New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1879-04-30
Reese and Hoyt and the daughter of Ex-Governor Den

Reese and Hoyt and the daughter OF Ex-Governor Den
nisOn.
Professor Longfellow has had a gift of
pen made from the iron letters OF Boniyard
the prisoner OF Chon The socket is made Of god set
with three gems and the handle Ia piece OF oak
from the Old frgate " Constitution
The Society of the Cincinnati in Pennsyl-
yania has In It's possession n land OF sl3nOoO.
which is to be- applied to the erection OF monuments to
Washington IN Philadelphia. Several artists are pre-
IR n 1sio e'''S"' Inc '''''''''' u ''' ' '
The original letter written by General Dix
10 Leut7nant Caldwell OF New-Oreans and containing
the famous order: II attempts to haul down
the American flag shoot him on the spoil" Is owned by
Mr.. Bennett Terre Haute. II mas place IN loan
exhibition In that city.
Bishop McQuaid, who has just returned from
ROME received In Rochester by the people OF bis
diocese VITA great enthusiasm and affection. In his aG-
dress greeting he said concerning his visit to the Pope;
lie took the address and spoke to loving words OF
kndness-the words OF good father. But there was,
wItha the evidences OF mighty intellect, well deyeI-
oped the intellect govern Gods church these try
ing times In every subsequent interview he DEVELOPED
Is the providence OF God that gave US such man"
William Morris works at his decorative art
designs and plans during the five working days OF tho
week. Saturday and Sunday he sets aside for verse.
He says cOmposes rapidly, and adds 81 viii be
candid though. and confess that do not think speed
Is very little matter done. This is, perhaps
udicious my part for gets older
gets slower. Some think that men, like port
wine and tobacco, improve with age, and
they right when rightly understood Neither vino
nor weed improves beyond a certain ana 1t is tho
with man. who, when his character has
aized and he has done piece OF characteristic work,
seldom works better. He becomes moro ard more
asdious and crtcises his work painfully; but there
is not much value in this faculty. There are prob
ably at least dozen good ways OF expressing
thought or writing o line. and OF these ways Is
almost as good another. To me- a writer OF mar
raye the main point TO tell my Story 10 realize 10
my reader, tO dsentangle 10 from the mass OF big-
wiggery which has been woven around 1t ia the course
OF ages. That Was my idea IN writing the Earthly
Paradise which afforded me lntnte eniOymentio i've
years. The beautiful Old Greek stories had been
smothered IN bigwggery and sougnt TO tell tnem in
simple realistic way. Inmy anxiety to tell my story
/ write rapidly"
The "courtin'n of Miss Julia Smith, of
Glastonbury. began in literary correspondence Last
summer" said the venerable bridegroom the we'd
ding reception, when read that her sister had de-
parted. wanted to express sympathy in some way,
Tut knew bow to do it exactly, but finally sent her
volume Of my poems having written on the margin,
with deep sympathes OF the author Thereupon she
sent me a pamphlet emitted ABBY Smith and her
Cows on the OF that pamphlet saw an adj
yertisement saying that Miss Julia Smith, unaided bad
translated The Bible and that 1t for sale at
Hartford. Immediately sent FOR It, aud found that IL
was unlike the version, King Jamess Bible,
il il called. then began reviewing the Bible, aud the
first thing that noticed the tenses-how different
they were from those In the common version. ten
wrote tho translator and replied. Then wrote
again and got another reply; and finally wrote to her
that such large book Bible could not be gone
over by correspondence, and said would Ike to visit
Ler she then cordially aud frankly invited me to come
came, and We cbatted together ! think on TIE hrst
visit we chatted three hours sitting J did not
expect 20 call again. And az last when got ready with
my satcbe IN my hand TO walk down to take the stage,
found carriage at the door asked her WHO Was TO
drive she said must you would not know where
to co. From that time 1 found her acquaintance so
pleasant that asked leave call again. She thought
It not advisable to marry ALL that she had better
wend her way through the remainder OF her life alone.
But at last convinced her that was man or honor
and somewhat OF scholar and not tramp and so she
finally eaid; Upon the WHOLE II we live happier
together, don't know why we should not. The mouse
large enough for both or us Ana so she put tue case
into my hands and, By the help O Dr. scndder she s
my wife" An enormous cake presented TO the
narrrd pair by divers friends who OrEamened IL with
this genial inscription:
Good wishes and JOY to the married pair.
Miss Julia the brave and A. Parker, esq
LONDON, April 90 General Sir Garnet
Wolseey, High Commissioner aad Commander-in-Chlef
of Cyrrus Will come to England. at the request Of the
war ONCE, scrye upon u tIiiit"rJ commission
ROCHESTER, April 29.-ProfessOr Lewis
Swift Of this city, has been elected Fellow OF the
Royal Astronomical Society OF England, token Of
appreciation OF his astronomical discoveries.