New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1882-09-06
PERSONAL.

Senator Lamar is Mt his home, Oxford. Miss, en-
joying excellent health
a committee of fifteen has at last been organized
in Boston to raise funds for the erection of an
equestrian statue OF Paul Revere.
Senator Miller of California, is to be given a
srand public reception in San Francisco in token
of appreciation of his efforts for the passage OF the
Chinese bill.
Mr. Laurence Hutton and Mr.. James r. OgoOd
will sail for home next saturday, September o.,
aboard the Gallia, from Liverpool Mr.. John $.
Clarke is on his way to America for brleI visit
on theatrical business
The widow of John Brown has been presented
with appropriate address by the Citizens and
Ladies' Committees of Chicago, and with the re-
ceipts Of the beneft-reception lately rendered
her in Farwell Hall, amounting to several hundred
dollars.
Colonel Frederick Robe, Gubernatorial cand-
date of the Maine Republicans. is making no
speeches during the present campaign, but confines
his electiOneeriDg efforts to visiting Grange meet
ings and shaking hands with farmers at public
gatherings. Most of his time is spent at his quiet
home, ut GOrhaIn, near Portland, where he has a
fine farm of 200 acres. He Is "A tall, Well-buIt,
robust man, with good-natured face, sharp,
Clear eye. and n quiet, cultured air.
General Harris NJ. Plaisted. Fusion candidate for
Governor of Maine lives with his grown-up family
and young second wife in beautiful home IN
Bangor lie is described as a man of medium
height, with a thick-set frame and IA full, round
face, not altogether pleasant in expression but
denOting great COmbatiye qualities. He is not
graceful orator, but has hOmely and tOrcible
manner of speaking that to lie satisfying to
the average country audience.
Dr. Lorenzo MontGore, ex-Minister from Guate-
mala at Washington, sails for Central America to-
day. lie will 90 to Costa Rca to attend to his pri
yate affairs which have suffered by his long and
close attention to politics. DR.. MontGfore is tie
author of . History of Central America" and is
an admlrer of Walker, the fbuster. He recently
said that when he again took up his pen it would
be for the consolidation of the Central American
Republics
Upon the suggestion OF the General Director of
Telegraphs of Italy, the municipal authorities of
Rome hagc ordered to be placed upon the house No.
II Via del Prefetti tablet with the following
self-rxpanatory inscription rs. p. O. Il. In this
house lived Samuel Finley Breese Morse from
February 20, 1880. to January D. 1881. He was
the Inventor OF the Electric Telegraph. Born i'll
Charlestown, April %, 1901; died in New-York,
April ,, 1S12.'
The Princess Louise OF England and her hus-
band, the Marquis of Lorne, have been enjoying
immensely their visit TO Niagara Falls. They met
there the Hon. L. s. West, British Minister to this
country, and Mr.. Albert Bierstadt. the artist. At
lunch one day The Princess expressed an intention
to visit the Yosemite Valley during her Western
tour when Mr.. BierStadt placed at her disposal the
use of his home IN the heart of that wonderful
region.
It is about time the report was revived. and on
this occasion it appears in The Boston 1drertiscr
whose Washington correspondent says: The
White House will have a mistress next winter
President Arthur is undoubtedly engaged, and the
marriage will take place early in the fall. The
name of the lady is for the present State secret.
The engagement was made last spring. and the lady
has this summer. at different watering places been
the recipient of the choicest flowers from the White
House conservatOTIes.'
DETROIT, Sept. 5.-The Marquis of Lorne and
party lett Niagara Falls this afternoon and passed
through Detroit this evening They will reach
Chicago tomorrow morning. They use two Pull
man coaches specially devoted to their service.