New-York tribune., 1882-04-29
PERSONAL.

Mr. Emerson's death was serene and gentle.
There was slight effort to breathe little tremor,
and all was over The fine strong face was finer
and stronger than ever in its repose.
Mr. James Monroe Heiskell, a great-grandson of
President Monroe. was married IN Philadelphia
Thursday to Miss DerrInger, granddaughter of the
inventor of the pistol celebrated in prose and
poetry.
On account of the death of his son and the feeble
health of Mrs. Birney, the Hon. James Biney ten
dered his resignation TO the President of the Mission
to the Netherlands. He returns at once to his res:
dence In Michigan.
Mrs. Garfield sent young oak and two ash trees
to be planted in Garfed-pace, Cincinnati, the
other day, in memory of her husband. These, with
other memorial trees, were planted in the presence
OF large crowd with pleasant ceremonies.
Mr.. Gladstone is spending the Parliamentary
cess in what is supposed to be amusement. He is
writing two long magazine articles, and
countless letters and postal cards and filling up
any spare moments with chopplng trees III his
woods
Senator Brown of Georgia. is in state Of health
which alarms his friends. His lungs affected.
and it is feared that the tronbIe may becouo seri
unless his vacation journey helps him.. Senator
Hill, il is thought, cannot recover. lie has re-
signed himself to the worst.
THE Lion at Home' The king of beasts, in the
prime of his youth, muscular, tawny, with glossy
hide and brilliant eyes, cOuches dead LEAKAGE,
his wife recines at his side and their cubs eambol
near them. 1t is sad that the picture could hold
Its own beside a Rubens.
Mr.. Oscar Wilde visited the University at
Lincoln. Nebraska. the other day, where he ex-
horted the students in chapel to establish a gvmna-
sium where might be seen models of the old Greek
athletes, such splendid examples of physical
beauty He afterwlrd ectured at the City Hall.
" His delivery" says The Lincoln Journal, was the
most unihteTesting Of any public speaker of note
whom we ever listened TO, and his closing sentence
brought sigh of relief both to those who had been
trying TO follow the march of ideas and those who
came out of mere curiosity to see the much-tatked-
of EUgllShman"
The Hon. A. A. Sargent United States Minister
to Berlin, Mrs. Sargent and two children will sail
to-day on the Red Star steamship Rhynland. j.
II. MaplesoD and Mrs. Mlpleson SignOr Arditi,
Madame Dotti, Signor and Signora Del Puente
Signor Monti, SiguOr and Slgnora RunciO, Sgnor
and Signora Novara. Signor RInaldini, Signor
Zarni f. W. Ballou, G. W. Barger. Miss Marian
Elmore, William Fielding and wife, C. c. Hinch-
man and wife the Hon. Piny jewell and wife
Judge Lorin l.. Lewis and two daughters Captain
J. H. MOyle, II. A. Newand and wife. and Mrs.
Stanley &. Wight, will sail on the lnman steam
ship City of Richmond. G. lierter and wife, A. W.
Lemcke wife and family, and Miss Jenny Subel
Will sail Oh the Oder of the North German Lloyd.
The late Judge Potter. of Rhode Island, was one
Of the most polite men in the Providence Plapta-
tons young man had occasion to visit the Court
House at Providence late afternoon At that
hour the building was of course almost deserted,
and the only person he saw in the corridors was
little old man wrapped in shawl. making his way
toward one of the exits. Thinking it some
one employed about the building he called out to
him and asked the way to certain office. As the
young man was wholly unacquainted with the
building the man with a shawl found some trouble
in directing him. 80 saying " | will show you," he
turned back and walked up two three long
flights of stairs and the door Of the Office sought.
The young man, pleased with the attention shown
him. said IN patronizing manner, " 1 am Mr.. So
and-so. and am much Obliged to you for your
trouble" And l." replied the old man with
bow, "am Judge Potter
CINCINNATI, April 2s.-Judge AlphonSo Taft,
who was recently confirmed as Minister to Austria.
started tonight for New-lI Haven. lie will visit
Washington on his return.