New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1881-04-04
PERSONAL.

Mr.. Ruskin Is much better--so well that he is able
to leave MS room.
Mr.. Gladstone is going TO take sea voyage for his
health during the Easter scess.
Princess Pierre BOnaparte is about to become A
nun. Since the marriage of her 10 Mile. Marie
Blanc she has lived a most secluded life.
The Austrian Prince Rudolph, like dutifal son.
has spent good share of hrs time in Egypi in
writing for his mother complete diary. which no
has just sent 10 her.
Miss Tncker's remarkable new novel. =" By the
Tber.' IS said TO be an almost exact personal hrs
tory Valera, the heroine, being the authors SET.
aud the other Characters beng persons weil-known
III Rome.
Carlyle Lecturesbip" is to be founded at Ed.
inburgh Uniyersty-on some such subject as history
or German literature-as a memorial Of the lato
writer.
EnrcO Manzoni, son If the renowned Italian poet,
has become incurably mad. The first symptom Of
his insanity was curOns. He went about tell
lng his friends that he had discovered infalliole
secret for restoring the dead to life aud that be
about 10 gave brilliant proof OF It's adequacy by
awakening his own father. VINO. after ms experience
o! the unseen world. would produce such poems as
Italy has never yet known.
charming story concerning the Poet Laureats
comes from the Isle of Wight popular dancing.
master there who had Taught the young Ienny sons,
one day crossing TO the mainland 10 the same
boat with their mother After little talk. during
which the Professor dIsmally referred u the
Of Mr. Ienny.oD'- poems this true artist mournfuy
shook ms head Tor space and at last uttered hrs
sad thought. All, Madam" said he Ia the wonder
ng Mrs. lennysOn. ne MAY be "A very iiBe poet bus
gleve tO say that anyone with an eve can zee that
his department. was snaGefully neglected In his
yJutb"
Shcik Fl Nochsen. a holy man directly descended
from the great Prophet OF Islam. has just died in
Iunis. lie never wore any other garment than
wooden snirt and always slept on the roof Of his
house. lie wa, q grave and abstemous man. and
Yet hls favorito pasfIne was the damaging Of his
neighbors' house property Every Dog and again
he would sally forth from his own dwelling. armed
with a croWbar. and proceed IN the most sOlemny
energetic to PRISE large hole IN the wall "
some mansion which happened to naye taken bis
fancy. "A room as he had completed his selfset
task the inhabitants of the perforated abode quilted
A.. ana it became his property, the Original owner
beng literally Unidentified by the Bey Tor all loss
incurred. Whenever Ill Mochsen called upon tho
B.y HIS Hishness greeted him with a kiss upon the
cheek. an honor seldom accorded by the great mn
io his own near relatives. Lyrrybo IN lunis
Iirid of the holy man; which, considering the
character Of his aBIsemeuts II scarcely 10 be- Won
drfed AT and his death produced an extraordinary
sensation throughout the cry. he had scarcely
breai he'd hts last when his wOollen shirt cjrfed
TO the Bey ~ hr with admir- bic self-denia declined
10 keep tue whole of Invaluable relic, but had II
cut into pieces of which h. kept, distributing
the remainder among his great officers OF state.