New-York tribune., 1880-06-15
PERSONAL.

Mrs General Sherman has gOne with her youngest
daughter to stay at st. Catharnc's. Canada.
Senator Hampton, with his daughter, Miss
Daisy Hampton, will spend the Summer at Vir-
gina watcrlng-plGce.
Mr. Philip Il. Algrr, tho young man who has just
been graduated the head of his class IN the Naval
Academy is the of tho Rev. w. X AlEer, late of
the Church OF the Messiah
picturesque description is gwen of General Gar
fields dinner the evening before he whipped
Humphrey Marshall at Middle Creek. lie was
found eating stowed rabbit out of % TIN cup with
one O his officers the two gent ienen taking turns
with the one small teaspoon which was available
When Mr. Emerson, it is related was recently
reading his essay on the future of America to u
small audience he happened TO say " the " instead
of this country" His faithful daughter Ellen in
trrruptcd him. " Father" she saId, 1T Is THIS
couutrN" A smile cTept over the face of the Con-
cord philosopher. az he replied, with fine faith in
tho Great Republic, Well, this country Is the
country"
Stonrwal Jacksons last dispatch, written by his
own hand in pencil, on single sheet of English
note paper, is preserved i'll case i'll tho Virginia
State Library. 1t was written to General Lee, just
before the battle of Chancelorsvlr, where jack
son received his death wound. 1t IL short note,
ending thus dcvoutly IL trust that an eyer kind
Providence will bless us with great success"
When the Princess Louise was shopping in Chi
cagU another feminine shopper approached her and
said There is n lady present who was born
within the dominion of your mother, and she would
like to speak to you." The Princess immediately
shook hands with tho diitlcnt Englishwoman and
said sho was glad to see her After n short but
kindly conversation the good Louise turned to go,
saying: How lonely You must De to stay away
from your own country 80 long,
General Grant, ut the Soldiers Reunion at Mil
waulee met every attention with kindly word, a
shake of the hand or u friendly nod. Daring the
procession nnumcrablc babies were pOkcd into the
carriage that the General might kiss them. and he
cbccriully did his duty. The crowd Ot infants at
last became so great chat both General ShcTIdnn
and Colonel FOIByt II, who accompanied Grant, were
pressed INTO the service each OF the soldiers having
two or thrco little creatures IN his arms at Ouce.
General GibbOn, the old commander of the famous
| Iron Brigade of Wisconsin, attended with his wife
| tho recent soldiers meeting ut Milwaukee,. Mrs
| Gibbon, who had accompanied her husband
| throughout his campaigning and who was almost
| worshipped by the command, rode with him III the
| procession, The widest cheers greeted General
! Grant and General GibbOn, but when the old sol
| dIers caught sight OF Mrs. GibbOn there was
| greater uprOar, and they pressed forward eager
even to touch the hem of her dress, many of then
breaking into tears aud Sobs.
Miss Anna E. Dickinson. in reading her play o
"Aurelan," &" sits quietly" says The Cincinnati
Commercial. with no accessories but small stand
with light at her left hand. She is in evening
dress, not costumed for tho r@rr With tho touches
of color IN hor Dress with her stronS, mobile face
the graceful acting of her hands and her r,ctur
| esQue poses, this reading becomes succession o.