New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1882-06-27
PERSONAL,
the rear guard


Professor Lowering of Harvard, will spend the
summer at Ferry Beach, Maine.
President Arthur was, few days ago. the recipi-
ent of fine crayon portrait of himself, presented to
him by the artist, mulatto woman.
The malaria of the Potomac Flats ut Washington
has proved too much for Senator Mitchell, and he
has gone homo with health badly impaired
Among the passengers who arrived yesterday by
the White Star steamship Baltic was Mr.. Z. e. Sted-
man.
Services in memory of the late Rev. Henry High
land Garnet, United States Minister to Liberia,
will be held at Asbury Park, n. j., on the after
noon and evening of July Ii.
James b. Thompson, well-known author of
mathematical works, living in Brooklyn, has re-
ceved the degree of LII. ID. from the Tennessee
University
The Palmers, who ado lodge all over creation"
will hold family reunion on August TO- l. and 2,
at StoningtOn, Conn. feature Of the occasion Will
be a loan collection of Palmer relics to which all
members of the widespread family are invited to
contribute.
General Sherman has placed upon the wall of his
Office in Washington pjcture-a fine water
color sketch of the Union Army crossing, by torch
light the Big Black River near Yicksburg He
considers 1t remarkably faithful representation OF
one of the most memorable scenes of the war.
William II. Vanderbilt has returned from an ex
tended trip in the Northwest, where he went, after
inspecting the raro ls under his charge, to inves
tigate personally the condition of the grain crops
He anu the members OF his family Will leave the
city on Saturday for Saratoga for the season.
Mrs. r. H. Dana recently purchased in Paris the
fine portrait of Longfellow by the artist Healy,
which has for years been the chief ornament of that
painters studio 1t was painted in Rome, during
Mr. LOngfellow's visit there, and III 1t Mrs Dana
appears a bright-eyed little maiden with golden
tTeSses, peeplng over her fathers shoulder
Mrs. Garfield will not, as has been announced,
attend the commencement exercises at Williams
College, but will remain in Cleveland until about
the middle of July. when she will go to the Mentor
farm for the remainder of the summer. She speaks
with gratitude OF the klndneSSes shown her IN
Cleveland and especially of the privacy allowed
her III her home I'D that city.
The appointment of O new United States Consul
at Trieste, which has caused some surprise. is ex-
planned by the fact that Mr. 4. w. Ihayer the re-
firing officer. some time ago placed his Office at the
close of the present quarter June 30 at the disposal
Of the President. This he did that he might proceed
with his work on Beethoven, on which he Is
engaged. his health not admit ting OF the per-
Torrance vi literary and consular duties at the same
time.
BIr. Blaine's house in Washington, now near
ing completion, will be one of the most imposing
light through seventy large plate-glass windows
On the first floor two halls respectively fifteen
aud twenty feet wide, running through the house
at right angles with each other, and five rooms
about twenty by twenty-five feet each in size; all of
which, by sliding door' can be thrown into single
suite. The interior WOODWORK OF the house Is OF
walnut mahogany, poplar and oak.
Roman correspondent of Figaro relates a singu-
lar story to the effect that the lady who is now
-. 4 I'M, han ,Ir
fifteen years old frequently visited at the house of
her mother, Nine. Marconi. by Rcciotti Garbaidl.
He became enamoreI of her. and wished to marry
her. but Nine Marconi interfered, gave him bis
congo. and the intimacy was broken Oil. But the
whrligIg of time presents few more remarkable III
cOhgrulIIes than the mere possibility OF the mar
riage of a of GarIbaldl to the reputed daugh-
ter of Cardinal Antonell, Secretary OF state to
Plus N.
The Rev. DR.. Joseph Alden, who, at the age Of
seventy five has just retired from the presidency Of
the New-York State Normal School at Albany has
had a long and hOnoreG career educator of
youth Hc was, after being graduated at Union
College for two years tutor in geometry and Latin
at Princeton seventeen years professor of rhetoric
ana political economy at Williams College; live
years professor of mental and moral philosophy at
Lafayette College; SIX years president OF Jefferson
College. Penn; and h1teen years president Oh the
Normal school at Albany.
!,
on the occasion of recent ceremony at his palace
he ordered guard of honor on duty early in the
morning They came before breakfasting, ana
waited until half-past II, when a civilian attached
to the household OF the President came along and
asked if they had breakfastcd. On receiving a neg
alive reply he remarked that the ceremony would
not take place tor some hours yet, and that, there
fore they would have plenty OF time to go TO some
restaurant and get something He then coouy
walked OIL leaving them to medI tate upon the rigid
system of economy that prevails at the Eysee,
aud tue difference between 1t and the Open-handed
hospitality of McMahons Administration.
Mrs G. w. Nye, wife of the principal of the Wal
nut Hill School, Cincinnati. years ago pup
of Mrs Harriet Beecher Stowe at Lane Seminary,
and retains vivid recollection Of her old teacher.
" She was" she says "a sedate, dignifed lady,
with very thoughtful face. She would sit for
hours with her head on her hand and her elbow on
her knee as though she were dreaming, never
noticing what was going on abont her. and we pu-
pills were always afraid to interrupt her. She was
never laxative her only wish being TO SIT In The
corner and think. Very often, when she had tor a
long time seemed to pay no attention TO our con-
yersation she'd break in with remark so bright
that we'd all be surprised But that Was all she
did not like 10 talk"
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