New-York tribune., 1870-08-05
PERSONAL.

MatIimony is said TO have cured Jenny Wor
rell of suffering
Miss Rye has just brought over another
cargo OF English women and children - Toronto. The
invoice consists of 20 young and 1870 children.
Col. Fitzgerald is about to turn The Phiiddel
phia city Item from weekly into a daily The entire
editorial and publishing staff will consist of Fzgeralds
father and five SONS.
Richard H. Dana, jr., has been so Frustrated
by the heat that his physician has recommended a
cessation from mental labor for the present. He will
probably go TO Europe for a short tour.
Hiram Sibley of Rochester, long associated
with Ezra Cornell in the telegraph business. ia about
erecting, at his own cost, new building for Cornell
MecSc Arts T I'm its ts general psn Ia '1 and archecura
design it will be like the other University buildings
DR.. Lebrech of Berlin asserts that he has
discovered substitute for chloroform the of which
Is free from all the dsagreeabe sensations consequent
upon the use Of that drug He calls it aethyden chic
ride. 1t isa coorless fd of an agreeable odor and
very volatile Sleep suddenly Overtakes the inhaler and
he wakens quickly and involuntariy as from natural
sumber.
Edmond About, who has just succeeded
PrevOst-Parado in the French Academy, was great
friend of that unfortunate man. Afew daysa Provost
Paradol was appointed Minister to Washington, About
called to congratulate him, and received by the con-
cOmpanied him TO America who pretended not TO know
him. and assumed some pompous airs which he supposed
low" said About "your impertinence commences too
soon. Wait till your master sets you the example,?
We should not expect to hear from the mis-
sing DR.. Livingstone by way OF Detroit but lady of
that city writes home from Syria that Captain Richard
F. Burton told her something at Damascus which throws
light Livingstone fate. Burton declares that wo-
is at the bottom of the business Dr Livingstone
persuaded TO marry native princess, and when ne
proposed to leave her for the purpose OF extending MS
researches the parents Of the bride objected and kept
him virtually prisoner Thus the honeymoon has been
about
outraged by the alliance, have hitherto succeeded in
keeping the fact secret. The Detroit lady adds That
Burton cannot have been jealous of his countryman, be-
cause he himself married the handsOmest woman In
England; and, he speaks fourteen languages, his ca
pacity for telling the truth must be enormous
The widow of Marshal Mel, although in
perfectly good circumstances exercises most despicabe
parsimony. The correspondent of Vienna paper says
that day lately, in walking about the city, she noticed
some superb in full bloom in the window Of
concierge. "Will you sell them to me :" she asked.
Even concierge is sometimes subject TO fits OF gaantry
mingled with patriotism. 81 No Madame" was the
reply " but shall be proud you will accept them
present from me-" The lady graciOusy accepted the
gift and the honest concierge carried the flowers TO her
house with his hands. WhereupOn, this gentle lady
thanked him. and taking out her purse offered him the
munhcent OF two copper sous at the same time
standing her, " One must do something for such
people ~ Beside other large of revenue she had
but Just received additional annual pension OF l20
francs