New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1882-12-06
PERSONAL

Already more than eighteen thousand childro
have subscribed to the Longfellow Memorial Fund.
Colonel Emil Fret, the Swiss Minister at Wash
ington, introduced himself to General Longstreet
the other day the man whom he tthe GeneraD
had taken prisoner at Gettysburg nineteen years
ago.
Senator Frye, Of Name. spent q happy Thanks
giving Day in company with four generations OF
his family his parents his children and his grand.
children being present, besides cousins Uncles and
aunts too numerous to mention.
The Rev. Or. Daniel l.. Furber ON Sunday re-
signed the pastorate OF the FIRST Congregational
Church. of Newton. Mass. the day being the thirty
fifth anniversary of his installation there. Only
three Congregational ministers IN the State have
served their present charges so long. Just before
making his address of resignation, Dr. fnrbor pap.
tied the child OF man VINO was the nrSl infant
baptized by him in the parish, thirty live years
before.
The Rev. John Humpstone. Of Albany. preached
his farewell sermon at Calvary Baptist Church, In
that city, last Sunday, and arewell reception
was rendered him yesterday. On Thursday he Will
leave the city with his family for Philadelphia
whittier he goes for treatment for troublesome
catarrhal affection of the throat He will remain
there about two months, and then enter uponn, MS
charge. the pastOrgte of the Emmanuel Bap-
fist Chnrcn, OF Brooklyn.
siyal Of Victor Hugo's Le Roi s'Amuse In Paris
would include about all the best kno names in
French politics. art and literature. Among thom
were President Gr6yy the Due dAumale. General
Gafet Gambet:a, Briss n, R0cheiOrt, Ferry,
Simon Ger6me Gounod. Daudet, D6roulede. ZOla,
Houssaye Mendes aud COppee The veteran
Camille Doucet was there. too, being admitted on
ticket he had bought fifty years before and Kept as
q curiosity.
President Arthur appears to have appreciated
keenly the enerprising spirit which led someone
to send out from Washington alleged abstract OF
his message several DAYS la advance of that docu-
ments publication. Hearing of the matter. 1t is
said, he inquired Of u new spaper man whether he
knew who had tho abstract for sae.' he news
paper man said he did not. " The reason why
asked" said M. Arthur, was that haven't ate
finished my message yet. ana thought may il !
could purchase a complete copy In advance IL
might help me out some points which haven't
yet settled to my satisfaction"
Mrs Kesah 3. Johnson, who died the other day
at Shebyville, Kentucky, her home before the war,
and to which she had returned for the first time in
twenty years, was lady OF many personal atuac-
TONS Her husband died shortly after the close OF
the war; and in recognition of his services his widow
was appointed by President Grant to be POstmis-
tress of LeavenwOrth, Kansas, position she filled
during eight years. After the marriage OF her
brother tho daughter of the late Horace Greeley;
she made her home with them ut Chappaqua, and
was remarkable for her constant and untIIng dcYO-
ton to tue children. She had with her at the Illne
of her death tho children HhO survived Mrs.
Ida Greeley Smith, intending to pass the winter
with them the South.
Mr.. Robert Frohch, italian Consul at Man.
chester, England, writes as follows to The ETam-
iner and Tines of that city: MY recent appeal on
behalf of the sufferers by The inundations in Italy
has met with such a princely response from Mr.
Edwin Booth. the representative actor OF America,
now playing at the Princes Theatre. that feel 1t
will be pleasure to you to permit me thus pub
licly TO acknowledge it through your columns. In
EXPRESSING a regret that he could not in conse'
uuence of his engagements, appear at the frluces
matinee in aid of the fund on the 9th OF December,
he inclos.d "A check for $40 Such generous and
voluntary act of charity will trust be warmly aD-
preciated by his many admirers and the Man.
chester public"
Lord Queensberry. who created such sensa-
ton by rising IN the theatre aud denouncing Dir.
Tennyson's new play. has often before manifested
similar eccentricitles. lie was once brought
before London police court charged with assault
upon "Tom" Toby. detective. at Charng Cross
Hotel Ii was merely case of uncomfortable
temper. He was once elected Representative
Peer of Scotland but lost his seat because OF his
too liberal views on religious subjects. Afterward
he rose IN the gallery of Hollywood House and made
q speech In reference to that subject to which reply
was made by Lord Lothian. The Marquis OF
Oueensherry is not very wealthy, the dukedom and
buk of the estates, with Drnmlanrlg CastIe. Tue
largest house IN Scotland having gone to the Duke
of Buccleugh the representative Oh ahOther
branch of the family.
DrNpp1T NOTER