New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1880-10-13
PERSONAL.

The marriage of State Engineer IIoratio Seymour,
ir and Miss johnson, OF Utica, VIII take place to-
day.
The visit of President HAYES and party to the
Cascades and Dllies of the Columbia River. Oregon,
was euliycned BY many curious scenes aud incl
dents. Nearly the whole population OF the country
gathered on the river bank, to salute the President.
There were many sho gun saluies, and at the new
I,,ks thlrIy-sevcn reSuunding blasts fired IN
succes,Ipn At the Cascades Old Indian RaZed
with awe al the President. and, II Is SAID, almost
tainted when the White Father erasped his hand.
The taking speech of Setting Hen. the Indian
chief in the new comic opera. "Deseret," is in the
main a piece of realism. Mr.. W. 4. Croffnt the
author of the hbretto, was the editor of a Mime
apolis paper in 1861. and accompanied Governor
Ramsey, now Secretary OF War. and the representa-
live of the Indian Bureau IN a steamboat journey
far up the Minnesota River, where Little Crow and
his band OF Sioux were mt IN council. Little Crow
made IN substance the speech which which has been
put into the mouth of Setting Hen. He spoke IN
earnest ana without figure OF speech, for the
tr ue was half starved lie oegan with these words
Indian heap hungry. Indian no grub since last
moonw In the following spring OF 1862 Little
Crow led the horrible massacre IN the Minnesota
Valley.
Mr.. Thomas Hughes is spending a few days in
Chicago aud the guest OF his old friend, the Rev
Brooke Hcr.ord. pastor of the Church of the Mes
honor was held in the rooms of the Public Library
Board and in tie evening he dned with the Chi
cago Literary Club. The Public Library was
chosen aS the most fitting place for holding the
ception because Mr.. Hughes is in a measure the
founder OF the library. After the Chicago fire.
winch destroyed the nucleus of "a public library
Mr. Hughes prop lscd AZ a meeting Cl tue Anglo
American Assertion OF London that English living
authors should he invited 10 contribute books they
had written and alSo that members OF the asSOcld-
non and others should be asked to make CUTS of
e assIcaI ANA other works toward replacing the Chr
cago Ii Try. lie took large part o! the work OF
collecting upon himself and nearly 1000 volumes
were forwarded TO the ph9nrx city.
NJ Emile dc Girardin, the French journalist likes
social display well as poll,ca! jugslery. and a
means 10 that end said 10 give tue best dinners IN
Paris lie recently had the Grand Duke Constan-
tine at dinner with notable company. The Rus
sian had pleasant speech for each prominent
guest. Madame Adam was complimented on the
A0ureilc R0Hc; al actress WAS charged with Re
naming all too lOn Z away from the ~. Petersburg
STAG; VI. tie Lr>>rp> va, Ur-cI 10 pcTStNcrc aud
pierce the isthuIS IL the picture lery he asked
what had becomc of tine famous por tr1It of Rachel
VI. de OIU.ilI.l replied tl uC uad gwen Al to Tie
Theatre Francois. The Grand Duke sat at DIM
ucr between Madame Alexandra dc GIrardln and
Madam. Adm. lhe latter said Ia h.u, aprOpOs of
the liculY OF speaking certan language, Ii is
curious that l. VINO AIN ltali2n, cannot speak Spa
I-h winch Is "a LATIN language" " just IKE me- -
sand the Grand DuKc; caut talk Polish, because
ii l. too Ike hu>sIah,
NIAGARA. Ont. Oct. l2.-ST Alexander Gait.
Canadian Minister at London, leaves Tonight for
New-York where he will remain lew DAYS, after
winch nc viii return 10 Ottawa previous TO sailing
Tor England,