Canterbury, Archbishop of, emoluments and palaces of,389-390; position and career of,391-393; impressions of392-393; friendship of Queen Victoria for,393-394
Carrington, Lady,282
Cavendish, Lord F.,255
Chamberlain, Mr., skirmish with Lord R. Churchill,318-319; Imperialism of,281; meets Prince of Wales and German Emperor on board Teutonic,424-425
Chandler, Zach, defeat of Dana engineered by,49
Chelmsford, Lord,247
Choate, J. H., Minister to England,50; qualities of, as a Minister,210-211
Choate, Rufus,96; anecdotes of,27
Churchill, Lady Randolph, social miracle performed by,373-374
Churchill, Lord Randolph, an appreciation of,332-333; friction with Prince Bismarck,324-325; skirmish with Mr. Chamberlain,318-319; letter to Lady R. Churchill,333; drive with,322-323; his views of Mr. Gladstone,324-325; Gladstone's remark on,333; "I forgot Goschen,"322; as a host,325-326; last meeting with,331-332; his indifference to money,327-331; his conception of the political future,319-320; his use of the Press,327-328; his investment in the Rand mines,331; speeches of,321; contest with Lord Salisbury,321; his opinion of the working man,328-329
Churchill, Winston, his biography of his father,329; compared with his father,319; position of, in political life,253,319; stipend of,390
Clark, Sir Andrew, anecdote of,362-363; physician to Mr. Gladstone,362
Clarke, General Sir Stanley, constant attendance of, on Prince of Wales at Homburg,410
Clay, Henry,5
Cleveland, President, anecdote of,16; political pressure on,208; part played by, during Venezuela crisis,75-79
Cluseret, "General,"133
Coleridge, Emerson's friendship with,59
Collier, Price, mischievous dictum of,202,289,354
Collins, Patrick, enmity of, to E. J. Phelps,208
Curzon, Lord, epigram of,131
D
Daily News, The, formerly mouthpiece of Nonconformist Liberalism,229; exploits of Archibald Forbes in service of,247-250; connection of, withTribune,235,236,245,246; news alliance formed withTribune,224-227; I bring Mr. White's account of Spicheren to,232-234
Dalhousie, Lady, visit to,395-401
Dalhousie, Lord,350,395-401
Dana, Charles A., influence of,131,279; journalistic relations with,129-130; connection of, withTribune,153
Dana, Daniel,41
Dana, Francis,41
Dana, Paul, editor of Sun,279; founds society to promote annexation of Canada,279
Dana, Richard,41
Dana, Richard Henry,41
Dana, Richard Henry, Jr., ancestry,41; anecdotes of,45-48; my acquaintance with,43-48; introduces me to Adams,196-197; part played by, in trial of Anthony Burns,30-33,41,42; Butler's enmity to,41,42; unfounded charge against,48; visits House of Commons,46; lampooned by Phillips,108; qualities of, as a lawyer,28,46,47; his letters to me,42-43; works of,42,216-219
Davidson, Rev. Randall.SeeCanterbury, Archbishop of
Davies, F.,15
Davis, Governor, sobriquet of,3
Davis, Lieutenant-Governor,3
Delane, Mr.,48-49
Denham, Mr. Justice, story of Lord Chancellor Campbell,351
Depew, Mr., presentation of, to Prince of Wales,413
Desclée, Aimée, histrionic gifts of,9
Detaille, M.,421
Dickens, Charles,119
Draft Riots, the,161-162
Dudley, Lady,397-399
Dudley, Lord,350,398-399
Dufferin, Lord, anecdote of,214
Dupont, Admiral,132
Durant, Mr.,81-83
Durham, Bishop of,390
E
Edward, VII., King, Americans presented to,413-416; an appreciation of,429-430; quarrel with Lord R. Churchill,333; at Dunrobin Castle,347; his friends in France,421; his share in creating theEntente Cordiale,419-420; conversation with Lord Hartington,412; national feeling towards,421-422; his desire for news,428-429; incidents of visit to Paris,420-422; causes of popularity of,425-427; cause of his late experience of public affairs,416-418; presents me to Crown Princess of Prussia,404; public men's opinions of,418-419; his sense of social responsibility,427-428; example set by, to foreign royalty,425; stories of,414-416,427; effect of inherited traditions on,424; visits of, to Homburg and Marienbad,403,410-416
Edwards, Jonathan,2,213
Ellis, C. M., counsel for Anthony Burns,31,32
Ely, Bishop of,390.
