New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1883-07-08
PERSONAL.

Henry T. Chapman. BrOOklyn5 well-known are
connosseur is spending the summer at his cottage.
Point Lookout. H. l.
Mr.. Oscar Dickson, the eminent Swedish merchant
and patron of Professor Nordenski6ld will next fall
be the guest of the Prince of Wales, and 60 on a
hunting excursion with him.
Mr. Walter Allen, for long an editorial writer and
Washington correspondent Of The Boston Adrerflser
has become part proprietor of The Portland lMe)
Press and will soon assume editorial charge OF that
paper.
The Rev. j. X. Day, pastor Of the st. Paui 3
Methodist Episcopal Church in Fourth-ave., has re-
Gently received the degree of D. ID. from two insti
tutioos of learning, Wesleyan University, Middle
town. Conn, and Dickinson College, Carlisle. Penn
Mr.. w. W. Corcoran, of Washington. has gone to
the Grcenbrier White Sulphur Springs for the sum-
mer as usual At the age of eighty-foUr years the
famous phianthropist is still erect and Dortly. lie
has clear complexion, dark eyes and lu1uriant
white hair He dresses like gentleman OF the old
school, always wears gloves when out Oh uoors' anu
carries a gold-headed cane
The Rev. Granville Moody. best known as the
fighting parson" of the 74th Ohio volunteers, Is
spending the summer with relatives IN Mt. vernon.
Iowa Now far past three-score years ana ten III
age and having preached regularly Tor more tnan
half century, he has finally retired from the active
however busily engaged in writing his autobiogra-
phy a task undertaken at the urgent request of
the Central Ohio 81. L. Conference.
Biornsterne Bj0nson is an easy and rapid but
6tful writer Sometimes his pen will be seized by
an inspiration and reel off whole chapters in a few
hours He never rovises or corrects, or even re-
reads a manuscript after writing II. The forenoon
1, his work time and be does not if his desk is
surrounded by score of visitors talking or by a
dozen romping children at play. Nothing short of
an earthquake, he says, can disturb his How OF
thoughts.
President Grevy of France Is q great coffee
drinker-when no can get coffee tit to drink Call
ing one day at country hotel for a cup, he asked
Have you any chccory~ "Yes. sir" " Bring me
some" The landlord brought small can full us
that all you havef' mo. sir; we have little
more" well. let me have it too" Another can
was brought Positively. this Is every grain you
hayeT ''Ycs, sir" VERY ell now go and make
me a cup of coffee"
The house In which Daniel OConnell was born is
now a neglected ruin. The roof long ago fell in.
and tho stone walls oyergrown. inside and out.
with IVY Across the road stands an abandoned
aud dsmantled mill. In tho neighboring village
of Cahircveen-a squalid, struggling place-almost
every other person meets is named OConnell.
One of the magistrates is Daniel O'Conne grand
townspeople are closely related to him. The fam
ily represents all shades OF political opinion. The
younger members incline toward the Land League
party but their elders are landlords or friends of
the landlords.
PROVIDENCE, July 7.-Surgeon Bartlett, United
States Army, of Fort Adams, is in precarious
dlton from hemorrhage, and is not expected to
live.
WASHINGTON July Tt is now settled that the
President will start on his trip across the continent
to tho Yellowstone Valley about August 1. The ar
rangements for the trip are in the hands of Lieu
tenant General Sheridan. The party will number
about ten persons. and will be gone five or six
weeks. The President will join General Sheridan
and the other members of the party at Chicago. II
"a proposed 10 go to the Yellowstone with as few
stops az possible The President has abandoned all
idea of visiting Newport. lle will probably re-
with the possible exception of making occasional
short sea-trlp,