New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1880-03-03

his articles without break OF revision. and send,
tnem straight 70 the printing Office II never roads
t Io ploois, re II a man very popular in society
having q halt-dozen Invitations 20 dine evcly day
rather hyacinthe IS quoted a. saying tie other
day, IN referring to his church. which has now been
opened twelve months, that the collections Al tho
services had amounted to 5000 francs. and the re-
mainder Of the income bad been derived from vol
untary contributions. chiefly from bis English and
American friends "Our foreign friends" he re-
marked. have their various national and religious
undertakings 10 attend 10, and however graf efnl
we NAV be, Our selTespect cannot allow the present
state OF things to continue
King William III. of Holland is now sixty-thres
years old. and is in the thirty first year Of his reign
fnnce Alexander, the only son of the King now iv-
ing Is in his twenty ninth year. He has recently,
DOM IN newspapers and pamphlets, admitted his in
ahty 10 take part In any affairs of State and seri-
GUS approximations are entertained in HO land that
tne Orange-Nassau dynasty will shortly die out.
prnce Frederick OF the Netherlands. uncle to the
King, attains bis eighty-hrd birthday next week
and His Hhghness's only daughter is married TO The
Prince de WED, who is now in his thrty-ffth year.
The critical state of public affairs must interfere
rather severely with the personal comfort Of the
Emperor of Russia. While the cook is preparing his
dinner two secret police agentsstand in the kitchen
and supervise the roasting. frying, broiling boilng
and baking. Then, when at last dish is ready,
two official tasers test It, 10 make sure that there
Is no poison in it. His Majesty receive COM
pany IN his private apartments His clean SHIRTS
are all Inspected, lest they should be s0phi tlcaed.
Cigars and cgaTettes-thOse little rolls which sOlace
the sOIrOws and allay the nervousness of other
His Majesty has been compelled TO give up alto
gether, albeit he was before great smoker VINO
you'd he an Emperor
Senator George +. Edmunds was. as a youth. fond
of the society Of those much older than himself IL
is said that he much enjoyed calling upon the old
ladies' If his native VILLAGE of Richmond " Uncle"
Aunt" or Grandmother" was applied By aim TO
many outside bis own kindred. Never during all
the years since the young lawyer left the town for
his larger has interest IN his progress tagged
q whit The Senator goes back to fish in the familiar
trout streams with schOOlmates who have grown
grdy-headed, welcomes the villagers as heartily in
Washington as he meets them at home, and never
IA S during any visit to call on Aunt Phoebe" and
other venerable and loyal friends and cronIes. Mr.,
Edmunds has done much for his bra place. "
want 20 make noise in Richmond" sad he when
presenting TIE bell which han IS on the new academy
building.
CINCGNNATf March 2.-TO-day Mr.. Theodore
Thomas was shown statement, telegraphed from
here last night TO the effect that he had resigned
ms position at the College of Music He denied
that be had resigned yet but minated that he
might do SO if bis views were not carried out