New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1880-09-05
PERSONAL.

General Garfield says that 1t will be impossible for
him to make his expected visit to Michlg gan this
autumn.
Mr. Thomas Hughes is to be formally received by
the Iron, Coal and Manufacturers Association of
CHATTANOOGA and he is expected to give lecture IN
that city.
The Marchoness of Queensbury is a stout politi-
clan. She has just been writing to a newspaper about
what she calls q" the Home Rule delusOn. mOckcry
ana snare"
OF General Mcclellan, The Concord N. H. Monitor
saws that she has AGED very much i'll the past few
years and is not impressive IN personal appearance.
ANY one who knew him IN the Army OF the Potomac
would hardly know him to-day"
The late Miss Nelson not very wealthy. The
real estate she bought in this city declined in
value after her purchase that it not worth the
amount that had been lett on mortgage by the
vendor. During her last two tours in this country
she is said to have made about $4,000.
Mr. Ruskin devotes some forcibIe words to the
modern reader: What do You do with book
now no says be it ever good You give it
10 n reviewer first to skin it, ana then to bone il,
and then to chew it, and then to lick it, and then to
give it you down your throat Ike handful of
plan. And when you've got II, you've no relish for
il after ALL
General Irwin Mcdowell, commanding on the
Pacific coast has procured leave of absence from
Army Headquarters for the sole purpose of coming
back to New-York (where he has long maintained
his legal residcncel in order to vote next Novem-
ber He wrote the other day TO friend, asking to
be advised of the day on which he must be here for
registration saying that lie was coming home solely
to vote for General Garfield and meant TO bring
another voter with him.
Mr. William II. English is mentioned by a cor
respondent Of The Cincinnati Gazette Us good takeI
when he has mind to be- The correspondent says
that Mr. English " was after the Presidency. as he
admitted to friend few days ago. adding with
considerable emphasis and would have had the
nomnntion # Hendricks had been out of the wayl
IL is now known that his and son-in-law ply.
stefan residing in Louisville visited every part OF
the South last winter working NJ q boom 3" for the
paternal banker OF indianapolis.
Governor Luke p. Bl lckburns perfections are the
subject of much beautiful language In The Courier
Journal 1.-THE Governor" says correspondents
ever presents striking picture If nobility and
aged beauty. No one can deny It, lie looks every
iuch Governor, aud sits enthroned even higher in
the hearts Of all In the dlgnlted figures of the
Lancers In full regulation SUIT, 1t would be difficult
TO find any one representing 30 much courty ele
gance and gentle dignity"
Mr. Spurgeon occasionally offers his countrymen :
little tartness of speech He said the other evening
In an address on plgrimages that when an English
man made I'D his mind TO travel beyond his OWL
country-to 20 abroad-he was first struck with tb,
idea OF the absolute necessity of going TO his aio,
| In order to be supplied with the most ridiculous
looking suit OF clothes II was possible to wear III,
(slr. Spurgeon) imagined he knew his own country
men pretty we'll, and no could safely say that a
more outrageous way than that IN which they oc.
| casionaly dress themselves could not DO imagined
The Emperor William is particularly fond of hi,
first regiment Of Dragon Guards which, by Il.
reckless valor and devotion, won the day at tho
battle Of Mars-la-Tour. He has since then AWAY.
tried to be with those Guards upon each anniyer
sary Of that day. This year he appeared as usua