New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1877-12-07
PERSONAL.

Mr.. Samuel Bowles seems weoL L..
occasionally, ana sable 70 take milk and '"' si'eps
Rossl, the Italian actor, has plavod ~
dowry OF 10000 my married, he gave A
III u eplgrammatcally said tina, :. c.,
son had not existed there would bavet. ''ephen-
ene younger 30 Immensely important il the ,, Dl"a,
- mn, '"''""!S' ana dilgences IN an pp,,se,,
works. The pcrsonages oscillato Ar 80 D""a's
quire the utmost resources Of oo, an1 al ie
plain and excuse their extraordir.r, '" 70 Il.
0i MS characters TRANQUILITY perform vo,,ioo zone
hhhdfea miles III the space Of three o tofee
All the politicians and old women NJ p,..
were nnhS INTO taiha1iye state the other t,y 49,
,n'' tue eA-Empress Eugene bad aryyaa
mere h"n an IhterVe" with the Archb.shop. and A..
p irted But 1t turned out 20 be merely 81, -. -
lady, mysteriously mentioned in thc paper. =, NJ
-. VINO had gone T. Rheims 20 ALLURE Pro,essBt,,
anu 20 get me ArchDsnOp's bcs.n. ~ she BERN.
o,s.iC, = ne Ie'enbldnce Of ths lady 10 TIE erEp
press WIS ihc rea cause 81 the ruuOr. ~
Captain Eads the brilliant engineer i. A..
scnDed as man Of varied and delightful ,ttaDmso,,
ana OF quaint hmnor which sometimes gets the bet,,
Of his somewhat mpassye exterior lie il not only a,
nome IN ancient and modern literature bui snrpr.a
ils acquaintance by the quantity Of memorial,
anu beautiful Things with which ne has stored an *.
taorllnariy retentIye BRAN. He Is charming reads,
and-Ior reason Of his scotch descent Burns IL one n,
MS aYoHtes He reads the poems in their own diae,
Win peculiar grace md feeling II is added that IA,
taste for poetry does not prevent remarkable cqure
menus III the way Ol science history and statistics
but certainly the be.t things about fle fqrou. ,r.j
nSer are 'he manly courage and tatn IN himself with
when ne has passed TO through counties. har-
h-slnS obstacles and cmDarrassments
Dr. Oliver Wendell Holmes has been writing
most kindly and appreclative about hs friehd
the late Dr. Edward H. Carke-a gentleman whose book
on "sex In Education planted thons In the minds q
many excellent women, and called down upon uls bead
much impatient criticism he mas suffered for tie past
few years FROM hopeless internal disease which was
full of anguish he was never free from pain except
when under tine influence Of auodynes. aud from time
time racsed with agony DR. Holmes says that
il only few we Ks before his death that d. Clarke
spoke to him OF the end rapidly approaching. and
then said that the trial az parting with his wife had been
long over from the time when he had hst Ougt tie
surgeons opinion. One siecyess night. iD when he
walked his chamber alone with his fatal sentence;
letter preparing the nearest % him for the newt
able approaching future after that struggle felt
II the darkest passage Of the valley Of the shadow Of
Death had been left behind him, and walked aercuoy for
ward from that day to the end He seemed 10 enjoy
discussing nice and difficult questions with some o.
hs visitors, and 10 pleasant following biz lead. 70
him forget himself IN tAc analysis ot mcn5l opera
tiOus, IN which he showed over of study aud pt.e-
trating Thought which would have given him name 10
metaphE>iC speculation ~ uc had cone cufnd hl- o.
forts in that direction He had the great advantage Of
having studied the working OF the mind under
exceptional conditions, and lad many strange thing. 20
tell from MS own experience, all OF which Dee dis
posed to account for without iuyOAng amy Of The sol
machinery commonly called ia 10 explain such pheu 1in
Cua.
LONDON, Dec 6.-Reuter's telegram from
Madrid announces that tac Council OF Ministers to-day
approved the intended marriage o. Tho king with the
Princess Mercedes. Tie King viii accordingly send an
letter the Duke and Duchess de MOntpcn
sier making formal demand for rne hand ~ tlc prn
cess. when the answer is received the foreign courts
viii be informed and the p7pa d-pensaOu necessary
10 au.horize marriage between first cousins sole ~