Emerson, Ellen,61,65
Emerson, Ralph Waldo,64,104; Matthew Arnold on,51; in Boston,71-72,212; personal characteristics of,54,55; pride of Concord in,60-61; in England,62-71; his friends,58-60,65; Huxley on,62; beloved by London,218; as an orator,69-70; replaces Theodore Parker,69; from pulpit to platform,52; his praise of Sumner,1; visits to,53-60; on Daniel Webster,5; works of,52,66-67,216
Emerson, William,51,53
Emmons, Rev. Dr., pastor of church in Franklin,1; personal characteristics of,2
Endicott, Mr.,4
Evarts, Mr.,363
Everett Mr.,1,4; speech of, quoted by Phillips,94
F
Fay, Richard S., attempt of, to crush anti-slavery agitation,37,85; breaking up of Anti-Slavery Convention by,92; Phillips's contempt for,93
Felix, Elizabeth Rachel, at Boston Theatre,9; friendship with Lord Glenesk,342
Field, Cyrus, director of Anglo-American Telegraph Company,166
Fish, Mr. Secretary,205
Follen, Charles, part played by, in anti-slavery riots,95,111
Forbes, Archibald,225,241,247; adventures of, in Russian and Turkish lines,247-249; journalistic exploits of,246-250; interview of, with Czar,248-249; narrative of surrender of Metz wrongly attributed to,246
Forster, John,129
Frederick, Emperor,403,405,407-408
Frederick, Empress, Bismarck's distrust of,407; at Homburg,403-404; presentation to,404-408
Frémont, General, nomination of, by Republican party,85; foreign adventures on staff of,133
G
Galliffet, Marquis de, King Edward's friendship with,421
Gambetta, comparison of, with Governor Andrew,106; friendship of Prince of Wales with,422
Garrison, William Lloyd,1,104; character and career of,113-115; on Constitution,116; position of, in history,118-120;Liberatorfounded by,113,116-118; Phillips on certain impatiently expressed opinion of,114-116; risk of assassination incurred by,39
Gay, Sydney Howard, connection of, withTribune,129-130, 162: sends me back to the Army,153; report to,158-160
Gibson, Randall, character of,18; parallel with Earl Spencer,19
Gladstone, W. E.,119,254,256,320; on Austrian rule,200; oratorical powers of,45,70; remark of, about Lord R. Churchill,333; Lord R. Churchill's views of,324
Glenesk, Lady,338-340
Glenesk, Lord,293-295; acquiresMorning Post,335-338; review of "Lord Glenesk and theMorning Post,"341-342; the late Queen's regard for,342; friendship of Rachel and Sarah Bernhardt with,342
Gourko, General,247-248
Grant, President, nominates Dana as Minister to England,48; recalls Motley,204-205; Sumner's warfare with,126
Grant-Duff, Sir Mountstuart, Diary of,380
Granville, Lord,230
Gray, Horace, wonderful memory of,80-81
Greeley, Horace, foundsNew York Tribune,117; his management of theTribune,130; remains at his post during the Draft Riots,162; Stedman's monody on,14-15
Greenwood, Frederick,226
Grey, Lord, in Canada,282; presents portrait of Franklin to Philadelphia,289-290; speech at Waldorf Hotel,288-289; reception at White House,290-291
Grey, Sir Charles,289
Gull, Sir William, anecdote of,359-360
H
Hadley, Professor, Hellenism of,20-21
Halleck, General,134
Ham, Deputy Chief of Police,107,112; dexterous handling of Boston mob by,96-97
Hammond, Lord,230
Hancock, John,4,33
Hardwicke, Lord,397-401
Harper's Magazine, my statements in,226,247
Harriman, Mr.,309,310
Hartington, Marquis of,412
Harvard University,12-13,23-28,51,213
Hay, John, Mr., Minister to England,209-210; foreign policy of, when Secretary of State,209-210; Queen Victoria's high opinion of,210; United States Secretary of State during Alaskan Boundary dispute,260,267; talk with, on the Boundary question,268-270; attended medically by Sir W. Broadbent,360-361; adroit diplomatic methods of,361
Hayes, President,363
Hayne, Senator, Webster's reply to,8
Herschell, Lord, ultimatum of,275,276
Higginson, Colonel,35,216
Hill, Mr. Frank, editor ofDaily News,225,233
Hindlip, Lord, hop-buying on a gigantic scale,350-351; the beer at Invermark,351
