New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1880-07-24
PERSONAL.


Mr.. LongfelIow intends to spend the rest of the
Summer at Nahant after short visit to PORTLAND
Julia Clinton Jones' a granddaughter OF Governor
Dewitt Clinton, has Just published volume OF
poems
Lord Granville the leader IN the House of Peers,
is sxty-Gve years Old and has second son only a
fortnight old.
Mr. Froude, Mr.. Freeman and Mr.. Frederic Harri-
son all wrote letters against the erection OF the
Prince Imperial memorial in Westminster Abbey.
Robert Morris's estate has just been adiudicated-
seventy-four years after his DEATH The final divls-
sion has been made, 50, 500 80 going to the Hey
burn estate, and 5000 40 TO Rober5 Morris, as
next OF KIM
Baroness Burdett-COutts has been for some time
in treaty for an estate in Ireland, but has relin-
duished the bargain because of the unsatisfactory
relations between landlord and tenant likely to
arise from pending Parliamentary measures.
Signor Boito, tho composer of the successful new
OPERA " MefstOfeIe," is a man of reserved tastes.
He was present at the second performance in Lon
don and. then refusing all the homage. banQuets
and dinners of his enthusiastic cOuntrymen,he TOOK
refuge in the country near Milan.
General Trevino. the Mexican officer who has just
been married to Miss Roberta Ord. gave to his
bride some beautiful marriage gifts. Among them
were pair of magnificent diamond earrings and
bracelets necklaces. lockets and rings all respen-
dent with large diamonds. He also presented to
her a dainty saddle with silver stTrups and orna-
mentS.
The French Ambassador Chaemel-LacOur has
manner at once digniied end suave, and a well-cut
face framed in white hair and beard. In the morn
ing he wears dark gray yachting suit of the CHM
plest cut The peculiar distinction of NJ Challemel-
Lacours manner is assisted by the quiet, steady
glance of his eye-rather candid than ooseryant In
its expression; but as he speaks on a SUBJECT on
which he feels strongly, the expression changes 10
one OF marvellous intensity
The youngest son of the Comte de Paris has Just
been christened st the Chateau PEu by the names
of jacques Marie Antoine Clement. The name of
Antoine was borne in the olden time by many
princes of the house of Bourbon it was that OF the
weak-minded King of Navarro. husband of Jeanne
TAibret There were Antoines also in the Condo
lines. The grandfather of the newly-christened
prince was named by LOuis Philippe. of whom he
was the youngest son. after the King OF Navarro.
In Spain he is known as Don Antonio.
NJ. Henri Rochefort's return to Paris was more
exciting than comfortable At the station he was
Immediately surrounded by such numbers anxious
TO embrace him that he was nearly squeezed to
death by this overpowering demonstration of atfec
ton. sudden surge Of that tumultuous sea of
human beings carried him close to a four-wheeled
vehicle, in which he at length found refuge
with two or three friends Even then he would not
have been safe from tho unpleasant endearments OF
the crowd but for or two broad -shoudered fell
lows who cleared a passage. All this time people
kept pressing to tho cab windows and insisted on
shaking hands with N. Rochefort, and this wens on
for fully twenty minutes before the vehicle was al
lowed to move OFT.
The late Tom Taylor was the son of moderately
prosperous English brewer and German wife. AS
a child he was precocious Long before 1t was
Thought necessary to tie him down TO his school
books he wrote several little melodramatic pieces.
These were performed by a number of children in q
loft over the brewers stables, the youthful drama
fist ut once resevng the most important characters
TO himself and looking after the stage management.
Unfortunately however he could not be induced to
dispense with the aid of thunder and lightning,
| with some risk, the performances were abruptly
| stopped Then. like Hans Christian Andersen. but
nj an earlier age than the poor unlettered Dane he
conceived passion for writing plays. In which q
set of puppets rudely contrived by himself, might
6pure to advantage. /" L SGT up" he once wrote,
| "as a manager of marionettes happy manager.
who could make his own actors and vet get all the
| credit for it without earning their ill-wiill My
| sister was my cOstumeri / was builder OF my own
| theatre painter of nv own scenes, writer OF my
| own PLAYS, as we'll a. maker of my own actors"
| ST. HELENA, July 23.-Ihe ex-Empress Eugenie
| landed here on the 10Th inst, and inspected the
| house where Napoleon I. died. She then visited the
| tomb N which the remains of tho Emperor were at
| first deposited and afterward embarked Tor Eng
| land.