New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1882-05-02
PERSONAL.

The Countess of Rosebery and Professor Huxley
will probably accompany Lord Rosebery upon his
proposed visit to this country.
Eliot Cabot of Boston, is t reported the person
selected by Mr.. Emerson's family to write the biOg
raphy Of the Concord philosopher.
The snuf-box that used to travel across the table
from Charles Lamb to his sister and back again is
now owned by John Holingshead, the London
theatrical manager.
Munkaczy, the distinguished Hungarian artist, is
now at work upon large picture representing the
"CruciixiOn" and intended for q pendant to his
famous painting of Christ before Plate"
The Pope has handsome young niece, Anna
Pecci now Marchesa Canal, for whom he himself
performed the marriage ceremony in the Vatican
the other day.
Victor Hugo has at last consented to publish one
of the plays which he has so long kept locked up.
He has sent to the printer the Ms. of bis drama of
"TOrquemada"
There is fearful rumOr from San Francisco to
the effect that elevator boy at the Palace Hotel
was obliged to ask Mr. Oscar Wilde to remove his
hat as there were ladies in the lift" Is this the
glass of fashion and the mould OF formf
Lord Randolph Churchill, the leader of that some
what anomalous combination in English politics
known as the Fourth Party is among the passen-
gers on the steamer Gallia which arrived this
morning. Lord Randolph is the second son of the
Duke of Marlborough, the head of the great house
of Churchill founded by the victor of Malplaqnette
and Blenhelm. He is but thiIty-three years of age,
aud small and slight III physique. Lady ChurchllI,
who accompanies Ter lord, was formerly Miss
Jerome, of this city. She Is daughter Of Leonard
jerome.
On leaving Mentoue. Queen Victoria presented to
the poor of that place 5000 francs. and TO Chart
able institutions 1,50O francs while as personal
of hcr vic gba IN he MaVOr a
of diamond studs to tho English consul portraits of
herself and the Princess Beatrice. to the consuls
son diamond pin, to the postmaster diamond
ring to the drpo-master gold chain, TO his assist
ant gold pencllcase and PIN, ana 10 the CHIEF OF
police gold rlng
The late John Francis Editor of The AthenGum,
London will be remembered andhis death lamented
long, not only by his literary friends but by the
poor Of the district known st. CHESS. For many
years he was the leader of a band of Baptist mis-
sionaries who spent their Sunday afternoons among
the wrctched inhabitants of the common lodging
houses toing to benefit the struggling and too
often fallen ones. He opened for them free read
ing-room provided annually a good Christmas din
ner for all who would to it, and with loans and
gifts assisted hundreds who were almost paupers to
become self supporting and prosperous.
King Milan L. Of Servia. will be crowned next
August not his capital. Belgrade, but probably in
the Monastery of Siczi, the ancient city of Kara
novatz. In that monastery were crowned the seven
Seryian Kings of the Nemanich dynasty, new
openiug being broken on each occasion through the
outer wall, through which issued the newly-crowned
monarch sword in hand and the "diadem of Du-
shan upon his head. Hence Siczi has been named
1.-THE CIoster of the Seven Doors" And now, IN ac-
cordance with the wishes OF his people, the hrst
sovereign of the Obrenovich dynasty will bear
his crown forth into the world" In ike manner
through an eighth opening in the moss-grown wall.