Hinton, Mr. Phillips protected against Boston mob by,95-96
Hoar, Rockwood, opposing counsel,79-80; Emerson's friendship with,60
Hoar, Senator, abilities and learning of,3; read law with,24,29
Holmes, Oliver Wendell, a Bostonian,1,212; personal popularity of, amongst Englishmen,218; popularity of works of, in England,216
Hooker, General, make acquaintance of,145-146; carry order for, at Antietam,146; conversation with, after Antietam,148-149; fights battles of Chancellorsville,155; comparison with McClellan,141-142; sobriquet of,141-142; stories of,157-158; wounded,147; offers me place on his staff,156
Howe, Murray, attack of, upon Anti-Slavery Convention in Boston,86-87,92
Howells, Mr., leaves Boston for New York,213; interpreter at times between England and America,214; story told of,219; works of,215
Hughes, Thomas, author ofTom Brown's Schooldays,65; founder of Working Men's College,66
Huntington, Rev. Dr., Rector of Grace Church, N. Y.,3
Huxley, T. H., meeting of, with Emerson,62-63; visit of, to Lady Dalhousie,400
I
Ireland, Alexander, biography of Emerson,64
Ismay, Mr., meeting of, with Prince of Wales and Emperor William on board Teutonic,425
J
Jackson, Stonewall, death of,155
James, Henry, bracketed with Mr. Howells,219; popularity of, in England,219; works of,216-217
Jenner, Sir William, place of in medical profession,359
Jerome, Mr., Lord R. Churchill's difference with,329-330
Jersey, Lady,373
Jessel, Sir George, judicial greatness of,308
Jeune, Mrs.,SeeSt. Helier, Lady
Johnson, President,126,164
Jowett, Dr., epigrams of,312
K
Kitchener, Lord, administrative capacity of,296; "if he were a Frenchman,"298; German opinion of,292-293; Gordon College,294-295; personality of,298; traits and incidents,292-300
L
Lambton, Admiral Sir Hedworth, commands royal yacht, services abroad, story told of,347-349
Laurier, Sir Wilfrid, Alaskan Boundary dispute,260-282; criticism of Lord Alverstone,272-273; talks on American immigration into Canada,278-279; personal characteristics,261-264; statesmanlike views of,274-275; a "Warden of Empire,"260
Lawrence, Amos, hostility of to anti-slavery agitation,37,92
Lawrence, William Beach,48,49
Le Barnes, Mr., protects Phillips against Boston mob,95-96
Lee, General Robert, battles of Antietam and South Mountain,138-143; generalship of, at Chancellorsville,155
Leinster, Duchess of,326
Leopold, Prince,230
Lewis, Charlton, studies at Yale, versatility of,15
Lewis, Sir George, engaged in famous cases,301-304; honours conferred upon,302; friendship with King Edward,302; law reforms advocated by,307; principles of conduct,304-307; Lord Russell of Killowen's eulogy of,301; social secrets entrusted to,305-307
Lincoln, Governor,3
Lincoln, Mayor,99
Lincoln, President,90,126,253; draft enforced by,37,161; election of, followed by secession of Southern States,107; esteem of, for Grant,158; Gettysburg speech of,218
Lloyd-George, Mr.,380,390
Lodge, Senator, English criticism of,273
Loewe, Herr, opposition of, to Bismarck,125,179
London, Bishop of,390
Longfellow, in Boston,212; popularity of works of, in England,216-218
Loring, Judge Edward Greeley, attempt of, to crush anti-slavery agitation,37; Anthony Burns tried by,29-39,42; charged with the death of James Batchelder,38
Lowe, Mr.,400
Lowell, Mr., attainments of, qualities of, as a Minister,205-207; in Boston,1,212; popularity personally and as an author, in England,216-218
Lucas, Reginald, author ofLord Glenesk, and The Morning Post,341-344
M
McClellan, General, generalship of,138-143,148,149; indecision of,149; his military reputation,137; succeeded by Burnside,155
Macdonald, Sir John, services to Canada,264; compared with Diaz,264; political corruption organized into a system by,264-265
McDowell, General, impressions of,133-134
McGahan, Mr.,241
McKinley, President,260,265,267; talks with, on the Alaskan Boundary question,268-270; recalls Mr. Hay,209
MacMahon, Marshal,234
