New-York tribune., 1882-08-16
PERSONAL.

lut buIuulcl dJ Cduld Odld, NdLiOAhAts
Mr. Myron W. Whitney, the leading singer of the
Ideal Opera Company, Is now at Long Pond, Massa-
chusettS.
John Jacob AstOr jr., who was recently gradu-
ated from st. PauPs School, Concord n. H. intends
to enter Harvard College.
Nine. Christine Nilsson is at Diyonne, watering
place in Southern France She will sail for the
United states OH October ! +.
bust of the late Lord Beaconsfed. which has
been paid for by the pennies of workngmen is
about to be presented to the Green wiOh Conserya-
tive Club of England
NJ. Pastcur the distinguished investigator of the
natural Sciences at the last meeting of the Acade-
my of Sciences Of Paris, was presented with medal
commemorative of his great discoveries
Colonel Thomas p May, the author of THE Earl
of Mayield." has recently changed his home from
New-Orleans to Washington. For two years past
he has been carrym a suit in England for the
title and estate OF the May family.
Mrs Langtry was to have appeared at the The
atre Royal, Belfast Ireland, the first week Of the
present month"; but was compelled to write to the
lessee and manager that she could not fulul her
gagement owing 10 Ill health.
Observation-Disclosures Alvord has been very
feeble the past month, and is sick and confined
10 his cottage on Governors Island, III the ST. Law
renee River. He is nearly seventy-two years old
aud has had the longest continuous service of any
member of the Legislature. It was III 1874 he was
first a member OF the Assembly.
Congressman G. d. Prescott, of this State like all
congressman is ready to perform any mission. Last
Sunday the Rev. II. II. Peabody pastor of the
Baptist Church at Rome, was absent, yet the con-
gregation were not disappointed, for Congressman
Prescott stepped into the pulpit and himself
preached the sermon.
The Due d'Orleans, eldest son of the Comte de
Paris, aud great-grandson Of Louis Philippe took
the prlze on August for Latin composition at the
annual competition of the Paris colleges His
father amid the applause of large audience at the
Sorboune, embraced him and placed on his head the
laurel wreath presented TO prlZe-wlnners. The boy
Is thirteen years old.
fortnight ago NJ. Bartholdi. the designer of the
colossal statue of Liberty Enightening the
World" which is to be erected in this harbOr enter
tanned party of friends in Paris at luncheon. The
table was laid in the lower folds of the drapery of
the figure. The weight of the figure will be 100
TONS the height from head to foot about llO feet,
and from the end of the torch raised in the right
hand 10 The feet 40 feet.
NJ. Brun, a French explorer, has visited King
K0flee of Ashantec In CoOmassie. He writes to the
Geographical Society of Bordeaux that the eli
mate is good. the nights cool and the provisions
as good III Europe. saw regular African Court,
and was received by the King IN great pomp, up
ward of ten thousand people coming out to meet
me, together with 100 of King MenSaHs tributary
princes. The King was very friendly, and sent me
during my stay nlnety-five different messengers,
bearing presents of gold-dust, and livestock
enough to stock farm"
President Arthur's backbone in vetoing the River
and Harbor bill correspondent of The Troy Times
suspects was derived from the Rev. William Ar
thur the Presidents fa her The correspondent
relates the following incident: " Allow to give
YOU a little incident in the life OF the Rev. William
Arthur father of our President. While presiding
over the Baptist Church i'll West Troy. hIs choir
drawled out the hymn with variations. which did
not please him. he took his text aud preached
two hours and forty minutes His head deacon
grew inpatient and consulted his watch. Keep
VOur watch in your pocket, Deacon jones', SAID he.
'Yon had a long sing and now ! am going TO preach
till get through"
Plus X had some amusing experiences. II Is ro-
lated that not " long before his death very stout
lady went to see HIM week after week. Being at
times irritable from tho state of his nerves, he said
on one occasions What, madamc, are you here
againY Yes she replied faith brings me here,
youf Holiness 'Ah said the Pope, you English
know your Bibles well. suppose yon remembered
that 1t is written there that falth removes noun
tains, Upon one occasion an Engllshman went TO
nav his respects to HIM, who could speak no Ian
ruage but bis own Prior to going he had endcav-
ored carefully to commit to memory the terms he
was told he should address him in However, Oh
presentation he got into terrible state of nervous
ness and forgot everything. Sacred IN English,
was the ONLY word that would come to his memory.
Thjs Inc attempted to translate into French and
what he eventually succeeded in calling the Holy
Father who burst into IN unconirollIb.e ht OF
laughter. was Sacr6 PEREZ"
BALTIMORE, Aug. l5.--James L. Bartol, Chief
Judge of the Mary land Court of Appeals, Is crit
ically i'll III this city.
WASHINGTON. Aug. ia telegram from Senator
Brown dated Atlanta, says Senator HILLS ply Slcan,
who IL now with him. thinks Senator Hill will
taInly die to-day. The telegram addressed to
Colonel Bright, Sergeant-at-Arms