New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1877-03-29

life 30 long that u has grown 10 he pleasure with r,c "a
which have experienced few drawbacks"
| Mr. James Parton is rejoicing over his first
baby. The peculiar matrimonial complications Of tao
case ene Mr.. Parton to treat it both his child and
his graDdchild.
Queen Victoria has had present-a great
panoramic photograph Of the philadelphia Centennial
grounds-and her secretary has thanked the photoe.
raphcr The picture Is TO be placed on the wall o,
Windsor Castle.
Judge Hastings Of California offers to de.
post 800 900 in the State Treasury condition tina,
the State shall pay $1,000 per annum forever to tho
University OF California TO endow professorshp and
purchase law books
NJ. Henri Taine has a sister, married and liv.
ing in London whose talent Is said to be great as bis
own Her husband is French army officer retired On
halfp and the manager Of the London branch OF a
Partisan insurance company.
The Rev. John r. Sargent of Boston, ancient
aboltionist died Tuesday. II was at Mr. sargents
house that the early Radical Club meetings were held
meetings which sometimes exceedingly interesting
and sometimes ioggily transcendentaL
Monsieur ROssi, very fat and loud-vOiced
gentleman who makes inexpressibly curious Hamlet
has been entertaining the Russians with his Oheilo
They think him monotonous aud soemn-an Anglo
Saxon audience would consider him comic,
The failure of the Princess Beatrice of Brit.
ain to marry appears to trouble all the insane gentlemen
the other day and informed the officials in attendance
that he had come to marry her Royal HIghness. The
police, who are used to such visitors, volunteered TO
Old Windsor where they left him in charge OF author
tiles.
r. A. Guild the Librarian of Brown University
read in Providence, Tuesday evening an interesting
paper the growth and progress OF the college library
which has 80 600 volumes The books first obtained
for the library he said, were probably procured In
I'm nv no Rev yhO trens TIA
in 1867 solicit money and books. In 1872 the library
meager that President Manning wrote at pres.
ent have but $50 Volumes and these well chos n
being such our friends could best spare"
Chang, the Governor of Swallow, writes in
the complimentary language OF the Orient 10 his friend
ex-Consu Wngatc ~ Massachusetts, who sent him a
letter and his pao,-rp. Your official career" Chang
says, here in China a Towering shrub year by
year increasing in size and fragrance. During your
brief stay here each held the other mutual esteem
and the events of that time seem but yesterday But
that 10000 ii separate us IN my thoughts o. YOU
three years would measure the SEEMING length
a single day Could but be led TO the th shold CT your
door, with instruments of music, would praise you in
lOftier strains"
The first payment which Mr.. J. T. Trow-
bridge received for literary work came in this way
prize had been offered by LockpOrt paper for the best
carriers address for the year 1885, his gained
this prize, which book worth SO; but on rehec-
tion the publishers decided that it was too much and
compromised with their creditor ~ paying him 81 30.
His first story published in The Dollar Ndgdsne, 80
named from its subscription price OF one dollar year.
and from Its payment 10 contributors OF one dollar
page. His story was widely copied, his hopes were
raised very high and when another article was accepted
by the magnificent RckeTb0cer he felt himself on he
road to fame. But he was Slightly surprised on receS
Ing note from the editor OF the lst-lained magazine,
SAYING that he never paid new contributors
LoNDON, March 28.-1he Morning Postdlreets
attention to Ito Madrid telegram denying the marriage OF
King Alfonso and says: We have other grounds ior
knowing that tie Information is correct ana That tho
rImor Of King AlfonSOs marriage to The Due &c MONT
pensIer's daughter is totally unfOundcd"