New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1880-05-30
PERSONAL.

Mr.. Glbert's new comedy written for Mr. soth>
ern, mas the curious title Of ShegDers Fairy"
Lord Lorne has previous engagements obligins
him to decline the invitation to the celebration OK
the settlement OF Boston.
81. Alexandra Dumas has received in authors
fees during the past six years, from the Theatre
Franchise alone the sum of $4S, 400. Victor Hugo
has received from this theatre 42,00QC while
NM Erckmann-C hatrian got for their play ~DAmrs
FIitZ," $4,000.
The young Austrian Grown Prince has just been
made Doctor of Philosophy by the University OK
| Pesth He likes to have savants about him and IL
unusually well posted in the events of the day.
He has great gift Of languages, speaking six WELL
aud three moro toeraDIy.
General Grant has not been able to accept all the
invitations to attend Decoration Day ceremonies
aud intends to remain at home in Galena upon that
occasion. Mr.. Hendricks writes to the Cincinnati
Committee that il is beautiful ceremony, which
may not benefit the dead but brings blessing to
the living.
Queen Victoria's atttudea the recent drawing.
room is described to O correspondent Of The North
american by young lady presented to hor i
was very much disappointed" says this irreverent
young lady; she seemed so small and insignificant
She did not smile at all, but looked very cross She
did not take the slightest notice of me- beyond
holding out her hand TOR me to kiss, nor say any
thing My aunt had to courtesy as she passed the
Queen, but she did not take any nStice BOT ing
didn't like kissing her hand at all I'm very giad
it's over"
OfGeneral Robert E. Lee an ex-Confederate colo
mel says that there was wonderful charm In Ms
manner. and that he never heard from him an un-
kind criticism on the Confederate Government, on
the plan of campaign, its officers, or the enemy.
During discussion of the Sewell Mountain CAM
paiQn the Generals lnterlocutor asked why be did
A..
him for not doing so; when the State was losing
confidence III him, and the army needed Victory.
Lee smiled sadly and said could not afford to
sacrifice the lives OF i've or SIX hundred OF my peo
pie to silence public ciamor."
The Hon. W. E. Chandler is described by The
CHICAGO Journal as slender, narrow. shouldered and
neryously hung together. His head is small aud
his HAIR has scholarly "lay." 1t is gray, but not
very and so is bis short full beard and his eyeat
least as much of it be seen behind the glasses
and frown he always wears. His eyebrows, espe.
eialy the vertical low wrinkles over his nose. arc
always contracted. and give him an expression o.
fierceness-somethng If he meant always to talk
to the point aud did not want to be troubled with
trihes, for they might make him nervous. MS
hands are very seboasGic-white ana slender ne
wears Prince Albert coat, always buttoned. and
white neck tie-hs tout ensemble being rather thas
of professor in a college.
President Eliot. of Harvard, said at the Unitarian
Festival the other day: at is sometimes said that
we Unitarans so-called, have nothing in common
we who are Church without government or OBJ
hgatory ordinances, worshippers without appointed
rites. believers without a creed, and denomination
without name. But find that what We hold n
common Is more precious, potent and durable than
any creed or ecclesiastical that ever was
framed. We maintain together ~ the natural arg
| nitv and worth of man ~ the right OF prlyatee
ndrment unrestrained by authority and unfettered
by creeds; and ~ the original. unbroken ana UNI,
| versal community of nature, man aud God lnsteaa
of a human race fallen from better state, nato-
rally deprayed estranged from God, or even recon-
clled to himwe believe in race meant for progress
capable of holiness and IN the nam improving hun
the beginning. though weak and wandering.
PHILADELPHIA. May 2s.-Ex-Governor John =.
Hartranft has accepted an invitation to address
tho literary societies of Roanoke College, Virginia
on .Iune 10,