New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1880-04-24
PERSONAL.

Vice-President Wheeler and General Sherman are
going 10 the Now-Epgland Society's Fair at WOrces-
ter next September
Senator Cameron's new home in Washington 10 to
ba ready for occupation next December. 1t Is to
cost about $4,000.
Mr.. Jefferson Davis has been invited to give
memorial address on the Confederate Decoration
Day at Macon, Miss.
The gift presented to Mrs Hester Clymer on her
marriage by the House Committee on Appropra-
tlons was a silver ice-cream set lined with golq.
General Gar6eld's personal ties speak bealthily
of rural life His elder brother is farmer in Mich
igan and his two sisters are the wives OF farmers
Secretary Thompson, with his wife and daughters
and party Of friends, will 90 to California next
month on pleasure trip which will last nearly oil
Summer.
The Hon, John W. Foster, who was promoted
from the Mexican to the Russian Mission. sails to-
day on the Celtic to enter on his duties at ST.
Petersburg During their brief stay In town Min:
isfar and Mrs, Foster have received much social
attention. Mr. Foster was Minister seven years In
Mexico, aud has grown gray IN the service tnere.
Miss Louisa Alcott Is said to object extremely to
lionizing by Summer pilgrims to Concord, and when
sbe sees them coming she slips out of the back door,
| "a Hawthorne used to. When the Summer School
of Philosophy begins she and her sisters close the
house and flee to the seashOre, leaving MI. Alcott
sole ruler.
DR.. David Swingis described saying in his leo
| ture on the Novel. There is On ideal govern
ment and religion yet to be reachedj there Is also
an ideal woman infinitely sweet and sweetly IN,
finite gradually coming in. The novel Is that part
/ of the worlds truth that can be decorated Dy
woman"
Private reports from Toronto state that the Hon.
| George Brown, who was shot in the thigh some
| weeks ago In The Globe office by discharged en-
ploy6, Is in O dying condition and has given mp
| hope of recovery. He has long occupied prOmi-
nent position in the Dominion and recently ne de-
| clined the honor OF knIghthood rendered him by
| the British Government.
Miss Alice Blaine the eldest daughter of the Sena-
tor is described by the Washington correspondent Of
The Albany Journal as not pretty, but tall in figure
| and having o face intense and fascinating. t 10
cOloress face, long oval IN shape with magnin .
| cent black hair and eyes, and glowing, scarlet
| lips,
Mr.. Coke, of Texas, and Mr.. Slater, Of Oregon, are
the Democratic Senators who are most punctual In
| reaching the Chamber In time for the morning
PRAYERS, Those Republican Senators who are uni
formly regular in attendance at prayers are Blair
| of New Hampshire Saunders, OF Nebraska, Gam,
erou, of Wisconsin McMlllan, OF MlnneSOUa' anu
! KirkWOOd, of Iowa.
It's not certain that Prince Leopold will visit
philadelphia. Mr.. G. W. Childs Is quoted as say
ing eft has been several weeks since received a
letter from Dean Stanley. who you'd be likely TO
| let me know in due time If the Prince were coming
| To Philadelphia. ! know that the Dean has great
Affection for the Prince, and would take interest in
such Journey proposed by him."
PARIS, April 29.-EdmOnd do Pressense, DID,, the
Protestant divine and well-known writer on theO-
logical subjects has been appointed Secretary of the
French Legation at Washington. I'M. de Pressenst
ia we'll known as writer in this country. Many Of
his works have been translated into English, and
he has been frequent contributor of articles on
current French literature to The international! Re
riep, After the establishment of the French Re-
npblio he became member Of the Assembly. and
was strong supporter of Theirs. In 1S49. wher
twenty-five years of age he published his first theO
logical work. and since that tine his energies have
been devoted to the maintenance of the freedom o.
the Church from State interference and aid as the
means Of solving important moral and social ques
tons His wife, q SWISS lady, has written severa
religious and educational works.
BERLIN, April 23-The Emperor and Empress OF
Germany visited the International Fishery Exhibi
tion Yesterday aud remained there two hours. Th
Emperor expressed himself as highly pleased.
WASHINGTON, April 23.-Admral Porter has de
cined, on account of sickness in his family to serv
on the Board of Visitors to the Naval Academy. -