New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1882-10-09
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PERSONAL.

Miss Emily Faithful will lecture this country
this fall and winter on Modern Extravaganza"
MI Blaine expects to move into his new house in
Washington early next month.
Great preparations are being made in Germany
for celebrating the silver wedding Of the Crown
Prince and Princess on January 20 next.
L. W. Livingston, the young colored man who
was recently jected by the Examining Board at
West Point, has been appointed principal of the
Union Academy, GalnesYlue Fla.
The Rev. Charles II. Sturgeon has of late been
suffering severely from the govt. He is about to
leave London for Mentone, where he will spend a
month and where he hopes to gain relief from his
allment.
The wife of the notorious TichbOrne claimant, and
her two children inmates of workhouse at
southampton, England. She still persists in call
InS herself Lady IIchbOrne." and her name stands
as such on the workhouse register
Father Peter John Beclx the General of the Or
der of JeSuits, is now in his eighty-seventh year.
and his declining health has of late given rise to
much speculation concerning his probable success
sOr He has been at the head of the order for near
ly thirty years which Is an unusually long period,
since it Is the rule for only men already well adj
vanced in years to be elevated to the position.
A curious and amusing canard about the Car
emanates from French correspondent at St. Pc
tersburg. The city recently startled, he says,
by the report that Alexander III. had been seen
riding in an open carriage with only small escort
on the Newski Prospect. Next day the ride was re-
peated IN presence of thousands of spectators. His
Majesty's partisaus were in raptures. See y they
cried "he is no coward, as his enemies pretend"
But alas it soon came out that the occupant of
the caleche was only wax counterfeit of the En-
perOr cleVerly modelled, dressed III the imperial
uniform and containing clockwork giving natural
movements t. the head! When the image was
ot.1 nd hn
imaginative scribe the Car embraced lolstoi,
cxclaimng: At last. | can show myself to the
Nation without fearV"
Congressman William Stelo Holman of Indiana,
commonly known as "Objcctor' Holman, and
called by admiring Democratic friends the "Watch-
Dog of the Treasury" lives on the farm where he
was born, in Dearborn County. 1t is beautiful
spot on q high bluff overlooking the Ohio River
and wide stretch of land in Indiana, Ohio and
Kentucky. Mr. Holman is man of medium height,
rather slender. with q pleasant. intellectual face.
lie has a frank, cordial manner, but is described as
being so restless as to make one nervous TO watch
him. lie drops into seat, talks rapl ily Tor min
ute then bounces up like a rubber ball and PAGES
the floor, still talking energetlcay lie is very pop
ular among the people of his district, and spends all
of his time at home when Congress is not III session.
having large law-practice which requires much
attention.
When Marie Sass playing Queen Sclika In
"L'Afrcane," in Paris, she was living at Enghien,
and ono night, when numerous encores had pro-
longed the performance until nearly midnight. she
was in danger of missing the last train out. So
not taking time to change her Dress she wrapped
herself in large cloak and fastened to the station
Just in time to catch the train. She fell into
doze in n corner of the compartment, but was soon
aroused by Mortified shrek from her solitary fell
low-lraveller. Her cloak had slipped Off, ara he,
suddenly noticing her barberc attire, was scared
nearly out of his wits. With n cry of terror no
pulled the bcll-ropo furousy, stopped the train,
compartment than That occupied by that Wild
woman" Marie SusS explained the matter to the
guard and he told the passengers IN the other car
rages and all agreed that the joke was good enough
TO excuse the delay in their journey.