New-York tribune., 1882-03-03


cal, celebrated yesterday his silver wedding. Tho
occasion revealed to him the interesting fact that
many of the people who have been calling him the
hardest names really thought the most OF him, and
that no had great many moro friends and well
wishers than he cOuld well have imagined IN the
hurly y-burly Of sharp political discussion and per-
sonality OF which he Is generally the centre.
The elaborate display Of lilies, sundowers and
other plants in the great saloon of the Havana
steamship City of Puebla yesterday, gave the yes
sci decidedly esthetic appearance. The display
was in honor of Francis Alexandra. the principal
owner Of the line, who started on trip to tho West
Indies and Mexico, for health and recreation. lie
was accompanied by his son, Henry Alexandre, auu
tho latter's wife, Captain Deaken. the commander
OF the vessel who has been an invalid f0r tnc pasu
two weeks, and who did not intend making tins
trip was urged to go at the solicitation OF Mt Al
exandre.
The Hon. J. W. Bradbury, Of Augusta, IN a recent
letter thus spoke of Longfelow student at Bow
don: Il first knew Longfellow when / entered as
Sophomore In the class Of which he was member
in 1922 andI like to think of him asI then knew
him. His slight, erect figure, delicate complexion
and intelligent expression of countenance, come
back to me indelibly associated with his name. lie
was always q gentleman IN his department and
model IN his character and habits. l recollect that
at our Junior exhibition discussion upon the re-
spective claims OF the two races of to this con-
tinent was assigned to LOngfellow and myself. He
had the character of King Philip and / of Miles
Standish He maintained that the continent was
gwen by the Great Spirit to the Indians, and
that the English were wrongful intruders. My
reply, as nearly as can recall 1t, was that the
aborignes were claiming more than their equal
share of the earth and that tho Great Spirit never
intended that SO few In number should hold the
whole continent for hunting grounds, and that we
had right TO q share of It to improve and cultivate.
Whether this occurrence had anything to do in sug-
gesting the subject for one Of his admirable poems
or NOT, one thing Is certain-that he subsequently
made great deal moro of Miles Standish than
did on that occasion. As q scholar LOngfcllow al
ways maintained q high rank in class that CON
tanned such names rs Hawthorne, Little, Clllcy,
Cheeyer Abbott and Others. Although he was sup
posed TO he somewhat devoted to the muses., he
mover came to the recitation room unprepared WIN
his lessons. Hawthorne on the contrary, shy ana
retiring in his habits always appeared to Dc 50
much absorbed in his own thoughts, or occupied
with the other of his special friends, FRANK
lin Pierce or HoratiO Bridge that he paid little at,
tcntiOn to preparation for the recitation roon ana
to us superficial observers he did not give much
promise that he was to place himself IN the 'front.'
rank of the best writers III the English language"
FORTRESS MONROE Va, March 2.-H. Mex.
TwombIy and wife and G.. NJ. Vanderbilt. Of New
York, and s. NJ. Shoemaker and family, of Balti-
more, arrived at the Hygeia Hotel this morning