New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1881-11-16
PERSONAL.

II. Meissoncr is i'll again and has lately grown TO
! look very old. His Aair Is now snowy white.
Mr.. Lonpfellow always uses an old-fas hioned
Quill pen. The "Old clock on the stairs" he does
not Own-it belongs To family in Pittsied, Mass.
Nr. Charles Crocker has given $4,000 to the
California Academy Of Sciences the income Of which
cndowmcnts fund is to be applied to original
search IN the Fan West re-
Bishop Simpson, in an address before a Methodist
meeting in Philadelphia on Monday, sad that
abroad he had not founl a single Protestant on
the side OF the Land LeaguerS.
The Marquis lie Rochanbeau has been made an
honorary member of the Massachusetts Historical
Society. lie bad formerly been cor.esp spending
member
Senator Beck, of Kentucky Senator Farley. of
California and Senator MahOnc of Virginia, are,
with their families occupying apartments in a new
Ircucl-hat building III Washington called the
Portland"
senior ITamelsen Mexia the. orator who pro-
nounccd the eulogy upon Garfield at the recent
memorial meeting in the City of Mexico is a menu
Der of the Mexican Congress and Editor of the
Libaiad. tie is mentioned as brilliant writer and
speaker, and genuine republican.
paragraph has recently gone the rounds that
Justice Swayne had several sons in Government SER
vice. This is wholly incorrect His eldest son, )
General Wager Swayne, who lost leg in the war,
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his other three sons are pursuing successful profess
SOnal careers.
Mr.. Leland Stanford, it is reported. has offer Il TO
give the Garfield Monument Committee the use OF
his race-track for trOtting match and athletic
games. and to tTOt double team race against
Charles CrUcker. The performance is to take place
on Thanksgiving Day, the receipts to be given to
the monument fund.
Governor T. r. CrittCnden, of Missouri and his
wife celebrated their silver welding at Jefferson
City last Saturday. The Executive Mansion WAS
fllod with guests and there was to be seen a mass
of magnificent SILVER IN the shape OF gifts. The UuY
peculiar present winch the Governor received was "a
Notwithstanding young bear from Southeast Ms
souri,.
Mr. Irving's care in producing a play upon his
stage is illustrated by this extraordinary story told
by London correspondent of The Boston Transc,ip:
When the dresses being selected for the "elcr-.
chant of Venice" the actors assembled in. the
green room an the materials spread ont be-
fore them. All the costumes decided upon
save one for a minor character. and Irving very
DESTROYS OF having certain color or combination of
cOOrs for the said costume. AT last he seized from
the mass q piece of stuff about three yards square,
exclaimng, This is Just the thing" held it up for
the inspection of the company who Immediately
approved of course, and directed the man III
charge OF the goods to make the dress from that
terial. "DO sou know, sir that the value Of that
price" replied irving. do you know, SIR that it
will take three such pieces 10 make the costume you
describe I" Make 1t then was the answer; aud
throughout the run of the Merchant of Venice
MINOR actor IN n very small part appeared In dress
that cost three hundred guincas, or over 1900