New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1880-08-12

PERSONAL.

Dr. George Macdonald will be inauGurated Presi-
dent of Perry Bar Institute, at Birmingham, Eng
land, October 10.
Bishop Waterson's conservation at Columbus,
Ohio last Sunday. was attended by his mother six
brothers and three sisters.
Judge Black does not find s0iourn Europe
agreeable to HIM. and few weeks will doubtless
see him again n America.
The willow from which the ex-Empress Eugene
plucked some shoots while at St. Helena is the
second one planted since the burial of the Emperor
Napoleon. The tree survives only thirty years III
that latitude.
Miss Kate Sanborn's appointment to tho chair of
English Literature in Smith College. at Northami
ton is regarded by the English papers an indca-
ton that literary ladies rapidly coming to the
front IN the United States
The Archbishop of Canterbury follows the Scrip
tural injunction of gong into tine highways and
hedges for his guests. He recently entertained 600
of the poorer people at Lambeth, and sent each
visitor away with bunch OF beautiful flowers.
Colonel Thomas A. Scott has been spending de-
lightful month in yachting along the New Eng
land coast. Frequent stops were made, and many
visits paid to places of note. The Coonels health
Is not robust enough, however, To warrant him in
attempting much work yet
Mr. Andrew Carne e, of this city, who recently
Scotland. for the purpose of establishing free IL
brary. has Increased his gift to $40 900 The build
ing is expected to cost S2O,0 and will contain o
library and set of reading and recreation rooms.
In Mr.. Holman Hunts picture of Z" The Flight
into Egypt" the donkey from which he painted is
stated to be an animal of purest breed, Boosting n
geneaOgy OF two centuries; while the Virgin is
taken from lovely Jewish maiden living in the
neighborhood of Bethlehem. One original feature
in the picture will be procession of infant spirits
those or the murdered lnnocentS. Mr. Hunt has
been engaged upon this picture for four years, and
it will take Blk months To finish 1t.
The house In which Lieutenant now General
Grant was married is still standing at the corner of
Fourth and Ccrre-sts in st. Louis. The parlor
where the ceremony was performed IL now used as
a physicians office Tradition preserves the fact
that the wedding was merry one and that dane
ing continued until midnight. A Santa F6 traveller
was brought in and diverted the company with
lively Spanish dance. The friends of Mr. DENTS
family were invited in. and many OF General
Grants old comrades from the barracks were pres
ent. Some of the furniture whIch occupied the
mansion at the time is now in the possession of the
occupant Among these old souvenirs Is shown
large ottoman, about three feet long, and covered
with velvet of tiger stripes, though little faded by
time. Among the other relics of the Dent mansion
there ia M old fashioned bureau and leaf table of
French manufacture. Il is made of mahogany and
has drawers at both ends which can be hauled out
when the side leaves are raised or dropped down az
the sides Instead of legs ut the corners the table
lis sustained by one leg IN the centre, supported by
"a broad pedestal resting on four CastOrs al the
corners, 80 as 10 move easily about the floor. There
are also shown some hatdozen h-bOttOmed chairs
that, II Is SAID, did service when General Grant
was married. HE following ~ copy of the record
of General Grants marriage IN tho Recorders office
state Of Missouri, County OF 81. Louis. certify
that have tins day joined in tho holy bonds OF
matrlmOny Lieutenant Ulysses Grant, Of the United
States Army, and Julia Dent. OF ST. Louis. Certified
by INC tina 10Th day of September. A. ID. 1918
ii. Linn, minister. fIiod October 20 1915"
ST.. JOHN. ~ D.. Aug. IL The M.ruuis of Lorne