New-York tribune., 1879-11-13
PERSONAL.

General Grant has been formally invited to
visit Cleveland his TO the East. but has been
obliged decline. with promise 10 make the visit at
some future time.
Friedrich Won BoIonstedt has just completed
IN epic poem which BE regards as his most Important
pictures German life in The first half Of the present con-
iury.
The Marquis of Butte is occupying his lux
urous leisure with the study OF Eastern tongues. He
Is now engaged in learning Coptlc and there prob
ability the result of all this study may be put
"A book
Mile. Vera sassuliteh, the Russian heroine,
s said to have just had wondrous piece OF good Tor
tuuc A wealthy old merchant OF Yambov. who lately
died leaving near relatives, bequeathed his whole
Of 100000 rOublcs to ner IN pity for her suffer
ing and admiration of her bravery.
DR.. SpOtswoOd, of Mobile, is reported to
possess n sword which belonged to General Wash
ington, aud which the General himself gave TO Aexan
der spotswood Of SpOtsylvana Court House, Virginia
General spotsw 1od visited Washington before the
latters death and found him using this same sword
"A pruning knlfe In trimming his trees lie had with his
own hands hled one edge of II INTO "a saw.
Mrs Meeker and her daughter and Mrs.
Price with her children. have arrived at Greeley and
were enthusiastically welcomed at the station by the
entire population OF tine town. committee OF citizens
presented them letters of cOndolence 10 which they
replied In kindly aud womanly little note The name
oil MaInst., IN Greeley, Is To be changed to Meekcr
ave. and portrait OF Mr.. Meeker is TO be placed
IN the Town Han.
An autograph Of Napoleon |. brought Mt the
sale Of Branz Mayer collection the other day The
sum OF S6 II. 0ae OF Goethe vas sold for 81 OF
Frederick the Great, for S.; Of Louis XY for 81 of
Benedict Arnold. for SO 25 Charles Lees letter 10
Samuel Puryiance concerning the arrest OF Governor
Eden, brought S33 %. the highest bid OF dav was
S42. tor letter and address from Pulaski Governor
Thomas johnson, bearing date 1873.
Mr.. Robert Burdettc, of The Burlin1fon
HGrkeye, has been ectuFiug I'm Colorado He Is quoted
as saying; "The day arrived In Denver the Indian
outbreak occurred. and wonder. They had endured
almost everything were robbed and cheated; had
their lands taken from them did get enough whis-
KEY aud could steal because the agents had placed
every thing too nigh. When they heard I was coming
they said they would have TO draw he line place
Tor they would not be ectured to-"
Mr. John Mccullough is reported by The
Oiereidnd Leader saying that he has been trying To
forget what has other actors and s learning
draw his inspiration from the book of Nature.
believe" he says, am beginning to understand better
than ever before the humanity and the many sides OF
Shakespeare. II my intention 10 devote my time as-
sdiIOusy To the study OF tins great master, and II
spared years longer hope To make progress
than nave made IN tue last twenty years"
Mile. Sarah Bernhardt, IL is reported, will
bring " America excellent company, she
approve OF the star" system. She says that she will
not play the classical repertory, adding. "Even we
French get bored by for In twenty OF
understand IT, 1 would play 0pheIta aud Romeo. but
In my own language. I would sooner play In good
French than In EnRlish with French accent The ad-
vantage OF playing Shakespeare Is obvious. Everybody