New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1880-09-08
PERSONAL.

Professor Asa Gray. of Harvard has just sailed
with his wife for Europe.
Mr.. Charles Dudley Warner is to give an address
Mt the dedication, to-day, Of the Memorial Hall at
Deeriied, Mass.
Miss Cameron, the eldest daughter of the Sena-
tor. is. it is reported engaged to marry Mr. William
II. Bradley. of Washington.
Mr.. Hoar gives a reception at his Worcester home,
Tonight. to Vice-President Wheeler. Among the
guests are to be the Governors of the New-Engand
States ana Their stalls.
Mile B.rnhardt IS going to pay her fine to the
Theatre Francois in four annual nsialments OF
$1,000. She is now in Paris getting ready Tor her
tour III the provinces.
The late j. A. Jacksons statue Of " The Reading
Girl " has been purchased by Cambridge University.
Mr. Launt Thompson is IN Florence and Is model
Ing female figure which he calls "Ihe Nnlte Zap
tive"
DIR. HUGH Glenn, the California farmer who owns
G5 600 acres has this year $4,000 acres IN wheat.
He has $4,000 sacks ready. each holding 40
pounds bur he thinks they will not hold his golden
harvest Dr.. Glenn is native of Virginia, gradu-
ate i'm medicine, and was soldier III the war with
Mexico
Madame Christine Nilsson is one Of the most
graceful visitors ut the wateringplace of Aix-les-
Bans this year. She does not make herself con-
SpCuOuS In any way, always dressing III tuc 7'iu-
pcst possible manner, in strange contrast with the
6vaggarated tocttes about her. On the ground
that charity begins at home and that she is AT AK
for rest, she has refused to sing tor benevolent
object.
Mr.. A. Bronson Alcott, The Boston Courier says
was several years ago invited to give lecture at
| Great Falls He took the train at Boston, and
when the conductor came to him Innocently said:
have no money. | am going 10 Great Falls to de-
liver lecture, and will pay yOu when come
back The conductor, recognizing the honest SIM
phcity of his passenger, allowed HIM to pass
How Sultan Abdul Hlmid disposes Of so much
| money and why the Turkish Treasury is usually
empty is explained by a supper scene at the palace
not long ago. After supper Abdul Hand offered the
Persian Ambassador a cigarette. The later de-
clined it Oh the plea Of not being smoker. Where
upon the Sultan produced magnificent snuff-hoX,
set with brlantS, ami put 1t III his guests hand,
saying: Perhaps. then, You VIII take a pInch OF
snuff and asked him to keep the snun-OoX as q
souvenir.
| Postmaster-General Maynard is n native Of West
boro. Mass and it was not until after his gradua-
| ton at Amherst and his marriage tnat be went
| 70 live in Tennessee. The Boston HrdM says
| that during his frequent visits mt his old home he
| ALWAYS went 10 the church he had joined in his
| youth and always attended the communion service.
| But when the anti-slavery feeling grew great at
| the North the Westtoro church members passed
vote forbiddng anyone holding slaves to take COM
| munlOn with them and as Mr.. Maynard was the
| only STAKEHOLDER in the congregation he could not
| doubt at whom the vote was directed. Al West
| boro war meeting however. at the beginning OF the
Rebellion Mr. Maynard, III spite OF ms being slave
| holder was invited to speak. and did so lie now
| owns the old Westboro farmhouse wherein he was
| born.