New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1897-12-06
making overtures to this country for the estao-
lIshment Of such relations. Queer. isn't 1t?
PERSONAL.

Archdeacon William Montgomery Brown OF
Cleveland, who has Just been chosen bishop-coao-
tutor (EpiscopaD OF Arkansas has been lor sUme
time one OF the ablest and most popular clereyheh
of Cleveland
Professor QIidde, of Munich who may possibly
be elected to the Reichstag. first CAME into pubic
notice as the author OF "Caligula, wh'ch pur,
ported to be sketch Of the RSma IN dasGHbe the
that name, but was really ihtehueu " oe
German Emperor.
W. V. Cox, who the secretary OF the len
nessee Exposition at Nashville. has just oeeh
chosen secretary OF the coming , Expos'''o" ~
The father of Eugene Sue a physician win
exalted patients all over Europe, who sent him the
choicest wines. The Emperor OF Austria Ior III
stance had contributed Tokay. the King OF fruS'
sa rare hook, Queen Christina OF spain pr'ce,es'
Alicante Prince Metternich genuine cache' o''
and so on. The whole was kept In large .'h
cupboard in the study Of the learned phys'c'a"'
known as the Elzevir Library. Eugene was tnen II
college freshman and, having procured ske'e'o"
key to the closet with his friends. Adolphe. ADAM
eron and or e Soes Mt Wishing
have their explorations prematurey
took ss %n to and up the To-
When for long time afterTard' the top the
5Dr Of snsss Worthy Of IT,
pany tasted 1t with due sense OF ave Sss oreat
dh6e Bordeaux preferable to them Bnt me nU
death Of his dreaded parent that the novelist con-
fessed tho sacrilege.
THE Boston Transcript" says: Many OF inc
writer's OF the career OF the late Rev DR.. ueorse
n. Houghton. rector OF the famous Little Chureh
Around tho Corner neglected to bring out certain
interesting facts concerning the literary side OF the
life of tho venerable clergyman Early In the 1or'es
DR. Houghton and George II. Moore, then seniors
in tho New-York University, got out mon," ~
paper called The Iris: or. Literary Messenf en,m,s
the astronomer; william Allen Butler. then , COZ
logan: Erastus e. Benedict. tho lawyer, ana AIIIeu
Wheeler contributed Tho paper lived one yeaI
Mr. HouRhton contributed some verse TO MS pape.
and was highly complimented for his work, ~ IND,
line Or Houehton's love for literature loIo"euI
him through life. He lived In an atmospne, r ~ ~
books pamphlets ard papers In the secohI s,oiy -
his big brownstone home. adjoining the church'
The "Nestor of italian journalism" j. d. Bot
tero died last month in Turin at the age OF eghty
ono years For ffty-one years he was one OF ',e
foremost champions OF freedom and progress III
italy. He worked with Govean. Borella and Cavoue
IN the "Riforma' first; later in the 'Gazette hei
Popolo" founded by himsef-a journal that WI"
soon celebrate the hftieth anniversary OF It's es-
tabishment-for freedom In Italy, and In recent
times was the determined opponent OF clericaiism
He WAS elected 10 the Chamber from Turin -FOUR
t,mes and rs Deputy worked with the same zsai
that he displayed in his writings, keeping up ms
journalistic duties In the mean time he IecIiiitu
journalistic work. For forty-hvc years ne eulueu
the Gazette del POpolo In its anti-cerica couise
and vet he was n deeply religious man, VINO never
missed the mass on sunday.