New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1879-12-28
PERSONAL.

Vice President Wheeler is now in CHATTANOOGA
Tenn, visiting his nearest relative. a cousin.
Mrs. Myra Clark Gaines has just lost By death her
only child, daughter.
Madame Louis Figuier, the wife Of the author Of
1.-THE World before the Deuee." and herself
writer. lately died OF the unusual cold In Paris.
IL produced congestion OF the brain.
Or. Z. G. Robinson president of Brown Uniyer.
siiy. and an eloquent speaker. will preach today
morning and evening. at the First Baptist Church
corner Park-ave. and Thlrty-niuth-st.
NJ. Carolus Duran will depart a little in the next
Salon from his accustomed routine Of portTaIture
Besides a portrait subject h. intends TO send n tine
ideal painting of " Christ at the Sepulchre" which
he has just finished.
81. de Munck. the violinist, has Just met with an
uncomfortable accident at Denver. Ills shoulder
was dislocated by the careless handling Of piano
which was being removed from the hall where the
CarOtta Patti company had appeared.
Mss Mary Anderson received from the company
acting with her Christmas gift of a very beautiful
diamond horseshoe. "What though the gift be
little said the accompanying letter, Accent IL ID
good part 4; You NAV have been given more. But not
with better heart" Ia response Miss Anderson III
vitcd the whole company 10 an excellent dinner.
After quoting THr TRIBUNEs recent paragraph
concerning NJ. Teuuysons peculiar method Of reci
tatlon, Tie Free Press of Emira recalls the story
that Mr.. Sumner, visiting the poet OCCASION
quoted slightly from one Of his poems. That Is
not the way To reciteit," said Mr. Tennyson hastily
" Now hear me :" and he kept Mr.. Sumner listening
all of a long afternoon.
Sig Campaninl will not return to Europe with
the rest of Mr. Napeson's company in the Spring
He has been engaged for the Cincinnati Musical
Festival in May, where he is to sing the principal
tenor parts i'm the Beethoven Mass in and in Ru-
bnsttin's Tower %! Babel besides appearing IN
the miscellaneous concerts. After that he VIII VISIT
ao fha Of ~ M
terost In tn United States. returning tn Ncw-YOTs
for the opera season OF next Autumn and Winter.
The late eccentric hermit Duke OF Portland was
exceedingly kind TO animals. liking to feed them
with his own hand. Tie had two pet deer on his
estate and was constantly in the habit of driving
about 10 visit them. taking bread and sugar for
them in his pockets. An unkind critic says Of the
Duke whose horrible disease of leprOsy ought Ger.
tainly to excuse almost any eccentIicty: The one
noble act attributed to the Duke was that he was
almost the death OF gentleman of the press. who
came down invited to depict his Grace at homer
Mr. Gladstone has had companion on his recent
Scottish tour whom no New-Yorker would think of,
and whose presence every NewYoIker when hs
once heard of it,. would say was the
most natural thing in the world lie
has been accompanied by Mr. sam Ward.
g Rex vestibull." This was the way OF It, Over
here Sam Ward looked after Lord Rosebery. over
there Lord Rosebery took pains TO make the genial
old bon rirdnt IN turn enjoy himself. Pending lthis
process MIR. OladstODe came along as Lord Rose
bery's guest The rest of the story tells itself.
The x-Empress Eug6nie on her return from Spain
to France, was delayed at Valladoid by an accident
to the train. A comic incident took place when the
Madrid train pulled UP at the place where the acct
dent occurred. Among the passengers were some
gentlemen in their national costume belonging to
the Chinese Embassy. They were invited to allght
aud take another train which was in waiting on the
Paris side of the blockade of overturned Carriages.
Fearing perhaps. that their safety was meusced or
that their lives We're IN danger they resOutely
refused TO leave their seats, and returned In the
same carriage to Madrid. thinking all the time they
were on their road TO Paris.
PARIS Dec. 27.-Ex-Nlarshal Bazaine, whose SEM
tence Of death for treason at Metz was COMMITTED
by President Mcmahon to twenty years mprson-
ment aud who escaped from prison, has requested
permission 10 settle Some family affairs IN France,
but has been refused.