New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1882-06-21
PERSONAL,


The times are evidently frightening for royal
claimants once the most lmpecunious of men. for
the Count de Chambord has just sent the Pope
largesse Of ten thousand francs.
A correspondent of The London Nescs writes that
once, when an English visitor to Rome asked Carl
brdi what religion he believed in, the General re-
piled: 1.-The religion OF humanity; the religion
Christ taught by precept and example,
John Bright has given the final sitting t. Mr..
Roden for his portrait. which when finished Will be
placed in the Birmingham Fine Arts Gallery, by the
side of the painting of Mr. Gladstone by the same
artist.
Henry Radcliffe, passenger agent OF the State
Steamship Line and the only surviving officer OF
Kaues Arctic Expedition who has been dangerously
i'll for several days at Rhinebeck, was slightly I'M
proved yesterday
Jefferson Davis having declined, On account of
feeble health and the weight of many years" to
lecture in Atlanta Ga. for the benefit of the Young
Mems Library Association, the committee in charge
has applied to Oscar Wilde to MI the vacancy.
The Hon Messrs Henry c. Robinson. Joseph r.
Hawley and other prominent citizens OF Hartford.
Conn., last week presented to Major j. G. Kinney,
of the Governors Foot Guard, handsome gold
mounted sword and belt.
The Longfellow Statue Association of Portland,
Saturday. Its object is the erection of o bronze
statue of the poet in that city, his birthplace and
its annual meetings 10 he held on the annyersa
mes OF his birthday the 9th of February OF each
year.
The Hon. James Russell Lowell and Governor
Long of Massachusetts, were among the gentlemen
elected to membership at the fifty-ninth annual
meeting of the Bunker Hill Monument Association,
last week. General w. s. Hancock Senator Haw-
ipvn f he MaruUISeS q
and de ROchambeau of France, were made honorary
members.
NJ de Lesseps. III presenting to the French
Academy of Sciences the just published third vol
ume of N. Fontanes Universal History ~" Les
Egyptes made q characteristic protest against
Turkish pre- ensons in the Valley of the Nile 1T is
not TO be tolerated." he said that at the very time
when LivIngstones. Stanleys and Others are trying
to carry civilization into the centre of Black
Africa a return 10 the past should make Egypt OF
White AREA relapse into barbarIsm. Egypt
does not belong to Asa It is a mot Vsnta eq.
clusively African, in the South"
On June T. just before sailing for home, General
Lucius FaIrchild was entertained at public din
Der in Liverpool. where he for years United
States Consul, previous to his service as Consul at
Paris and Minister at Madrid. The banquet was
given by the Liverpool Chamber of Commerce. and
among the guests were the Mayors of Liverpool and
Blrkenhead the United States Consul and Vice.
Consul at Liverpool Stephen Williamson,
esq, NJ. p, and the Hon. Messrs. W. II. Hunt
Russia and Austria. General FalrchIld was pre-
sented with handsomely bound Illuminated adj
dress of welcome and farewell, by the Chamber of
Commerce. and Mrs. FairchIld afterward the
recipient of an elegant silver hower-servlce.
The Editor of The Springfield tOho) Republic, in
recent foreign letter credits to the Rev. Mr.. rwitc
ell this story of recent experience of w. d.
iIowells. He was in the same with him,
Eastern railway, when bright young girl came
along and sat down by him and began to talk to
him. Said she: We have been taking a summer
trip and we have adopted Their Wedding Jour
ney lone Of Howellss most popular works. for our
guide-book. We have been to all The places men-
toned and have been delighted at all points. Oh
how would like to know the author! Did You ever
hint" Howels. who is a baShful man.
hardly knew what to say, but had to acknowledge,
under the heavy rafting fire. that he mad seen"
him but at the next station he got out pretend
ing that his journey ended and got into
another carl And she will never know that she
also had seen" him
The Princess Emenoh, wife of the Khedive TewGk,
is woman OF intelligence and spirit. and not only
controls her husband in all domestic matters, but
even aspres to take hand in state affairs On the
latter ground she frequently comes in con-
ilict with Tewfik's mother. This was the case
day when the French Agent Of the Joint Control
was holding an important interview with Tewiik,
and the Princess. usual, was hidden behind u
screen in the room taking notes from which to pre-
pare curtain lecture diplomacy. Suddenly
TewGk and the Frenchman wers startled by duo
of screeches behind the screen. Then the screen
tipped over and revealed the two women, industri-
ously engaged in making each other bald. The elder
Cne had caught the younger eayesdropplng, and in
sisted on joining in the occupation. TO this Emeneh
nj hence frpnCumau
prccipitately retreated leaving rewtk to watch the
result of the fight alone, for he must be more self
assertIve man than the Khediye who would interfere
successfully between d scorned wife and her infuri-
ated mother-in-law