New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1880-07-10
PERSONAL.

Governor Cornell is taking a vacation in his
Ithaca home
Senators Blaine and Cameron are described as
having delightful horseback rides together at the
White Sulphur Springs.
Governor Long, of Massachusetts, has an extra
ordinarily large and massive head, broad and
prominent forehead. kindly blue eyes, light short
mustache, and heavy under-Jaw.
The Sultan of Zanzibar, weary of the mere work
of reigning Prince has become a business man. He
has bought a British steamship, and is running il at
cheap rates for passengers and cargo between Ian
zIbar and Bombay
The young Prince Wilhelm of Prussia is to be
married soon Princess Victoria has been visiting
her future mother-in-law. aud is said to have won
all hearts with her simple, unaffected manners
The Emperor Is reported to be anxious TO attend MS
grandson's wedding
Professor Bard is said by The Hour to be in
satIabe novel reader. When he goes away for the
Summers fsh-wOrk hetakes with him large vase
of two compartments. One is filled with the paper
covered novels about to be read, the other with
those swiftly disposed of, where his family may
browse at their pleasure
Mr. Matthew Lynch who was killed last week in
New-NlexicO by falling tree left an estate of over
$4,OOO00O. He was a Philadelphia, a Roman
Catholic. and a bachelor, who fought through the
Civil War and at its close went out to New-Mexico
canal supplying the mines Of ElZabethtOwn with
water. This started him on the road to wealth, and
later he discovered the Aztec mines. which yielded
SGT, 900 a month. His heirs are two brothers and
one sister.
The rumored engagement of the Grand Duke of
Hesse to the Spanish Princess has recalled the
delightful days III which he and his dead wife,
Alice entertained society on the Rhine Genius OF
every kind-but especially musical genius-nO mat
ter if il had many quarterDgs to its shield or no
shield at all, was always welcome. The guests
were received with ease which broke down the
strongest barrier of shyness. The Prince would
commence by lighting his capacous pI pc and sit
ting down himself to the piano. He is an excele Mt
performer After the company had reyelled i'll
melody their host would lead them TO the terrace
where Princess Alice nd the lady visitors joined
them at supper.
General Grant had some amusing experiences at
Topeka the other day. One man pushed through
the crowd, and took his hand, saying: " Pm from
New-Jersey. and was with Sherman. but met you
at Raleigh. God bless your heart, old man." The
Topeka Commonwealth says that " a lady brought
handsome bouquet, procured an introduction to
General Grant and asked him if he remembered her.
The General was sorry that he could not. She drew
n Pho Ograph of painting from her pocket, and
asked him if he recognized that. The General
evaded q direct answer and half admitted having
seen it, whereupon she asked him TO introduce her
TO the Topeka people. as she was in business here
and 1t would help her to have him make the intro
ducton."
Mile Sarah Bernhardt, rs described by NJ. Sarcey
in the Dir-Neurisme Si6cO has not the most exqui-
site manners He says that the Prince of Wales
presented the King of Greece to her behind the
scenes the other evening, simply calling him MY
brOthcr-in-aw." Mile. Bernhard" says NJ
Sarcey. bowed her Acknowledgements, and while
the Prince went TO congratulate the other actors she
remained tetc-l-tcte with the King; but she was
not aware that she was talking TO King. She
called him Monsieur all the time. and talked
right and left IN her usual cavalier STYLE But time
pressed and she had to TO the dressing ROOM
Well said her colleagues TO her, what do You
think of the King of Greece What do you mean
what King of Greece z she inquired. The King
of Greece with whom you have just been talking
was the reply. What IL was the King of Greece !
IL was n KlngV and away sbo ran downstairs TO see
the Prince OF Wales. All Prince she exclaimed
it treachery your part not TO tell me 1t was
the King of Greece : But told Won il was my
brother-in-law,' answered his ROYAL Highness : TO
which the actress rejoiued Your brOther-in-aw I!
But how was To know Ii might have been "a tai
low merchantV And away she darted back TO the
dTessng-IoOm, leaving the Prince DOnplussed You
may think the English have been shocked at this
Nothing of the KIND they forgive everything IN
this spoiled Ohild.'
OTTAWA, Ont, July S.-Sir John Macdonald. Sir
Charles upper and the Hon. J. H. Pope will sail
from Quebec for En- gland on Saturday on a mission
which IL said to relate principally to the Pac hc
Railway
LONDON. July 0.-Mr. Cross, the husband of
George Eliot" tho novelist. is Ill with typhoid
fever at Venoe......ThS Aaglo- american Times
says: " Mr. James Gordon Bennett aud sister lcavs
or New-York this week. The latter will preside At