New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1881-01-13
PERSONAL.

Mr. LoDgIellow's "Masque of Pandora" set t.
| music by Mr. Collier, was brought out in Boston on
| Monday evening but with small success.
Tho late Frank Buckland finished his last and
most interesting work. THE Natural History of
British Fisheries just two days before his death
This the dead naturast's simple creed ITO put
matters very straight, seadfssty believe that the
Great Creator as indeed we are directly told made
all things perfect and very good from the begin
nng perfect and very good every created thing is
found to be, and will 50 continue TO the end of
time"
Victor Hugo wrote to those friends VI no fixed
com ne.norative tablet on the house at Bcsancon
where he was born: II thank my fellow country.
men with profound emotion. l am q stone of the
thoroughfare humanity traverses but it Is the right
road. Man is master neither OF his life nor his
death. He only offer his fellow-citizens his
efforts to diminish human suffering. and to show his
unshakeable belief i'll the extension of freedom"
Miss Eliza A. Dupuy Southern lady vino has for
many years contributed copousy to Mr. Bonners
Ledger. has just died of apoplexy in New Orleans.
Miss Dupuy, who was descended from prominent
Virginia families, was in her youth teacher. She
was at one time the governess Of Miss Ellis. after
ward the Mrs. Dorsey who left her estate of Beau
yoir to Mr.. Jefferson Davis. Miss Dupuy also. at
one time instructed MISS Verona Howell who be-
came the wife of Mr.. DAVIS. The first story written
bv Miss Dupuy produced wien she was only
fourteen years old More fOrtunaf than the major
Ity Of aut bOrs, she leaves behind ia considerable
sum earned by her ever-busy pen.
The ex-Confederate Generals are all busy prac-
Using the arts of peace. Major-General Marmadukc
is n Missouri Railway Commissioner, and. as bach
elor lives comfortably in st. Louis on salary Of
50 900 year. General j. b. Gordon, as counsel for
the Louisville aud Nashville Road, gets salary of
$1,000 Major General +. b. Cheatham has
handsome farm in Tennessee and General l.. ].
Polk has another. General TOOmbs practises law,
and il very rich. General Bisil Duke is lawyer in
Louisville, and has q 60 OIL income General Bradley
Johnston is also get ting rich in the profession
III Baltimore. All tho sons of Robert T.. Lee exec,
Oue moderately successful farmers III Virgni
The EXCEPTION; Cnstls Lee succeeded his father "H
Jubal Early IL living quietly AT Lynchburg III COM
Portable circumstances. General j. {. Pemberlon
snas become IA resident Of Philadelphia, is an invalid
ana has written Il book on Nlcksburg.
distinguished tragedian. who was warm friend
of Mr.. James Nv. Mackey III tho days when the
" bonanza" millionaire WAS comparatively poor and
struggling to get Il foohoid in Virginia City, tells u
good story of the GOODNESS of the latter on the day
when the tide turned in his favor. Messrs. Mackey.
Flood and OBrien had erected stamp mills, but the
men of the Bank of California who controlled the
ncighborng mines refused to let them have ton of
ore to crush. The situation was serious They
owned o minority interest in the Hale and
Norcross NINE, and ono day. catching tho bank
officers OF their guard. they got together
all tho money thry had and all they
could borrow of frienuS, and purchased the share
that gave helm control OF the mlne An hour after
ward Mr. Mackev received q dispatch from Mr..
Sharon saying, " What will you take for your MI
n0riy interest ~ HIS friend tho actor WA with him.
AscQOlly as If he writing order for his grocer
be scrubbed q reply and handed it TO the actor, 1t
read; The president, the v'ce-president and the