New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1878-02-22
PERSONAL.
Mr.. Emerson will give his Old South lecture

REHoONAL.
Mr.. Emerson will give his Old South lecture
next Monday.
Mr.. Henry Irving is about to make an ad.
dress at Birmingham, dealing especially with religious
objections to the theatre
MIR. George Bancroft is said to take such
delight books that he has the pockets OF his overcoat
made broad enough to hold an octave.
Col0ne, Forney writes of the Prince Of Wales
Mt Stanleys lectures "what ne, hearty clear elocu
ton no has! Altogether English yet without siecta-
ton, he captured yerybody; and he looked WE'LL"
Ex-Governor Curtin has hung in the draw
ingroom of his Beefone home the large portrait the
Gar presented to him by His Majesty 1t Is excellent
picture valuable in all ways win this picture Primes
Governor Hampton, Senators Butler and
Gordon, Generals J. Z. Johnston and W. H. F. Lee, and
other distinguished SOutherners going to celebrate
this day in Charleston There to be many military
psrades and receptions and sSppers y years since
Madame Madeline Schiller is an energetic
woman At the last Thomas concert ct Cambridge she
was 80 Ill that che was obliged to be assisted up the
stairs leading from the to the hail. But she
did not allow prosratOn to interfere with her play
Ing of difficult concerto and two Chopin selections.
Senator Bruce, writing about the threatened
exodus of his race TO Liberia, says that the African
Republic needs schools and commerce more than II does
hundred thousand dependent. uneducated emigrants
OF tho negro in America he says: "There Is perfect
community Of interest between the negro and his white
brother. There are some things which each per.
form better than the other. but the dorg thereof is
necessary and helpful to each member OF the
munity 10 matter what the complexion OF the worker
may be-"
"Thistle- Down "-the English edition of the
Poems of William winter-is expected to arrive here.
from London, within few days. This book IN
readiness for publication before Christmas, but
sideration the sagnaon Of trade in London the pub
lishers-Messrs. Tinsley Brothers-cOncluded to hold
back this and publications till subsistence OF the
war should bring in quiet times Late letters from
Mr. William Tinsley say that Thistle Down win at
be committed to the breeze This book contains the
choice poems that Mr.. Winter has written, incud
ing many pieces before collected. II viii be sold
by Messrs. Houghton, Osgood & Co.. OF Boston
Prince Henry w., elder brother of the Ger
man Ambassador at Consantinople. has assembled tho
throne OF the German principally, ReussscheizKoes.
tritz after the demise Of his relative Prince Henry
XXX who lived to the green old OF eightyseyen.
and was last Of his line All the Reusses OF the five
existing lines OF the house have been called Henry for
centuries, and have been dstip guished solely by num-
bers attached 10 their names When the sum total Of
the numbers conferred reaches hundred, they make
period and begin at No l. SO that as in the
emit instance, Henry ~ may succeed Henry LAlA.
The late Prince survived his wife only five weeks
very pleasant story is told of the priest
Masta Ferretti in the days when he did not imagine
that he was to become Pope. While he was travelling
with several companions ia South America, they
obliged to stop miserable wayside inn far removed
from any habaton In this comfortless abode lay an
English officer bed OF sickness, many thousands OF
miles away from home and friends. The sad condition
OF this unhappy gentleman stranger and Protestant
became known to the Italian priests. One among
them remained behind his companions to watch by tho
sick man. whom he attended with the affection OF o
mother He did not leave side until he had the sat
isfaeton OF seeing the rlendess hereto restored to
health This benevolent priest Masta Ferretu. As
Pope, his kind-heartedness was always as apparent
One day he went foot to mass at tho Convent OF
the vs.andnes Of st. Francis de Sales On leaving the
church little child went up to him. and said Art
thou the Popep Yes my little friend, am" replied
his Holiness. Ihave father" said the little fellow,
piteousy. "Then I will be q father to you"
was the answers promise which was fully redeemed,
for the child carefully educated and provided for in
the Popes and at his sole charge Another day
little fellow, all In tears attempted to make his way
through the ranks of the Swiss Guards to present pc
tition 1t was in these words Most Holy Father, my
mother is old and infrm too young TO support her
life and mine landlord bad man, will turn us out
tomorrow If don't pay the four scudi we owe him
Degn to lend them; will pay you when am bigger"
"what is your e. and how old you r. asked tue
Pope 81 am Paul, and am ten years old" What
trade your fatherr He's waiting in Paradise for
us these ten years." the child with accent
OF touching emotion. Aud your mother T. inquired
the Pope. "She embroidels and prays nom morning
ill night" Having asked the child where he lived 40
told him to come the day and he would give him
what his mother wanted In the meantime, inquiries
made which proved that the statement was cor
10 scudi. did not ask you for TO-. said the child;
and he gave back g. Take them again my good sla
her for the future"
BALTIMORE, Feb. 21.-The President and
Mrs Hayes were present the Methodist fair tonight
and held general reception.