MacVeagh, Wayne, offices held by,16; conversational power of,16-17
Manning, Cardinal, speech to dock strikers,327-328
Marlborough, Duchess of,322
Marlborough, Duke of,322
Meade, General, interview with,159-160
Méjanel, M., correspondent forTribunein Franco-German War,231; news of Sedan brought to Tribune London office by,243-245
Minto, Lady,262; tact and felicity of, in performance of social functions,282
Minto, Lord, Governor-General of Canada,260,262; relations with Sir W. Laurier,281-282; organizes Canadian contingent for South African War,285-288; Viceroy of India,284
Moltke, General von, return of, to Berlin, after Sadowa,173-174
Moran, Mr., interview with,196
Morgan, Pierpont,309
Morley, Lord, on President Roosevelt,343
Morning Post, The, acquired by Lord Glenesk,335; control of, by Countess Bathurst,340; history of,334-338; successfully conducted by Oliver Borthwick,340-341
Morris, Sir Henry, consultation with,355-356; masterly skill of,356; honour conferred upon,357
Morris, Robert,30
Motley, John Lothrop, Bismarck's friendship with,201-202; qualities and defects as a diplomat,201; recall of, by President Grant,204-205; at the Athenæum Club, during Civil War,203; works of,200
Müller, Gustav, writes account of surrender of Metz forTribune,246-247; story of disappearance of,247
N
Napoleon III, Emperor,230,236
Newman, Cardinal,118-119
New York Tribune, The, founded by Horace Greeley,117; offices of, attacked during Draft Riots,161-162; introduction to,129-130; experiences as correspondent in the Civil War,129-136; free expression of unpopular views in,353; the search for a general, a fragment of unwritten history,153-160; poems of Stedman published in,14-15:causes of success at beginning of Franco-German War,168; conversations with Bismarck reported in,121-122,182-183,186; a revolution in international journalism,220-234; arrangement withDaily News,224-227; European news-bureau,252; cabling important news,164-165,167,242,245,251; vexatious restrictions on cables,165-167; ultimatum to Mr. Weaver,167-169; account of surrender of Metz first published by a correspondent of,246-247; how Holt White's story of Sedan reached,235-242
Northcliffe, Lord,229; creative genius of,339
O
O'Brien, William,256
Observer, The,335
Ollivier, Emile,230
Olney, Richard, part played by, during Venezuela crisis,75-79
O'Rell, Max,29
Otis,4,33
Oxford, Bishop of,390
P
Pall Mall Gazette, The, contract ofTribune'swar correspondent with,226-227; part of White's story of Sedan published in,241
Palmerston, Lady,373
Palmerston, Lord,195
Parker, Judge, revises General Statutes of Massachusetts,26
Parker, Capt. John,39
Parker, Theodore, discourse on death of Webster,8; speech at Abolitionist meeting at Faneuil Hall,33-34; sermon on surrender of Anthony Burns,38-39; attainments and training of,39-40; replaced during illness by Emerson and Phillips,69; quashing of indictment of,108; greatest force in American pulpit,212
Parsons, Theophilus, colleague of Judge Parker,26
Pattison, Rev. Mark,310
Pauncefote, Lord,210
Perkins, Mr.,331
Peyronnet, Mlle. de.SeeRussell, Lady Arthur
Peyronnet, Vicomte de,379
Phelps, Mrs.,207
Phelps, E. J., American Minister to England, English regard for,49; effect of enmity of Pat Collins on career of,208
Phelps, W. W., friendship of Bismarck's family with,184-185
Philip, Admiral, memorable saying of, at Santiago,142
Phillips, Wendell,1; leader of Anti-Slavery Party in Boston,104-106,113,121; risks assassination,39; defends Anthony Burns,31; on "Broadcloth mob,"86; letter to, and interviews with,87-91; experiences with, during Boston riot,96-103; on Butler's "Contraband of War" phrase,132; lampoons Dana,108; rebukes impatiently expressed opinion of Garrison,115; oratorical power of,213; replaces Theodore Parker,69; on religious influences,11-12; speeches of,8,91-93,107,110-112; arguments inducing him to support the war,108-112; on George Washington,7