New-York tribune., 1882-08-14
PERSONAL.

Acting Vice President Davis Is in North Carolina.
Governor Baree of Honduras, after several days
stay in New Orleans has departed for st. Louis
The Hon. Mark Alexander the oldest cX-member of
Congress-he was born In 1792-is in destitute cir
cumstances at his home in Meclllenburg County
Virginia.
The Hon. Edwards Piorrepont, ex-Mnster to
England, is now at the Crawford House IN the
White Mountains where he intends to remain dur
lug the summer
President Arthur remained in the city yesterday,
spending the day at his home, No. 123 Lexington
ave-, with his family. He did not attend church
and received no callers.
The Princess of Wales has accepted the dedica-
tiOn to herself of the new cantata Of Psyche by
Nies Gade the Danish composer, which will be
sung at the Birmingham Festival on August 81.
Nine. Marie ROZe has been engaged to sing the
role of Psyche.
Nine. Adelina Patti was presented with COM
pmentary address on July 81 ut Crag-y-nos Cas-
tie. in Wales, by the inhabitants of the district.
The address expressed the pleasure and pride which
thc inhabitants of the district felt at having as
their neighbor SO famous and who also took so
deep an in ali that pertalued to the welfare
of the DelShDorhood.
Sir Edwin LandScer has been cOmmemorated in
mural tablet of marble, sculptured by Mr.. Woolner.
which has been placed IN st. PauPS Cathedral,
London. On the upper part of the monument is
medallion portrait in profile, supported as it were by
corhes on which appear copies of the heads of the
Trafalgar lions Above the medallion is moulding
enriched with fern leaves, and over this painters
palette and brushes. The lower part of the monu-
nent Is bas-rcef from The Shepherds Chief
Moarner' Beneath Il bracket Is the family crest.
the head of an eagle holding key IN the beak lhe
inscription, in small inciSed aud glded letters
reads: " Sir Edwin La ldseer, k. A., son OF J0hn
Landseer, A. X. A. Born Marcn Z. 1902. Died Oc-
tober |, 1873. This monument Is erected by his
surviving brothers and sisters. lie hath Inade
everything beautiful III his time"
Secretary Folger traces his descent from the Frank
lin family of Massachusetts, of which Benjamin
Franklin was a member. Writing to "A friend liv-
ing IN Nantucket lately Mr. Foger related the fol-
lowing curious circumstances When was III the
Senate in the State of New York Andrew ID. White.
president of the Cornell University. laie United
states Minister to Vienna, was also n member Al
ter had sat down from speaking once he came to
me and said: | have just solved a perplexity that
| have been in. have been trying for a long time
TO determine who that you are like. and 1t has
come to met Is Benjamin Franklin Very likely
sad for Franklin's mother was EOger' 80
when | was at Mentor to see General Garfield, was
seated In the drawlng-rOOm awaiting his coming.
The door of the room was open so that the stairs
from above gave VleN INTO 1t, aud OF the place
where sat. heard person coming down stairs,
but stopping halfway; after pause he resumed
his way and came into the room. Ii was General
Garfield He SAID: stopped on the stars when 1
first got sight of you, Tor something struck me as
not unfamiliar IN your face aud head. You lo9k
like the picture OF Franklin have right 10, l
said; his mother was "a folger."
A lady who was anxious to send two little girls
down to Elberon the other day brought them to fler
No 5 and asked of the officers OF tho boat II II
connected with " the 2:3O train at Sandy HOOK
for ong Rranch" She was answered IN the aiiirlna
tive but being uneasy about the saie conduct Oh
her little charges, whom she explained she was not
10 acc.. .mpany. she asked, Are you quite sure y
A short. stout. mddy faced man who was standing
near by turned at this threw away hali-smoked