New-York tribune., 1877-04-30
PERSONAL

Beatrice of Britain was 20 years old on the
18th OF this month. Her birthday celebrated by
bells and cannon all day
Gen. Sherman is to give the Grafton at the
coming meeting of the Army of the Potomac, and Mr.
Bayard Taylor reads the poem
Prof James Russell Lowell lectured on the
poet Gray in the other evening" and called lis
subiect an unrivaled artist in words and sounds"
The Baron R0thschild, who is at the head OF
the Vienna firm said by the papers of that city to pos
sess the triHing annual income OF $30OOOOOO This is
the small sum Of T73Ooo a dey
P6re Iiyacinthe says that 30 years ago,
While walking with Montalembert at Lago Masgoro,
they met the philosopher Rosmni Montalenoert saiu
ooh how sigh after truth - And kosmin answered
Young man, you never get 1t without a''yruoh
The governess of the children at the White
House Niles Virginia Pcyton, young granddaughter
OF the late Bishop Johns OF Virginia She applied to Mrs
Hayes for the position IN person even without ieter OF
Introduction, and so pleased that auy tha atoT uc "
quiIy she engaged her
Gen. and Mr. Grant with their son Jesse,
will sail for Liverpool from Philadelphia on May IL III
the Indiana. President Hayes ana the Cabinet offered
im passage ON q Government vessel. but the General
preferred going private citizen and probably thought
he Cnnld make the vOyagc in a mich shorter tiDu.
Mrs. Hobart, the wife OF Hobart PaslIa, died
at Constantinople the evening OF April Il, while her
husband temporarily absent Inspecting the 'ieet
The shock 10 him terrible that he was unaDc TO
be present the funeral which was attended by u.K-
i,h dignLares well as by the Europeans oil the
capital.
Mr.. Vedder is hard at work in his Roman
studio In Il small garrct-ke room above he mas little
clay figures and groups which he models for study o
form aud for light and shade Besides these he has
here ali manner of artist coDtrvances. Only tie iii-
mate are admitted into this sanctorun The Princess
Marguerite who thinks great deal OF American litera-
turc and art take. much interest III r Vedders work
Mr.. Evarts il the Court OF Appeals the
other day told story illustrating the comca com
paccncy with which the FL ,7ated Railway counsel
viewed the damage to property owners involved in
building such roads. Irish landlord travelling on The
Continent received from hi, bali letter saying that
the tenants insisted that the rents they called upon
to pay too high, and that they went 50 far AS to
threaten to shoot him II lie did not obtain reduction
from his principal. The landlord promptly wrote BACK
to the bai "say 10 the tenants that Will not come
down penny, and assure them that the thrcIt they
make snail not INFLUENCE mo Ill The slightest degree
Excepting the Princess Mercedes, daughter
Of the Duke Of Montpenscr, there is but one Iathonc
princess u Europe available VITO for tho King of
Spain. This Princess fathde eldest daughter OF the
heir to the throne OF SaxOuy by the daughter or Maria
H. da Go:ia of Portuga-a young lady i'll her hftecnth
year To thf objection OF the aversion OF the French to
any princesS Of German blood being on the Spanish
throne the is made in the fact that saxony like
Bavaria although German, has ny no means become
y sas % and Is IS eemps TO- marry her
and no other.
In recent letter, President White of Cor
nell University writes from Amaf, Italy. as follows
We came here yesterday, driving from Fetri
along the cliis-a lovely afernoon-Saerno Ia the dis
arce behind Postum at the right and Capri ahead it
WAS thing to remember especially. 1t all like en-
ch1ntment as wound through those terraces covered
with orange and lemon loaded with fruit We are
at the famous old Hotel des Capucius Last night We
had all the life of the beach in quiet evening before us
but to day there is great Storm ard the whole Amad
oh. oil fhn fny nnf he
beach noisy and active. getting some OF the hShlng
vessels behind the brcakwater and some hauled UP on
shore We eiOy It quietly hoping Tor better day soon
that we may sail out to Capri" President White Will
shortly leave italy for Munich, wheio he Will spend