New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1888-10-26
PERSONAL.

Mrs. Mckee, tho daughter Of General Harrison, Is
a handsome and particularly clever woman with pro-
bounced literary tastes She is said to have con:
senslby and to the point
Mrs. Quay and her daughters are living quietly at
Washington while tho Senator attends TO his patriotic
duties In this city.
Miss Clio" Graves, author OF tho play Ntocris"
recently produced at the Drury Lane Theatre London,
and part adapter OF she," IS young Irlshwoman,
dstantly related 10 the Bishop OF Limerick. For
several years she has supported herself with her PEN
Mrs John A. Logan Will spend year abroad
acting the chaperonc OF the Misses Pullman. who
VIII study music at Berlin.
Elder Evans. the head OF the Shaker family at
New-Lebanon, has been spending tino in New
York Of late attending to Ca the publication nS Of his
talks like vigorous man OF fny-ive.
Representative Reed, OF Maine, has been making
some lively stump speeches In Michigan.
"when ono like Bishop wees drops out Of life's
race" says Tho Evening Wisconsin," :" the world
Of men who knew him # 10 themselves to stop
moment at the point where he has fallen and learn
somewhat Of the teaching Of his career. For those
whose relations with him intmate-hs family,
his social friends and others Immediately under his
mlnstrations TO the churchhs life revealed much OF
winsome and manly and Christian character OF which
The community in general must remain ignorant He
was genial afectiOnate devoted, learned: yet these
characteristics and others as enviable were helpfuly
revealed only TO The comparatively few with whom he
had direct relations and was In personal contact"
Talking about Mr.. Henry W. Grady, writer IN
" The Tribune Of Rome. Georgia. reports an old
townsman saying: "You know he used to work
here on Tho Commercial Its been long time
ago-and one night he took notion to ride on the
wooden flying horses which going night and
day under tent the outskirts Of town. Well,
be handed the man nickel and mounted one of
them very gracefully. But he hadn't gone round
more than q minute before his head began to swim,
In fact, he was too sick home, he just laid
down on pile Of lumber and watched the stars g.
round the rest Of the night, and It cold weather
too. reckon he remembers 1t yet"
Mr.. +. II. Cowen the musician, has made most
favorable impression in Australia II one may Judge
by letter from a correspondent at Melbourne who
says An old musician has publicly said that Cowen,
I'm the few weeks he has been out, has done more TO
raise the musical standard In Australia than all the
opera companies that have visited us and Sir
William Robinson, the Governor of South Australia,
and Of tho best musicians have in Australia, IN
HIS speech, made at public banquet few days ago,
took occasion 10 say that Cowen had shown what
orchestral and choral music meant and said he would
walk any distance with bare feet to listen
TO such production as tho Song % Thanksgiving
Nor has Mr.. Governs master Of his art
been the only feature in his visit. His choir and
orchestra swear by him, not only on account OF his
wonderful style of handling them, bit also for his
who were lOudest I'm their protests against the fee
paid Mr. CoweD, now admit that the work he has
done-the great change In the method Of treating
music-s not 10 be- measured by the standard OF a
'ionizcd in Melbourne and should take back to Eng
land most pleasant impression Of Australia