New-York tribune., 1876-10-06
PERSONAL.


The visit of Gen. J. Meredith Read, United
states Minister to Greece Is wholly of business char
acer father died shortly after he reached Athens,
two years and be has now Tor 'he first time asked
leave of absence in order 20 attend to matters OF private
business He intends returning Greece immediately
after the Presidential election.
AnastasiUs GuIn, the poet, is SAID TO have
died from Overexortion consequence OF the universal
celebration in Austria and Germany Of hs 10th birthday,
when he replied with hs own hand TO more than a
thousand letters and kilograms The excellent old man
has left sum OF 10000 guld"n, as well a. any pro-
ceedS that may result from editions Of his WORKS
after his DEATH for scholarships OF students OF phi0so
ply, medicine, jur5prudence. ana techn cal sciences.
Mile. Bernhardt. the successor of Rachel on
the French stage. has face we and thin that with
li;to art it may look wasted weird eyes, voice that
can take tones Of hopeiesSnsss and an expression Of
naive simplicity Her figure so slight and long that II
has been the theme countless bad Jokes in the
papers Its has been celebrated person,
Mile Bcrnhardt has turned To excellent account having
had the happy thought by her style dress to empha1e
the physical pecullIrity instead II irving % 0yercome
Here is irreyerence. This is the way The In
dependent talks about Mr Summers taste: In one OF
his recent letters to THE TRIBUNE, H. Arsene Hoassaye
describes tire artistic Of NJ Theirs the exes
ident OF France and that paper remarks that in hs love
OF art there is striking resemblance between NJ Theirs
aud the late Senator Sumner But tae difference between
them is very g1cGt NJ Theirs is renowned Tor his
quse ta>ie and the value Of Lis collection but Mr.
OF works Of art when he bequea'hcd 10 the Boston Athe
had so little value that Tue directors o. that nSti
them az suction M ILers has genuine love Tor art
Gets; but Mr. sumner possessed naither'
Mr.. Eugene Schuyler is descended from an
old KnickerbOcker family, ana appointed Consul at
Moscow in good part because OF his knowledge OF the
Russian language He has On unusual talent for LAM
guagcs and understands several SlavdalectS. lie
has visited The homes Cf the Russian peasants and
lshcd kindly relations wits th,m The former relations
OF Mr. Schuyler 10 the Russian Government may have ed
10 suspect the npatity Of his evidence. But tho
circumstances which preceded the withdrawal OF that
gentleman rom ~ Petersburg were such as 70 render
his present testimony especially trustworthy. Mr..
Schuyler told GnwecOmo truths concerning the Russian
expedition 10 hhokand It's aims and l;s leaders, without
caring % ask his Government IN hs dispatch and
So raised hostile storm around him at st. Petersburg
1t is SAID that the grandson of the King Of
italy. Prince Humberts about six years age,
is brought up in most remarkable The only
foreign Ian gage he is taught is English, with which he
is already toeraby well acquainted and which he is 10
master before proceeding 70 other tine growing i'm
oI'Hce o. LuSls steCH nallhS Dc'u u. alp,eciaIed
10y III, relatives Another interesting feature OF his edu
caHon is the indifference paid 10 MS rank by ell who
round him, and the ignorance IN which he has lar
been kept Of his possible future kngshp. The result
mains 10 he when the kngshlD comes. The little
prince IL said 10 have great taste for mechanical
studies, which may prove iSeinl 20 mm II any WloNHd
event should disturb the succession in OF alter the
crm"ut OF lltiy.
The Earl of Beaconsfcld's appearance at his
debut as young Mr.. the House Of Commons IS
thus picuresquey described by who preseS on
the occasion: " lie was very showiy attired being
dressed in bottle green irock coat ana waiscoat Of
white Of the Dick SWYeer pattern. the front OF which
exhibited network OF glittcriug chains; large faucy-
pattern trousers and black tie. above which no S. rt
collar visible, completed the outward man.
teuance yiG paic set out by pair of intensely black
eyes and broad but not very high forehead. oyerlung
by clustered rnsels i OF Go2l6l shar which eom'td
small r.ngiets over his left cheek"
NJ. Khczko says that Prince Bismarck is a
true German in his love OF symbols. In 1852 when he
finally about to quit his post at st. Petersburg he
received the visit of a colleague foreign diplomatsL
Russia being mentioned the future Chancellor OF Ger
many said: have the habit when leave a country in
which have sojourned for any length Of tme TO dedi
cate to il OF the trinkos on my watch chain on
which cause my final impression of the country he
engraved; would you like to know my final impression
Of Rus sia" And he showed to the somewhat puzzled
dplomatist n little trinket which was engraved tue
words. la RuSsie cest le n6dnt!" His nexhaustibe
harity and flow OF talk made him a great favorlie at
S. Petersburg, where he vented his railing humor chiefly
a the expense OF his SuperOrs n Berlin. the grues
OF POtsdam =; and during his two months stay at Paus
hc almost great "A av0rte the banks the
Neya- His eccentric ways made him great puzzle in
diet would probably have expressed Itself in significant
tapping Of the fOr<head Napoleon III. whispered
country gentleman he threw himself bravcy into tho
to his groom, aud gained that medal for cav
ins human life which for years the sole decoration
on the broad breast o the Minister OF Prussia at Frank
fort On being questioned day BY colleague the
Bund a. 20 his decoration OF the nature OF which tho
diplomatic ignorant he replied in that tone Ot
voice peculiarly his own that once by accident nc lad
saved man: IN moment OF idcuesS Of and 10
would have taken but little further questioning for him
10 have replied that IL was bat TO take exercise in
ming that he had done II.
TORONTO, Oct. 5.-MaOr-G Gen. George B.
Mcclellan is in town.