New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1882-11-03
PERSONAL.


| The President. accompanied by Secretary Reid.
started for Washington yesterday afternoon on The
4:30 tram.
Mrs. NJ A. Jackson, widow Of General "Stons-
wall " Jackson. who is visiting in Cleveland, Ohio
writes that her health Is now excellent and thai
she will soon return to her home IN the South.
The Hon. Charles A. Boutelle. of Maine, is suffer
ing severely from Il carbuncle on his neck, and Ia
consequence has been OBLIGED to cancel his remain
ing ngagements to speak in Massachusetts during
this campaign
There has recently visited New Orleans NJ
Frank K. Pakenham, y grandson of the British
General who lost his life while leading the despo-
rate attack upon General JaoIlsOns cOttOn-bals
ramparLs on the plain of Chalmetto.
Father Chiniquy the weIl-known French-Cans-
dian Protestant missionary. lett Springfield, Mass.
this week for Chicago. where lie will deliver few
lectures He thea expects to so TO England icra
month or two.
Strauss, the composer. has recently purchased
house in Paris, and declares that be Will end his
days there lie intends to leave Vennaas soon
his last opera. " Une Mutt VIenne." is pro-
duced. The cause Of his removal is reported To DO
domestic infelicity and q consequent divorce suit,
and this has given HIM distaste for the Aus
triau capital Strauss first wife died two years
ago.
Carous Duran. the painter. is man Of elegant.
1.-the and muscular form, with a handsome and sin.
gulary mobile countenance He possesses great per.
sOnal magnetism, so that whoever has once met him
is DESTROYS of seeking bis society again In his studio
he wears a peculiar costume designed by himself,
consisting of trousers and roundabout jacket OF us
trouS black silk with large jet buttons. lie is an
expert fencer dead shot with pistol, M adroIt
iuggler, and he is said TO ride like centaur and
i'm Ia HEhU In gG n aaLgl
the organ and guitar, and a delightful singer.
fine mural tablet In memory of the late'DE
Leonard Bacon has been placed this week in tie
Centre Church, New Haven. It's of polished bras
and black MARBLE and bear this inscription:
BY THE GRACE OF GOD
LEONARD BACON.
servant of Jesus Christ and of all men for His sake
here preached the Gospel for lifty-seven years.
Fearing God and having no fear beside. loving
righteousness and hating iniquity friend Of liberty
and law, helper of Christian missions, teacher oi
teachers promoter of every good work lie blessed
the city and the Nation by ceaseless labOrs aud =
holy life and departed peacefully into rest Decem
Der ~, 1881, leaving the world better for having
lived 10 1t.
notable figure at a Republican rally at New
Bedford last Friday night WIS the Hon. Joseph
Grinnell, the oldest living resident of Massachu
setts who has served in Congress. lie will 10
ulucll years oll vi luo A'eh iHSbdnt auu -
still enjoying good health and unimpaired faculties
In the early part of the present century he wass
prominent commission merchant in this city, being
associated IN business with John II. Rowland,
Preserved Fish. and his brothers, Moses II. and
Henry Grnnell. flo has been AN influential resi-
dent of New Bedford tOl more than half a century
and sent from that district t. the AAlllitn,
XAlXth. XXXth and XXXIst Congresses. where 10
identified with several Important ineasnies
and so uniformly successful IN securing tns
passage of bills he interested in as to win iroa
his friends the ioc0se appellaton OF The mos'
dangerous man in the House.
+. Alexandre, the senior member Of the Alex
andre steamship Company, was on oosia
of one OF his steamships on "Wednesday
for the first time i'll five months since
the death of his wife and his subsequent voyage TO
Mexico he has been an Invalid. his recovery having
been at one time despairel of. Speaking OF too
Park Theatre fire he became quite enthusiasts IN
his interest for Mrs LanGtry He said MA
Langtry and myself country people. She wa.
the daughter of the Rev. Mr.. lie Breton the lean ..
st. Heliers on the Island OF jersey. Inc lsiaho
DIV ided into tw eye parishes, or counties xs yva
would call them here, and was born IN the Couny
of ST. Xavier, where the Dean preached realp luz
often than in any of the other counties 49, s.
the family well and while revlsltlng my ou H
two years ago | remember seeing Mrs Laus'y ~, 4,
large fair there. She was very popular 10 "'''
very beautiful"
Miss Van Zsudt, the American prima donna Na'
has won such enviable bonors in Pars was i"ssv
the heroine of an exquisite little comedy " Wv
Mus6e Grevin. She went To that famons ganep
wax.fgures with her mother and some frienas ANU
seeing vacant niche draped with red cnrtalnS
room where there were no other visitors 'n'"
own party. slipped into it, gave her friends Sn a
mOnitory glance. and sat still. The CURTAINS "
drawn SO that only hsI bust and head were ''
Pretty soon visitors thronged in. see, ssn
there is a new figure, Mile. Van Zandt nrsss
good likeness" A group gathered round. .hs lair
ing some admiration, Others disappoy",s iasfa
singer meanwhile keeping perfectly still az ADJ
langud, supercIlious. aud altogether supeIv lc.t,
came along viewed the dainty features isi Mia
md spar king eyes, and then said =" 80 TINS Snss
VAN Zandt is itY Quite pretty. but no ps0 Ssss
never would have recognized It II mann Snrst into
merry peal of laughter sprang from the ni shs'
aud tripped away, amid tue astonishmeh.
grin oil the critic and the applause OF the ci'"N