, 1876-05-01
PERSONAL,

PERSONAL.
Tho Prince OF Walos, IL IN Bad, has KfoN1
Rtout and unhanaaomo during bis Indian tour.
Tho Duko OF Edsnburg 1t laat accounts VA
In London and had enrapturod tho mus[ca,
world by graclously promising 10 p1ay At q con.
cert before starting On bis two years. crulso In
tho Sultan.
Mark Twain appeared on tho staRs at Hart
ford, Conn.,, on Wednesday evening, as Peter
8pyk IN ''Loan Of Lovor." uo row1oto BIZ
part. making 1t ono Of \ model blockhead, and Il
said to have acted It With great SUCCESS.
II tho agreeable and ablo gentleman Who col,
locta porsonaf paragraphs for tho Cincinnati
Commercial will cousent to read Mr. Monoura
Conway'a entertaining iotters in that paper ht
may anticipate hlB poreonkl column froducntl,
by aovc.al days.
At wedding In Baltimore, Tho other day, Gen.
Grant, Secretary Brtstow, and hrr. Blaine ~era
talking with each other. 4 looket-on remarked,
"Im suro 500 two Presidents in that group,
md don't seo double etthor, because thoro'a Mt
vino horo Tonight.
Prince Bismarck has boon made \ General Of
tue Cavalry. Thia ls tho hRheat military Office
ho. as non'sctvo officer, eau attain. Biuce tho
campaign OF 1860, when he was raised from tho
rank Of Major to that Of Major General, Bis
marck hha Always worn hts uniform In public,
evon in tho Roichs.ag and Laadtag. although
hla military Office has no connection with blu
dustos as civil authority.
They kro falling through tho country the story
for which Mrs. Cady Stanton ia responsible. to
tho effect that Mrs. Fah was tho first woman
In Washington to tako tho now Mrs. Senator
ChriHtiancy BY tho hand. Mrs. Fish ii credited
NTH saying that Bhc would rather recognize 4
gil who earned 81, 600 yoar honostly and hon.
orably than recognize woman who naado 41Q,.
900 by Intrigue and dishonor.
Tho Rov. blr. Buffum, who hne been on trial
for unprofossional conduct w1oto to tho lady Of
bis choice several remarkable letters, which WorA
road before tho Council Of Mln!sters. Ono Of
thou contains the following thrilling passage,
"Whht should do II tbs love Of leaus WAS moi
In my heat? II thoro Ia room in my trunk, put
in soulo sheets aud pillow-caaea." Chops to-
mato-aauoo, and warming.pan wore nothing to
this.
We regret to Heo In tho New York Sun an artf4
clio bearing tho magnetic title: "Why We Call
Him Blatant ministerial Fraud" aud to learn
that the 1fov. Dr.. TalmaRe, Of Brooklyn, is tho
person referred to, The Sun calmly aasorts
TINT Mr.. Taluago Ia ~ shallow follow In INTEL
loct and fealing, and Bplashcs about like frog
In puddle"; that hts sermons are 'fnothing
but explosions Of intellectual 1re-orackora IL
tln-pan"; aud that lie Is "deBtituta Of sncari-
IT," The TRIBUNE regrets to zee these stAta-
1nouts, because thoY azo 80 likely to be true.
Official returns from the Norwich (Oopu.}
District show that Wait, Republican, was oieoted
to ConRross By only 40 majority ovnr David 4.
WellH, Democrat and Independent. Last yezs
tho dlsttict Rayc 8tarkwoasner, Republican,
1.178 majority over Foster, Democrat. 1nas-
much aB Mr. Wells mado no canyaRs of tho dis
trict and WAS not oven nominated by tho Demo-
crata. but only recommended by them, and as ho
was obnoxious 10 tho protocttonlsta ia both par
ties, tho result Ia somsthtng surprising. And
still moro 50 is tho vote OF New London County,
which gavo Mr. Wolls 180 majority.
The New York Nation has Bit Of otymoloK.
tcal observation which would be interesting but
for the awful thought that 1t may provoke Mr..
Richard Qrant White to say something. Tho
Nation shys: "ft Is curious to 800 ho1 the
word quite, tho synonym Of entirely after
coming into uso In tho seuse Of worry (which H.,
however. quite recently, Ia now passing cur
rent In tue sonse Of mot quite An illustration
OF this came to our notice in the case Of au
inventor Of now ssfoty-la.np for burning
luids, who found 10 could mako no GALES be-
cause the scientific experss certified that his
lamp was 'quito aafe.'"
Tho furious senstiveneas OF tho Royal Family
OF England about all tho littlo forms and cere.
| monsts Of dignity investing throne from which
| roal power has ebbed away" furnishes another
text 10 Mr. Conway. In enforcement OF hIs
principle ho tolls s.ory, Just before tho last
Drawing Room tue vito Of a distinguished nobs-
man wrote to tho Quooa asking to DO excused
| from appearing In y low.neckod droBH, accord.
ing to tho established etiquette. The lady hl
boen III, and was unwilling TO expose her ahoul'
dcsa, either because shc foared tho consequences
OF because she was ashamed to aLow them. A.
tor long and solemn conference tho Lord
Chamberlain was instructed 70 say to ths pe.
titonipg lady that Hor Majesty would for once
| consent to the innovation on condition that It
should not be taken "a precedent, and that tho
drcss should be cut Low 10 front. To tha con-
aideratton Of such mighty affairs las tho maIeat1
OF England been reduced.
Mr. Conway writca to the Cincinnati Com n,tt
cial Of the Royal-Titios bill, a. affecting tbs
domestic happiness OF Queen Victoria. "lt u
we'll known that the main interest which The
| Queen had tu tho new title Was tho addition Is
would make to her grandeur In Europe, and
0Isfaeli Is ut h[s wita ends to discover some
way In which her ambition In this reepsct may
be gratt6ed, In consistency with his pledge that
tho word Empress atall be suppressed IN al
State papers not saistin8 to India. TheEo ts yet
| 10 bo Hcene at Windaor Caatle. Thoto has II.
ready been ono, II gossip is correct. It Is said
| that tho pEimo Mnater found tho Princess
Beatrice poutlng, and eVon moiss.eyed, bocauss
ho had certified Parliament that tbs NOW tits
would not afroct tue children of IIer Majesty.