New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1882-11-24
PERSONAL.

Mr. Thomas J. Mann, of the vlctlIns OF the
recent lire at Providence, X l., was a nephew OIL
the late Hon. Horace Mann.
The death is reported of DR.. John j. BOWL INC
oldest apothecary ia Boston. He was ninety'two
wears old and was actively engaged III his profes-
sion for nearly slXty.fV years.
Mr. william Warren. the veteran comedian. 1T
tanned the aye OF seventy years on Friday last oh
that occasion the members OF tho Boston Museum
company presented him a salad bowl OF sohd
silver gold lined, and salad spoon ana iork
OF solid gold. Thee no formaity IN connec-
ton with the affair." tho gift merely beng sent by
messenger to his home Oh the naY hhihed auu 10
was a completes surprise to Mr. Warren and all MS
friends outside the Museum company.
Lieutenant Neates, of the English Navy, who was
in this city recently making preparations and cor
recting his instruments III order 10 obtain an 9ccu-
rate observation of the transit OF Venus at Bermuda
is now at that place. HIS observa ions OF the tran
sit at Bermuda will be made in connection with
other observers in Australia. lie corrected ms
chrOnOmeters by those nc the esern Union leie-
graph lOmpanys building. IL has Deen necessary
Tor INN ON account of the lack OF caOle 10 per
muda to make several journeys to Bernnd rom
TINS city, his object being to determine tne exact
Longitude OF his station. lie VIII be IN tbls CITY on
December "a aud wall remain several days.
Mr. John p. How ard, of Burlington. W.. recently
visited Vanderbilt University and was 80 much
pleased with the gymnasium there that he at once
procured plans of it and gave orders for an exact
du pcate of it. to he built for the University OF Yer
mont 1t will be finished hoxt year. IL is said that
Mr. Howard also intends to build tor the UulVer-
slty fine fire. proof building to contain the library
of tho late Hon. George Z. Marsh, Minister TO Italy,
which ha, lately been presented to the institution
by the Hon. Frederick Billings. MI. lOWarus
other gifts TO the University amount 10 about
Sll5.O Tie bronze statue OF Lafayette. Tor
which he gave it $4,000, is nearing completion
under the hands of Mr. J. q. A. Wari. and VIII be
set up in the college grounds early next summer.
Miss Mary J. Windle popular writer at
the south and in Washington is said to be Ewing
in poverty and want in Philadelphia. Almost any
fine day she is to be seen Chestnutst dressed In
a blue and black pla d, with small fur cape ana
huge poke bonnet from beneath which lall heF
long gray curls some times she carries III her hand
huge umbrella sometimes u banlanna handher-
chief, and sometimes n slice of bread-and- butter
which she eats as she walks. she lives III nall
furnished attic, and her only sure income amounts
to seven dollars month. From twenty TO thiry
years aye her BOOKS Life in Washing ton Lie
az White Sulphur Chances ere aud Ihere'"
and ",ketches OF Women Of the SOUTH" had
wide sale. and she realized much money tLerelrUm.
But she lent it to a relative and thus lost 1t all.
Miss Emma Abbott complains of being much
bothered by wOuld-be prime dome, who want
her to :" try their voices" "The other day." she
says. "a bouncing young lady called on me IN
Kansas City i know all about you, Miss Abbott
she screeched, IA she nearly wTung my arm out OF
It's socket; have read every line abont you that
have seen in the papers. Now mean to be great
operatic singer, so have come to You to try my
voice, just as Miss kellogg tried yours Can you
playf' asked. No. she couldn't. We'll. .you
can sing sOngi No. she couldn't sing whole
song, but she knew piece of one' Let us have
the piece then SAID. res.nedly She vocallzed.
1t was piece of The Last Rose of summer, ard
before she was through l heartily shed that my
Missouri rose had Joined her companion -flOwerS
instead Of remaining blooming for me in Kansas
City"
The Hon. Robert l.. Taylor of Tennessee, the
boy member" of the XLVIth Congress, is often
said to have fiddled his way into Office and to
have failed to get second term because lie thought
he coulu run his brains instead OF his bow.
However that may be, his many fOmrer schoolmateS
in New. Jersey well remember with what proficiency
he managed his violin But Mr.. Taylor is not the
only man who has made that instrument potent
political factor. Mr.. Thomas Watson:a LEADING
member If the Georgia Legislature, attributes his
election thereto 4" / have he says the best and
most intelligent constituency in the State. My
opponent was "A good man but he couldn't fiddle. and
you should have seen the LOOK of silent despair on
his face as he stood in "a of the room, while
sat on a box and male my old fiddle talk. made
it a Iue to get every girl to promise 10 make her
partner in the reel agree to vote for before she
would dance with him. The best vote-makIng
tune that ever came out of fiddle is Mississippi
Sawyer" Mr. Beck, another member OF the
Georgia Legislature. also depende upon the middle,
but his constituency WAS solemn one, and de-
tnanded grave tunes " IT," he says, "y0uve got
the right to your elbow, and the right twist
to your fingers and good rosn on your bow you
ought to get every vote III crowd"
HoNG Kong Oct. 2S.-Ihe health Of Mrs Young,
wife of the United States Envoy IS seriously affect
ed. She has not yet yentued into the harsh eli
mate of Peking. and ii Is expected that size viii
pass the winter or the Mediterranean.