New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1880-03-16
PERSONAL.

| Mr. G.. A. SalA IL gong TO AUSTRALIA next W IN en-
! and proposes to return by way OF California.
Ivan Turgeuef is in St. Petersburg aud is i'll.
being confined to his room with v spraned foot
caused by a misstep IN descending staircase.
Prince Leopold, Queen Yictorias youngest son,
is, it is stated about to travel and there is prob
ability of his coming to America. He will travel
| nodestly, having only two persons FOR his suite.
Professor Ko-Kun-Hua. of Harvard, is reported
as SAYING that he likes this country very much,
| and Ia far from enthusiastic about going back to
| China. His learned lab0rs will certainly not scr-
Ousy exhaust him, good man.
Charles Dickens orce corresponded with Lord
Lvtton on the subject Of Spiritualsm. As the two
famous writers held Numerically opposite opinons
the correspondence-which is to appear in the next
volume of the Dickens Letters-was exceedingly
interesting.
Professor Nordenskj0ld says, III letter to Presi-
! dent MelchiOr. OF the COPENHAGEN Commercial So
cietyi The hope which yOu express in your letter
that commerce viii now profit by the road opened
/ by science will surely be realized and bear
rich fruits especially il undertaken under the aus
! pieces OF such intelligent and energetic body OF
men the merchants Of Copenhagen, who also so
| fully know the navigation or the waters OF the
north"
| OF one mathematical work written by the yeney-
able and accomplished Professor Peirce of Harvard.
he himself says that there only living be-
sides himself who could read IL aud understand il;
and of another work he says that only be-
sides himself has read it aud understood it. A
uathemafician the professor says is not really
known while he is alive; he must wait for history
TO do him Justice and establish ms real worth and
scientific position. Professor Peirce ~ said 10
sider Professor sylvester, of Johns Hopkins n
markable genius. and perhaps the greatest of con-
temporary mathematcianS.
The Pope has been told by his physicians as their
unanimous opinion that it is necessary for his health
to quit the Vatican and pass the Summer where
no can avail himself of sea-bathng. you are
merely telling me that it is necessary for ME to do
what is impossible he answered, aud no more was
said until a French physician renewed the subject.
and observed that the baths were essential and
ght be procured within the precincts of the Vati-
can. So the Pope consented 20 measures for erect
ing bathing establishment for salt water TO he
brought from CIvIta Vecchla and for other mineral
waters 20 be procured.
NJ Rouher has decided to completely renounce
political fe his recent speech on free trade having
been bis farewell. 10 is stated that he Will devote
himself in future exclusively to the arrangement Of
the rather complicated affairs of the Empress Ei-
genie, from whom he holds general powers. 1t is
by virtue of these powers that he demands from the
French companies IN which the widow of Napoleon
ILL., has been assured for considerable sums the
duction of the 10 per cent extra premium of which
the payment had been stipulated " fer the risks en-
couutered by crowned heads" The ex-SOvereign's
representative bases MS claim on the dAlOn CeS-
sante causa. cessat ettectus"
About the couch OF the Russian Empress there was
a gbastly sort of scene just after the attempted
assassination of her husband aud the horrors of ths
explosion in the guard-roOm. The Empress had
heard nothing and was in good spirits. Surprised
and pleased to her family assembled at her
sdc she took their hands after the other. jok-
ing with them about their taste for perfumes Ihe
Empress even found that they were a trltle over
scented. "A they were visiting an Invalid. Even tho
perfumes about which sac SO gayly jeSted had been
over abundantly sprinkled the garments of her
children for the purpose of removing the smell or
guupow der and even of blood, with which they had
become infected.
Victor Hugo's wonderful facility Of composition
is shown in story related by one of his friends.
The second volume Of the last Legende dies SIeces"
had gone TO press when one day Paul Menrce en-
tered the poets room in terrible state OF excite
ment "What is ti' asked Hugo calmly. "Why.
do YOU know" exclaimed Meurice. that there is
nos q single woman in the two volumes of your last
part ~ ''Ah, indeed" replied Hugo. Il never
Thought of that! What do you want me 20 do ~
WHY simply put some inl la the nrst part you
have Eve the Rose of tho lnianta and the Countess
Mahaut, bat this time not q single female type !"
Very well" assented the poet you shall have tha
necessary women; and the following morning no
began his famous group OF Iuyl.s. sending to tho
press about hundred verses u day. He is said 70
have written the fourth act of " Marion Delorme"
IN twenty -four hours.