New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1880-05-22
PERSONAL.

Mr. Erastus Brooks is about to give three lectures
on Journalism at Ithaca.
General Butler is going with @ large party of
friends to take pleasure trip in California
Mr.. Horatio Seymour, in declining an invitation to
sneak at the Suffolk County Fair, writes that "he
is getting too old to travel as be once did"
The grave of young Ellsworth, at Mechanicsville.
is TO be covered with flowers on Decoration Day,
and an address will be made over it by Clergyman
of the place.
Mr.. ]. II. Walker of Worcester the Rev. Ed
ward JudsOn of Orange N. j., and Professor George
]. Chace have been nominated by the Alumni of
Brown University to the vacant trusteeShps of that
institution.
Thyra, Duchess of Cumberland, and sister OF the
Princess OF Wales, has lost her health, suffering
from nervousness and an Incessant dry cough. She
is also suffering from low spirits having been lead
ing secluded and lonely life.
Mrs. Tyler, the widow Of the ox-President, lives
at Sherwood Forest, the Tyler estate on the James
River, not having retired, as reported, to n
vent nor to the Louise Home. Her daughter, her
little granddaughter and herself have all been re-
ceIved into the Catholic Church.
Tho Princess Mary of Teck christened a new
steamer the other day. and gave the bottle of port
such sturdy blow that the bottle burst and deluged
her Jacket and her husbands coat. Then she spent
five minutes in cutting through with gold hammer
and chse the nal rope which held the vessel TO the
stocks.
Tho Duchess Pauline of Wirtemberg who has
lust married Breslau physician, is twenty-slx
years old. She has renOunced the title and position
of princess OF the royal house and has assumed
the name of "Von Kiebach." she is the youngest
daughter Of tn o lato Duke Eugene.
General Wager Swayne, the son of Judge Noah
swayne. of tho United States Supreme Court and
- fro1a 1N hoo haan n1l iOaA
to relnauish his law business there under the stress
of professional duties connected with the Wabash
Road. of which no is counsel. The duties of this
most compel him to spend much OF his time In New
York ana so he has become q Jerseyman, residing
at Bergen Point.
General J. b. Gordon is quoted by The Washington
Star as saying that the report that he had accepted
the position Of leading counsel for tho Louisville
and Nashville Railroad, at $4,000 year salary,
was not correct; that he had several tne offers;
"mOre than one tempting offer In money point or
view, to leave my State, he SAID, "bnt would not
do that" He added that he had three distinct prop
OstiOns-al good in pecunlaTy sense-under con-
sideration, but he had not concluded which to &C
Cept; that lie wanted rest auu Time 10 cOnsluer Luen
all calmly aud deliberately.
Miss Genevieyo Ward has received great praises IN
London for her acting in the French play "R Aven-
turiere" The Telegraph saysi "Miss Genevieve
Ward, In the character of ClOriRde, may be criti-
cised In comparison to the first French actresses Of
her time. In this play she Is to all ntents and pur-
poses Frenchwoman. faultesS in accent, and with
all the traditions Of the old classical school. Her
master, as we have stated before, Is Regnier, her
diploma of excellence has been presented cher by
Sarcey and It was Got who offered her position in
the Com6dle Francaise saying that she had less to
unlearn than her companions seeing that her accent
was free from the proyinolaisms that hampered the
frat artists In Paris If there is actress recalled
more than another by Miss Ward it Is Favart In her
earlier aud more impusive days, before she was
hindered by the artiaciality acquired by training
In old comedy"
LONDON, May 21.-A Paris dispatch to Tie Times