New-York tribune., 1896-07-23
PERSONAL.

John T.. Russell says that the late ex-Goyerns,
Russell came to him the day on which he was :.
deliver hts sound-money speech in the Chicago Con.
ventlon and said he could not remember his speech
II told him." said John +. Russell. that II had
gone out the press, but II would be necessary
to follow the manuscript closely. advised him 4.
go ahead and IL would come 20 him IL did moi
come to him. however. and he was obliged TO read
II.
T. A. Fitzgerald the mountain-cllmoer, intendu
to climb Aconcagua. in the Andes. this fall He win
have in his party the Swiss guide Zurbriggen VIA
was with Conway In the Hmalayas.
A writer in The Boston Transcript" says: "A
friend OF Mrs. Stowe tells quaint, pathetic ttle
anecdote of later date than most OF the reminis.
cences her going has called forth welcome
guest always at the home near what was the home
Of her later years. 1t was sometimes her wont to
wander at twilight, from her own into some neigh.
boring garden. and thence through the hospitabls
open door into hall or .iving-room. In the hall q
one such house there fine bust Of Henry
Ward Beecher In white marble resting In deep
niche in the wainscoted wall. and near It softly
had been newly kinded. Mrs. Stowe came absently
In through the open door, and STOOD .ooking up at
her quiet, dreamfu voice; All. Henry the light
burns before you there like saint In your shrine.
But-you were saint, Henry You were no
saint"
London journal says that for some time VI.
Gladstone has been going through the dozens If
huge boxes In which he has carefully preserved hs
correspondence for years great many letters of
little or no nteres, have been wesded out but tness
still remain no !, ,ss than 5000 missives which Az
tied lp in bundles and carefully docketed. Thas
will doubtless be useful TO the person who under
takes the task OF writing biography OF the vete1a
statesman.
Bishop Alfred f. Curtis (Roman Caiho!ic), ofM
Diocese OF Wilmington Del. has forwarded 10 Rona
his resignation of his see. because ne believes ust
he has reached the age sixty-three) when ne shoOn
give his place 10 another lie was originally ~
Episcopal clergyman and was Tor some time rec!of
~ St I,uke's Episcopal Church. in Baltimore H
entered the Church OF Rome IN ls'V' ana was coaT
secra,ed Bishop in 1896
NJ Coouelin, the famous French actor. well known
also TO American theatre-goers. has been heavily
sentenced by the French courts. AS q member Of
rho Comedie Francaise, which Is subsidsed
theatre. he had been forbidden to play without
snecal permit, upon other stages. But he has not
observed his contract in that regard and has conse'
ouentlv been sentenced TO pay 20 the Coincide
Francaise 1900 francs $4,000 for the first thirty
representations he gave al the theatre OF the rons
St Martin. and to pay $500 francs for the twenty
ono renresentations which followed. The fine WA
hersrore raised from 800 to coo francs for each per-
formance OF the second series. The court drectea
also that I'm the future the fine shall De up francs
for each of tho next thirty representations 70 ~
given: and the right is reserved 10 increase siL
more the penalty If the actor persists IN playing
upon other stages than that or the OO'neue f'@~