New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1891-06-03
PERSONAL.

A monument to Maryands first Governor. Leonard
Calvert, will be dedicated tomorrow at st. Marys
City. Two Of his descendants viii be present.
President Eliot of Harvard has powerful bass voice
that is noticeable in congregational singing.
Ex-Presdent Grover Cleveland passed Decoration
Day and Sunday at Gray Gables, Tudor Haven WIN
Mrs. Cleveland
The $1,000 which Miss lch was TO receive Tor SINS
ing at the Indianapolis May festival was attached Oh
the sut OF a Montana bank last week. When the fair
soncstress received the news she observed, - How
hOIrid!"
Herbert Spencer is not so greatly absorbed in alb
struse philosophy but that he take an interest In
the humane and concrete lie has Joined tho British
Society for the Prevention OF Cruelty to Children
Colonel w. W. Clapp. editor and proprietor OF The
Boston Journal" has been i'll for some time.
Sneaker parrett of the Massachusetts Legislature is
thought to have fair chance of being Nominated for
Governor this year. lie is a newspaper mon of much
experience and owns The Boston Advertiser"
William Graham Green, now over eighty years Old
claims TO be the man who first taught Abraham Lin
coin the principles of English grammar
ont in Iowa Just now they are talking good deal
about Hiram C. Wheeler as Republican candidate for
Governor. lie is both farmer and business man. lie
has long been identified with the industrial Interests
Of Iowa, and president OF the state Agrlcua S III
name became linked with the agricultural trinmphs OF
the state years ago he was considered very iaVo
ably for the chief magistracy
"The Chicago Mail" picks up story on the shores
Of Lake Michigan to the effect that James Whtcomo
Riley in the earlier days Of his literary work was an
ardent admirer Of Ella Wheeler the "poetess OF pas
son," and favored sutton for her hand both the
young people were poor however, ana neither ha1
attained National reputation at That ume ailoueh
both had written some charming specimens OF verse.
The man who tells this story does not know wheter
Mrs Wilcox intended to marry the young Hoosler
poet not but he declares that young hlley wes
nearly henrtbroken when their cordial relations were
sundered.
The Car Of Russia will celebrate his silver wedding
next November in modest fashion. near Copenhagen
Immediately thereafter II invited. he will visit En-
peror William in Berlin or Potsdam
"Pierre Lott the new French Immortal Is not the
enemnate epicurean one might expect from his
writings Paris letter describes him short, squat
and bury, turned forty, and looking the bluff hearty
that he Is. lie Is not society man. and Is guilty
Of wearing his naval uniform At dinner and evening
parties.
George Inness, who is now I'm California skctchng,
says that when he youngster his father set him
up In business as q grocer. 81 had pal
cite in a back ROOM" he tells reporter.
and naturally spent the most OF my time
there. You can imagine my feelings when Just
getting the right effect In color 20 hear childs treble
coming from the store: MY mamma wants quart OF
moasses IL was winter, and that moiasses wouldn't
run quart In fifteen minutes, repnedi Don't