New-York tribune., 1882-04-07
PERSONAL.

Senator Vest of Missouri. started in life as re-
porter for Louisville newspaper.
Reuben r. Springer has given $4,000 to the
Cincinnati Coliega of Music for new building.
How they love me, Beatrice !" Queen Victoria is
reported to have said with Il smile when half the
English colony at Miramas to meet her at the
station with gifts of ilOwcrs.
Frederick Douglass has become convinced that
he has been unjust to Robert c. Winthrop in his
pnbshed reflections on the BostOnian's loyalty dur
ing the war. Mr.. Douglass has written to Mr.
WinthrOp's son in apology, and has corrected his
statements in the English edition OF his book.
T. b. Musgrave, the wcll-known banker in this
city among other curiosities in his house has in
frame a characteristic letter written by John Brown
while in prison, to Mr. Musgraves father, thanking
him for sympathy and aid and expressing in his
fearless way his trust in The triumph of the cause
he loved.
Governor Littefield, of Rhode Island is a man of
the people, having in his early days worked in a
cotton factory at Natick one Of the villages which
have grown up around the Sprague mills. While
Littleield was toIng Mt the spindle William
Sprague Governor. BY turn of fortunes
wheel Sprague became a bankrupt and LIttleheId
Governor
The widow of Craig Wadsworth. of Geneseo, and
the lady who is mentioned rs the possible bride of
General Arthur is tall and graceful person, dark
eyed dark haired, and agreeable in manner. She
is a Democrat in politics and in dress Partisan.
Her old home at Geneseo is of the most beauti-
full places in the State The cosy house with
ycrandas and low windows Is set IN vide space or
lawn, on which grow trees famous through all that
region for their size. their age and their beauty
The Sultan of Muscat and the Rajah of Taal
Luban are the two dusky pofentates who are each
about TO receive from the United states Govern
mont a rifle of the finest finish, eXquistey orna-
mentcd. His Majesty of Muscat gets his in return
for the gift of large collection of native curiosi-
ties pois pans, feathers. ctc. while the Pinlippne
Rajah is thus rewarded for the grat kindness
shown to the men of IN American bark wrecked oil
his shores.
Mr. Longfell0ws will gives to his sister, Mrs.
Pierce the sum of $500 annually during her life.
His brother Samuel Longfellow, is to receive sim
liar bequest, while $1,000 are left TO his younger
brother, Alexander Wadsworth Longtellow
thousand dollars each are lef to the children of
stephen LongfcllOw and of g. w. Greene, of Rhode
Island All the resi- of the poets property j. TO
20 10 his children. His son. Ernest W. LongfellOW,
will act as executor, as Richard II. Dana, j., the
executor named 10y the VIII, is dead.
Mr. Beechcr was asked yesterday if the published
report was true that he pnrposed To retire from
active pulpit work when he arrived at the age OF
seventy. He replied that he never contemplated
ANYTHING of the kind, and had made no such an
nounccncnt. Ills lalhei 'ilc hcN LS in"" DO''"'i
continued to preach until he was eighty, and Mr.;
Beechor said he would like u do the same. lie had
said he did not care live beyond iourscoIe years,
hut as ne ncarrd that he misht change his mind.
Ills health was never better than II Is now. Air.
Beecher will be siXty-n years old IN June next
Sara Bernharlfs marriage in London the other
day to the Greek actor NJ Damala has again set the
poragrlphers aLrork They should make use OF this,
which s one of the most cTedtable stories recorded
concerning her: One day in Florence she happened
10 see "A ragged little bog In the street absorbed in
drawing rude pictures She stopped and examined
his work and said to herself that here was real tai
cnt She questioned the child. and seeking his
father and mother proposed To send him to France
to study ait at her expense. The boys family