New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1882-09-05
PERSONAL.


ing his normal health and strength.
Mr.. Charles +. Leland. tho well-known hotel pro-
prietOr will sail for home from Glasgow Tomorrow
The Hon. William Waldorf Aston, lately appointed
Minister to Italy, will sail for Rome early next
month.
George NJ KEENAN,, with several other gentlemen,
members of his original Siberian exploration party,
is to camp out for several weeks during September
among the mountains of West Virginia.
Tho venerable mother of the Hon. Thomas
Hughes of England is still living in the colony OF
Rugby. Tennessee, and expresses herself as well
satisfied with the prospects OF the place
1t is ratt err a curious coincidence that the Chateau
de la TeIrasse at AsneIes. described by Daudet In
his Ruis en- Exil" should now be the home OF
Ismail Pacha, another and veritabe ROi en- ExI."
Gar Alexander III. evidently expects to survive
his coronation He is adding to the seventeen
palaces OF his father new one at Peterhof, over
looking the Gulf of Finland Its foundations are
TO be completed this fall at n cost OF S3OO.OOO.
few DAYS after his arrival in London Cetewayo
was asked by n visitor if he had been to any of the
theatres "No," WAS the reply, mot yet should
like to see a theatre, but the people stare at me
So ana don't care about being made Jumbo" !.
Governor Crittenden of Missouri has been cor
daily received i'll Cincinnati. wnrre he mas Deeh
fully forgiven for rObbng the West OF lts own anu
only original Jesse James. lie has been accorded
numerous con plmentary Danquets anu icSoPt ti
and an excursion to the Day ton NatlOnal oOlulers
Home.
The fact that General and Mrs. Grant left Sara
toga the other day in ordinary railway passenger
car has excited much comment. The truth OF the
case seems to be that they had made full prepara-
lions for leaving by that train, and did not think
II worth while to alter all their arrangements JUST
because there were 10 NacauJ sedIs III th0 p"iloi
cal.
The mother of tho Rev. DR.. Cuyler. OF Brooklyn,
recently completed her eghtleth year, at Saratoga,
where she has been spending the summer. She Is
too deaf from an inherited family inlrmity to hear
her son preach, but every Sunday morning before
church he tells her what he is going to preach
about, and gives her an outline OF his sermon
an, then she prays for him in heI room during the
hours of service She was left widow NIFTY
five years ago when her son wds only four years old
The death occurred. at Chesterfield, Mass, August
81, OF Mrs. Sarah Hayes Bancroft, widow OF the
late Dyas Bancroft. She was an aunt OF eX Presl-
dent Hayes, his father having been her brother,
aud she was the mother of William Bancroft, for
merly well known merchant of this city. AT the
time of her death she was in her nlnetieth year,
and still retained full possession OF all her facul-
ties being 10 the last, as Tor Tie preceding iOfty
years a constant reader of TIE DAILY TRIBUNE.
An older sister and two sons survive her.
Saratoga was recently well besprinkled with
posters announcing that the Kew. Dr. Newman
would preach the following sunday in the First
Methodist Church, and that General Grant would
be present As a result of this clever advertising
the church was crowded to the doors; but people
were divided rs to whether the congregation was
Dr. Newman's or General Grants Appearances
rather favored the latter belief, however for when
the preacher dismissed his hearers not OF them
showed the slightest inclination to leave But as
soon as the General Walked down the aisle after
waiting five minutes in hopes the crowd would
dispersed they all made haste to follow HIM.
GALVESTON, Tex, Sept IA dispatch to The
Ne,cs from sherman says The Hon. George Il.
Reeves late Speaker of the House of Representa-
tlyeS is at the point of death from hydrophobIa.
His physicians entertain no hope OF his recovery
PARIS Sept. 4.-Mlle. Berthe Marie de Roths-
child daughter of the head of the Frankfort branch
of that family will be married on Thursday next to
Prince Alexandra de Wagram. As necessary pre-
liminary to the ceremony Mile, Berthe yesterday
received christian baptism. Prior to the ceremony
she formally signed an abiuration of the jewish
faith.
ALEXANDRIA BAY, n. Y, Sept. 4.-Arrangements
have been perfected for the entertainment of Secre-
tary Foger at the beautiful villa belonging to Mr.
Sperry, his private secretary, in Summerand, next
week A reception will be rendered TO the Secre-
tary by his numerous supporters in this section OF
the State.