New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1888-02-03
PERSONAL

Charlotte FIsIse Bates has arranged for an Authors
Reading to DO given In the Sanders Theatre at cam
BRIDGE Mass, on Longfcilows blrthoayevemns' TOD
mary OF Tho movement is Independents OF tho
Memorial Association though the proceeds arc 70 go
to tho Iongfelltw Memorial Statue Fund Tho only
r,er 10 teke mart outside Of Boston and Cambridge
arc Messrs G. r. Cranch, william Winter ana ~ ~ ~,
ahrop, Of New York but all once resi h b !" O
poets city, and personally acqualhteo Win '"A'
The ex-Empress Eugene had the remains OF her
husband and son removed to marlborough privately
in order not t. give Pion Pion chance 10 eAp'o''
himself
The late David Lathrop HUM, the ~ Oldest faie
rraduatep came of o long lived family. Hs moOnof
died at cighty-two, and his father at ninety Sovon
Mr. HUM retained to tho last his memory anu tho
full use Of his faculties He was fond OF eia.ins
Incidents of his early Life, and Of his fathers nm'
hetora him. When a young man his father started
for Fort Griswold, at NewLOndon, to eniss during
tho Revolution, having already served threo months
IA a substitute. Coming In sight OF tho place n9
sesd Mr. HUM with great vehemence, In relating
this Incident Of his fathers life, "of thai ua1of'
Arnold"
Word has como of tho death OF Major Andrew
Bcirne Of West Virginia, only brother Oh MI IL Il
Beirne of "The Richmond otate'"
Soma interesting "reminiscences are called up BY tho
Swiss newspapers Of the famous grandfather OF tho
present President OF Franco. Tho Landvogt OF Berne
In tho vaud. Victor Bonstettin gave magnincens
ball n the Castle of Nyon. at which Mme' DO etaei
and other French omigrants were guests When the
gaycty was at tho highest tho guests were astonshed
at seeing a lean and hungry looking man, with dirty
face, clothed In rags, with downtrodden Shoes ana
evidently worn out and very ILL., appear In their MIDST
Herr Won Bonstetn ordered his servants to elect tne
Intruder But tho man slowly dragged his way toward
the host, and excalmedi Sir, am dying OF hunger
| have come beg you for shelter am CarnotF
Tho music ceased the dancing stopped, and every
bod lad
list OF September. Herr Bonstettln led hlm into
another room, where be gave him change OF clothes
and a supper. On the following day no received
money and q passport from the High ana Mghy
Lords of Bsrne,n which then the most arlstocrao
of Republics, TO continue his melancholy OuysS
When CarnOt, years later was minister oI " al
under the First Consul, he learned that VICTOR Won
Bonstettin had been banished from Berne lie IN
ved his old benefactor to Paris where the SWISS eXhe
enjoyed the hospitality of Napoleon Bonapaite'
Senator Sherman has Joined the Home Market
Club Of Boston.
Mrs James T. Fields has almost entirely reganed
her health at or O threatening attack OF pneumonia
Mrs Francis A. walker has been entertaining Mrs.
stocker of England, who is said to be tho original
of MR. George DumauriePs " MIS- PonsonDy DO
TOmkyns."
Tho author of tho famous forged letters wmch
caused so much trouble between Russia and Ger
many Is said to be Count do Katakazy who was Tor
merry Russian Minister at Washington.