New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1891-09-08
PERSONAL.

Secretary Proctor will leave Washington this week ior
an inspection tour in the Northwest
The soldiers, monument which George A. Pillsbury,
OF Minneapolis has presented to his native town. Con-
cord n H. was formally dedicated on Tuesday IN INC
presence OF 1000 people.
That fine old French soldier, General Trochu, was
recently reported very i'll. But there was no truth
in the story and he described as remarkng upon
opening his morning paper after learning OF the ruo
"Now let me see IL | am dead todayP
The Tribune of saturday accidentally stated that the
Rev. Edward Everett Hale Is seventy-nihe years VI
age which is Just ten years too many Inc nisVaAe
however, is hardly regretable, since 1t brings Two
pleasant letters of correction. one is from DE- maze
who saws "Ths will be all right ten years hence bu'
at present is little previous or as MINK one to
porters saw premature Keep 1t among the obitu
aries at Hal: and If you will print It again in 1901 It
will crafty yours truly Edward E. Hale" The other
e from, the Rev. DR.. Henry VI. Field the Editor OF
"The Evangelist" who. as Will be seeI mas sIUnn
personal reasons for making the c0rrecl0ll' no%
9ore v0,S expostulates DR.. Field "makc kdwarl
Everett Hale seventy-nine years Oldf 1T uoihB 80
you are not only pushing MN 70 Sd 5Ge % g 1sS so
that he always calls me his twin brOther q HCt ~
which I refer in dedicatnG my book ola SPAN oil"
New SPAIN, to him."
mThe Churchmano Announces that Bishop IalDo''
En,scopal of wyoming Territory has declined ms
recent election bishop Of the diocese oi "eoi s'''
Iermcl dc sallier Dupn, who has been appointed
Consul to Nantes France, is the descendant OF an ola
noble French family. He born in the ancienI
capltal OF Brittany in 1S4S and came TO this country
twenty three years ago. Soon after his ARRIVAL no
settled in the village of Cape Vincent in this state
which has remained his home. He owns large farm
In the neIghborhood Of the town, and has devoted
self to agricultural pursuits. lie is an Intelligent anu
we'll educated man. Mr. de Sallier who Is known as
Count do Salller (the family tte) in the village mar
RED the only daughter Of the late Dr. John Blnsse OF
WATERFOWL. Mr. dc Sallier has long been AN an
enthusiastic Republican and will make an eA0enon'
consular officer at Nantes.
Miss Charlotte Higgins, who carried off the honoGs
at the entrance examinations to the University Oh
London is Scotch girl twenty years old. More than
GOO students passed the examinations
At Bayreuth the other day, amusing Incident took
place NJ Van Dyck, the tenor, was playing Parslial
10 Madame Materials Kundy, and in trying to escape
from her wiles being overcome with enthusiasm, nc
seized his hair with both hands forgetting the presence
OF n wig The ludicrOus scene may be lmaglneu anu
poor Van Dyck was obliged to return 10 INC "lnsS
tor n mirror.
George H. Wilson, for seven years the musical CRUZ
Of "The Boston Traveller" has severed his connecor
with that paper He Will still continue his services
I'm the field Of musical literature, however for ne e
talns his post rs editor Of the programme BOOKS o
the Boston symphony Orchestra and will devote th'
remainder OF his time TO editorial duties on ih'
Musical Herald" to compiling his annual Year BOOB
OF the Musical Season in the United States and 70 th
writing Of weekly feuilleton for Tho Boston Com
monwealthn The latter is new task for Mr.. wilson
but in the other lines OF ACTIVITY ne naS GUiS ," T.
valuable service in the field of musical criticism IL
BOSTON, wherein he has been one OF the moSU Iorcclu
md stimulating writers.