New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1882-12-24
PERSONAL.

Harry A. Garfield, son of the late President has
been elected editor Of the Williams College
AtheHPNm.
The Hon. C. r. Breckenridge, COngressman-at-
Large-eect from Arkansas, is son of John G.
Breckinrldge hut resembles him III personal ap-
poarance very slightly.
Ii is SAID by his friends that Mr. Parnell is trying
to sell his Irish estates in order that his tenants may
have a chance to take advantage Of the purchase
clauses OF the Land Act
Mr. John r. Buchters endowment of $4,000 for
new building will be formally presented to
Buchtel College OHIO on Founders Day, January
10. Ex-PresIdent Hayes and Mrs. Mary A. Liver
more are expected TO deliver addresses.
A probable descendant of tho man who, according
to Sydney Smith, stroked the dome of st. PauPs to
please the dean and the chapter, and an undoubted
admrer of Michael Davitt, has placed a handsome
diamond ring upon the finger OF that Irish patriots
efigy at Madame IuSSaudS.
Rapid promotion has been the lot Of the new
Primate of England for he has only been bishop
five years And whatever may be the strength of
his political convictions he is in favor with both
parties. for he has been a select preacher at both
Universities and Mr.. Gladstone now promotes him
from the see to which he was appointed by Lord
BeacOnsfeld.
When. in the course of Congressional events
Senators and representatives sent by pages their
autograph albums around among their fellow-legls-
lators CONGRESSMAN Moore, of Tennessee, thought
the little fellows who brought him the books were
soliciting for their own collections. SO, in a kind
fatherly way he put some good advice, of the copy
book maxim style, in each album. In senator Ed
munds's he wrote. with a Flourish: = BE good boy
and you will become good man." and the Green
Mountain statesman Is making II one OF the Jokes
of the Season
The various stories in circulation in Paris about
Gambetta's wound call to MIND an incident la tho
career of NJ Laftte, Louis Phiippe's Minister One
day after dinner he seized with violent internal
pains. lie had dned at the Spanish Embassy, ana
the relations between France and Spain were net
very cordial OF course diplomatic suspicious were
aroused. Alarming rumOrs spread over Europe.
Rut twelve hours later the affair was settled bY
Iattte himself who revealed the cause of his dis
tIess to an Italian attachG, who mad visited hun Sc
cretly to see what he could lind out. Leading hlm
mystrriousl, into a corner, anu looking around 10
see that nobody was listening, VI. Lautte whispered
INTO his ear lmpres5lyey; " IeH your Government
il Was--the betJ!"
more than quarter of a century ago." says a
London writer :" used TO meet LOUIS Blanc at Mrs.
Nhlner-Gibson's, in Wilton Crescent lie was a
sipgularly tiny man, with smooth cheeks and bull
LEFT head, and he used to tight-iitting little
/ coat with brass buttons. One night man. only
half looking round. SAID: Take this, please and
handed him an empty cofeo-cup lie thought he
was a page" Charles Blanc. by the way, used to
tell a touching story about his diminutive brother
When the two were at school together at Rodez,
Louis the elder by two years regarding himself as
the natural protector of his younger brother, USED
iO sacrifice to hun half of his own meagre rations Oh
! boiled beef and beans. This voluntary starvation
caused in alter life the stunted stature OF LOUIS
| and the handsome stalwart appearance OF Charles'
Edouard Pailleron, one of the new French Aeade-
mCians is the son OF pork butcher, but was born
with silver spoon IN his mouth" 10 the extent oil
! ST., 1000 year. lie is handsome. witty. aud q
charming host Forty-eight years old. he Is still d
bachelor His first remark on coming into the
world say his banterng friends was neither
"papaD nor "mama." yet "ah GOO" butch,
prophetic babe -" Academic" However, Pailleron
has not been quite persistent seeker for mmor-
talty az Charles de Mazade, who also has Just been
received into tho illusrious Giro 10. -Four times was
l he a candldate; first in $50, when he only got SIX
votes 10 Maxine du Camps thrty-fou as successor
OF Tasndier; then IN 1881. when he got nine votes
| but was beaton by Pasteur and Cherbuiie5 IN ms
raoe for the seat of either ttrA or Dufaure third