New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1881-06-01
PERSONAL.

., Mrs. Rose Terry Cooke has been asked 10 deliver
the poem at the Groton Centennial Celebration.
Three hundred young ladies of scutai haye
presented TO Nine. Dora DIstria beautifully or.
namented silver pen.
Mr.. p. b. Shillaber Mrs Partington) Is recovering
from his severe illness. He ~ so much better tina.
he Is able to 20 down stairs and receive his friends.
Mr. Coventry Patmore is building near his house,
al Hastings, England, handsome church as q mo-
mortal In honor of his late wife.
Senator David Davis intends to spend the greater
part Of the summer in California and Oregon. He
goes for the sake of his health, which Is Tar from
good.
Sgnora Ristori wishes to play Lady Macbeth IN
English with some actor of position, and sppi.
cation has been made 10 Mr.. Irving IN her behalf.
Rlstgl II SAID 10 have now quite mastered the Eng
lish language.
The venerable Mrs. Hughes. the mother Of Tom"
Hughes. has been visiting Cincinnati on her way 70
Rugby, and an interviewer there says of her:
The face of the mother became even brighter with
pardonable pride and fondness as she listened to
the praises Of her distinguished son, and she sa d
that he never saved himself but here rs else here
he had worked too hard that nis health was much
impaired when he returned to England, but was
now improved by stay at the seaside"
CctcwayO has been visited at Cape Town by the
two young sons of the Prince Of Wales After the
usual formal courteses aud exchanged photographs
the two boys ross and expressed "A wish to Cete.
wayo's wives. stay my chillpn," said the OK.
King. with a dgniiied wave of the hand 81 have
word to say. DO you that picturep pointing to
a print Of the Queen. " l think much when look
on that. You the grandsons Of that lady.
wish you to give her a message from me- | have
brrn long down here: one has get told me what
wrong have committed, nor given me an opportu.
niiy of answering for my conduct. do not know
that ever committed any wrong against the Eng.
liSh Yet they have taken me prisoner. and keep me
h,4e and give reasons. Tell your grandmother
this aud say that when this war Is over the war IN
the Triusvaal would ask her To let Inc visit Eng.
land"
MoXTREAI, May 31.-The Duke of Athole Jeff
town to-day for Lake George. He intends e. return
here in a few days aud will then go to California
LONDON, May 3l.-The World says it has heard on
good authority that Sarah Bcrnhardt is to marry
~ Angelo who has been travelling with her IL
America next Saturday.
berlin, May 81. Professor William Dwight
Whitney. of Yale College, has been appointed
Foreign Knight Of the OrIre Pour lie Merte for his
scientific attachments ~ Sanscrit scholar.
PRAGUE. MAY 3I.-The Emperor Of Austria ha
sent 10 the President Of the Council an autograph
letter. in which be requests that account Of thu
Princess Stephanie's health, the entry Of Prince
Rudolph AID his bride into Prague on June snail
be entirely unofficial.
WIyNIPEG, Man, May 31.-According to The Sss
kaichecan Herald, the arrangements for tie trip OF
the Goyernor-General through the Northwest are a,
follows: The GovernOr-Gencral and seventeen OF
his suite Will leave Winnipeg on August l. aud &c
by steamer to Fort Ellice. From that point they
will ~ overland Ia Fort Mcleod. and then back &c
Edmunton. Returning 10y steamer "a Carlton, they
" ll 20 ii possible by river ~ Grand Rapids, and
then Oh to Winnipeg