New-York tribune., 1879-05-24
,,ohot suupor,ed by disheartened and distracted
nartv This is altogether iOvely.
Personal.

Queon Victoria reaches to-day the comior'a-
bic age Of SIXTY years.
Fx-Coyernor Hartrauft is mentioned as a
poasblc Secretary Of War.
Professor John Fiske sails for England to-
dsv 70 give has six lectures on American history.
The Rev. Mr.. Cook has been lecturing very
srcsessuly IN the west in some places she windows
being sold ~ reserved seats He Is going TO the sunday
school convention IN the Yosemite Valley.
The NarGuis of LOrne is having two beau
,ifu cars bu.t Tor him in Troy at cost OF $4,000
One Is TO he used sittnGroom the other for smok
ine Their fittings luxurious, aud they are made 10
run on any road They will bring the Ma quis ana
the Princess 10 tins country.
Miss Grace Anna Lewis, the Philadelphia
naturalist has written Independent note showing
politely that she Is unwilling to accept offered hono-
rary mcmbe ship the Rochester Merosropical Society
the reason being that doesn't want the gallant AZ
tenton OF an honorary membership hui pracicaifecOg
milton according 60 merit and GchIeVement-iu short. q
fn membership wnich will permit her 70 communicate
and receive the results OF study
II is recorded that one Sunday after Gov
eror Tden had been long while from Albany,
be suddenly returned and walking mp the aisle
OF hls favorte church with his large party Of friends
The eloquent clergyman the midst Of reading the
scriptural selection and just the lOag-mssed and
muoh-gazed-at Governor reached ms pew. the gooo
preacher loudly cried: Rejoice with me for rave
found the sheep had lost " IL + believed that the
were Dot 90 good an ei0cuiionlst.
Queen Victoria is said by the London cor
respondent Of The Hayord Con- aaf not 10 understand
the quality Of Gaelic piety. While staying at Locn
Mares she wanted TO go Sunday 70 little Island IN
the centre OF the lake Of the Highland boat
men would pull her over. view Of sabbath breaking
But il happened that wished 70 cross at the
same place the fare being two shngs. The boat WAS
tied up dry sunday but he found the boatuan ana
offered hm thrice bis fee, witch the cauny Scot serny
and pouslv rcused Tor 10 was the Holy sabbath, ye
ken sou'r Then" "a "a the mOn. " will give F0u ten
sbtIlinps and slxppuce' All, - ana wcTcd the
scot hnan viii brak Sabbath for twa shhln
nor sax shilln bat IN TAR yo over for ten and sax,
and the tourist was waited across.
Queen Victoria it appears has an Asiauc
rival in Queen regnIng over q kingdom near Herat
Mr. Conway writes about her The Cincinnati Com
snrciaI she is beautiful and brave enough 20 recall
the classic PenthesIlea She descended from the far
famed hero Russian. EeTamoz Khan, General Of
Kahrsan once went seize OF the camels Of her
country but Che Queen rode cut a supcrb horse to
meet him. and offered single combat The General re-
tired without any camCs She Is unmarried. and many
priaoes have sued for her hand in vain. Although a
proficient in warhke arts she culuvates the arts OF
peace and her subjects Gr wealthy and happy II re-
mains 60 be seen whether while English scholars are
alphabetically studying and sometimes writing poems
about the fair Queen Peuthesea LORD Lytton viii be
presently another Achilles slaying this her
laer-dav successor; aud whether Victoria VIII he soon
signing the death Of her imperial sister or
Herat. Even II the ir Amazon and her SO oUg prace-
ful and happy realm are swallowed up 10 VIII pc sorry
TRIUMPH for nauou 80 far cuI tured that it has an
autnoress for QleeB, rDmancer FOR It's Premier anu
poet Tor its FicUrOy g. tDe East"