New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1881-02-10
PERSONAL.

Mr.. Edwin Arnold is mentioned as having written
the Light of Asia" in eleven months.
Princess Louise has recovered her health so nearly
thar she has been skating several hours ut time.
aud she looks remarkably well.
General Sherman was sixty-one years old on
Tuesday He says he has no thought of retiring
next April as ne will not eligible for retirement
tor another year.
81 wish had cap like the boys" the venerable
Dr. Hopkins of Williams, happened 20 say the other
day. charmed by the distinguished grace OF the seal
skin coverings worn by his students. His birthday
was not far off, and upon that suspicious occasion
the senior class presented to the good old Doctor
handsome sealskin cap like the boys"
| Henri RochefOrt is mentioned by The Whitehall
| Eerie,c as saying the other day. Gambetta cannot
| live long, and he Is the greatest hindrance TO The
| logical development Of the Republican idea. You
know he suffers from fatsy of the heart,
! and frankly tell you that l look forward with
| pleasure To his DEATH"
Lady Florence Dixie. the young Englishwonan
who owns two pet jaruars and who has lately pub
hshed book upon her travels an Patagonia, is gong
| ont to South Africa war correspondent for The
| HorniRg Post Of London. Sir Beaumont Dixie, her
husband, and Lord Queensberry, her brother, are
to accompany her. If tbis spirited lady undertakes
10 describe actual lighting her letters viii. be looked
for with not a little curiosity.
MIS-. Logan, the wife of the Senator is described
as Handsome and fascinating" She is an unaf-
tected and graceful woman. whose gray hair Is
drawn away from her face and cooled on the top oil
her head; whose complexion is a smooth olive;
whose eyes are soft and black, and whose mouth
and chm are very pretty. Her apartments IN WASH
ngton are full Of flowers and pictures. and have o
cosy and home-hke ar
Senator Hamin always refuses 20 talk to that un.
happy man, the "interviewer" though his public
life of forty-ive years and his personal knowledge
OF eminent matter Of great interest. He has
always declared that when no wanted to say any
thing he would either do it in public way or in
writing over his own signature. HIS retirement on
the Sd of March will give him an opportunity TO
make valuable book of anecdotes aud rem-
nlscences.
The late T.. A. Sothern's funeral was. at his ex'
press command the quietest and piaiuest possb
no invitations whatever being issued Mr.. Sotherns
uunctions in regard TO the matter were said TO be
based upon his observations that while actors had IN
scores If cases been allowed to starye to death their
monrners had spent large amounts OF money IN Duy-
ing wrcaths put upon the coffin DE had ioiio"eu,
| he said, many OF his teow-workers 10 lnelr las.
| restlnp-plare but he had found that IN Zoo many
| eases the ceremony but rehearsed par:Aue anu
he consequently declined 70 be the OBJECT Oh SUCH
dismal pIuceSSlon'
Duke Charles de Morny. the elder son oil the
Observation-Disclosures Mora" is described as
charming youth. Both he and MS ofother arc
| officers little anecdote Is tOd OF nun "nion !"
s,r,tes the severity of French military discipline.
some time ago the young Duke wrote to General
h ,lor,,is do Callifet and began his letter WIN
the s too famar words. Mon cher GenerGhJ GaI' a
| ~ nnra rose 10 tho OCCASION, ana replied, aln
AZ on,o ans, ought doubtless 10 be honored by the
trm,s of Infinite with which you address me. put
~ ~ scarcely military discipline, ana copuen'n
YOU 10 two days cOnSlg"e."
crrv,LANp. OHIO, Feb. 9.--The Hon. john f.
Swift. of California. of the United states ooih'
missoncrs who negotiated the treaty WIN on'I ~
arrived here to-day on his way 10 washington '
"aiied ON General Garfield al Mentor.