New-York tribune., 1876-10-09
PERSONAL.

Princess Margherita of Italy is a poet, and
has written some pretty verses on Venice.
Minister Washburne will not come home to
visit tho Centennial He is travelling IN Switzerland
with his family.
The Church of the Rock of Ages (Reformed
EpscopaD, at Baltimore Md, has changed its to
the Bishop Cummns Memorial Church.
The committee in charge of the revival
meetings to be held by Mr. Moody in Boston asks for
$1,000 to lease piece Of land and put up building
The Irish citizens of Richmond, Va, retain
grateful remembrance Of the late exGov Wise for Lie
opposition to Know-Nothngism and they raising
funds for monument TO him.
Mr.. John Walter, proprietor of The London
Times, is employing his time while in this country IN
inspecting of more important enterprises and
Waham, Mass and the state Lunatc Asylum AT Utica,
NY.
Mr.. David Gray, the brilliant pOet-edItor, is
now in full charge OF The Buffalo Courier the
sor of the Joseph Warren He has long been pract
6ay at the head OF the paper, owing to Mr.. warrens
public engagements, and has won fine reputation as an
able. energetic. and high minded journalist
Garibaldi says: "England has taken again
TO her path in the emancipation OF slaves, and may God
bless hcr!p Mr. Spurgeon writes: " II l could speak
thuderbots ard glance lightnings would exercise my
fullest powers Oratory against the who have
made Bulgaria u pandcmOnium" which Is somewhat
energetic for Il Clergyman.
SOiouner Truth was in Chicago recently
trying sell Of her books to raise TO visit
the Centennial When questioned in regard to her asc'
she said: &" In don't know my age exactly. Ijndge iUy
events. / slave in the state OF New-IOrs. and
was sold good many times when too old was made
younger. and when too young was made Older am
between so and 90"
The heirs of William Penn now receive
from the British Gov, rnment and to receive for
ever" $50 900 year. IN compensation for their propric
tary rights to Pennsylvania The London Echo suggests
that considering the very dubious claim the old Quaker
had 10 the State which bears his name and that IL
IL Rpnlblp's.
uent suggest that the United States Congress should
privileges attaching to IT," The daughter OF
Attorney General OF Florida when a Spanish colony
received until this year pension OF 500.
AS Emperor, Napoleon III. found a civil
list OF 81 100000 year scarcely sufficient to meet his
expenses President, with salary OF only Sl2OOoos
year. he often cruelty embarrassed. One day. after
Cabinet Council, the President took couple Of five
franc pieces from his waistcOat pocket. aud iinglns
them together in the presence Of his Ministers said
90 There that Is all | have left for tOmorrOws trln
Ie to pay visit ON the morrow TO some provincial
town. NJ. Ferdinand BaTOt that though the Chet
OF the state smiling, he yet perfectly serious
and being much panied at the circumstance, sthSnt
sought friend and borrowed 10000 francs OF hln'
which he placed In gold ON the Presidents dressing taOs
| the same evening. The whole gone III lew
hours in subscriptions to local chartesthough not the
remembrance OF 1T for NJ Ferdinand BaIrot rose 70 20
Grand Cross Minister OF state, and everything when IL
! is pleasant to be III this lower world.
One evening in the Summer of 1862 in tbe
salon OF NJ Thiers the suddenlyannounccd name Of BIS
EYceency the Prussan EmbaSsadOr fell ike thunu't
bolt at the feet of the astonshed host and his equally
asonished guests the ambassadors at the Court OF to
Tuerles being that time very careful to avoid the
marked house OF the ilustrlous national historian
The general asonishment became greater when NJ
de Bismarck Joining Immediately in the conversation;
/ began exposition OF his future political plans, slonI
his royal master ever place him nc the head OF ants
The assembly agreed unanimously that the cmDaSsadOr
was very bGrre, and his tranneSs appeared 70 them
sort OF IrOnca challenge addressed To their creduty
few DAYS later NJ Theirs fctured the call OF the en-
hassadOr who said 20 him suddenly in tho midst OF the
interview, the most gOOd-natured and ofthGnd man
ncr: Confess IL, you suking in your retreat "h
your friends and your books" {" must respect my
! opinions" replied the French statesman. lyon arc
right" was the answer one ought to entertain srOnG
opinions but ought 10 strive for power 70 carry them
into effect" And having given vent 70 this character
isiic maxim, the Prussian envoy added; " See hefei
will arrange your affair with the Emper0r" and III se
look which accompanied this proposition, his listener
seemed read the secret thOugh BE minister, ana We
two will remake the map OF Europe. The former minis
ter OF Louis Philippe turned the conversation. setting
aside by gesture both the offer and the idea and was
moi long In taking leave OF this extraordinary man. e
was not TO him again until he met HIM, eight years
later at Versailles, conQueror Of Napoleon Ill ana HAS
ter Of France.
TORONTO, Ont, Oct. S.-LOrd and Lady