New-York tribune., 1879-05-07
PERSONAL.

Representative James, OF Ogdensburg, is
very III with paralysis IN Washington.
Matthew Vassar, 81, is about TO build and
endow a home for old men" at POugnkeepsie.
Messrs. LOngfellOw, Emerson and Holmes
are TO write poems the Moore Centenary celebration
at Boston this month.
A pale, wom gray-haired woman, in white
mob-cap and white cashmere shawi-Jhus is the JcDly
Lind of these days described.
The Vice-President will not be in Washing
ton during tue OF the extra session; and ssuaor
Wade Hampton will pair on all political questions aud
shortly return 10 South Carolina.
Mr.. Herman, the eldest son of the Senator
from this state has gone abroad where, II is reported
he will study the priesthood at the same institution
in England at which Mr. Thomas sherman is now q stu
dent.
Ex-Governor Charles Robinson, of Kansas;
has very practical idea OF his duty his ue.ghbJr
He is now caring for nine families OF coiored refugees
on his farm Lawrence, ana VIII keep them there
until they can be provided for IN homes OF their own
upon public lands.
The little Crown Prince of Italy is an intel
ligent child and extremely fond OF history. lie neg.
lects in a museum OF antiquities the pocucal, ideal
busts and figures Tor those OF warriors aud statesmen.
and was greatly and silently impressed by his hrst sight
OF The Dying G adator." HIS mother Yields him IA =
great to the influence OF wise lddIstnSusAed
men appointed To take cnaFgr o. h!ul
Secretary McCulloch lett New-York yesteT-
day TO begin series Of six lectures Oh Tie National
financial situation to be delivered before tho students
OF Harvard The socrotarys Fort Wayne speech,
shortly alter the close OF the wa: embraced the whole
hodv Of financial doctrine at that time, aud the financial
bistorv of the country from that time 10 this hSs
scarcely more than iulumeAt v! bs predictions
and warnings.
Ezekiel Hayes, the great-grandiather OF tho
President WAS n successful mechanic in Connecticut
and Kept number Of apprentices IL is sand that some
times Ike apprentices in all ases they felt that they
had long work and short ratiOns Al one time n new
cheese was put tho table whole 10 stood uncut fora
day or two, Hayes saying at each meal " Ihat u
nice looking cheese IL Is pity 10 cut tV Tue BOYS
Thought this was growing rather moDotonOus, and
planned To show their sentiments The blacksmith bal
one day got bar OK iron tlcelY heated, and liid 10
across anvil tn bo cuL the proper lengths Tue
boys with chisc and seigs, were 10 cut t OIL But 40
haud was raised. HAYES asked why they did not
"stukc." One oI them replied: That is such NEE
bar iron; would be pity 70 cut it' Hayes qucSy
saw point and shouted, with Laugh, "striSo! boys
strike the cheese shall be cut ]"
FORT MONROE, Va, May 6.-Niss Hewitt
daughter Of the Hon. Ahram S. Hewitt Of New-l0rk,
arrived here this morning, company with Slr q l..
Perkins and friends The band o' tho artillery school
rendered her a srrcnade this evening.
BALTIMORE, May 6.-The Hon. j. Randolph
Tucker member Of Congress from Virginia. whose eye
sight has been seriously impaired FOR time. sub
mittcd TO Successful operation to-day for in
the right eye should inflammation take place Gurn,
the process OF healing 10 Is confidently 1pected tAab
his 81 .ht Will Do almost entirely restored.