New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1883-02-16
PERSONAL.

Professor Alcnzo Williams OF Brown University,
will sail for Europe in few days. for the benefit OF
his health.
Henry Honssave, son Of Arsene Houssaye, is
prominent aspirant to Acsdemical honors in France
lie is well known author and as writer on the
journal DIS Dcbdfs and also the gyer of exceed
ipgly good dinners upon which reputation he bases
his hopes OF immortality.
The Rev. w. c. WInsow has loaned to the bos-
roman Society the ancient door -knOcker once in use
on the oor of his famous ancestor Gov ernorW ms
low of the Plymouth Colony The venerable relic
is of solid yellow brass and appropriately mount
ed upon a piece of English oak that might have &C
companied the Knocker over IN the Mayhower
In mis- memorial Grafton at the celebration Of
Geore as sesqui- centennial anniversary, Governor
Stephens recommended that that states two inches
in Statuary Hail. in the Capitol at Washington Oe
filled with statues of James O9lethorpe. founder Of
the Colony of Georgia and of Dr. Crawford Long, of
Athens Ga who VAS, said Mr.. Stephens, " two years
ahead of Wells and Morton in his application OF
snlphnric ether for the relief of pain III surgical
operations and TO whom, therefore, belong tDe
honor and glory of this greatest discovery OF MOD
times"
Sarlous first intention IN writing Fedora" was
TO lay the scene IN this country IN NashDgfons
time but he gave it up because IT too much resem-
BLEED the plot of Coopeps Spy" Then he put 1t in
Naples during the French Revolution and the nva-
SION of that Kingdom; aud again gave 1t up Tor fear
of being accused of stealing IL from Dumas San
Fellce' I he third draft he liked 30 well as 10 con-
sder II the final one lt LAID the scene in France,
under NAPOLEON BOnaparte. but somehow or Other
be couldn't keep It rom resembling 100 cOsely Sue
- Mysteries of PARIS, so lie again chahseu Tue
scene, this time TO Russia
Charles Foote. of Iouia Mich, celebrated on Feb
ruarv 3 the one-hundrrd and-Second anniversary of
in al health
onlc IN 90 ABOUT the house and hOld three hOnrs'
reeeptlon. and 10 write his name and age many
tmes for autograph collectors. lie was porn in
Massachusetts, nut went n the age OF nineteen to
liz, near Rochester, y. Y.-there then being only
thrco buildings the site OF that city; lie lived
there farmer, fOI seventy years, ana then uoVeu
Oh TO the home of his daughter. wneie ne now re-
sides lie has voted 1T every Presidential elect on
since .Jeiersuns tern. excepting That oi garfield
when he was kept at home ny iii-heath. lo tt
Whig hr has been n hcpublcah over sinCc lhe VI
ganlHIti0n OF the party.
Colonel Lew Weitzcl; relates the following
incident in Precedent Lncoln's career, which he
hell, yes has never been made puhlic before: After
thc fall of Richmond and the flight of the Confed-
crate Government. my brother Godfrey was placed
in charge of the city Ills adqlariers were IN the
Copitol aud President Dtyis's C'bnet-room was
kent lust a. il was when last occupi ii. President
Lincoln arrive the day after the occupation and
called at the Capitol ana several officers among the
number myself accompanied him through the
buiIding When we re iched the Cabnei-room my
brother said: Mr. President tins is the char which
has been 50 long occupied by'President DAVIS He
pulled il from The table and motloned ;he President
TO SIT down. Nc. LIncolns face took an extra look
If care and mrlancholy He looked at ii moment
and slowly approached aud YEARLY sat down. Ii
,vas nm hour o EMULATION with Us soldiers We felt
that The war was ended aud we knew that all over
the North bells were pealing. cannon booming, and
the people were deluous withjoy over the prospect
of peace expected to see the President manifest
some spirit of triumph hr sat IN the seat 50 long
occupied by the rebel Governments; bnt his great
head eli into his broad hands. and a sigh that
seemed 20 come from the soul of "A nation escaped
ms lips and sadd ned every man present His mind
seemed to be travelling back through the dark
yrarS of the war; and he was counting the cost In
treasure life and blood that nede II possible for
him 10 $40 there As ne arose without q word and
left the room slowly ana sadly, tears nyoluntaIly
came to the eyes of every man present, and We
SolGiers realized that we had done all the suffer
ing nor made all the sacrifices"