New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1881-12-10
PERSONAL.

Speaker Keifer is the owner Of many thousands Of
acres of valuable land in Nebraska.
Mr. Longfellow is rapidly recovering from his re-
cent Illness and In spite of his years is taking long
walks
Mr.. Curtis Child has been elected president Of an
organization called the "Bostonian Society," and
formed for the purpose of promoting the study Of
the history of Boston and the preservation OF its
tiquities.
1t is supposed by divers journals to be matter of
public interest that when Mrs. Flood and her
daughter travelled from New-York to San Francis
co, last week. in special car, the of the car
across the continent cost S1,4OO.
The invitation to the public dinner given to Mark
Twain in Montreal On Thursday is said to contain
these memorable words: "All the intellectual elite
of Montreal will be happy to honor In you one OF
the most eminent men of genius who honor our
continent"
Edward Mcpherson has already been for twelve
years Clerk of the House of Representatives. If he
lives to complete the term for which he has now
been elected he will have had the longest service az
Clerk of the House of any incumbent of that Office
from the foundation of the Government. Already
he has had the longest continuous service.
Six years ago the studies of heads by which
Kaulbach made himself famous might be bought
for sum ranging from $50 to 800 forms Now 1t
is impossible to purchase of them for less than
$500 to 1000 marks. Hans Makart can always
with confidence ask from 5000 to 10000 marks
Tor one of his large compositions The late Empress
of Russia paid $4,000 marks-about Sis ,500-fOr
the renowned Holy Family" by Ludwig Knaus.
In an address on Canon Kingsley given the other
evening, DR.. Stevenson, of Montreal, said that as
youth at college Kingsley was just finishing the
answers to an examination paper physics, when
he came the question, Describe a. common
pump" Tho examiner evidently meant to receive
a description of the mechanism, but Kingsley either
thought he had written enough did not choose to
answer. When the answers came up, Charles
Kingsley's contained well-executed sketch repre-
senting q large village pump opposite church door,
Women and children were crowding around with
jugs and pitchers but the pump was padlocked.
the mighty beadle stood beside it, and notice was
displayed that This pump is closed during divine
service"
The elder Mrs Garfield has written this letter to
a friend. clergyman in Iowa.. Cleveland, Nov
10. 1S81.-My Dear Brother in the Lord: To-
oeived your kind letter this morning-your Chris
tan advice and encouragement-for which am
thankful l feel that 1 am deeply afflicted in tho
death of my noble son. He was my stay and sup
port in my old age 1t is hard sometimes, to say
Thy will be done If he bad sckened and died I
could feel differently, but put my trust in God
aud lean on Him for support. Ii is q great comfort
10 feel that shall soon meet my darling on the
other shore where parting is no more My daugh-
my health Is good, considering what have passed
through. Thanking you again for your good letter,
! subscribe myself, your sister in Christ, Elizs
Balou Garfield"