New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1879-03-20
PERSONAL.

The Empress of Austria is called " the
Imperial Diila" oy the lrisn people WIN Whom sne
goes foX-nmting.
SIgnor Muzio arrived yesterday from Havana.
He viii remain ~ New-YorA until the II OF April |nen
e sails tor Havre by the Labrador
Minister Stoughton has been grievously
Affected by the severity vi the Russian Winter aud AS
been Obliged by his physicians TO 30 to Southern Italy,
where ne VIII stay for several months
Emile lola. the famous Freuch novelist, had
a youth OF misery Atcrtlo deat1 of ms father, - us
rngusued civil engineer the boy and his mother went
To PARIS, where they suffered greatly from poverty
Once, says The London World Emile mad 10 pawn ms
coat and 20 home his shrseeyes To get oreakas''
Once ne trotted round with visiting-cards on Ne"-
Years Day to earn louis At length ne iouhu Piaco
in a puD shing house, Hachette's, in the packing DO
partmeut. He had to make up brown-paper parcels
that WAS all In the evenings, after they had put up the
shutters he wrote verses; aud, always hgDnyer IN
ambition this stripping must needs produce great
poem ON love The Love Comedy y he called II, writ
ten ON the model of that other comedy, which Is called
ire DIVINE" he left This curious COMMODITY " puK
on ms Employers u SIX one u!ghl, wan note Ieuu 81
ng hm 10 b. good enough To say what ne lhOught o. ~
and he returned neXt morning, WIN "Is'lu thulp ~
m, II h. TO await the I. old gentleman sent
for niul, SAID "a few kindly words and pUi hun TO Df'9r
work in the house, IN the adVeitIslhs tmc lh,
brought lola into communication Win the Journals tue
rest - smooth stofV
The Prince Imperial himself broke the news
~ hs Zulu expedtIiOn to NJ. ROuner, VINO was sum-
moued T. Cnselnurs for the purpose Taking affection
otey tie hand OF the ex-Inser he said: 81 an about
n leave England with the expedi'ionary force" NJ
RouIer W 70 amazed. ani renO"strang. SAID mat inc
Prince had forgotten what he owed TO his adherents
Rn fine Young replied that his absence wOnd ohy
Iost four short months and that his friends wao haa
rau,n, d IA thfu to HIN for upward OF eight years
,oiybt well preserve their nlchty during 80 DrleI
ne1iod Then ne bade NJ. Rouher adieu, Kissed rus
otner who was weeping. and left the room CAIN ana
rasnIn;e Te Euprt s. accompanied him 10 sOuth'mp-
ION where they received on Doaru Tue sutPg
vony ladies with bouquets OF Vl0lets, ana ny chcIs
Inn tLe DystanGeIs. Prince LOUIS, III the very pest VI
English. said Thanks, very Inuch ln9eeu' d." WY
oralrul 10 YOU for YOUR klnu reception
The name of the author of "Signor Monal-
d,, Niece has at asst been discovered II is that Oh
,,dv of course-Mlss Thicker. She has lived Tor many
wears in Rome IL a Roman Ctthoc convert and con-
ihutor IN The Cathofic World. She taught Cainolc
school IN Ellsworth. Ne. 1854. where Father bipst
Incurred the odum OF Protestant population Oy us
o,rt. m withdraw Catholic children from the ProUs-
ont scnonls and place them under her care The history
-, This analr-durng which the priest was tarred ana
,eathered by the Protestants-ls related by MISS ic
IN her novel of The House OF forKe. IN Nhd
She herself appeacs, ana when wac pnD nnn,S,
snr,allv m The fttthOltc World. Among berOhI vOuti
bu,Inu. To tnat periodical have been rue n'nke1
Wnrd Grapes ard ThOrns," SIX sunny hont tn
and a number short stories Miss licAel 10 ,,arv
OF. H,stnn md 10 remembered IA having Deen ,ciy
Ea,IItIfnl lr She Is a middlr-aged WOndi, !, a.,
shs ~ "a brilliant the readers OF y SisuO' ""
dini's Niece" will all agree