New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1882-08-21
PERSONAL,
Bishop Littlejohn is at Shelter Island.

Bishop Littlejohn is at Shelter Island.
Lieutenant Danenhowcr, the Arctic explorer is at
Atlantic CIty.
Nine. Marie Roze-NapIcson has returned to Lon
dOn from her vacation III Auyergne.
DR.. Schliemann has rclnquIsbed his investigs-
tons at Hissaril in consequence of interference of
the Turkish authorities.
Mrs Bruce. wife of the Register Of the United
States Treasury. is living quietly at Atlantic CITY,
whore she is a great fayorite in society.
II is reported in England that a great-gandson
of Daniel Defoc is in INDECENT circumstances. and
penny sub. cripton from readers Of Robinson
Crasoe " Is proposed Tor his relief
The belief that General Warren died of a broken
heart is strengthened by constant repetition from
many quarters He is said to have exclaimed not
long before hisdeath " Bury in citizens clothes;
| have had enough OF the trappngs OF war;
The report of the serious illness of the Comte de
Chambord was caused by the sending of telegram
from Frohslorf to Vienna SummoDiug an eminent
physician whose services were required, however,
not by Henri w." but by his nephew. the
Comtc de Bardi. who has been alllng ever since
his return from Palestine.
The Sharplcss family Will hold q reunion On
Thursday at WalIngford Station near Phllldel-
pha, on the farm once owned by John Sharpiess,
from whom everyone in this country bearing that
branches of the family now number, in alt about
10000 persons, of whom 1000 are expected to at
tend the reunion.
Prince Bismarck has hit upon most effectua
plan for keeping inquisitive intruders away from
Yarzn He has issued peremptorY mandate for
bidding all the inhabitants of the village and
neghboring country to entertain any strangers
whatever. So strictly enforced Is this order that a
newspaper correspondent recently was compelled 10
tramp 10 town several miles away at midnight
for the shelter tina, was refused him by the Chan
ccilOTs tenantry at (dIzln.
Dr. Salvia;i. who gave to this country the fine
mosaic portrait of Linco now in the Library of
Congress, and who is now cOmpictinga companion
por.rat of Garfield winch he viii also give to Amer
lea was formerly a leading lawyer of Vienna, in
Vcuctia. Seeing the magniceut mosaics in It.
Marks Church. Venice, gong 10 destruction be-
cause 40 one understood how 10 restore and preserve
them. lac abandoned his profession and began study
ing the lost art OF the Byzannnes. Needless TO say
he succeeded. By his skill the mosalcs OF St. Marks
were restored. and he Las executed many other
important works IN Westminster Abbey and 1t.
Paups London ia tine Cathedral of AIX-a-C hapee,
where 3 d % oauarc lcet OF surface were covered IN
two years and halt and at BangkO6, where the
outside of cupOa of the Kings palace, 1000
square feet IN aieA was covered I'm some Z0OOOOO
BITS of gold enamel portrait OF GarhcIdls no"
almost finished in DR.. Salyiatis studio IN Venice,
and Is described as maryeilouSiy perfect work.
The retirement Of Professor John Stuart Blackie
from the Greek chair of the University OF EdIn-
burgh, which he has occupied for thirty years, re-
moves from the public scholastic life Of Great But
ain one of its most imposing characters. Al the age
Of seyemty-threc. however, ne 10 seemingly As full
of yigor ambition and intense patriotism as when
he gave to the world his translation of HSchylus,
and Ballads of Ancient Greece that ms
i'm literature may yet by no means be deemed az an
end and his clear, fine features keen eyes. white
locks and never-faing gray plaid may long be
familiar sights in Edinburgh aud London society.
The veteran Professor la, been Il fayOrte
both III the classroom and the drawing
room, owing partly perhaps, to his abll-
ity to get q joke into his brain, and
evolve from ii. too without the traditional sur
day of the college year. he posted his classroom
door n notice that " Professor Backie will meet his
elias, the 18th INST, at the usual hours" Joker
among he students erased the " G." IN " classes,
thus announcing thar the Professor would meet
his lass.s etc. As caSs-tlmo d cW near the young
mon gathered about to " see what BlackIe would
do" line Professor came, glanced at the card,
touched 1t with pencil. and passed on 10 his desk,
with gTlm smile Oytrspreanlng ms features And
the students followed him into the room, with
mingled emotions of joilty and Ismay, as they saw
that his dclt pencil-sroke had obterated the H.
leaving the announcement that Professor Blackie
would meet his asses ~ the usual hour.
LONDON, Aug. 2O.-John Ponder, member of Par
lament, sailed for the United states board the
Scythia, which left Queenstown to-day.
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