New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1882-11-01
PERSONAL.
not till then.

Chevalier La Faiyre the French Consul General
at New-York will sail for Havre to-day on the
French Line steamship Canada.
Ex.President Hayes Is spending a few days in
Cincinnati, looking better and enjoying better
health than for some time previously.
Because of the troubles in Egypt, NJ. Renan has
DELAYED his visit to Sinai and Palestine until Feb
ruary next.
movement has been started IN England for the
erection of a chapel or some suitable memorial of
john Wesley, at Epworth. his birthplace.
For the rst time since his prostraton on the pre-
cedin9 Tuesday, Mr.. A. Bronson Alcot was on Sun
day able to speak distinctly. On Monday he was
able to read q Little.
John Gilbert has returned to the city, He is still
suffering from weakness consequent upon his
sickness during the summer, but hopes sooD to be
sufficiently recovered to resume acting at Walack's
Theatre.
At the first meeting of the Pussy Memorial Com
mIttee at Oxford, recently, 1t was announced that
subscriptions to the amount of Ct 900 had been
ceved already, OF which $500 came from Canon
LiddOn.
1t Is rumored in Atlanta, Ga, that Senator Blown
will soon resign his seat. His distressing cough
has, it is said returned with the approach of cold
weather and he does not dare spend another winter
in Washington.
General Sheridan and several friends, arrived in
Chicago on Saturday from his tour in the South
west. His health had been greatly improved by his
travels he said but not completely restored, ana
hc is stiu under medical treatment
NJ Louis Fould has founded in the French Acud.
envy of Inscriptions and Bellies Lettres prize of
81 900, to be awarded TO the author of the best
essay upon tho history Of arts and drawing to the
of Perices Composition will be open to schol-
ars of all nations only excepting members OF the
Institute OF France
Mrs. Margaret j. Preston. the well. known
Southern writer, Is a woman Of rather less than
average size, with light hair and fresh. ruddy
complexion that makes her look much younger
than her years. Too close application to literary
work has nearly destroyed her eyeslght She lives
in q COY, comfortable homo in the outskirts OF
Lexington, Va.
In October, 1876, Mr. Gladstone visited the Dow
ager MaichiOness of Waterford, at Ford Castle,
Berwick, and after Telling tree as q memorial of
his visit promised the forester. John Ormston. an
axe, as q keepsake His multifarious duties soon
drove the promise from his memory until two
weeks ago, on the anniversary of his visit to Ford
Castle. when he sent TO the old forester, now bed
ridden a fine axe of American manufacture, ac-
cOmpanied by kindly letter.
They talk Of hale old age among public men in
England. Can any one Of them surpass this! The
Hon William f. Dodge, born mewhere the
beginning of the century, and for nearly sixty
years the most conspicuous figure IN the Temper
ance cause OF whose great National Society he has
long been the president, announces the following
programme of "a days temperance campaign, which
would try the stoutest young campaigner. lie VIII
leave New. York Friday noon; speak ut Port Norris
at 3 take a locomotive and speak AT Dover ut
take locomotive again and speak at Boonton at
half past s. and possibly return to town that night
The object Is to give his opinion to the local em-
perance societies rs to the wisdom of running u
separate temperance ticket In Morris County this
year.
DR.. Oliver Wendell Holmes lives in summer time
in charming home near the shore of Buzzards.
Bay. His house Is a redroofed cottage. with gen
erous gables and huge. old-fashoned chimneys. At
the door stands like grim sentinel rugged old
juniper tree. SCARED aud scanned and banded with