New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1882-05-24
PEKSON1L.

Gustave Dore is sketching and painting scenes
among the Alps.
Dr. John Lord is delivering before the senior class
of Dartmouth College course OF lectures Oh Ano
Progress OF Civilization in Europe"
Earl Spencer. Lord-Lieutenant OF Ireland, Is more
than six feet tall light cOmplexoned and wears an
immense flowing beard and moustache OF tawny
red color.
Nearly 5. 900 persons attended the Obsequies OF
fine late Cadwallader c. Washburn, eX-Governor or
Wisconsin, and on that day all public ohces
throughout the State were closed
last Sunday was the 132d anniversary Of the
birthday of stephen Girard. and on Monday APP
rrorriate exercises were held by the students at
Girard College III the presence Oh ullool Vi Pioh"
incnt visitors.
Professor F. J. Campbell, for many years musical
director at the South Boston School for the Blind
and now principal of the Royal Normal College ior
The Blind in London. has received the degree OF
LID. from the University OF Glasgow
Corolus Duran is much rdculed by Paris art
critics for his refusal of the Governments offer of
FL 600 for his painting, 1.-THE Entombment of
Christi He said that ne worked four years on it,
and would not part with it for less than $4,000.
The Princess of Wales, having herself been plainly
brought up desires her children to grow to matur-
itv with as little coddlng" as possible and it is
i'm np
et received none of the orders and decorations that
otherwise would have been showered upon them.
CONGRESSMAN Young, in his Decoration address at
Cincinnati will depart from the stereotyped order
of such orations. Instead of telling what the sol
dicr has done for the country he will dwell upon
what the country has done for the soldier He ex-
norts Inv ouotur from statistics, TO show that this
Nation has not treated lis uelenucIS WIFI Iho plO
verbal Ingratitude of republics.
NJ. Naouet. the French Deputy who $50 earnest
10 advocating the establishment of a civil divorce
law has himself tasted the bitterness of domestic
infelcity For several years he has been separated
from his wife because of religious differences, she
being devoted almost to fanaticiSm, TO the church
against whose marriage laws he Is Wagng, single
handed, an chectual war;
President Arthur's attendance at recent horse
races at Washington calls to mind the fact that he
is the first President since Buchanan who has thus
honored the turf. General Grant, with all his love
Of driving never attended a race while he was
President; not even 1T Long Branch. But of the
onte-bellum Presidents. Buchanan, Pierce, Tyler
and Van Buren, were very fond of the turf, and
frequently went to races during their terms of
Office.
Mr. James c. HucsOn, General Agent of the New
York Associated Press, has received through the
Department of State. from the German Govern
ment. the medal for saving from imminent dam
gerD Mr. HueSton rescued Thercse Enke from death
by drowning. on June Is, 1851 while he was So
iournlng at Ems Germany. The medal Is about
TWO inches i'm diameter and has side wreath
surrounding the words Fir Rettung aus Gefahr "
On the reverse side the head of the Emperor VIII
liam.
The first public speech made by Victor Hugo for
q long time was that at the dinner.
at the Elysee. Montmartre, May 10
oiven in honor of NJ GrIsel, engine-drver on the
Sedan Railway, who in 1897 saved the lives of $50
Messengers by refusing at the risk of dismissal for
disobedience to pass over bridge which had been
weakened by flood, and which fell by its own
weight soon after. His heroism was never publicly
recognized until a few months ago. when Gam
betta's Minister of Public Work ks conferred upon
him the decoration of the Legion of Honor NJ
Ungos address at the banquet i'll his character
lstie vein What" he cried, made this man =
Industry What has made this festival 1.-The he
public. Citizens, Viye la Repubhque"