New-York tribune., 1882-09-27
PERSONAL.

Mrs. Maxwell. better known as Miss N. L.
Braddon is just passing tho prime of life and enjoys
the most vigorous. robust health She lives in n
fine house near London and Is fond of driving a
team of spirited chestnut horses.
General James NJ Comfy, late Mnster-Resdent
at Honolulu was most heartily welcomed back to
his old home in Columbus Ohio, last week. He
will, IL is said, soon reenter his old profession.
journalism.
Although Mr.. Turtle, for fifty years organst of
Westminster Abbey, lies buried according TO his
own directions beside his wife in Norwood Gene
terry his memory is to be hOnOred a the scene Of his
labOrs by an elaborate window, placed apprO-
prlatey above the graves OF Henry Purcell and
Sterndalo Bennett.
Sims Reeves sang in the choir of YORK Minister
a recent Sunday on the occasion of q special collec
tiOn for the benefit of a hospital. and great
the crowd to hear him that several persons ere
seriously crushed. Mr.. Reeves sang from The
MesSlah" with much Of the power and richness of
his palmest days.
Nicoli, Prince of Montenegro, is the most favored
royal visitor there has been at st. Petersburg for
years. The Car and the Grand Dukes lavish upon
him every possible attention. probably thus hoping
to hold him back from the much-taIed-of Austrian
alliance, and save from being lost the S1,0Oo,0O0
Russia has, at various times spent in maintaining
close relations with Montenegro.
On his way,.to Cresson Springs Mr.. Herbert
Spencer stopped in Pittsbnrg for a short time, and
was much interested in the great iron works there
but glad to getaway quickly from the noise and
smoke There were only few mills running there
then, and he thought that If they made so much
smoke that produced when they are all in operation
must be too much for his prostraed nerves to en-
dure.
Bismarck is a-man that hath no music in his
SOUL Talking recently with the painter Lenbach,
his guest at Varzln, he frankly owned that neither
he uor any of his children possessed the rudi-
ments of musical feeling. Now and then he did not
object 10 hearing n gOod Italian hand organ or an
accordion, bat as for orchestras pianos the opera.
prime dOnne- bah he had no time to waste over
such nor sense and,aS for tenor singers over whom
many went into ccstasies, he could not endure
them
During his late serious illness the Archbishop of
Canterbury was able TO perform only one !oficial
act, and that was to sign the nomination of Mr..
Benham to the Rectory of st. Edmund the King
with St Nicholas AncOIs, in the City of London.
Mr.. Benhams ife for some time governess III
the Archblshops family, and " as intimately asso-
Catcd with the inner life of the household at he
time of the Prnate's former severe illness. when,
had it not been for Mrs. 1aIts influence he vOuld
have resigned his ofico.
Dr. Parker. pastor of the City Temple London.
breaches from a platform about eight feet square
and twelve feet high. On this lofty perch, in the
dim light, his tall massive figure presents a strk-
ing appearance. He wears long back robe and
brushes his black hair out on every side until 1t
cncirclcs his face like IL gloomy nimbus. His conn
tcnahce mobile, his voice is sinGularly resonant
ana penetrating. and his gestures dramatic in the
highest degree In his sermons he depends largely
upon carefully prepared notes, and seldom fails to
have au audience that fills the church. the seating
capacity OF which Is about three thousand.
Franklin Simmons the American sculptor now in
Rome, has nearly completed the statue of oliver T.
Morton, Indianas War Governor on which he
has long been engaged. The figure is about eight
feet high. and represents M Morton in the act Of
speaking. Mr.. Simmons has also recently modelled
a statue OF Medusa. showing her at the moment
when first she the incpent Transformation of
her locks, and the pancd, shrinking expression
craven by the artist upon her face is described rs
slngularly truthful and lielle. The figure is life
sized, aud will lie twice copied i'm marble, one copy
being destined for London and The other for this
country.
BUFFALO, Sept. 26.-General w. T. Sherman
passed through this city to-day lie declined a
banquet proilcred by the City Club. and left here
for Washington at 2:3O this afternoon