The National tribune., 1882-09-23
PERSONAL.

The Empress of Russia is fine horsewoman.
Mrs. Scott-Siddons has abandoned the stage.
Senator Frye is Incorporating in the Adiron-
dacks.
WV. Story, the sculptor, has returned from
Europe.
Chief Justice Waite is visiting in New Lon
don, Conn.
Josh Billings spent the summer in the White
Mountains.
Dr. D. w. Bliss is in Colorado en- route to
New Mexico.
Congressman Allen, of st. Louis, left an es-
tate of $957,00O.
w d. Howells, the novelist, will be absent
in Europe year.
Swinburne, the English poet, contemplates
an American tour.
Two Philadelphia bicylists have just COM
plcted a 600-mile journey.
Mr. Gladstone is still guarded by two special
officers armed with revolvers.
Senator David Davis viii remain at Bloom
ington, H., till Congress meets.
Mayor Carter Harrison, of Chicago, has ar
rived in New York from Europe.
General Henry s Kiersted, a Mexican war
veteran, died in New York last week
1t is expected that Secretary Folger will visit
Nantucket before the close Of the month.
Ex-Cadet Whitaker advertises a lecture on
Cars and the Color-line at West Point"
The drum that John Robbins beat at Bunker
Hill has been given to the Bostonian Society.
Mr.. Blaine was rendered a reception at Chic
ago on Monday evening by the Union League
Club.
Ex-senator Conllling is at Utica, whittier he
has been summoned by the serious illness Of
his wife.
NJ. Pasteur, tho DISTINGUISHED French scien-
tist received $4,000 for investigating conta-
gious diseases.
Hon. A. NJ. Clapp and Frank Hume have
returned to the city, after a thirty-days' visit
to Southern Colorado.
s. W. Hale, Republican candidate for Cover
nor of New Hampshire, is a wealthy manufac-
turer fifty years old.
Jennie s Tweed aged twenty, an invalid
daughter Of the late "Boss" Tweed, died at
Litchfold, Conn, recently.
The Marquis de Manzanedo, who died few
days ago, was the richest man in Spain. lie
left an estate Of $20,00O,0O0.
Bismarck, when young man. had no ear for
music but was fond Of the accordeon. lie hated
tenors, but liked comic actors.
VIM. II. Vanderbilt has purchased Little
Round Island, in the st. Lawrence, for $500,
days ordinary spending money.
Since the war Alex. H. Stephens has col
lected more than 100000 war claims for South
ern people, without compensation.
tmaster- General Howe is at Manitou
gs, Colorado, where he has gone in search
ief from an attack of asthma.
3. nard and John Kepler, of Bucks county,
r win brothers, though ninety-two years
-.u ave not been parted for day.
r C. c. Fulton, proprietor of the Baltimore
can, has returned from his holiday in Eu-
His letters have been charming.
81. w. 7. Sherman and daughter, Col. J. G.
Ill and wife, and Governor j. A. Patter-
s,a nd wife visited Mount Washington on the
&. inst.
ing the newspaper reports of his illness.
axes two rides day, and long walk
zen them.
ester A. Arthur Jr., the Presidents son,
ragged to marry Miss Maud Crowley, the
l iful daughter of Congressman Richard
G.. ley, of New York.
Timothy Gay, the man who helped build
aud f,r-+
Albany to Schnectady, died at Hudson, Mich,
on the Sd inst, aged eighty-one.
Jeff Davis recently reviewed the German
troops of New Orleans. He is described as
looking very we'll His daughter, Miss Yarina,
is eighteen, and quite pretty.
Alex II. Stephens recently addressed large
meeting at Atlanta from his roller-chair. A
plank was laid across the stage to prevent the
chair from rolling OF the platform.
Captain Mayne Reid the English novelist,
has been placed on the U. S, pension roll. He
was an officer of the First New York in the
Mexican war, and was wounded at Chepaul-
tepec.
Harry Lacley, colored, living near Social
Circle Ga, at the age of ninety, has taken
third wife. He already has fifty children. 4
San Diego county (Cal.) man has thirty-two
children.
A correspondent of the Louisville Courier
Journal describes ex-President Hayes as enjoy
ing his leisure in reading and friendly corre-
spondence, while Mrs. Hayes fits about the
house like q SUNBEAM.
Mrs Langtry appeared at the Imperial
Theatre, London last week as Hester GG.sJrooE
in the play of " Unequal Match" 1t is ex-
pected that sho will appear as Rosalind in the
United States this season.
At Chicago on Tuesday evening, from 10000
to $4,000 people assembled to welcome Mayor
Harrison home from Europe. An address of
welcome, by Francis A. Hoffman, jr., was re-
sponded TO by the mayor
POLITICAL.
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