New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1879-07-04
PERSO

Charlotte of Mexico was thrty-nine years
old on June :.
Prince Leopold, Of Great Britain, has pur-
chased Mile Besuhardts largest Oh painting represent
ing Spanish girl selling palm branches.
Mr.. George II. BOughtOn, whom Americans
glad clam comtryman, has just been elected
Associate Of the Royal Academy Mr.. Aima-radema
was aJ t1e same time elected an Actdenltan.
Lord BeacOnslield's old tragedy of "Alar-
COS - winch has just been performed for the second
time at the Crystal Palace a complete failure
of the critics going lar to call IL mere balder-
/ aasn"
President Hayes and Senator Whyte, Of
Maryland who were law students together at Harvard,
have not since met until the other day, when tho
senator was one the committee who waited upon the
President 10 ask If he had any further communications
Tor Congress.
General Grant during his journey has shown
an omniyorous desire TO see, hear ANA learn everything
The ind vduas OF his party when returning from
Independent tour Of observation were invited to give
HIM m account of everything they mad seen. lie IS
said TO have a remarkably rcfeatiyc memory.
The Empress Eugene could not at first be-
ryo tho intelligence or her sons DEATH and Lord sgd
uey was obliged to produce the official kilograms
cciyeJ at tue Government Offices. and above all,
SAGE Of coincidence from Lady Frerc. These proofs at
once convinced the Empress; and her grie ter
rDie. Queen y'cOun deeply affected by the news,
weeping yery sincerely over H.
Mr.. Eylrts will himself go to Virginia to
select tue spot at Washngtons birthplace wherein the
National Monument is he erected. II is possible that
President Hayes will accompany him. Mrs. salic Wash.
iugton living relative Of our first President
and now past eighty years old lives the Wckeld es
the Washington place. which is now owned by
her sOn-n-law. she l. the widow of Lawrence Washing
ton aud the daughter of william Washington.
There are now living six marGchales de
France OF whom Nine. la MARKETABLE suchet Ducdesse
d'Albulera. is the Oldest. The others Nine. Ia
10 IA mo Ia
Mar6chale PrlIssior, DuChes-c de MalakOG; Nine. n
Marechale Mel; Nine. la Mal6chale de MacMahon,
Duchcsse de Magenta, sister % the Due de Castres;
and finally Mime. Ia Mar6chale Canroberi. who was
Miss Macdonald, and is the youngest maiechae of
France
The Duke of Beaufort writes from Nistum
Pove.tuck. Natashquan River Labrador-where be now
Is company win sOtheTn Florence and Sir john Reed
q friend in this city follows: We arrived here
late Monday night June p, and the weather Is against
rs bitterly cOld-thermOmeter 46o-nOrtheast wind,
and the river full OF that have been unable
fish. We hope that by patiently waiting we may be
rewarded with great sport. But unless the weather
alters very much may have some time to wait" The
whole party well, ana in capital spirits. The
Duke of Beaufort and Mr. sothern expect to be IN New
York in August.
NJ. Charles Camille Saint-SaGns, the dis
tingushcd composer, is forty-four years old. His
early musical tendencies were developed by a gifted
aunt and it is this lady that NJ. saintSaGns Is in
debtrd he always gratefully says for the only real
instruction he received She turned to the best
account the scnsblity for sounds displayed by
his reproducing with the voice the differences OF yib
ton and of i6re when the hours heard from the
household clocks This acuteness ofear he has always
possessed his OF hearing most impressOuahe
years OF he began to play the harpScHOrd
old family instrument and two years aftcrward he
deciphcred score Of one ~ Gr6ty's operas.
MONTREAL, July 3.-The Rev. Alexander
Du the Presbyterian Church. has received the de-
gree of d. d. from the University Of Vermont
LONDON, July 3.-The Rev. DIR. John Cum
ming. the celebrated writer tie millennium, has
ordered by his physicians to renOuuce an mental
work. lie Is about to retire from the ministry.