New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1879-08-18
PERSONAL,

The Bishop of Colombo is, Ceylon jour-
nal asserts man OF business wei Rtualst. lie
has just lost $3.50 900 III a coffee speculation.
Mile. Vera Sassulitsch, the Russian, is re
ported De working journalist IN London, her
sitlon being that OF contributor the revolutionary
paper, Na6at
King Humbert is reported to have written
very touching letter 10 the ex-Empress Eugene say
ing tuat he would esteem it high favor If she would
give MN some mrmentO OF her late SON.
Mr.. John G. Newkirk, an Ulster County
lawyer has just elected Professor Of History in
toe Indiana STATE University. Professor NewkirA Is
graduate or the Union Law school, at Albany.
Miles. Marie and Louise d. 0OzeszkO, two
sisters, seventeen and eighteen years respectively
have just passed their bachelors degree with donors at
the College OF Science Marseilles They are the daugh
tiers OF a Russian noble.
Princess Louise has sent nine Of the salmon
she caught packed 10 ice, 10 England; one OF them
going the Queen, her mother, one 10 the Prince OF
Wales one each TO the Dukes OF Edinburgh and Con-
naught Prince Christian, and the Others 20 Lady
sunield, Lacy Milford, tie Hon. Mrs. Mcnamara AID
Mrs. Rdll
The Archduchess Christine of Austria, who
is 10 become Queen Of Spain. just twenty-one years
od-a year younger than King Aphonso Sue is said TO
be extremely unwilling TO part from her relations aud
friends; aud size WILL indeed see very Ittle OF them
hereafter as etiquette Of the spanish Court will not
permit her 10 choose even her lades OF honor Hom
among her Own cOuntrY"0nth
Mr.. Julian Hawthome's new story Of Archi-
bald MalmaisOn is stated be true ole the events
taxing place in the present century, and within hun
bred miles OF London. Even the names are true ones
The curious psychological study presented in the char
acter OF Archibald Ma mason deeply interested Dr. Ro
liusou for many years friend Of the MalmalsOn fau
y; and from ais son, laie Dr. Forces Robinson, Mr.
hawthorne obtained the strange facts Of his story
George David Hardegg, the founder of the
so-caled German Colony" at Haila, on Carmel, has
just died. He believed IN the possibility OF rapid im
provement of the social and political circumstances %
mankind and the society OF Friends Of tho Temple
which he organized at Haiia, in 1869. proposed the
end Of It's existence the gathering together OF the true
people OF God all nations the soil Of the Holy
Land The amiabe character OF this clever pous aud
eccentric man had gained for him the esteem OK all who
had any acquaintance with him. when lie died, all TIE
cUnsuates Ol the town. rs Wen as me lufhsA iOci OF
cials hOsted mourning nlgs, and he vas followed %
TIE grave by an enormous crowg, lncladlus Al, tne
peaus and great number OF the native population
Pope Leo is described by German writer
as beng very frugal The incomes OF the officials Oh tue
Papa household have been cue down, and the unneces
say horses and vehicles which formerly hled the sta
bic, and coachhOuses have been Sold ne Pope rcsery
ing for bis modest landau, in which, by order
oil his doctors he for hour daily IN the gardens
OF he Vatican Nobody says this correspondent Of
the Detsche MoatagSJIGH Z" now ventures 10 protest
against system rigid economy which has been es
tablished-fearng PROBABLY, that were they 70 do 20
they would be punished as MonsignOr Tayani was
short time ago Monsignor Tivani. his pay being re-
duced from 800 francs TO 800 francs month"; wrote
letter O rtmOustrance TO the Pope and In answer was
at once ordered TO join the monastery OF the Pessmss
OF GOyanoiPaOo, aud there TO I'VE WIN Tue OrO
ers of the order for two months"
Ii is related that General SCOTS famous
letter TO Zachary Taylor announcing the withdrawal OF
moot Of the regu9r troops from Tayor command 10 be
placed under his own in a projected movement from
Vera Cruz toward the capital OF Mexico. was received
while General Taylor at supper with bis stan near
Monterey The General asked Colonel Bliss to read IL
70 him He had just repenshed his coffee cup, and was
engaged in cooling It with spoon while the reading
went on This appeared to make no further impression
upon him than that Indicated by eontemptuous
sniff" but as the real import OF the letter began TO ap
pear his whole manner changed, and he abstractedly
dipped the spoon into a bowl OF mustard which sat
upon tho table, and stirred n in the coffee. This he re-
peated until by the time the reading OF the letter was
finished the contents OF the mustard bowl were ex-
hausted Without saying word and 10 BLISS astoulsh-
men ard horror he raised the cup to his lips and guped
down the whole abominable compound. He then broke
into an excited and profane harangue cousignlng 10
everlasting damnatOn concerned M the Pro-
pospd depletion OF his forces, and only ceasDg hhch
hs speech was Overakcn with paroxysm OF Stuttefs,
which, with him. usually followed violent Outhfeah "
temper The Colonel felt sure that from the amount OK
mustard be had swallowed combined with the lDlelIi-
gence ho had received, II would infaDB slcheh n,n
but nothing uncommon came ofit Ratsoahe AZ I'M Ia
moment" SAID Bliss, would, am convinced, nave han
no more effect upon him than upon the stOm zen Oh 5n
ridates." General PeasontOn, who eommande1 lno
oughy aroused he was the uaddest man no ever saN
mad from the OF his hat to the soes OF MS DOo@
LONDON, Aug. LITTLE ObSerrer, In lts
financial article, announces that Jay Gould VIII sail i
New-York on the White star steamship Adrlatic, WHICH
leaves Liverpool on the 18Th INST