New-York tribune., 1882-04-11
PERSONAL.


NJ Bouguereau the distinguished painter is dam
gerously iii with an attack otdlphtheIla.
Miss Emma Thursby will return to the United
States in July. She has been absent two years,
singing with marked success; recently she ap-
peared before the King and Queen of Saxony at
MentOne. Her voice has gained great deal since
she left home. and her execution is facile
John Richard Green, the historian, has somewhat
improved in health during his winter residence in
Mentone though he IS still seriously i'll. The state
ment that he had been obliged to relinquish all
literary work is incorrect. In spite of his physical
weakness his pen continues busy.
1t is believed in Germany that Count VIII
helm Bismarck, the younger of the Princes
two sons is destined 10 succeed to the
most valuable portions Of his fathers estate
The elder son is much estranged from his
father who is alarmed at the rumor of his intended
marriage with the lately divorced Princess Caro-
ath. The Prince breads nothing more than an OBJ
jeciiOnabe alliance for called upon TO succeed
him IN his titles and honors.
Mademoiselle de Canrobert, the daughter of the
French Marshal-who by the way, married an Eng
lish lady-has taken step surprising in /" girl of
France" She has put her name down among the
candidates for examination at the Hotel de Vile,
where brevets of capacity awarded young ladies
whose studies warrant their being permitted to
esses. Some little time ago, while the Gambetta
Cabinet was yet in existence, Marshal Canrobert
was toiling slowly uD the grand staircase in the Pal
ace Of the Luxembourg leading to the Senate.
When he reached the door leading into the lobby
gentleman who was there held it open and said
turned round, and surprised to see NJ. Gambetta.
All sir" he sald,,, yon give the precedence to my
seyenty-twO ycarsW " 10 your seVenty-twO years.
and 10 your many and rare quatiesw exclaimed
the man who at the moment held the Jestines OF
France III his hand.
Mr.. Longfeow when at Naples insisted on spend
ing the night on Mount Vesuvius alone. Without
smile on his face he said to q CORRESPONDENT of The
London Times: II want to gather poetic mpressOns'
We looked becOmingy serious and only begged to be
permitted to keep watch with him. "No," with two
or three shakes of the head must be alonen A
whispered consultation between some members of
the party followed. lie is quite in earnest and
must do as he pleases" said brother of the fair
Bostonans and he added that there was no danger
just then of the greatest of American poets meeting
with the same fate as the younger Pliny. But the
brigands p suggested the Frenchman " Dear me
he will catch such dreadful cold" chimed in one
of the ladies' Finally decided to leave the poet
to his reyrTies, after ordering Nal tese courier to
stand sentinel, unObseryed, within hailing distance.
1t is probable that this courier fulfilled at least
the half OF his duties faithfully for his presence
certainl V never noticed by Mr.. LOngfellOw. The
author of ." Excelsior" " turned up IN the morning.
looking none the worse for his nights froie with
the ghosts of Hercuaneum and Pompeii but he
persistenly parred every question put to him as TO
whether he had found /" inspiraion.o All he would
say was that, on coming down from the mountain.
he had been requested by gendarme to exhibit his
passport, and, being unable to produce this docu-
ment, had been nearly marched off to the police
station. purchased my liberty for two lire" he
remarked, smiling 4" the price of that commodity
has decreased since Ceur de Lions time"
RALEIGH, N. c., April 1Q.-Ex-Goveronr w. w.
Holden who was stricken with paralysis
than week ago and whose death had been
pected for several days, has rallied and is much
better Hopes are now entertained of his re-
COvcry