New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1881-02-02
PERSONAL.

Mr.. Hayes ~ mentioned BY playful newspaper
I cr:c,p nj, II; waxing fat and scLnt of breath.
Since his orcGpItIOn ot the Whl'r House uIs beard
and smooth blpnde hair have grown gray
K"-Kun-llua. the Chinese professor nj Harvard.
has Just celebrated the Chinese New Year by enter
tanning divers Boston aud Cambridge friends at bis
new home.
Mrs. Leopold dc Rotlschild has new necklace
win ch. althougt II is only single row Of pearls is
valued at $lOOOH0. One Of her husbands bridal
gifts was pleasant little sum Of $500 :or dIStr
button anIrug the Jewish charities at Vienna.
II. f. Jar,son, the newly elected Senator from
Tennessee, is II short. blonde and rathcr stout man
of lorty-hve. He is II good lawyer and iebatcT. aud
is the brother of that General W. II! Jat ksU whom
General Sherman called " Red j tckson." and whose
palIt cal Il satellites have meyer vet keen removed.
NJ. CnqucIm. tho distinguished actor, greatly all
mlres ~ GaGhetta's taste in art and the drama. lie
declared in public lecture tho O.her day that the
French statesman lmpioyiSes theatrical tc"'Hrtons
and hrt-crlicl-ln% that jules Jann and IhCOpEtlc
Gautier wOnli huye gladly signed.
The richest man in the United States Senate is said
to he Dir. Fair, of Nevada. OF the Others Mr. Hale
rs the inhcritor Of Mr. Chambers fortune Is one of
the wcathicst. Nessrs. Miller Of California Ma
hOnc, OF Virginia and SAWYER, of !scon>in, are
more than mlllionalIes. There are many other rlDh
men ~ that body.
Colonel Jerome BOnaparte and his wife are now
living in Washington, and entertaining great deal.
Mrs. B0nuparc-a granddaughter of Daniel Web
Ster-ls clever and charming woman. sac dresses
magnilicentlv, aud often wears beautiful Jewels. Il
large share of which descended TO her from the late
Elizabeth Patterson BOnapaIte.
Mra Polk, the widow Of the ex-Pres'dent is nearly
eighty years DID, and still retains something OF her
early charms. She IL fond of literature and greatly
interested in tho history OF tho day. She lives
quietly at Nashville with favOrte niece for cont
paniOn. She 80 highly esteemed IN Tennessee
hat through all Tho financial vicSsl ludeA of the
State the Interest on her $4,000 worth of bonds
has always been promptly paid with no demur.
The graceful Queen of Italy rs much admired and
beloved by her subjects. She dined alone nc small
Table on the deck ot the Roma" tho other dav. on
her way to Palermo. The electric lights from the
cabin shonc on her petty face and figure and the
r0Sr-cpOrcd veil wrapped around her head Ii WIS
agreeable picture and the officers of tho ship of
war, gIt hrrod on tho bridge rvllent " thought so
One young lieutenant brought his hand down on
Inc raIi with, " only wish had fifty lives that |
might sacrifice them ono after the other in defend
Ing her"
Mr.. Montgomery Blair says in a recent letter
20 u Missouri friend: LEO told my father ia the
room IN which ! write tins motto, when nv father
1t Lncoh's r,q quest offered him the command of orr
Army. that he was utterly opposed to scressOn-re-
sardod II ~ anarchy-and said if he owned every
slave in the country he would freely surrender them
rather than SEE tho Union dIt solved and YET took ~
for the cause he himself had pronounced Illegal
and ru'n0ns because his relatives aud friends were
involved III H."
Governor Cornell and Senator elect Platt for.
lnatoly and narrowly escaped an accident on their
way to Mentor the other cvcaing The train was
behind time and was bounding rapidly along when
10 speed was suddenly SlaDkeAed, and with jolt IT