New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1879-12-04
PERSUNiL.

Queen Victoria has sent to Major Chard
valuable dian ond ring AS of appreciation Of
his heroic conduct at Rorke's Dsift.
Congressman Morton has purchased and
will this Winter occupv the house IN Washington for
nerly owned by Mr.. Hooper, OF Massachusetts.
Robert Burns's copy of Milton" has just
been presented to ST. Paus school, the school in which
Milton educated II bears the poets autograph on
the title-page Ot c'ch volume
Mr.. Arthur Sullivan is writing for the Leeds
Festival next year a oratorio 20 be entitled Saul
ana Jonathan" Mr. Longfellow's building OF the
Ship has selected by Mr. Barnett as the subject Of
q cantata.
Senator Thurman is quoted In The Wash
ing,on star As thus answering friend who complE
mented him Monday on the bouquets that ornamenied
his desk: Oh yes Some kind frieDds have sent these
to decorate my political coihn.'
General Grant receives IN Chicago this at
ternoon all The cergytne OF city. aud TO
dinner party AZ General sheridans Or saturday he is
to dine with the Commercial Club On OF the days
OF his VISIT ne Will plant tree IN South Parx
Two OctOgenarians on what was regarded
ma their bridal tour were deserted the Ra
land w. one day this week They were Amos Par';er'
the Hampshire poet, and bis bride. formerly MISS
Julia smith Of Connecticut. The marriage ceremony
was celebrated last March just after Miss smith hia
passed eghtieth birthday and the gloom was ons
a few wears her senior. Miss Smith was Que OF tne
famous Smith sisters.
The Czarewitch and the Czarevna made
themselves very pleasant during their recent wish to
Berlin. The natural grace and charming manner on
Princess Dagmar del GIFTED everybody At the fareweh
banquet given hours before the Russians departed
the Emperor wi1m surprised the czarevna by the gf.
Of splendid brlclet. set with superb diamonds. and
bearing felicitoas inscription commemorative "
her sojourn III bis capital
DIR. Oliver Wendell Holmes occupies house
I'm Beacnn-st looking out upon charming view OF inc
Charles River H. Quilt the house himself AMI Oiled"
mi OF books Many Of these theological books ior'
inheritng fathers theological tastes. the Docorn
fond of reading commentaries and annoating them In
the attic Dr. Holmes keeps his bench aud tools. for ne
mechanic as well as professor. doctor and writer
correspondent OF The PHILADELPHIA Press says ,natt
Holmes began 20 write poetry m Ms fifteenth year. aue
when he penned lnr which had In &c the sentence
Tue raging pillows murnured into ca m,
his mother who belonged To tue well-known Jacs,"~
family Of Boston. said TO her " You are poet
Kossuth. old as he Is. daily devotes ten
hours every wentyfour TO writing and ARRANGING
the which he IL giving TO the world not only n
personal memoirs, but his political writings ana
speeches The fret volume win appear almost imms
diatey and In i've European languages. Crown Primes
Rudolph Is said be enthusiastic admirer OF inc
Hungarian language and literature his father ana
mother and he is particularly pleased with Kossnihs
elegant oratious II is related that short time sso ocs
OF those orations kept back from the Prnee
ment and expulsion Of the Hapsburg dynasty. Pnnee
learnt accidentally could not obtain II from hs Az
tsndants, and appealed 90 his father The bmperorm
the arst year Of whose reign kossuth was eondemucn
death-at once gave ordeas ssst 10 should ee pr0's