New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1880-02-24
PERSONAL

Lady Randolph Spencer Churchill. formerly iliss
jerome, Of tins city, has an infant son.
n . present Marquis of .Anglesey comes into
splendid landed property with an estimalel income
Of $500, 900 yeal-a very agreeable sum.
Mrs. Parnell, during her recen: visit to Philadel-
phia. received a GIFT Of the commission issued to
her father Commodore Stuart. by Andrew Jackson.
Mr. Archibald Forbes will make no more lecturing
engagements after his present one Is COMPLETED;
he is suffering severely from oyer-fatigue of mind
and body.
NJ jules Fayre has not left a fortune as consider
able as might have been expected, judging from his
renown rs an advocate and the high posts he flied.
Each of his three children will have about $4,000.
Count Christian Danneslyod-Sams0 member
of the highest Danish nobility. taking rank inn
mediately after the princes Of the blood royal is
mentioned rs the possible new Danish Minister to
England. His wlie was, rs girl. the comp1nion
and friend OF the Princess Of Wales.
Mr. Gustayc Dore is exhibiting in Paris very
original plaster east represen ing the Of An
gelica. Her delivcrer, mounted on his hippoguff.
is connected with the lower portion OF the gronp
only by the long spear shat translxes the monsters
body. Nothing 80 bold has ever yet been attempted
IN statualy.
Senator's Edmunds and Thurman hal bright lit
tie passage OF arms the other day In eXeou'iy0
session Thurman was quietly listening and smoking
when Edmuuds objected to the confirmation OF
certain ONO nominee Thurman, putting aside bis
cigar and sprnging 20 his feet. sa1d Mr.. P-eSi-
dent had not intended to say 4 single word upon
tins matter bpt the senator from Vermont bas
thrown a brick at an Ohio man, and / mist resent
that Nj. Edmunds with assumed seriousness,
retOrted, Z" You can't brow brick ia any direction
these days without striking an Ohio man"
Mrs 5. b. Chittonden as she Ape FL at the en-
tertaInment gwen by her husband 10 General Gar-
fed-photographed by a correspondent of The A.
baRy Journal: She wore polonaise of antique
bIocade on black groundwo bounced with pale
blue-a dress that was her mothers thirty years
ago. aud of a sumptuous quality rarely seen in iheSe
days. The und arSkrt was ot pale b.ue SATIN ana
with powdered hair and dainty slippers aud tniy-
gloved hands, the lovely lady looked like sods
stately old painting stepped out from lts frame.
She is a wonderfully young-loOking gIandmother.'
The Empress Eugenie's visit to Zululand will be
so arranged that she will reach the spot where her
son fell on the 1st of June at the very hour of tho
struggle and death. The Empress, IN a recent in
teryiew with French journalist. pointed out that
the wounds on the Princes arm attested the feree-
ness with which he defended himself This move
ment of covering himself with his arm she said.
was an habitual instructive gesture with tho
Prince often IN our leisure hours when played
with him in his youth, at the slightest sign of at
tack he covered his breast with his arm as with
shield
When Mr.. Tom" Hughes was in America he mo
at dinner in Chicago a gentleman Of much taste in
elocuton. The latter. says The Republic, of Wash
ington. was praiSing the dramatic quality Of Mr..
Bret Hartes writings. when some one asked il lie
had read "Miggles" 1t had just appeared in Tho
OrerlaRd and Mr.. Hughes had not seen IL. After
dessert some one requested the editors friend TO
read the story and he did so with consummate art.
When he turned TO Mr. Hughes for his approval at
the conclusion of the last line that gentleman was
busy with his handkerchief and did not find voice
10 speak word of praise. On the following Christ
mas the American received full set of Mr. Hugbess
neatly written: "Io the reader of Miggles' from
his friend Thomas Hughes"