New-York tribune., 1879-12-19
PERSONAL.

MIR. Whittier was sevcnty-two years Old yester-
day.
General Noycs, il is now announced in The GIN
cnnoH Ga-liic does intend TO come home to work
during the coming campaign. but does not intend to
resign his position
Mr. John u Fargo. ii is announced. intends here
after to devote himself altogether to decoration.
He Is now selling in Boston all the available paint
iugs and drawings remaining III his s1udO.
President Haye-'s farewell dinner to Secretary
McCrary was enlivencd by pleasant telegram
written and sent by the host to Mrs McCrary in
her Iowa home "The members Of the Cabinet"
wroie the President. land their wives are taking
farewell dinner with Judge McCmry. We partlcu-
lary grei your absence. and all join In KIND re-
mcnibianccsr r. b. HAYES.
Abraham Lincoln was man never stirred by
vanity. Ills freedom from this quality WAS shown
an many ways and especially leitcr dated April
1850 and lately exhibited at "A fair in Lincoln. Neb
AS 10 the other niatier you kindly mention" he
wrote d" must in canaor say do not think myself
III FOR he Presidency. certainly am flattercd and
oraf tilted that some partial friends think Of me i'm
that connection. hut really think IT best that no
concerted ilolt such as you suggest be made Let
tins be considered confidential"
Mr. Moody. when asked the other day by a re-
porter of TIE ReluJHcan. Of st. Louis concerning
his belief as to he'll, answered d" OF course base
rny belief entirely upon the Bible and there isn't
raw of hope held out in 1t that bell Will be other
wise Than endless. There Is no hope held out 10
pent beyond the grave that | can find As TO the
iaftir part of your question. would answer that
any man banished from the face OF hod thirsts.
rhe moment that God hid His face from Christ He
exclaimed. thirst The rcmorse at having lost
heaven is worse than the physical punishment. |
do not think he'll contains physical fire. he word
used 10 convey 10 our senses IN Its full import the
terrible punishment"
Secretary Sherman dresses plainly and always IN
dark coors. and looks more like a college professor
than politician. In his walks he invariably car
res a light cane. which he swings carelessy. The
Philadelphia Press describes him making the
business OF his office go like clockwork. As fast
ne reads hs letters be dictates answers to his phi
yate secretary, and the callers who interrupt him
are quickly disposed of. In perception he rs quick.
and in decisio prompt lie disDatches business
with great rapidity and never reviews his work.
II you ask him question about Department busi-
ness he will answer instantly or direct YOU TO a
man whu is fully informed. His me!hod is so
thorough that feels every pulse beat in the great
Department of which he is the head.
Mr. G. A. Sala has pleasant reminiscence of Cen
eral Grant, with whom he smo ked cigar after a
London dinner. The London journalist, who had
been a correspondent IN Mexico during Maximilian's
invasion, happened in his talk to touch upon the
war between that country and this not aware at
the time that Grant had served there as a cap
tain in the United States Army. He warmed up
ON the subject" says Mr. Saa, and for twenty-five
minutes held me spellbound as lie discOursed at
length on the climate and topography OF Mexico,
the manners and customs Of the people and various
;ncidents and scenes of the war III which he touk
n part. need hardly that | was surprised,
after his remarkable taciturnity at the Grosvenor
Jlnner. Wien we parted 1t with the impression
LIFT on my mind that General Grant was nothing il
Sot brilliant tcOnversaionalist. lspent an evening
with him again at dinner given in his honor BY
Sir James Ashbury. aud what | saw there only
tended to confirm my previous opinion of the man,
ylz that he is remarkably well-inf0rmed and a
splendid talker when he has mind TO be-"
LONDON, Dec. 1S.-The Duchess of Marlborough,
wife of the Lord-lieutcnant of Ireland. publishes
letter in The Times asking for contributions in aid
of sufferers in Ireland.
ST. PETERSBURG, Dec. 1s.-lt is announced off.
ciay that the Empress OF Russia has had an attack
pleurisv. which has aggravated the chronic afec-
tion OF her right lung.