New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1883-09-25
PERSONAL.

The Hon. James G. Blame and family are exn eefaa
to return to Washington eaIly in November.
The Pusey Memorial Fund now amounts to sor,a.
thing more than $4,000. and the list of con.
tributors includes IL bishops, IL deans and 50
archdeacOns.
His fifteen months iourneying in foreign lands
has not wrought any great change IN the Rev.
Phillips Brooks's appearance. HIS face Is brownsr
than when he went away and he has gained in
weight a little. On his homeward voyage from
Liverpool to Boston he bad as travelling compan
IONS the Rev. Dr. Ruius Ellis. the Rev. Brooke
Hereford, Robert Treat Paine IT, Professors Chayie
Eliot Nortoo. W. W. Goodwin, and Francis Bowca
of Harvard. and Mr.. and Mrs. Georg HanscheL
Christina. of Spain. lays most of her conugal in.
felicity 10 the charge Of the Due de Sesto, wloss
evil influence over the King has become matter Of
notoriety. Shortly after the Casa de Campo scandal
which brought matters between the royal couple 10
crisis, the Due, who is generally believed 10 have
played the part of Nephistopheles to AifonsS,s
Faust In that uDsavory episode. went as usual 10
pay his respects 10 the Queen; whereupon she drew
a purse full of gold from her pocket and dashed IL
in his face saving that she was afraid the King had
not sufficiently rewarded him for bis virtaous ser
vices.
The Lord Bishop of Rochester, England. win re.
visit this country this fall in the interest of the
Church Temperance Society. Reaching Baltimore
to-day he will hold a dra win groom meeting to.
morrow afternoon. aud preach in the evening. He
will preach in Stanton, Va, on Thursday evening,
conduct two meetings at White Sulphur Springs 90
Saturday and Sunday evenings lecture at tbs Uni.
yersity of Virginia on October 2, hold meetings In
Richmond. Va, on October and A. and speak at
the opening OF the soclely's annual convention in
Philadelphia on October 8. He will sail from Que
bee On his return voyage on October IL.
Commenting on the report that Captain Scott
S,ddons has gone mad and been placed in an asylum
in Australia. The Springfield Republicans says: Cap
tain Thomas Chanter, who changed his paternal
name in order preserve to his beautiful wife the
advantage of her own distinguished name the
stage joined with the Siddons his mothers family
name Of Scott. He was man of handsome person.
elegant manners and intelligent mind, but be weut
hopelessy wrong, squandered his wife's earnings
and left her no alterKatIve but to separate from
him. at the cost of bestowing upon him consider
able property in Australia. Mrs. Scott-Sddons lives
in England. and 1t was said she had withdraw
permanently from the stage, bat there are now ru-
mors that she is about 10 star through Germany
She has adop ed as her son, under act of Parliament
the boy musician, Henry Stephen Walker, who was
with the Scott-SIddonses IN this country several
years ago, and attracted attention Dy DIS remark
ably fine plano-playIDg. lie has since been eJu-
Gated for the navy at the Woowich school, bat OF
late has shown renewe interest III music and IN
original composition"
CHICAGO, Sept. 24-The Rev. George c. Min
lectured yesterday afternoon on Church aud
Stage as Friendly Forces" He well received
before a large audience.
WASHINGTON, Sept 24.-General Sherman has
teegraphed to the Adjutant-G General from Salt
Lake CITY that he will reach Denver to-day, aud
will return to Washington October or III.