New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1877-08-30
PERSONAL.

Senator Davis is mournfully enduring fight
with ague.
Gen. Pope, commanding the Department OF
Missouri II now I'm Denver.
The portrait of Mr.. W. W. Corcoran OF wash
ington Is being painted for the University Vi VIZ
gnia by Mr. Elder.
The house in Philadelphia in which Benedict
Arnold was married to Miss Shipper has been turned INTO
a hotel and restaurant
Mr. Edward Jenkins, NJ. p, reformer, not
sparng OF words is about to bring ont novel with the
remarkable title OF "Sutchunee and Dnl0O"
The Shereef of Morocco is q lineal descendant
of Mohammed and such he is the head OF The Church
in Morocco lie nevertheless educating ms children as
CHRISTIANS
The Princess of Wales has, by her own wish,
been elected dame Cheyaere Of the order OF st.
John Of jerusalem" phlanthropc society, preSided
over by the Duke OF Manchester.
Minister james Russell Lowell gets a very
courteous welcome TO Europe from The DAILY heeS'
which says In sending Mr. Lowell TO Madrid, the Gov
eminent the United States has gone back to that better
spirit which preferred to put men Ike washington Irylng
BILE diplomatic positions than 10 reward me tranhB Po
ticans by the gift Of high and dignhed Offices
The Pennypacker families of Pennsylvania
are to hold meeting soon, at which the ballad OF
'Washngton II Pennypacker's MIL" from Wnthrops
novel, Edwin Brotherof" will be either read or sung;
General Pennypackers March," the music by Pierre
Latour will be performed and Mr.. Samuel W. Penny
packer will read paper upon the family history, and ex-
hbit OF the family Boles one OF winch was pho
lished in 1856.
Mr. joseph Jefferson, while picncing on the
Thames recently encountered gentleman who appeared
regard him with the reyerentia curiosity Of PICK
wick He rushed up breathessy to ask II he really had
the pleasure Of seeing Mr.. Jefferson On its beng an
nOunced that he had that delight, he said 81 beg par
dom the Mr. Jefferson Z" and again. The greqt Mr. JEFF
fuefn fo
stand bare-headed bowling like Chinese mandarin anu
subsequently waving his hat and handkerchief as long as
the boat remained in sight.
NJ. Alma Tadema is painting three small
pictures Illustrating Painting Architecture and scup
ture The devoted Sculpture is a curious one
II is filled by colossal head Of Zeus The scafoding
which closes about the neck forms the ground plan" Of
the picture, the awning overhead flaps in the sunlight
and parting the left, permits just glimpse OF un
dimed day The figures OF the sculptOrs az work, one
whom chsel and mallet in hand stands with his back
to Us in the ground, Insignificant pigmies
brown ants moving the immense surface OF the mar
bic the actual subject is not the human actors, Du the
great sleepy, smiling head Of the god himself
Mr. Henry James has compelled the grudg-
ing praise The Saturday Regieo IL of his "Amer
can" 1t is pleasant duty, almost for the first time
within the last few years to give considerable praise to
an American novel Mr.. Henry James, jr, has pro-
duced a work which has hit something like originality
without falling into eccentcy, and reaches excitement
without descending to what is technically called sensl
ton Mr.. James, method is, if internal evidence goes
for anything founded that OF M6rmee and his dis
cple 81 TOurguonef That B be is not afraid OF devoting
much study characters whose connection with the plot
Of his story OF the slightest kind 1t siOdeed, in char
arter-rawng of this that the authors merit lies.
His talent for construction does not seem 10 be very
great II has said that his work affords food for ex
element IL is probable that some OK hs reagers WIN De
lrrated when they arrive AZ the revelation the promise
OF which has aIured them"
The two young cadets, the Prince of Waless
eldest sons have luxurious quarters the training ship
Britannia Apart OF the ship has been fitted up for them
and their suite a cost OF nearly $4,000 Their diet Is
not bad They for breakfast on sunday eggs and
tea; Monday, fried bacon and coffee; Tuesday
and Wednesday, curry and cocoa; Thursday, sausages
and cocoa Friday, fish, and coffee Saturday eggs
bacon and cocoa. At S:i5, muster, aud proceed to
studies until l. noon. Dinner at 1915, which usually
consists OF beef mutton. veal meat pies fresh ana salt
pork On Wednesday and Saturdays in addition fruit
pies plum buildings, and blancmanges sunday, fowls
alternately at each tlbe, and salt pork Ate: dinner
they are permitted 90 ashore for one hour when they
return study until 4. At milk ana case men again
mill $50 In summer they also batlo tie shore
Tea at T. with cold beef except on Ihursay Whc tneE
prayers and &C $50 they retire for the night
Prince Bismarck, it is rumOred, is about to
visit by order Of his physician some quiet English water
ingplace For years he has repeatedly expressed his
wish TO revisit England where, before bis nomination as
Prussian Premier he passed some very happy days he
then even had the intention of soliciting his transfcr
from Paris to London Prussan Minister at the Court
OF St James, for which purpose he carefully inspected
Prussia House, the Minister'S official mansion on Carl
tou-terrace His appointment to higher duties has never
eradcaed his longing to make some stay IN England,
the language OF which country he speaks fuenty and
writes exceedingly well. Last Easter, when he had
offered his resignation and meditated retiring altogether
from state affairs he datcd with no small pleasure upon
the prospects OF visit to England The only obsta
cles again st realization OF this project consist in appre
tensions that the well-knowh hon-unlluS Bnlsh pup
respect his wshedOr privacy that however retcent
hc may be of intercourse with BRUSH statesmen: some
political reason might be assigned to his purely health
seeking visit