New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1878-03-20
PERSONAL.
The stipend of Mr.. Bonamy Price ~ Pro,

The stipend of Mr.. Bonamy Price - Pro-
lessor OF Political Economy oxford is 5000 year.
Mr.. Spurgeon is said to be growing gentler
and eter in his methods OF preaching as he grows in
years
Ex-Collector Simmons is going to see the
Paris Exposition before returning his law practice
Boston.
A lady who in her childhood sat on the
great Dr. Johnsons knee, just died in England at
the age OF nnetyseven. This Mrs. Ann Bowles
Fowler, descendant OF Oliver Cromwell through his
third daughters marriage with Sir Thomas Russell, Of
Chippcnham.
The Duke de NemOurs is said to possess
remarkable resemblance to Henri Quatre and he makes
this resemblance the emphatic by wearing his hair
and beard in the fashion adopted by that gallant King
The Duke d'Aumale is thin and gray-is beginning to
look very oId.
DR.. j. Marion Sims, the well-known surgeon
Of this city, IL now in Vienna. preparing an elaborate
medical work. which is TO he published simultaneously
in English, French. and German, next September. He
returns to his home this city to permanently
tue practice OF his profession here the LIST OF sep
tosnber.
Worth is making fifteen tOilettcs for the
happy Miss Hannah dclObschild They all seem TO DO
a wondrous confusion Of lace and velvet and silk Lord
Roscbery has given her some splendid Jewels in add-
ton to the RosebeIy diamonds, which famous, CON
ssting. among many other things. of belt composed
entirely of large single she has also large sap
phe ornalncll Tor tie neck spray tho hair 70
correspond
Mercedes, Queen of Spain, as little school
girl at French convent, was pretty. gentle, modest
Industrious young creature. fellow pupil writing OF
her at that tme III letters printed in Sibner, de-
scr.bes her as having fine, clear complexion, pleasant
features dark gray eyes, and splendid thick and glossy
black hair Al the other little scholars were obliged to
call her Madame" Little Madame" was always most
amiabe, jolly, and play-loving
Alexandra Dumas, in going through his
fathers papers, found piece in five acts written by
the dead man. and founded upon Balsamo." He
showed IL to NJ Duquesne, who thought that the sub
ject might have received greater development. So NJ
Dumas set to work. cutting extending and rearrang-
Ing but respecting the novel and the piece as much as
possibe lie says ITO know tho author Of the piece Is
therefore not but Que means exists for setting the
point: the public shall decide II tho play succeeds, it
viii DC my fathers; II 1t fails, II Is mine"
Of Wendell Phillips it is related that the
Boston Free Religious Society invited him to speak in
their Sunday afternoon course, and when lie the
afternoon allotted TO him. he cOoy profaced his lecture
by declaring that he had sympathy whatever with the
beliefs OF the society; that they reminded him OF certain
experiments that the professor Of chemistry used to
make to his class in his college days. They promised
well, but they didn't work. 3d." said Mr. Phillips, with
his most benignant manner, e this experiment of
what they call Free Religion looks we'll but 1t wouldn't
work" And then thanking the Society for their hater
Ing invitation HIM. tho altacous orator proceeded to
give his lecture The correspondent OF The Tribune Of
Chicago, recalls morning few years ago when Mr.
Phillips sat nj the Radical Club beside Mr. rockingham
Knowing that he should be called speak, and be-
ing unwilling to do s0fOr he felt that was out
OF spherehe half playfully gave Mr.. rockingham
little pinch on the arm, and whispered quite audbly to
ms next neighbor, You speak, Rockingham; 1 don't
know anything ABOUT theology; don't know the Ten
Commandments +"
1t has been said that should any one ask
what Cruikshank like. the best would be to
refer the questioner to tho artists illustrations
Dckenss Oliver Twist" whore, in the portrait of Fn
gin you had that OF Crukshank himself For tho story
that while engaged evening in designing these
illustrations, being In state Of perpexty to after
what fashion ho should portray the rascay old jew no