New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1881-05-11
Personal

Mrs Garfield is reported TO he i'll with bilious IN
temitent fever and is not able TO leave her
room.
The twonty-fonrth birthday Of Beatrice Mary Vie
tora Feodore. the youngest daughter OF Queen Vic
tora, has just been celebrated.
The win OF the lafe Car disposes Of As, 100000
roubles. Thirty millions left 10 his son, the
present Car, and the rest to his widow, Princess
Dogourouki.
Colonel r. A. Scott who has been seriously ill., u
much better. His illness. nevertheless is reported
10 he Of such character that the worst mas b.
fearJd at any moment.
Mr. Archibald Forbes intends 10 revisit ihi0 conn
Try next yea. and after more careful study Of its
society and its institutions, he viii write book
about it. He has lately been expressing in a manly
fashion his opinion Of people who take six weeks
tour i'm America, imagine they know all abOnt tho
country, and proceed 30 put their crude impressions
on paper.
Mr.. Halstead says the President is WELL "no
longer troubled with insomnia Indigestion, and IL
about qs fine a figure Of a man one would care 10
see lie IL erect, cear-eyed, alert, wel-dressed and
feels comfortably al home. The Secretary Of State
il aso IN good condition, and though his hair is
white and his face pale his eye u ss brilliant ls
hand ~ steady and his step firm a. when be was Mr.
Speaker. The manager of the elevator ~ the state
Department cannot be sure that Mr. blame has
come in. for be is liable 20 20 Ip the steps"
This ingoniop- story about Lord Boaconsield
IL told by the rlinese One rainy day during
the Berlin Congress the Premier was ont walk
ing with his private secretary, and accidentally
dropped his pocket-handkerChief upon tho pave
mcnt Bcrlinese Gentleman who happened
10 see the handkerchief fall picked il up, all muddy
rs il Was, and handed il 10 its illustrious owner
who thanked him politely and was about to pocket
his restored property when the finder begged TO be
allowed TO keep il IN remembrance Of the DAY npon
which chance had procured him the honor Of speak
ing with the English Premier. Neither Lord Bea-
cousfcld nor Mr.. CORY understood German; but,
gathering from their intrrocutor's manner that he
wanted something Mr. Cory offered him piece If
silver which hc deci ned 10 receive. Taking VS.
ifing card from his pockct-booK Lord Beaconsiled
then hurriedly p.ucilled upon II the words, W. ,
not understand German; kindly call upon me 70
morrow az midday" and handed il 90 the gentle
man. who duly made his appearance next day OF tie
kai~.rhof. 4 Young English dip.omatist well Ver~.d
iu thr TcutOnic tongue. having Interpreted he br-
liner, wish e. Lord Hraconsicld the British IRE
mrr sat down TO his writing table ana wrote upon
the back of one of his oHn photographs the lpln"-
inc sentence d" ION wished Tor hdudkerchlef for
m,ry white but now black. because OF us TAIL ac-
r.f,t iu Ifs place man who IT, alas. become white
I'm -,,it. of the fact that he has been 20 often
ha, kruci. and who nc,erholrss rs not yet iall"n'
IL is either pOnderOEs iclDn OF singular instance
OF D-ra'lI .st scy humor
Lo>poN. May 1O.-Adelina Patti has recovered
from hcr recent illness, and has arrived IN London