New-York tribune., 1879-04-09
PERSONAL.

The Comte de Chamb0rd, otherwise Henry v,
ia not handsome man. ana his wife Is one OF the
paincst women ever seen.
Governor Colquit has been invited to ad-
dress the sixth annual meeting United states soldiers
ana sailors "biue and gray" at Cambridge, Ohio next
August.
Representative Blackburn is tall and rather
slender Inperson, with good-szai head, forehead
somewhat low and retreatng, and exceptionally
strong voice.
Mr. Robert Aston, the son of the lately
murdered Georgian, has been made messenger Of sem
atOr GOrdOus Committee on Commerce, and VIII re-
ceYe a salary OF 1l,iiU.
Among the passengers leaving New-Yorl by
the Innmn Line steamer CITY OF Brussels, Thursday
morning. are Miss MinaIe Hauk and mother, siguor
Campaului and vile. General :. J.. Woodford aud lam
iiy, Mr. stoddard, and others.
Recent letters from Mr.. Welsh. United
States Minister Great Britain, received within day
or two th city, show that all the runofs about his
coming home are inaccurate. He has such purpose
a fact which the cIuHtry viii be glad 10 hear.
Miss Stanton, whose engagement to Rustcin
Efendi second ary OF TIE Turkish Legauou, was
announced in TIE TRIBUNE last week. lef Washington
ON Tuesday her cagaeemeut" says Tie Post Of that
city. " HAVING been broken OF he day before
Mr.. w. W. C0rcoran, whose old age is
given UP to deeds Of kndncs has just purchased tue
Patlpsco Institute at Enicofs Mills aud siycn tho
tte-deeds to the two greatnieces Of John Randolph
of Roaroke VITO accomplished women, tnt very
poor They vii Opop school there ~ TIE AutumD,
taking with them the pupils NOW under their care.
Fifteen portraits painted by Gilbert Stuart
are now IN Washington Among these IS the portrait
Of the clergyman Edward Everett at the age of nine
teen Sir Edward Thornton has in his house the por
trait Of his father Edward Thornton painted by stuart
when the Engishman was Secretary Of the B1riSh
legation IN Jehelsou's time. The picture Is very well
preserved
A young American of nineteen, at Christ
Church OxiJrd passing the second examination there
a few days ego with much credit. was publicly compll-
mented therefor by the Dean. He also won the OK
ford Unvcr y champion foiis," never before won by
American. There were twelve contestants. Ihe
young j. named Edward Pegrepont ana Is the son
Of the late American Minister 60 England.
The Baltimore BOnapartes now living arc
Madame BuIiap4rtc, the dauahtor-In-aw of the late
Madame Patterson-B)Daparta Mr.. Charles j. Bona
partc and Colonel jerome BouapIrtc, his wife, Caro-
line Appleton Bonaplrta, and their children. Louise
Eugene sx-year-Oid and Jerome, child OF two. The
Colonel and MS family at present live IN Paris. Mr..
Charles Bonapar;e, who married Miss Helen Chanuing
Day, yes AZ 90 Chestnut Wood, tue lamiy estate near
Baltimore, ana has no children.
Mr. TennysOn, walking IN "A London park
the other day, writer who describes tie poet thus
"Ho looked tll, somewhat stout, rouud-snoudtrcd.
aud lie walked with a stick, though the govt
hanging about his logs or fest. lie had long beard
winch almost buried his face and pair OF large.
round, Chincselo looking spcetacles He had on a
broad-brmmcd. WeatheT-wOrn felt hat dark trousers
CATERS several uudercOas Jackets covered over all
by a thin. shabby-Ooknc red tweed dustcoat. butonod
yc.y tightly though II much too small or AIN.
Dangling Oh s,dr from WLa should nave hcei "a clean
SuUctdClcS lie one ~ the OdtcS looking creatures
have ever seen ont OF a Mormon mectlus.'