New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1880-07-27
PERSONAL.

The Empress Eugene is about TO visit Queen
Victoria at Osborne. The autumn she will spend
at Arenenburg.
The Rev. Phillips Brooks. of Boston. preached in
the priyate chapel of Windsor Castle before Queen
Victoria during morning service of July ii.
Mrs. Hayes is soon going TO Fremont to put bel
remodelled house in order for future residence. eI
SOD, Webb Hayes will, it is said, become merchant
in Toledo next Spring.
William Tappan Thompson sold the copyright oil
his first book major Joness Courtship," for $3.50
He is now sxty-eight years of age. and for thirty
years has been the editor of The Sdraandh Neacs
General Garields appearance at the New-Eng
land Fair Is uncertain He writes From. The
present appearances and nature of the multitude OF
my enga gements, cannot promise to be present.
General Sherman and Vice-Presldent Wheeler will
visit the fair on its third day. Septembef9.
Queen Victoria is not only sincere lover of litera-
ture she is also an antQuary. She has been 50
pleased with Colonel ChestePs learned book " The
Westminster Abbey Registers" that she has pre-
sented to him copy of Martins Life OF the
Prince Consort," with an autograph inscription IN
each volume.
Mrs Brown. the mother Of Artemus Ward" IL
mentioned by The Boston Journal as a bright and
busy old lady of seventy years, now living at Water
ford, Me-. where her is buried She has great
love Tor gardening. lcT pElue auu dHtCliun
pleasantly shown when visitors to look AT the
house where the merry Artemus" was born.
A portrait of Ex-Governor A. III. Reeder, the frst
territorial Governor Of Kansas, is to be placed IN
the executive Office at Topeka. The painting rep
resents Governor Reeder in the guise of deck pas
senger escaping from Kansas City on the steamer A:
b. Chambers III 1856, when the armed invaders VI
the State sought to take his life account OF MS
devotion to Freedom
Thomas +. Crttenden, the Democratic candidate
for Governor of Missouri is the nephew of the late
John j. Crttenden, President fillmore's Attorney
General and a half-brother to General Ell II. Muir
raw. now Governor Of Utah. He is lawyer b5
profession and is in the forty-seyenth year OF his
age lie has served two forms in Congress.
Daring the siege of Yicksburg Mrs. Grant and her
children were at the headquarters of the then Nar'
General A sentinel whom she accostcd 10 Learn ths
way to the only other lady in camp, recalls the ine
dent as follows: She thanked ME in a very pleas
ant manner. inquired my age and how long Lad
been in the SERVICE and expressed the hope that tns
war would soon be over. ] replied that the priys1e
soldiers believed that great deal Of hard fghnns
remained to be DONE Oh well, she answers,
with smile, some OF you may he Generals eVuyy
day, perhaps and bidding me goOd-day she passs1
ON. noted the incident III my private JOafral a.'
described Mrs. Grant AZ a plainly dreS'en' t1iS'
ably young. and very senslble-o0klng wonah'
WASHINGTON. July 26-Mr. Webb c. Hayes
returned to-day from bis western trIp...'''
Secretary OF War Ramsey expects to Leave
the city tomorrow for ten-days' visit
New-England. 40. l.. Pruden. Assistant ffi'
vate Secretary TO the President. left the ctS ~.
day for a months vacation. 10 be passed Win "'
family at the seashore in New-Jsrsey.