New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1879-08-23
PERSONAL.

Mr.. John w. Forney is to give an address
commemorative OF the early settlement Kansas at
meeting Of the original settlers, september15.
DR.. Strousberg, the former Railway King"
has Joined company for the construction of street
railways in Berln aud Is also about to start new po
litical pager
NJ. Gambetta has just received a remarkable
,tf-a portrait OF his mother embroidered in silk
crimson velvet The work, which was executed by a
Mile Giraud young lady of Marseiles is said 20 be
excellent It's mnuteness aud in its artistic and life
like appearance
Governor Trumbull's "war office" at Leb
anon Conn., has just partly repaired. It served
AT first as his store and his office the
place OF meeting the Council OF Safety and the sta
ton wherein Wasningtons messengers between Phila
delphia and Boston stopped 10 rest.
"Ouida.n the novelist, who has great af-
fiction for animals has received medal from the Paris
society for the prevention Of cruelty to these dumb
creatures she has Just addressed touching letter to
French newspaper protesting against the vivsectiOn
practised b. NJ. Paul Bert the famous DhysiologisG
There is just one Belgian political refugee
in existence This IL General Count Van der Meere, who
is now eighty years OF and living IN Paris. He was
general under Leopold l., but IN 1912 organized con
spracy placing the House of Orange on the Belgian
throne; for this he was condemned to death. He
saved by wife. who gaining permission 10 visit HIM
in prison, dressed him in her clothes and remained IN
mis- cell while he walked ont aud made his escape as
Countess Van der Meele. He has since several dimes
asked TO be amncsted, but without result
Mr. j. c. Fletcher writes to The Cincinnati
Ga.eue concerning mis- daughter the author OF "MTage
aud KIsmet :" The mother OF Julia Fletcher the
daughter Of that eminent Protestant, the Rev. Dr. Cesar
Malau of Geneva Switzerland, who was descendant OF
an ancient noble tamiy-the Malans de Morndo France
who fed 20 switzerland during the terrible religious per-
secutions called the 'dragonades. Ny daughter was
born at Ro de Janeiro, during my residence IN Brazil
and with the exception OF visits Europe spent
more THAN the nrst hail Of her life in the United states
having attended school al the weiknown Young LADIES'
SEMINARY In AnuOyer, Mass. and aftorwHId at pri-
Yate school ~ NcW-Iurk.
SignOr Dupre, the veteran Siennese sculptor,
has published MS autobiography, in which among many
other interesting things he describes with dyuic sim
plcty MS falling In love and courtsbip When youth,
apyrenticed TO a wood in Florence, he CHANGED
one morning his from his tools and saw
swiftly pass ~ down the street, with downcasl eyes,
modest young girl There was hardly time 10 see her
face but something In her ngure and manner so lm-
messed hun could forget ner. Not long after
he saw Der kneeng him ia church, and the beat
and sweet humility OF her expression and attitude stll
more enchanted HIM He found out who she was, and
after difficulty gained her mothers leave to pay
his addresses IN His parents declaring tuat
he was too young that his too low, raised
some obstacles TO the marriage his Beatrice- mother
tok offence AT TINS several months poor Dupre
Was forbidden the house. aud waa very miserable fe