New-York tribune., 1878-12-30

tired entirely, and sold out his Interest to hi.
cn'es. Mr.. Sathcr after period o rest viii hSso'
resume editorial work ut some other point ia NeYioy
Prince MettcrnIch, lately A7lstl ian Amboss.d~.
in r. ris. made clever hic speech to the ,,r
the best dressed gr0nde dH,1e OF tir s. ,,pd -
81 notice" said his Eycclency, that ,,ur h,n,a,r
grow smaller and smaller and 'ho tHls r,r.o, ,,1
| but tbe nI.l." "''''inS
! The latc Princess Alice wasa woman .f fno
mind aud OF aucn literary taste. So va. 20 tar ,
rom prejudice that IN spie of n erol. ,ligoas feel.
ugs she had ii hearty friendship for David FteG ri.
Strauss tho famou, author of The Lf, Of JESUS, u,o
Of his bc, works. the IIic Of NutaIr." couS,.t .,
icctafes which be read neOre ia, Peilcrss and ner
CUgrt.
The Emperor of Austria is a tall, spare
of srldery bearing, who does not look much over
forty. though he il nity; with sandy hair
cropped close to the head, and turning an ron.gtay.
with regulation military whlskers aud muS.achc. small
r,tcSs gray and the blunt features and heavy lips
which distinguish the Hapsburg family. lie has pa
tcucc, tact. and logged spirit OF hard work. tie "a
master Of six European languages and the heart.
Of hs subjects by addIrssiu- pua from Hungary
Rohcu!ia, hu-tian Poland and CrOaia erc1 IN iLcir
mother tongue He Is personally very popular all over
the i.ni r."
AIr. Carlyle as he grows older doesn't grow
nol" gracious certainty. The London ST. Andrew
7"'''y .,ut hm the other day an extremely grateful
anu pleasant letter Of cOugauatiOn upon his arrival
at his cIghty-thlrd year. The crusty ScOtchuan
answered through bis niece III fashion winch, con-
sderig the kind expressions conveyed 10 him. seem.
almost curt. "sii" says the young lady, Mr Carlyle
bids ask yOu convey to the London IT
Andrew s"cIciy bls cordial thanks tor your kudur.s
IN rcmcmbc. .ng him in 80 hatcIing way IN his birth
day. With EIs thanks for your polite inter- mgln
sir. yours faithfully. MARY CARLYLE AIIKEN'
The Princess Louise, who has extremely
simple t1stes is described as walking much than
driving about the ncsshborhood OF Ridyau Hail. She
81, Inn, il
always oarues a small cane. correspondent OF a ca.
madam newspaper says that " a few days she
suddenly 10 stop before sIuall tn-shop she saw
something in the window which attracted her attention.
and. ter observing il iOs moment, walked INTO the
very humble place Now, wha, do you suppose had
struck hri fancy \ ,u1E tin teapot! lit;c common
thing, VIZ, capaclly OF about one cup and worth about
twenty yNc CCts SIC pougHt H. ana, was lJd, put II
IN nor pockc."
Sir William Armstrong. best known as the
inventor OF the Armstrong guns. lights h7 library
Crallc successfully with IN electric current produced
by waterfall $50 wards distant rioIn"u, machine of
the smallest type is employed 70 generate the current,
and tbs il conveyed to the lamp ard bacR again TO the
machine by a copper wire Of thrce-,uth5 OF inch
diameter suspended at interval. from iron noss Sir
William intends 10 put NJ large machine at the source
Of water power, and to the smaller One motor
for working The lthcs and other tools ~ b., expert
mrut.1 workshop during the daytime while deserving
tc .aou!; ~ lighting hls principal apartments ID The
cycrlus.
Or. julius Mlliugcn, who was a UcccSSidl
arlAao.o!>t and d-.oy.rar, and o." ptrs,Iu who
tended Lord Byron in hi, last Illness, m jrs; disd at
Cunsfau,uov" H. once IN the service oi the Sui
ran 2laAmuud H. and bccan physician - the sulaua,
MJtitr Ot AbIEi I,lid. NiIu-us r.s thr,e times
mt,r,d. IN, G.s, w,fc Wa. q Goulaa Catholic, from
" gur b, subsequently seIa.at.t; while -hc embraced
Islam al ,uie ga tae hagrm OF ;hr G.and NIA,r ky.
Lgy,ji Mrl.n"d PacEa. Hcr -ou. Frederick Mlmgen,
became Turk. taking the name oi osn1r Be-, and