New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1883-05-27
PERSONAL.

] Professor Goodwin, of Harvard, is to be made
| Ill. d. on june - next by the University OF Cam
bridge. England.
| General James A. Beaver, last years Republican
candidate for the Governorship OF Pennsylvania
delivered last week the address of welcome at the
State Convention Of the Temperance Constitutional
| Amendment Association.
| Chief Justice Waite owns fine building lot 10
Washington, and long ago planned to build house
upon It, From this he Is deferred, however, by his
wife, who IL Is said, has unaccOuntable but not
to-be got-ridof fancy that should he do he would
not live to occupy it,
DR.. Graham, Of Kentucky, father-n-law of Repre-
sentative Blackburn will celebrate the centennial
anniversary of his birth in October next, and will
| be rendered public dinner and reception in Louis
vile. lie is as hale. hearty and active are most
men OF only half his age.
The remains of the late Amasa Stone were buried
on Thursday in Lake View Cemetery, Cleveland,
near the tomb of President Garfield. BY their side
at the same time was placed the body of Mr.. Stones
son, Adelbert, which had been Wondering in Wood
land Cemetery. great throDg of mOurners at
tended the services including the faculty and stu
dents of Adelbert College
The Hon. Thomas w. Palmer recently elected
United States Senator for Michigan is evidently IN
tending to cut figure in the social world of Wash
ington, and has already begun to get his hand in"
Last week he gave all tho members Of the Michigan
Legislature, the Governor State officers heads of
State departments and in fact all the State Govern
ment, pages included, reception and banquet at
bic mansion in Detroit. 1t Is spoken of as the most
brilliant social event on record in the State.
Mr., Preston Powers's marble bust of Pres
ldent Garfield Is now ON exhibition In Bos-
ton. A critical view of 1t, The Boston Journal
thinks. indicates that the artist has strven
more to show the man than the soldier or states
m Init ba Il.
force 1t is to some extent work of ideality and
imagination, but Mr. Powers has given play to
those clements so carefully and cleverly that the
statue Is still faithful portrait and will not fail
to add to its makers fame The bust is to be sent to
CINCINNATI this week, to be put exhibition there
on June o. IN competition for the commission for a
herolc-slzed bronze statue for o public square in
that city.
Referring to the grand ball gwen in Paris on Fri
day last by the Hon. Levi p. Morton and wife, to
whicn nearly all the leading members of the Eng
lish colony were invited, The London Standard SAYS
that the cordiality and courtesy which the Ameri-
can Minister and Mrs. Morton display toward Eng
sh residents and visitors form of the peasantest
features OF international fs in Paris and deserve
all the more recognition because as a rule the Eng
lish colony is SIMPLY ignored by the official and
diplomatic world British SUBJ ects are made to feel
thoroughly at home at the United States Legation.
ana they entertain high of the kindly feel
ing which extends to them Inequalities to which,
strictly speaking, they have no claim.
Mr.. Daniel Lothrop, of the well-known Boston
publishing firm of ID. Lothrop& Co., has purchased
The Wayside." That historic place at Concord,
Mass, was the home of Nathaniel Hawthorne-the
only one he ever owned-where he lived and wrote
and from which his remains were borne to the
grave. In 1852 when Hawthorne bought it. it was
quaint and picturesque old house, nearly CEN
fnr al viii ,I,ra1 o,,I tbo
beams characteristic of colonial architecture.
Hawthorne made many alterations in it and built
over the l. a tower In which he fitted up study.
Still the house re aims TO this day venerable aspect
well betting the historic ground which IL
stands-a mile from Concord village on the Lexing-
ton road. Mr.. Lothrop will make it his summer
home.
A correspondent of The Pittsfeld Journal pays the
following tribute to the memory of the late Mat
thew Arbuckle. which will doubtless waken a
responsive echo in the heart of every one who
privileged to know that brilliant artist and
kindly, courteous gentleman: "Half-a-dozen years
ago." she writes, ian old cornet hung upon the |
wall of my home and it somehow happened that |
tried it to see how it would co. BY little per-
sstenco l got tome and finally became fasci- |
mated with the noise could produce and by working
away as much as tho nelghborhood would endure |
without complaints to the police, got some mas--I
terry. The performance horrible, Of course but
one April day appeared at Mr.. Arbucke's door IN
New-York, petltione4 for lessons. / remember |
how kindly he received me how he gave me cour- |
age at once by commencing my poor attempt at |
Robin Adalr' SO that he could know what could |
do and where TO begin with me. i remember |
the next three months of his helpfulness |
his patience, his encouragement, his hopeful |
ness how he put no limit to the hours les |
son we had bargaDed for, and often entertained |
and helped me a whole afternoon sometimes taking |
MS cornet AID, forgetting all the world else, giving
me his wonderful rendering of delicious airs and |
ballads. l remember, too his comica running to |
the corner of the room and hiding his face when |
had my lesson poorly, and how he would look over |
his shoulder laughing at me and shouting: Try it |
again., and when the work done to his satisfac-
ton, how proud and glad and happy he seemed |
lie was every inch n gentleman; in every fibre |
musician. lie gave Inc music arranged by his own |
hand he selected and tested o cornet for me- and |
all the crooks and mutes and mouth pieces and |
every other appliance OF O. cornetists outfit, and
there was nothing he could do, by instruction and
advice that he left undOne. country girl of four
teen. alone In the great city far kindred ere
concerned, he babe me welcome to his home. His |
wife almost mother to me: his daughter |
friend indeed. / want to say how good he was,
how true to his art how kind sweet-tempered, big
hearted-a noble man III everything"
PROVIDENCE. II. l.. May 26-Goveruor. elect
Bourn is suffering from the rheumatism to-day
aud Unless he gets relief he will be unable TO 90 10
Newport to attend the meeting of the Legislature
On Tuesday.