New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1882-10-12
PERSONAL.


Mr.. Walker Blaine has this weel; been admitted
to practice before the UnGed States Supreme Court
General Meredith Read and family are expected
to roach their home in Albany from Europe next
week.
William w. Story the sculptor, is now in Boston
with his wife. who revisits her old home there for
the first time in seventeen years. having constantly
resided in Rome during that period.
General Beaver, Republican candidate for Gov
ernOr OF Pennsylvania, rode most of the way from
Lancaster to Quarryvie, the other day. seat ted
upon the pilot of Il locomotive.
President Arthur still retains lively interest in
his college society, the Psi Epsilon. lie recently
gave the Union College chapter 800 to aid in
erecting chapter house.
Baron N0rdenskiOld is getting ready for another
Arctic expedition which is to set out from Stock
holm next summer under the patronage of Wilhelm
SchOnlenck, a Berlin merchant.
On Friday of next week bust of Bafe will be
unveiled in Westminster Abbey. with imposing
ceremonies including the performance of some of
the great composers own works.
Francis and George Darwin the sons Of the great
naturalist. about to move from the old Down
House to the vicinity of Cambridge, where they
will establish a large factory for making philosoph-
iCal instruments.
Hubert Herkomer, the famous painter is ex-
pected to arrive in this city sometime this month.
He will deliver II course of lectures and exhibit
collection of his works. He expects TO spend most
OF the winter here.
The late DR.. Pussy made a will many years ago.
but destroyed it upon the death of his son Philip
and so died ntestate AS result of this his
noted Orphanage at Oxford will now have to be
broken up.
Bishop J. l.. Spalding of PEORIA Illinois, sailed
for Europe yesterday the steamship Scythia.
He cOnsecrated in st. PatTick's Cathedral in
Mott-st., May l, 1877. and was at that time the
youngest prelate in the Roman Catholic Church in
America. He went to Illinois soon after the con-
secIatiOn and became the first Bishop of Peoria
that See having formerly been included In the Soc
of Chicago.
OF the children of the late General Hood, of the
Confederate army, the eldest, twin girls twelve
years of age being educated in Hanover,
Germany John Bell, the eldest boy, age ten years.
has been adopted bya Mississippi family, and is
getting along nicely. Duncan Norbert, age nine
years. is at school Saratoga, his expenses being
met by Il wealthy lady of this city. Lillian and
Marian, twins, age eight. have been adopted Icy
family in this city. Odille ana Ida also twins, age
six years, have boon adopted into family in
Mississippi, Oswald, age five years, has been
adopted bya NewYork family Anna Gertrude,
the youngest, died two years ago. age one year
Arab Pacha' friend Abdul Kerine Pacha Ell Zahar
who next month will visit America to make the
requisite preliminaries for the emigration of Arabs
followers is one OF the best educated gentlemen
in the East, having translated the New Testament
into Arabic, and written in French the last book
that ever appeared against polyGamy. He is the
owner of the prettest little palace on the Nile at
Cairo, moves in the best European society," and is
on friendly terms with the King of the Belgians,
the Prince of Wales and other noted persoLs For a
number cf ye.rs he las been professor of Greek
and vice-presdent of the Cairo University, in which
town he is as well known for his thorough bred
Arab horses as he is for his learning.
Ismail. the dethroned Khedve, bears well the
weight of his iftyOne years and the riotous living
TO which many of them devoted His light
hair is scarcely streaked with gray. and he still
wears the fez He has of late grown very stout
and this change is the moro noticeable on account
of his short stature. He speaks rapidly in French
with many gestures generally closing ono eye
when much animated. Upon two subjects-his
son Tewtik and the future of the Ottoman Empire
" For Tewtik's sake hesays kissed the carpet
and hum9ed myself for seventeen years before the
Sultan. | obtained for him tho much-desr fir
to have no head, no heart no courage ana all these
are needed 10 rule Egypt. lie is my son. and
VIII say no more. :. The days of the Turkish
Empire are numbered. The Caliphate has now
practically succumbed to the untOward conse-
queues OF Pauislamic intrigue The Sultanate
must soon follow it, The downfall of both has been
hastened by the feeble diplomacy which has only
irrilated France i'll Tripoli, but has caused blood
to flow III Egypt"