New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1880-11-24
PERSONAL.

james L. Pugh, the new Alabama Senator wa
born in Georgia sixty years ago. and went to
Alabama to live when he was four years old. lie
was left an orphan when eleven years old, and
while stilI a you,h he carried a frontier mail two
days in the week i'm order 10 earn enough 10 pay
his school expenses the rest ot The time. lie is sah
to be n man OF exceptional aolllty'
Mr. f. p Whipple writes to Boston friend cen
corning Dr. Oliver Wendell Holiness tribute TO the
late Professor PIERCE 1t is the best thing tia;
Holmes ever did, If we except The ChamOerec
Nautilus Do PRINT the poem IL tie largest tyf
YOU can command. l know 1t by heart. Every
thoughtful person who has read II agrees with me
IN considering II of special excellence. III seems
have been written while the soul OF tue poet sS
away up among the stars and 1t is the highest hgm
of Holiness muse.
NJ Munkacsy, the distinguished Hungarian
naintar. is at work upon an extraordinarily Large
picture-25 feet long and 10 wide-for the next
Salon. It's subject Is Christ Before the Judges
The Saviour is represented standing IN ire
centre of the picture before PLATE. lie
clad in white garments and MS haDus arc
bound behind his back. The pr esis are pourlpHs
forth accusations and the pOpulace nils tAe DseA
ground. II is reported that the painting nas ia az
ready been purchased by an American Tor @ZO,VVe
Mr.. Andrew J. Symington, the author OF the bnet
merly prominent merchant and manufacturer OIL
Glasgow but now devotes his time entirely To n'e''
AZURE, for which he always entertained strong
love- At his beautiful home Lover was heqnen'
guest and the Tennysons Carlyle and other literary
lions occasional visitors. Mr.. Symlngton, who nus
an honored place among the MINOR poets ol S.ys
land is now engaged on a memoir OIL NOrus"oi~
lie is about fifty years OF age.
A quaint and tender little anecdote of Mrs In
cretla Mott is related in Hdrpcr's Week'g ln0
writer, when passing Oh tho roadside one day '"'
stone wall of her country home near PhIlsdeip"'S
saw ranged OIL the top of 1t rows OF apples aau
pears. There had been more than enough on w.
trees for family needs. aud the sweet-hearted o1
Quaker grandmother had placed these treasuiss Nv
tire wall for the stranger children VINO paseouL ~
Mrs. NOUS sympathy tor suffering was ho' 49,
OF reflection. She not untrequently 10 NIs ssn
would remove some portion Of her own va" "aa
clothing. and throw ii over halt-trOzeh "o'''S
who came begging 10 her door. .,,.
General Patterson, of Pennsylvana, Is now III '',
city for few DAYS. the guest OF his frlehd ueoe'I
Wilson. This remarkable man, now IN MS nine'.,.
year. is the only survivor among the officers VI '"
United States Army who took part III tue w :
1912. lie also served in the Mexican war; AZ" -"
among the first to offer his services To the 1--WE !,
ment III 1861. General Patterson, the sarsl ,I 40.
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lively engaged IN an extensive maDuiactufins Il a
ness IN Philadelphia where he continues 70 ,~riay
prominent part in social affairs. Ca LAST ,.sur np
evening the veteran Entertained the Sasu'u''
at his residence IN LOcust-st. -.
Queen Victoria, it is related, recently hsa w
Measure of witnessing q remarkable piece % w.
uaI.stic enterprise. When luuching ou'-o' Nv,
with the Princess Beatrice and few at'en"'" =,
the party was surrounded by no less thah 70 70.
reporters who stood boldly looking on al '"oov.
sumption of cold lamb and sala,-mueb' OF oO"' ,l
"a the Onccn,s ANNOYANCE Finding that lle, "a "a
nor NOV Prncess Beatrice herself went a ei' has
where thev had planted themselves, an s ta,ed as
ny liz Sba w.s AZ mncheon. and would be es" aa.
they would leave The young sdy's sentlea ,Sisbls
STRANGE, however. bad effect upon these .pt 80
persons who murmurlngly declined 70 uurr sr dire
sstrnnger me,surcs were tried; and un' ,s,rnals
| threats from sn attendant tho dlsappoin'eu io"'
| ists withdrew