New-York tribune., 1879-01-09
Washington his friend, recognize thi, fact and
freely admit il.
PERSONAL.


| General Di CesnOla is TO lecture on the "An-
cIent Art OF Cyprus" to the Yale School Of Fine Ar
next Wednesday.
NJ. Leon Chotteau, the delegate Of the
Franco-Amercan Treaty Committee, is now on b, VA,
| back to this country.
| Lady Catherine Whyte-Melville, daughte,
OF Francis Godolphn. fifth Duke Of Leeds. nohe,
! OF the late novelist. Major Whytc-Meyille was a
affected by the death that her doca, he,lh
could not resist the shock, and she has very quickly
! followed him.
DR.. Abel, the Berlin correspondent of Tn.
London Times IL a remarkable scholar, reading and
transatng at sight upwards OF seventy different AN.
guagcs. Though by birth German, his English writ
ing especially letters to The Times. ia almost per-
feet in style and dction. During the Berlin Conaes.
Lord ReacOnshcd was personally introduced 10 fla
scholar. 10 whom he SAID "pr. ADJ, yOu are tho
author whom have most studied
Robert Lincoln aud his partner had their
law-ofce IN the boc, OF buildings which burned in
Chicago Last week Mr.. Lincoln had only time befors
being driven out by the dense smoke 10 throw some
valuable papers into the vault. and TO leave his law
library valued at 10000, to its fate. Happily next
morning II was found that, though the books were on
the fourth Oor, tnpy safe. oIh the exception Of
few winch had been left open ON tables and were
wet
General Grant was called upon for a gallant
action at Paris reception. Mrs Hooper says that
lcdNlng
on his arm his hostess remarked leading forward her
young daughter, " General with Mrs Grants pernls.
Sion should ike To ask Of you to accord favor my
daughter Nv grandmother, when gin o. thirteen,
was kissed by General Washington, and | should Ike
my daIZntcr IN after years be able -ay that she
iid Lrrn kIs,,d Inv General Grant" The yonug laiy
bushed aud the General gravely bestowed the salute
Mrs. Senator Bruce is said by Washing
correspondent have received her callers New
Years Day with grace and case " which would have
done credit a older and OF longer social expe-
rence. She Is pretty, graceful, with complexion
light that IN nmc bathrooms out OF ten al the North her
would not be suspected with ofconycrsa.
ton and enough Ddress simply Her dress was from
Worth-a black velvet dress cut Dr6cessc trimmed
with black lace and @t. aud with sDrcadlng fan train.
diamond cross hung in the angle Of a black ldcO
Hchu'
\ story of the peculiar Croker has just been
printed the life OF NJ. ID. Hill. II i, dinner party
to which Croker the Duke OF Wellington, and other.
we've asked by Br0ugham, 10 meet Walter scott Scott
was the nero and was expected to talk Croker
OF at score aud nobody could edge In word. Al last
he addressed the Duke full narrative Of the battle
Of Waterloo, correcting hm wheu by signs, Wellington
showed that he had the presumption to differ from hs
teacher From Waterloo Croker got percussion caps
but now forbidden ground. "Croker" tx.
Waterloo. but ri be ID II you know anything Of
copper caps"
OF the Prince of Wales and DR.. Lyon Play
fair il i told that they once standing near cal
dron containing lead, which boiling at white heat
Has your ROYAL IIghnrSs faith IN science |" sid
the Doctor. Certainly" replied the Prince WIN
vOu tnrn place your hand m the boiling metal and
ladle out portion ofIt!" DO you tel 10 do this /"
asFed the Prince. - / do" replied the Doctor. The
Prince then adcd OF the boiling lead with his
hand without sustaining any injury. IL j. wclknoWn
scientific fact that the human hand may be placed unn
iured I'm lead boiling white heat being protected from
auv harm by the moisture or the skin Should the lead
he az a percrptlOy lower temperature the effect iced
not described. After tni, let no one uudcIratc TIE
courage OF the Prince OF Wales.
Mr.. COrtauld, one of the new members Of
Par lament Is a man with family history II was his
father who fought and virtually won the battle Of
Cburchrac,. Everybody has heard OF "t the BraiAree
Case" though the circumstances To the present
generation Mr. C0rtauld's father Is a member Of an
old firm Of SILK manufacturers, having their hcadiuar
tiers at Brantrcr Essex. Nearly forty years ago the
Brantree Vestry levied Churchrate in opposition 10
the views of tbe majority of the ratcpayers. Mr CDrt-
auld sr. refused to pay and the importance OF the
case being recognized the other side. the vicar and
c.urchwardens were supp led with funds 10 carry
the fight all the courts. Mr. Corauld being reg
ulrly beaten and ALWAYS appealing At length, IN
lsI2 Dr. Washington decided that minority had 10
r,y TO lew Church rates. and blow struck az the
tax from which it never recovered Mr.. Peter IaylOr
l. a relative Corauld family, aud accepted the
Guardianship of the Cuurcn-rdte party as a iaEiuy
legacy.