New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1882-06-02
PERSONAL.

friends have gone visit TO Colorado ana the Il
ciiic coast.
Superintendent Waing and Police Commissioner
Matthews expect to sail for Europe this month iOr
a short trip for recreation.
Mrs Julia Ward Howe will deliver the annual
address to the alumne at the commencement OF Ell
mira Female College this month.
ROCHESTER, June Miss Ada L. Howard has
resigned as president of Wellesley College Mass,
and has accepted position lady principal Of the
Foster School at Clifton Springs. y. u
Ex-senator Wallace, of Pennsylvania, has since
his retirement from public life been devcting him
self closely the practice of law and the develop
ment Of The btuminOus coal interests OF his vast
estate in the Cleartield region.
Mr. George Jacob Holvoake. the well-llnown
writer on cooperation and kindred subjects, has
been commissioned by the British Government to
visit this country and Canada and report upon the
chances offered here to immigrant wOrkingpeOpIe.
Mr. Cornwais-W Vests estate of Lanarnon in
Northern Wales was recently offered for sale at
public auction, but was Withdrawn when only
$3.50 900 had been bid. 1t comprises more than
9 800 acres including several thousand of the
finest grouse mOOrs Ill the kingdom.
L. Bradford Prince. Chief Justice of New Mexico
is on a visit to this city. The dry atmosphere of
New-Mexco, he says, agrees with him, and he is
now suffering from a bronchial trouble for the first
time since ne last i'll the city, several months
ago.
Thomas Dickson, president of the Delaware and
Hudson Canal Company, is in Europe with his
family He will not return until next November.
Mr. Dickson's health has suffered from his de-
votOn 10 business and reluctant as he was to take
rest his physician regarded 1t as Imperative that he
should do so.
Robert Treat Paine, jr Samuel Eliot LII. D., and
the Rev Phillips Brooks. ID. D., delivered addresses
in Boston on Tuesday at the laying of the corner
stone of the Wells Memorial Workingmens Club and
InStitnfe-which commentaries the lfe-wOrk OF
the Rev E. NJ p Wells, d. D., for thirty years Pro-
testant Episcopal city missionary in Boston.
The courtesies of the White Star Line have been
extended by the proprictors Messrs. Ismay. Imrie
& Co.. to the eldest daughter and grand-daughters
of the late Captain NJ. F. Maury. This is not only
a generous hospitality but graceful and appropr-
ate recognition of the great services rendered by
Captain Maury to ocean navigation.
The great event of Decoration Day in Quincy
Mass was the dedication, with an address by the
Hon. Charles Francis Adams, jr, of the Crane
Memorial Hall, founded in memory Of their father
by the sons of the late Thomas Crane. Mr.. Crane,
native OF Quincy, lived IN New-fOrk forty-seven
years, aud amassed an immense fortune by the sale
of granite from the famous quarrles OF Quincy
Charles S. Wolfe, who has been prominent in the
Independent Republican movement in Pennsylva-
MIA. is thirty years old, rather below the me-
dunn size with black hair and mustache and black
eyes, and wears stecl-Tmmed spectacles. He has
good reputation as lawyer, aud Is positive In his
the State this year for the Independent ticket
Christopher L. McGee, the leader of the Cameron
Republicans of Pittsburg, whom General Beaver
consulted as to whether he should become a can
didate for Governor not is a young man appar-
emily not over tn rty years OF age with short black
hair and mustache. In dress and appearance he re-
semhes very much the ward leaders of New-lOrk,
and is equally incapable of making speech on any
subject.
Touching and impressive memorial services were
held on Tuesday at the grave of the late Senator
Webster Wagner by the employees of the Wagner
Car Company. From the Albany shops was sent
beautiful broken column of carnations and white
choice flowers of variOus hues. From New-YOrk was
sent massive pillar of carnations and lilies ;
and many other tOral tributes from friends were
placed upon the grave.
Walt Whitman entered upon his sixty fourth
year yesterday, in his quiet Camden home, where
he lives plainly and without any of the eccentrci-
ties he is so often credited with. stroll along the
country roads in pleasant weather; ride in a
hOrsecar TO the ferry; nightly trip on the quaint
little Delaware River ferry boats from to . then
two or three hours reading or writing for the press
such events fill up the most active portion of his
humdrum day.
Down House. the home of Darwin for forty years,
is an old red brick mansion, square and three stories
high with a pyTamidic roof. 1t is almost conf
petely covered with ivy. also is the high stone
wall surrounding il and the small lawn. Back of
the house is the walk which the philosopher had
made "a few years ago that he might take exercise
there undisturbed This was after he had given up
horseback riding, of which he was very fond.
About ten years ago his fayOrte horse fell dead be-
meath him, and from that time he never mounted
the saddle again.
Judge Jere Black who is enjoying better health
than for a long time past has gone to Chicago for
a visit. He remarked the other day to a newspaper
correspondent that the alleged threat of Senator
Cameron to oppose the tariff reminded him of the
speech of an Irish coachman whom he was in the
habit of patronizing one day, inadvertently,
he called up another COACH driven by negro. AS
he rode away behind the sable driver Pat looked
after him with an aggrieved but whitening express
sion and then shouted: There's nary
if don't vote against the Dimmycratic ticket for
this, yer h0norF
Now comes on the northwest wind dstressful
rumor that the formerly Reverend Mr.. Min will
only tarry in the Jericho of Dakota lumber-yards
until his dramatic beard has grown. Within the
fancy-free secusion of the saw-mill with logs Cor
auditors and a tuneful buzz-saw for orchestra, no
will study and rehearse Shakespeare. And when
the melancholy days of October come, he will make
his debut upon the Chicago stage. Il WILL of course
he saws. with touching dliidence, commence
modosty, with my name at the foot of the list, APP
pearing in the characters of Hamlet, Roheliea and
Iagop Small need to wonder at the reporters
statement, that this information was "smilingly
impaired"
Ancient history it is. that Mr. Oscar Wilde, when
in Boston, went by invitation to the home of Long
fellow, and made call of some length there. But
recent postscript TO the chapter is the fact that il
by the gsthetes own invitation. lie FIRST seat
word 10 Mr. Longfellow that he would Like to call
Oh him to which the great poet politely replied