New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1880-12-01

dinner OF the Elysee wore q diadsm N AZ,
which once was worn by the Empress Jns.Srhssaood
great-Rrandno,her.. he young sdy conye,s.1e Il
iantiy and speaks French like Partisan, my
Those VINO admire Mrs. Rose Terry CookS..,
ing stories will be pleased to read Mr.. Wb;,.:N
description of their author "She is tall and 4ss
dark-eyed and pretty" said tho poet to On ,co,.a
ance. faatnt-
| General Gran I is expected in Washinato, =.
opening OF Congress. lie will remain tber. -, -
few days Most of the winter he will soend !. :.
house which he has rented in this city. Hi. 'us
Colonel Frederick Grant, will, it is rumor a son
leave the Army and engage IN railroad busnss' soa
Madame Adams Jnlictte Lam ,er's salon !. !.
scrIbed as having air OF grave simplici,v 10
| she looks. SAYS French writer, like a bi,a
book case" She is tall and graceful +. bs, a
somewhat narrowed, combines decacy ,es
energy. '@
Mr.. Cyrus III. Mccormick has given anotbe,,
sum-$100, 00O-:o the Theological Seminarv ~ -.
Northwest. ID is said to have been given with ~
hope that 1t would induce DR.. Patton TO rem.in
Chicago. instead of accepting the call to Pr,no,,'
Seminary. DR.. Patton, however. says that he soa
passed his word and will positively accept the . n
10 the Eastern institution. 'a
Mime. Theirs was persuaded to give up her ~.
posed journey to Spain the other day. by her s.,..
who declared that they went over the pvre,..'
they would be seized by bandits who would hs .ns
to demand great ransom for the widow nj ).
French President What If we travel ipceo,;,.s,ss
said Mme Ihicrs. Nile Dosne mournfuiIS %
toned the newsplpers hich chronicle ever ,ooa'
of the widow and so the journey was given nm
The Gar has pardoned his nephew, the Graz,
Duke Nicholas COnstantinoyitch, whose rockies. ~
trayagancs and consequent lswnessness vera a.
OCCASION OF his incarceration and su5sequent e,,.
to Central Asia. There the young man has a..
Quoted himself in an exemplary manner Grs.,lx
interested IN the obstruction of a railway co,na..
Ing Siberia with the western part of the Rassi,,
Empire the Grand Duke has himself explorad q.
respective regions and written a masterly rennrt
the best line 10 be selected for the grand eniernr
The Gar touched By his nephew's psDItence al
probably moved By his mothers incessant sgnn-
cations, is said TO have granted HIM permlsson, ~
return to ST. Petersburg.
NJ. Oscar de Lafayette, grandson of Washjngto,,
companiOn-in-orms, writes pleasant letter 70 N.
Cowpens Centennial Committee, III which he s,v,.
The precious marks OF affection when have been
shown by the citizens of the United States 70 ,;,,
who was devoted servant in the cause of tho W..
of independence are his descendan's of ines,,.
bic value. [ have several times had occagon =,
make this statement, both IN the namo of nv fam,,
and in my own. and wOud not repeat it in this a.,.
were It not MY desire, Mr.. Chalrmau 10 express !,
you once mere my persona, sentiments thoe M ia
deepest gratitude toward the American peOple va
may, therefore, rest assured Of nv lively symnafbr
with ali that relates 10 the cOnsider ration and org
of your great Republic and 1t with great pleasure
thai JON ia spirit with the OBJECT OF the Commit.
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