New-York tribune., 1881-03-25
- PERSONAL.

Mr. archibald Forbes Is going to Melbourne. Auss
traa. to give a series OF lectures
Herr Strauss Is expected to leave Vienna for the
Newport Casino this summer. s.
Mr. l.. p Morton has BEEN enlarging the ball.
room of his Newport residence at cost OF $4,000.
Mr.. Moses Hopkins, brother Of the late Mark>
Hopkins, has just given to California academy an
endowment of $50000-the largest sum yet be.
slowed In this way by any one person 1n that state
Senator Malone has a voice remarkably loud and
impressive for man SO small in stature. He weighs
abont ninety pounds, and wears fail beard. which
like his hair, Is OF n dull gray.
Mrs. Garfield has found ii impossible to attend
properly to her family duties and to receive callers
every evening she has therefore determined to see
people only two evenings in tho week. Tuesday and
Friday
NJ. Mslyil-Bloncourt. the French Deputy who
was declared Ineligible for completely in che Com
mune is said TO have been the original of the school
master whom M. Daudet has pllloried 10 his
"Jackn as the " Squeers" of the eolored Princes
sent France to learn its language and civilizar
tiou.
The Sultan lately conferred what Is considered q
tremendous favor upou the Austrian Embassy at
Constsntinople He sent his two little sons toits ball.
and the young be-fezzed grandees stayed an hour,
during which time they stared around with, child.
like naiyete, enjoyed some champagne, and Teni
about talking to everybody.
The late Emperor Of Russia, when . child, was
well-bsloyed By the people. correspondent writes
thus: when In Russia in 1926, he was q hand
some little boy and used to walk the streets of st.
Petersburg with guard or two. thb people follow
him In crowds and trying to kiss the hem Of his
earnants have seen peasants run before him aud
prostrate themselves the pavement 90 that he
had 70 step one side for fear OF trampng on them.
Beatrice, Princess of Great Britain and Ireland.
leads dreary sort of Life divided between Osborne.
Windsor and BalmoraL She has no definite duties
except now and again to stand In full dress near her
royal mother ct some exceedingly unintcresting
state ceremonial. II she drives out IL is with the
Queen If sha walks in Windsor Purk the Majesty
OF EnRland is still with her. Full Of fun and high
animal spirits she is bound down by o rigid Court
etiquette which must be insufterably CALLING
Mr.. J. S. Brown. the Presidents private secretary.
ia q native Of Washington. the son Of carpenter
there. The Syracuse Josrnal says that his Sunday
school teacher, Mr.. baltimore inspired the boy 20
aim higher than carpenters work assistant to his
father and gave him instruction in Latin, which
the boy learned at night after handling carpenters
tools through the day, After year two of study
his teacher advised him TO learn shorthand 10 tns
art he applied his patience and industry, always
praetising at night after tho days labor. Tins hs
Varked on, till at length he was employed Dy saI-
field to write for him evenings. Proving expert, ~
was engaged 70 GO to Mentor, where ne enrvyse tsS
dege OF ofice-hunters; and now, having fMlowo9
good sdyioe5}he moves up to salssy ot eo'Nv ~
year. O. fA