New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1882-11-17
PERSONAL.
this winter.

The venerable mother of John Morgan, the Con.
| federate raider still lives in Lexington, NY Win
| her daughter. the widow OF General A r. HI"
Governor elect Cleveland is, it IS said. descended
from Henry Sewell. esq, who in the days oil Good
Oueen Be,s was several times chosen to be Mayor
OF the historic town of coventry Ehgiahu'
The Manchester Eng Literary Club has starteds
movement to purchase and mount for Peimsnsn!
public exhibition collection OF the dta"ihgso
| the late John Leech.
The death ia announced in London of Mr.. William
SAWYER. Editor OF funny fOiks He was the author
| of g 70, Miles from Town." "The Legend OF
PHYLLIS" and score or moro OF novels ah1 10
mances
Ex-Governor Horato Seymour 10 now enjoying
better health than for several years past. lie WIN
snend this winter at the old family homestead IN
Utica. occupied by his brother, the Hon. john f.
Seymour.
Mr.. w. s. Gilbert writes to The Pail Mall Gazette
that il Ia unreasonable to complain that there Is ~
contemporary drama. "There never was %
savs "a contemporary drama, and there never
will be one. The days in which we i1ye VIII NV
can not be palmy, for nifty years fet'
Professor Palmer who was recently MUIR
dered with his felow-exploreIs DIV Tie HALVES
in the Sinai wilderness. was man Won
1erfully we'll equipped for Oriental research ITO
could sneak Arabic rs though it were his mother
t,ngne and PeIsau as well as native OF iran. ho
could sing the songs of HanZ ana talk hhuos1IanS
80 that lie mi ht have been supposeu 10 nav s IN
al mis- DAYS Oh the banks or the Oanses; Ap" IN
Urbrew and Sanshrit he was perfectly al houie'
orac,fnl afterplece was enacted at Macauleys
Theatre. Louisville. Ky, last saturday night "
tine close of Ingomar.' IN which play Miss MISTY
Anderson had all the week taken the lesdlhs iO'''
The curtain wa, rung up again and Miss Anderson
was recalled to the stage. The Hon. Henry Na''e'
SON and Mayor Jacobs then advanced ana pla''u
,.o ber head beautiful crown of laurel. rrioats
fr,n, her adlnlrng friends III that cliy. il9 80
49, n compete surprise to Miss Anderson. nu E,.s
uuickly recovered herself anu hauo
sneech of thanks anu farewell
I'll. dsa,h Of the late j. W. Simonton was quite a.
suddenus it was at first announced 10 nave "''a.
IT, dav befors be died he took horseback i4'
s .ao,oed in rood health. That evening he Oe-
~.,,. dacidedIy unwell, and word was sent 70 San
I,r,,,c,sc, fox a physician, who MAS IN attehdancs
,Lo ,a,t dav. but NJ Smonton seemed 80 MUCH
;n,yad that only the fact that the last tram hau
,,.,o for the evening kept the doctor at Napa aui
',o tb nioht That evening Mr.. Simonton sad 10
,.ie - tireJ of living in bed and Waute'l 20 eetur
f.. hardly adj listed himself in char Wheh nc ss ss,
: - outck oasps and was dead. MS ue"'u -
Dc IN heart disease. His remains VIII reasn s s
c,tv tn morrow and funeral services VIII 10 at
Nr Collyer's church on sunday aI nait P
O'clock On O
FORTRESS MONROE, Va, Ncv. l6-Generai '" Via
Hancock accompanied by his wife and her 2 v0,S
mother. arrived here his morning from Ne"'iO
AUGUSTA. Me, Nov. 16.-Ex-Governor IL s '., %
rilI the present Collector OF customs a.
il dangerously Ill ut his home IN this city
PHILADELPHIA Nov 16.-The Chinese EnO' If,
accompanied by Attorney-General bre"s'e .,l
here This morning for Altoona. Johns'0"h
pittsburg