New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1877-08-10
PERSONAL.

most Of the time in bis own rooms
Senator Roscoe Conkling is to be given q
public reception ut Utica, next Tuesday evening Sena
tor Herman will mako the address OF welcome to the wan
derer at present Drawing tho dangers Of the deep.
There is remarkable report going about to
the effect that Miss Clara Louise kellogg intends to use
the profits OF her proposed California engagement in
founding musical college for young American women
Mr. f. Hassaurek was to sail from Europe
on the lth instant, the steamship Pomeran.a He is
expected to arrive in Cincinnati about the middle Of the
Toi&s5iGG WI - 0'@'
Mr.. Waling, the keeper of the Pavilion
Hotel at the Highlands OF Neyerslnk and cousin OF su
perintendent Wallng Of tho NewYork Police, has been
at that point for iy years Although living and sleep
ing within sound ~ Che surf FOR over generation be has
never yet bathcd III salt water.
Mr.. Dion B0ucicaut has appeared in an en-
trey new characterthat Of candidate for Parliament
for County Clare. Ireland. He Will have many hearty
wishes FOR his success-and deserved wishes too for Mr.
Boucicaut Is an exceedingly clever man, and \ good
writer and would probably be good speaker even in
that grave but hardly reverend body the British Parlia
neut II elected he will doubtless be further credit -
upon the stage.
John Bright in his magnificent speech at the
unyeus Of CObdens monument the other day repeated
with new effect the story OF Cobden's coming 70 him when
his young wife had just died, and saying, There are
moment whore wives and mothers dying OF hunger
Now when your first paroxysm OF grief is passed.
would advise you TO come with me- ana we VIII never
re4t until the Corn Laws are repealed" OF Cobdens
work he spoke with almost tender appreciation. There
is not homestead in the country he said in which
there added comfort from his abors, not house
the dwellers m which have not steadier employment
higher wages and more solid independence For gen
eratipns long ne the great mon OF England
are s1o,ep of i'm thc English language lei t DE said o
him Die a..
might confer upon bis countrymen perfect freedom of IN
dustry and with Il not mat blessing only pu' lie attend
ant blessing = OF plenty ana % peace
Sir John Bowring in his recolectiOns just
published describes Mebcmet Ali, whom H. visited in
49, rs man with n white beard, so. and fair hands ana
fiery eye. The great Pasha related that when the nsur
rection broke in syria the Russian and French Con
sus told him he should study history in order TO learn
how 10 govern. My son wrote 10 me-" he said, "for
orders but thought 1t best 20 20 myself and solved
everything in week. That practical government
better than coud have learnt from history The fact
is that ne went 5aHi, and simply hanged all the lead
ers OF the revolt He fond OF talking Of his plans
for the improvement of Egypt, and said to his visitor
have hitherto only scratched the earth with pin or titled
il with n noe but mean 90 over u with plough" An
English lady was Introduced to him and asked in for
lock Of his hair memento. lie refused the favor,
probably thinking an Improper concession 10 thrlS-
tau woman but SAID, " No. cannot giye y0u hair nOT,
but when I am dead my whole head shall be AT your
service
in Rome let lodgings. Prince Tarlonais great palace
once the property Of Cardinal Wosey is entirely let 10
lodccrg Prince Barbern let's part Of his palace 10 Mr
Story- short the King. the Pope and tho Cardinals
the only houseowners in the dirty magnificent old city
VINO DO not let apartments. Prince del Draso who IS
married 10 Princess Of Spain lets rooms in both his Ro
man palaces aud I'm his country villa and has. moreover
tho reputation OF being rather srapns IN his dealings
with his tenants There Is story told concerning him
which Is pquaut but probably not true They say his
Exceency all his servants board wages, and gives
his cook daily for supplying his lordshp's
table The meals from the kitchen IN = tin case
which has lock- which key is kept by the Prince
and another by the cook The cook puts the dinner In
the ease and locks IT, Whom the case Is carried INTO the
Princes dniugroom 1t % unlocked by his Exeeiiency
which is again locked aud sent back 10 tho COOK This
plan prevents tho servants from pferng any Of the
food 10 the loss OF the Prince or OF the cook.
There is a curious old character ut the High
land Light House who il familiarity known there the
Hermit Of the Highlands" His name is Ravens, no
relation, except ia his peculiares, 70 Benny Hayens
o." OF West Point. Hayens, Of the Highlands il now
30 years OF age For than forty years he has been
ship news agent ~ point his business being ele
Graph 70 the Ship News Office in New-iork City the
vessels which appear OF Sandy Hook making for
this port Some thirty years ago, before the !nyon
ton OF the electric telegraph no stationed in this
CITY on top OF tho Custom House and worked the
phor5 telegraph which used 10 those days for tho
same purpose No; being well summer he asked for
Two weeks vacation and transferred to the Office nc
the Highlands For somo reason they forgot TO recall
him at the end OF his two weeks md no has been there
over since The system Of teicSraphng has changed ,
steamships have come into common USE whereas when
he went there there were only few plying the ocean
lie has witnessed tho rise and success OF all tho large
steamship companies OF this country and England, and
scores or vessels hayo been wrecked the reefs within
sight OF his office To never leaves his Highland home
unless on business connected with his office, and II he IL
called 20 New York city he hurres back soon as
possible. Although living only few miles from Long
Branch he has never visited mat place I'm spite "a hls
csisht - sun very good dhl ne can
Distinguish ships distance OF twelve, nftoon
twenty miles and declare correctly trir names Dy
tho little pecuiarires III their build and rigging What
to him l. almost always familiar form whose name Nc
call Instantly.
Thus picturesque looks Disrael-Beac0ns-
Held ns seen by lr =. b. Wkie Ills features large
his face smoothly shayon and dark; hls expression
dull suen immObiliU The suenness Of hls swarthy
features was intensified by his raven black hair, worn
ons ana cut squaroly around the neck Ills forehead
is wide aud high his pcrceptive organs prominent
giving him a strong intellectual appearance and which
is added Ia rather than detractcd from by his broad
m.ssiye iaws-indcatng intellect reinforced 10y enOr
nous ply soa powers For along time lie sat the bench
with one lex crossed over the other head bowed little
forward and motonless If cast In bronze twist
ING IN and out OF each other OF hs white shapcy slender
handle and lifting Of his eyods which very large,
and drop his eyes like great curtains Ordinarily
they were down. cOnoeaing the whole eye but now and