New-York tribune., 1879-01-29

the birds Of the Danube lie takes special interest I,
OTnthOiOpy. "
Mr.. William T.. Dodge, and Others of hi.
name, have called convention of the Dodge family "a
meet Salem the 1Ofh Of next July. TBt VIII be tn.
25Otn anniversary Of the handing Of william, Dolo :.
Salem. All The Dpdg5s il the country are invited.
General G.. w. e. Lee, the eldest son of tbo
late H. T.. Lee who cndea orlng prove ght,o ,h
Arlington estate. which advertised lnd sold sor IN.
and collection Of delinquent iaxcs lie av.
that he does not expect change the existing order a,
airlrs, but simply for payment for the estate
by the Government General Iceis tan and hagS
some man, apparently abOu: thirty hye ycRIs old
President Hayes aud his family received ar
the White House the other daY General Mite and Mia,
Iuca IA ate the little Gwsrfs. General Mite be,o,
making the call particularly strong IN his denial o,
statement that he wouldn't 10 see the President he
cause he was fraudulenty elected Indeed, he sent
word previously to Mr. Hayes that the statement mi
had been attributed to him false, aud that he womb
like to call ana put himself right.
Miss Gail Hamilton "reccvedr with Mrs
Blaine the other day. in brocaded gown OF seal brov
and 'Od gold." and was. says Odmring correspon
dent "the unassumng, rosy and girsn witty ano
wise and gentle and frcndy Lady she ever found IL
be George Bancroft greeting her for The first sine,
tine injury thar nearly ut an end To bis useful life
quietly said: Il have been 10 the other gofdp a"d
graphically described the disaster, and his IMPRESSION.
and suierlngs."
Mr.. Judah Philip Benjamin, ex-Confedera,e
and
looks n he forty. He II Queens Counsel In
London having very large legal practice which brinc
him at least 81 30 900 year. He s really English
man his parents natives OF the little island Of
Nevis IN the British es Indies. and be was born on
BRUSH ship at He Is quoted that he
should have been made Queens Counsel several year
earlier If of the powers that be mad not imagined
that honor him ght not he regarded friendly by
the Government AT NashIngtDn
Concerning Caleb Gushing il is chroniced
firsas ambitious young lawyer he entered
the Massachusetts Legislature he 10 eKhbh
his abilities IL speeches, One day he clabOrac ndk
culed another member. rough, uncutiyated dOgmatt
old farmer to whose quantness members generally
disposed TO defer TheOld gentleman was amazed and
angry at Cushngs attack, but kept his seat until the
youDg got through. Then lac rose, walked over u
Cushing, shook his hand in his face, and said: "Whai
do you mean, young man, by abusing me IN this wayi
II you don't look out, won't hare you here speaking
yo,r pieces !" These last three words were papa
bic MI upon Mr. Cushings Ofdtotlcal siyle, ana
spoken cOltempiuJusl that the whole House
laughed aud ne Old farmers triumph WAS complete.
Professor Morley has recently given a lecture
in which he spoke, with great truth aad
good sense OF miscOncepuOn by some OF the best act
Ors of polite manners in our day. They assumed
sloucHng careless manner, avoidance OF all appear
Of interest IN what was gong on In the world
desire not TO to ones heart on ones sleeve,
little indication that there heart 10 wear any
where and they represented this as the manners OF
polite society. on the contrary he showed that English
society ts highest ranks strongly marked by some
OF the most Intellectual cultivated earnest ana INDUS
triOs Of men, ana urged tnat these are the petsum
whose patronage managers ana actors shoud specially
anu 70 secUrc.
Judge Johnston, of Cincinnati, Is quoted AZ
saving tBat he was with Abraham Lincoln one d1,
when committee came to ask the President TO SUSPEND
the draft until alter his second clecdOn on the groun(
oflts mpOpulirty. said Mr.. Lincoln. quietly, " Nha
Il the Pre-, dency worth tome II have no countvP
NherripOn the committee retired 1he Judge says
aIso: Mr : anton told the next day or 80 aftet
Iincoln'> death that there was time when the mem
beis of m, cabinet and he disputed on questions o
po ICY bat they often found thcmselycS wrong and
Lincoln right ne came TO have his own way, ami they
hayc entire confidence M his 'lnspraious,' ~ they
cai ed them. lie was 4 man of WOhlrilWi! redi 10
Splraiion>: naG who c.Ip Dyed no Spr- pr oHcr, 20
collect stories bur JUDGED of the pubic -entmen by ID
curing INTO LIS own breast, aud asking himself "1ai
ought Ia be done
PARIs, Jan. 2S.-M. SvlyeStTe de Sacy
member of The French Academy. is dangerously ILL.,
ROME. Ga Jan. 2S.-Gcncral sherman and
staff IA company with General WIN. Warner, uas'ed
through here AZ O'Clock this morning en- route Tor t
IrruuiSeh iron Works.