New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1881-03-16

scribed as looking like plain Western farmera
| man thoroughly simple In style aud htbits
Mr.. D. L. Moody is going abroad in the autumn.
In Mortified, during the coming summer he viii
hold continuous meeting for advanced Bible
scholars.
Mrs Garfield is mentioned as having sincere and
kindly manner which greatly pleases her visitors
She is at once unpretentiOus and selfpossessed Her
dress at her first White House reception last Satar
day was a rich wine-colored velvet.
Governor John S. Phelps. whose four yearS term
as Governor of Missouri expired last January the
brother-in-law of Mr. A. X. Emo, the well-kpowa
owner of the Fifth Avenue Hote and of great deal
Of other valuable New-York real estate Governor
Phelps is East at present on visit to bis kinsman
Secretary Robert Lincoln is described as a good.
looking gentleman Of apparently middle age; cour.
teous friendly, without the strong features of his
father and yet witha certain humor flashing through
rather pensiye face that brings back Abraham
little story.
ST. Louis is busy recalling the fact that inst
thirty ven years ago this month Joseph Jefferson
was working in that city as quiet little "call.
boy" for So a week. He was a steady, watch.
full young fellow, it is recorded, in whatever work
he did careful and accurate. de was always observ-
ing, and was often to be seen standing behind the
scenes intently watching the great actors of the
day.
President Garfield rises at z in the morning-be.
fore any of the family except his venerable mother
whose hour is g. He reads the papers, at he break
fass then he goes to bis office and dictates personal
letters to his stenoerapher Then after little chat
with his family he is ready to receive the waiting
crowd of callers. At half-past 2 he lunches, then
divers members of the Cabinet appear, and at he
dimes. There are no Sundav-night singing-classes
at the White House now. The Cincinnati Commercial
says: The President is a great lover of children.
He enjoys their company, and loves to romp with
them. His. oldest daughter, M0llie, is of that age
when her lessons and her educational advancement
require much attention. Her father takes deep
personal interest in her welfare"
Mr.. Francis g. Bond. who has been selected by
the McCalmOnts, Of London. as their candi6Ste fos
president of the Reading Railroad n opposition to
the Gowen party, was formerly senior aide-de-camp
TO General w. S. Rosecransat the time when he was
commander Of the Arsy of the Cumberland, and
President Garfield was his chief of staf. During the
long halt at Murfreesboro Tenn after the battle Of
Stone River, Mr. Bond ana General Garfield were
roOm-mates; and in the Chattanooga campaign they
tented together, messing" however, with Roee.
Grams. Mr.. Bond is still young man. being not
over forty-two OF three. His brother. Mr.. William
Bond, is banker in this city. number OF other
associates on ROsecrans's staff of President Garfield
are established in this city. lnspectOr-GeneTal
Horace Porter Is at the head of the Pullman Palace
Car Company, and Is prominent in railway affairs.
Adjutant- General Calvin Goddard is SECRETARY OF
the Edison Electric Light Company. and General
Charles Thompson, junior aide-de-capp. IS al the
Union Trust Company. Rosecrans himself is 0
Representative in Congress from California