New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1880-04-02
PERSONAL.

Congressman Aiken Is mentioned az a possible
| Governor of South Carolina.
Mrs. Myra Clark Gaines has just entered into an
other law suit against the City OF New-Orleans.
Mr. jefferson Davis has an opportunity to pose as
an interesting and melancholy person. He has
been invited to lecture before 200 ladies at New
berry College, S. q.
Bishop Massaia, after residence of thirty years
| in Southern Abyssnia, during which time he COL
lected great deal of information on the Gala
countries, has been expelled By John kassa, the
| present Emperor.
Herr Ebert, the clever German novelist and word
painter of Egypt and Egyptian life, has 80 inter-
ested and pleased his countyymen with his works,
that large numbers of them nave been travelling iii
| the land of the Pharaohs this year.
The widowed Duchess of Newcastle is about to
marry a Commoner. and an unsuccessful profess
sional tenor at that. Mr.. Tom Hohler, tho pros
pective husband, and the son of Worcestershire
paTsOn, did very well as an amateur in the drawing
room, but after studying In Italy, failed on the
stage.
Tho Emperor William, with q largo number of his
courtiers and several foreign Ambassadors attended,
on February 81, the annual festival of the Wagner
Society, in Berlin. The programme consisted of the
overture to the " Mestersnger," and the first act
OF the ''Walkiire." After the performance the
Kaiser said :"When at Baireuth believed in Wag-
ners art. bnt this time have been overwhelmed by
the power Of his music"
That Senator Blaine has written an anti Masonic
letter is a rumor roundly stated by Tho Portland
Press to, be not only untrue but absurd Among
the hundreds of letters reaching Mr. Blaine daily
was one from Chicago, asking him if he were o
Mason and if he meant to attend the Knights
Templar gathering there next August Mr.. BlaIno's
private Secretary, Dr, Sherman, himself Mason,
answered that MIR. Blaine was not u member Of the
fraternity and would not attend the gathering
Mr.. Thomas Hardy. who is quoted by The Press, Of
Philadelphia. saying that he only wished he
had even very minute royalty from all the Ameri-
can editions of his works." was probably thinking
of the various unauthorized cheap editions of them
which are mentioned by the Philadelphia writer.
Mr.. Hardy certainly cannot complain of the treat
ment he receives from his publishers. the MessTs.
Harper and Holt e. Co. From the former he has
liberal payment for all his serial stories, and from
the latter he gets the usual royalty the sales of
those OF his novels which they publish
NJ. de Lesstps believes in the power Of will. His
rapid journey through this country has not tired
HIM, he says, and the reason may be found in the
resolution which he mentioned in Boston: son |
leaving my house in Paris, said to fatigue Just |
lie quietly in my bed till my proposed enterprise is |
fairly under way, and them il you desire TO trouble
my old frame. you can do so."' He has particular
liking for the people of this country. On tho |
brow of every true American" no says, " can see |
plainly stamped the word .Onwardp I ike them
moro than ever for this. There is close affinity
between the American disposition and my own /; for
by this time everybody knows that my pass-w word is
In GrGnP ALSO"
LONDON. April 1.-The Times says: "The Envoy
of the King of Siam is expected on his second visit
to England, in the middle of May. 1t had been ar
ranged that the King himself would come, and in
vest Queen Victoria with the Order of the White
Elephant but his visit Is postponed for the present,
in consequence of the ndispOstion of the ex-Regcnt
who would. in the Kings absence, have held the
reins OF Government"