New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1882-10-16
PERSONAL.

Queen VictOr1as visit to the south OF France TINS
winter will be spent at Cannes.
Aleissonier has lately been in Venice, painting q
large picture in one of the chapels in st. Marks
NJ. de Neuvlle, the painter of battle scenes, has
gone to Egypt, under commission from the Emo
Art Society OF London, TO paint large scene OF the
storming of Tel-el-Kcur.
During recent secret visit 70 Rome it is said.
tie Compile dc Chambord succeeded in obtaining
long interview with Leo KILL, privilege which
has hitherto been persistently denied hln'
It's reported that Mr.. Tennyson intends to sell
Aldworth his place on the Downs, and reside per-
manenty on the Isle of Wight, the climate of which
suits him much better than that OF the former
place.
The late Dean Wellesley was reserved and
naughty looking man, but 10 his friends he was
pleasant. hospitable, and a charming companion,
being accounted one Of the best cOnVersatonallsts
in England.
Rosa Bonheur lives in a quiet retired fashion at
her chateau near Fontalnebeau which was once
the iavorite hunting lodge Of Marie de MedlcIs.
She does little work in her studio now, on account
of impaired health.
General Randall L. Gibson, of Louisiana, is ex-
pected to arrive in this city his way home from
Paris next week. He has been detained in Europe
longer than he expected by the i'll health OF his
slsteT-in-laW, VINO contracted Jhe CaHlpdghd IeFel
at Rome.
Chief Justice Waite recently purchased new
house on LIST, Washington, and it is said that as
soon as that fact became known, property IN that
vicinity rose about 10 per cent in value, while there
a corresponding depression III the Iocaiiy
where his old home is situated.
Mr.. s. H. Butcher, who is to succeed Professor
Backie as Professor OF Greek at Edinburgh Uni
versity is q Fellow and Lecturer of University Col
lege, Oxford, and formerly occapied the same posi-
tOns in his alma mater Trinity College, cam
bridge. In conjunction with 1lr Lang he mas
published prose translation of the Odyssey
The Hon. Mark Francis Napier the counsel in
structed to defend Arabl Pacha in tine trial 10 COM
mence this morning is the second son OF Lord
Napier formerly her MajeSty's Ambassador at ST.
Petersburg Mr. Napier has not long been called 10
the English bar, and this - probably the hrsC I'M
pOrtant brief he has ever hell
The Hon. LELAND Stanford has just enlarged his
estate by purchasing the celebrated Coutts farm,
at Menlo Park Cal. consisting of about 1,4OO
acres 1t was formerly the properly of Peter
COutts n somewhat eccentric Swiss millionaire,
who is now III Europe but intends soon to revisit
this country and make some large purchases OF
land Oh the Pacific slope.
The other day NJ. Dreyiu', the millionaire,
Paris, put all the leading French papers card,
stating that be would notin future be responsible for
Whereupon the young man issued a counterblast,
in the form of a circular. saying: " NJ. Maxine
Drevfus in consequence of The note which has APP
peared in several Journals Is plugged IN me uirest
misery and sOlIcts the assistance OF his trends,
and will be grateful for the smallest contribution.
Gifts IN kind will be joyfully accepted"
DIR. John c. H. Dielman. director of music at
Mount st. Mary's College, Emmittsburg Md, who
died last Thursday. at the age OF seventy-twO, was
the first man i'll this country to receive the degree
of Mus Doe. 1t was bestowed upon him by
GEORGETOWN University, and the diploma was pre-
sented to him by President Zachary Taylor. He
had at the time of his death, been at his post in
Mount ST. Mary's for more than thirty nine years.
He was a cousin of the three well-known Del
mans OF FrankfOrt-on-the he Maln-JacOb, tine land
sclpe painter of the Dusseldorf school; Francis
lately deceased, inventor of cOlored llthOgraphIc
printing; and Jean, the sculptor. VINO executed
the magnificent bronze statue Oh schiller erected III
Frankfort few years ago.
Gambetta took his vacation this year as usual
at the Chateau des Cretes, Clarens-a charming
abode, commanding a fine view of Lake Leman,
Dent de Midi Dent de Chaumeny and Dent fOcha.
His favorte exercise the game of nme-pins, at
which he is an adept. Until this summer he had
thrown tho gardens of the chateau open to the
public but this year he was obliged to close them
on account of the damage done by careless and in
quisitivo visitors, who tramped ruthleSsly over
howcrbedS in their eagerness 10 peep through the
windows and thus get view of the great states
man. After THEN expulsion the sIghtseers made n
practice of assembling before the "Ionhalle,"
restaurant where GamDctta TOOK refreshments
every morning ana evening, where they could stare
at him TO their hearts content when he took his
seat at a little table just on side the door.