New-York tribune., 1881-07-19
PERSONAL.

Mr.. Justice Field viii sail to-day in the Arizona
for Europe and Asia Minor. He will retum IN No
venber.
Mr.. Henry Irving is said 10 have recently paid
$lso,000 for the freehold of the Lyceum Theatre
which he manages Ia London.
The Baroness Burdett-Coutis is mentioned by The
birmingham Gazette as looking ten yeaTs younger
than she did before her marriage
Prince Bismarck and General Won Molfle are the
only other living personages besides Dr. Schlenann
upon whom the honorary citizenship OF Berlin has
been conferred
OF Sir Frederick Leighton's little portrait Of Mrs
Ellen Grant Sartoris The London Times saws that a
more charming sketch of prettier face il would be
hard TO find.
Nine. Jenny Lind Godschmidt has received from
the King of Sweden the medal " Literis ct Artibus1
in diamonds. with an authorization TO wear il s,,s-
pended from the blue ribbon of the Order Of the
Serapbim.
Mr.. Thurlow Weed Barnes of The Albany Ereniso
Journal, and grandson of Mr.. Thurow Weed was
married in Boston on Thursday 10 Eda Macy Ausfin
daughter OF the late William u. Macy and grand
daughter OF Ex-Governor Macy.
The Persian Minister in London called upon Mr.
Lowell as soon as he heard Of the shooting OF Mr.
Garfield, and left a card upon whi.h he had written
the following message: ." To express deep and
trne the terrible calamity which has ham
pened TO the President of the United States, uni
versaIly respected and beloved by ALL"
Theodore Benfey. who was the greatest Sanslrit
scholar Of the time. lately died at Gottingen where
he was professor in the University. In order 10
give an idea Of the minuteness Of his studies IL may
be mentioned that his trcatises the single ques-
tlon OF the proongatlon of vOwes in tie Rir-Neda
occupy more than 400 pages quarto.
President Garfield and Judge Black have recently
become the owners of large farm in Alexandria
County, Va, lying within view of the White House
They acquired 4 small portion OF the tract partly
by purchase and partly a fee for services. The
whole tract was mortgaged. and in order TO save
their part they instructed agent 10 buy the whole
of il when the foreclosure sal occurred. While the
President has been lying III the sale has been made
and his farm secured
The ex-Nizier, Mdhat Pacha, has harsh physioe-
nomy, and is devoid of those qualities which arouse
sympathy; but he has been known as an agreeable
and amusing talker. He is remembered in Paris as
an ambitious. intelligent and sceptical Turk who
had acquired taste for the pleasures Of Partisan
life, and bad an Unsuitable appetite for money. His
mOs had great success. They were oy<ginal pithv
| intended 10 De descriptive, OF singular graphic
force.
| Mrs. James. the wife Of the Posfmaster-Gencra
had intended 20 go 10 Europe this year. but owing
to the attack upon the President her plans as we'll
as those of the wives or the other Cabinet officers
! have been changed. She viii defer her journey
| until next summer Mrs. Blaine Is siiI In Washing
ton. and so is Mrs MacNeagh who is mnch prais.,.l
| for her hepfulnesS AT the time Of the shooting
When the reached her she hurried 10 fhe White
of the wounded man when the ambulance arrived
| with HIM.