twelve OF that merry company are dead-the
twelve being Mcssrs. John A. Andrew. Edwin Bynner,
samuel 6. Howe. william = Morton, Wdiiam Ipham.
Hopkins. William :. Robinson, John ?. Eldrdge and
seth webb, ir.
Thomas Ball. the American sculptor, lives
n a simple pretty. nower-surrounded house which he
built himself Just outside OF the Old gates Of Flor
eacc Mr.. Ball Is now sixty years Old and clever.
agreeable with frank. bright face. His flowing
brown beard fast turning gray his heavy locks arc
gray and his eyes blue. Mr. Ball, The Heraid, OF
Boston. says first artistic enings IN toe studio
Js cut Of school be became general flctotuin almost
naif century ago.
"There was an agreeable gathering at Br0m-
ham Church, Wiltshire writes gentleman from Lon
dom the dedication OF the beautiful window
~ memory Of Thomas Moore. Il stated by Me- s.
C. Hall that among the American subscribers 10 the
memorial were william Cullen Bryant, Charles OConor
Henry ". Longfcilow. James Grant Wilson and George
W. Clid- Who contributed the fund with character
isfic hhcsaliy." "lnvorary Castle has been
completely restored The Duke u Argyll and hi, fam
y w renme their residence there about the nidde u
OCTOBER
M. John Roach, the veteran shipbuiIder, is
described as "A man who never wastes minute During
his railway travelling he reads, plans and sleeps and
he is ofcnes be- found IN his shpyard seated in
sheltered corner. making figures sometimes on paper
and a. often pieces OF board He s very abrupt In
ms questions. ana often poses tor minute tho
many expert men about the yard For instance. IN
walking IN The street with his naval architect he may
suddenly change the subject, matter what u IS, and
.ss how ne q sDp must bee 10 carry gnany bales II
cotton, accommodate a certain number OF rassen2eis
end make many knots per hour Tie expects au an-
sNer Instantly, ana generally gets %.
Bishop Fraser. OF Manchester, England. IN
recent speech. testified ly many an other good
man h. done 20 the -escrih,c and devotion Of his
mother Ills father. OF some fortune, lost every
thing ir iron-uuing and died broken-..mted leaving
falii 0f sovcn the Bishop m Thar time being ionr-
teen years old. It's mother Was woman OF sound
-,n.c and great a'h-Iness. She saio: " cannot
erra these lads ofue large fortunes bur- by cen' ins
myself a h.t ia. Igin- quietly can give them I'D a
GOOD education" she Ola I'D. and he lid not under-
stand how sae managed II. Iiy Gods PROV 81 nee 10
bad fuat mo,hcr sun spared 90 lin. size vac row
paiayl,d sn..cni, ana lc p',-- but ever day W Zen
IA. vent into ler room ana luokcd on her sweet i'ce
he thought gratefully Of IN he owed 90 her. 81 wax
d g. la.
Mr. Ia ,homc once wrote O. PIE SAINT letter
introducing H. d. Troreau 20 Mr. Epes sargent, and
Mr. Sargent has iu-t communicated This letter -
V4-0cr's Wcefll "Thcfc j. gentleman in the Gown 81
lie name of Tnoreau." says Hawthorne "a graduate
Of Cambr ee and fine 'cholar, especially in OH Ing
'ish literature, hut wthal Wild, irregular irdan-ke
sort o. fellow who can lind 30 occupation in life that
suits him Ho writes, and somctir, often for auelt
trow-very wei indeed. IN The Diol for July
there is a article on tue natural history ~ ills part OF
thc country, vhieh wll give you an idea or him as
genuine aud exquisite observer OF ua.lrea character
almost as that OF trug poet He w. res petify
als,-i.r instance. To the Maiden ia me last me
summer Rain and other pieces no me t0t Or . iober,
which be very careless aud imperfect, but ~
tine as btrd-uot-s."
MADrD, Oct 21.-King AlphonsO has re-
turned 20 ibis city after visiting The. plain II siureia,
rlo scene ~ the recent food, where Do dis
trDufed re. icf amOus trc sutefcr-.
VIENNA, Oct. 2l.-lt Is officially an
noauccd that tAc Emperor ~ Austria ha' gwen his
formal sanction 90 thr marriage Of the ArcAduclcss
Mnlle CHRISTINE 90 Is .rg Atphonsu 81 spain.