New-York tribune., 1878-02-05
PERSONAL.

Madame MOdjeska is described as being.
besides an actress, singer, pianist linguist and
| poet
Colonel VIM. Preston Johnson's life" Of
his father General Albert sidney Johnson will be pub
| sbed soon.
| Mr.. Lewis Carol, the author Of that quaint
and piquant book "Alice in Wonderland" is writing
another volume.
Mr.. Jefferson Davis has been indorsing
coored man, Mr. s. Minor for president OF Southern
college, in opposition to several white candidates
Mrs. Julia Ward Howe notes that there is
bust OF John Brown in the Museum at Geneva. And
very well that rough aud manly heal must look there
Professor Packard, of Bowdoin, who ex-
amined Dir. LOngfellOw for college, still, says The
AP'ss,e isy Journal gives instruction In Dh'ier and
The journalist and art critic, Mr.. Theodore
C. Grannis who lately died In this city, has left widow
and six children poverty aud want An effort is IN
progress among the artists. for the relief Of these
bereaved persons, and IL hoped the claims Of tie
widow and the latheTless may not be disregardcd
Mr.. Horsley, Royal Academcian, of Great
BriaiD evidently doesn't believe iu the rights OF women
Al election Of three distinguished
lady artists were proposed candidates-and unani
monsly rejected. Mr.. Hoisley expressing what pro.
badly the feeling Of the average professional man. I'VE
don't want any womankind here" lie said
ClOthilde, of Italy, did not go to her faith
ers funeral and this is explained the result OF re.
lnous scrupes. She has never visited him at Rome or
auy other Of what she considered his badly-acqured
tel rtories Her however, were present at ne
funeral with aunt, Princess Mathlde. The eldest
is III his fourteenth year and is studying the Poly
techDc. 1t is predicted that they will grow up 10 be
remarkable men.
Three Englishmen were once introduced TO
the Pope. o whom had been only two days IN Rome
the other month, and the third Tue converse
ton naturally turned Rome itself, and the Pope
turning to that OF his guests who had been but
days IN the Eternal City. said TO him. You SUPPOSE
have seen a great deal OF Romer "Oh. yes great
DEAL" replied the Englshman The Pope then turned to
him OF months stay aud said You, suppose have
not seen so very much Of Rome "No not very mucu'
was the rrply To tie last Englishman Pope said,
A" You should think. have seen very little OF RomeT
"very little indeed" was the answer The Pope smiled
benignly. ana dismissed bis audience.
Mr.. Edwin P. Whipple, in an essay on Ru.
fus Chuate which he read Boston the other evening
said of the great lawyer He tall and sturdy, and
the wear and tear life finally filed his face With
wrinkles when he used TO laugh. He said about
likeness Of himself, which had not spared urrow in
his face 1t ugly the devil hut must admit that
II s very Ike There was always sometling In him rich
and strange, which distinguished HIM from all Others.
His triumphs at the bar are due to the fact
that he was powerful man." Mr.. Whlppe
related an incident about q case In court
where Mr. Choate spoke five hours before he could con-
quer the defiance of the foreman OF the jury. have
since thought, continued Mr.. whippe. that Mr. Choae
would have kept until he dropped dead he had noe
yanquisned the preuiices OF the the jury
who he knew could influence all the rest He was well
OF the criticisms on his eloquence and rhetoric.
n IN his diary under date OF september, 1874:
eft live. all those bloc heads who are shocsed az ces
mental pccuaritlcs, shall know and feel that am
"a reasOner, "a lawyer, ana - man of business"