New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1882-04-25
PERSONAL

W D. Howclls will SAL from Boston for Europe
on july -. His family " III accompany him.
The wife of Senator Edmuuds is TO receive gift
of silk quilt from the women of tab as mark Of
their appreciation Of her husbands recent services.
President Henry A. Hurlbut. of the Board of En-
graton. with his wife and granidauehtcr will sail
for Europe to-day on the Guion steamship Alaska.
lie will remain abroad until september.
Miss Lizzie Sargent, the younger daughter of the
Minister 10 Germany. intends TO pursue her medi-
cal studies az a German university. She IS already
a qualified physician. haying been graduated at the
Pacific Medical College
Mr.. Banum together with many other curosities
now owns Charles Dickens's oycrcoat-the one which
he while in America the last time II was
presented to Mr. Banum in Philadelphia the other
day by Mr. G.. ". Chids.
Miss Annie Louise Cary has been seriously i'll for
4 fortnight and finds it utterly impossible to sing
one note; aud she rarely speaks above a whisper.
Her last engagement is for the 18th of june ar Chi
cagO She has been obliged to postpone her Maine
concerts.
Mr. Sturgeon has been writing sharp note on the
brutality OF pIgeon-shooting matches. 50 cannot
make ont" he says how people who are in other
matters kind and gentle can frequent these butch
cries am still very unwell, and hardly like to
think Of the woes OF this creation"
Robert Browning has no appreciation of his own
incomprehensiblhty Several years ago he in
formed an American publisher that he had written
a poem that very simple and cear-that
OcryJody could understand The pleased and ex-
cited publisher begged the poet to forward IT imme-
dately. When It came 1t turned out to he The
Red Cotton Nlght-Cap Country '-p'rhaps the most
pulling of all BrOwning's mystic productions.
The Rev. Phillips Brooks who is shortly going to
Europe has refused to receive his salary during his
vacation time. He has asked his congregation to
expend the money in supplying his pulpit while he
is absent with the most eloquent clergymcn to be
found. Mr.. Brooks can safely make tins arrange
ment. for not one Of them VIII be able 30 make his
congregation forget him.
The Rev Dr. Thomas Armitagc, OF the Fifth Az
enuc Baptist Church, has not been able to occupy
his pu pit for several Sundays ing to affection
OF the throat. lie will preach. however, next sun
day or the week following. Dr. Armitagc is perhaps
the best known Baptist preacher N this part of the
country, and Is very popular IN h.S church and out
side of ii rs well.
Count Ors. who is now seventy years Old but
still alert and merry Is in the habit of Illustrating
Prince Louis Napolcon's obstnacy by story of his
behavior ~ the time the attack on Boulognc failed
The Princes comrades had to carry him away by
main force he made up his mind to die rather than
to yield his chances of accession to the imperial
throne, and he cung 50 desperately to the ratings
Of the column concentrating the assembling OF
his uncle'S army that il took half-dozen OF his
companions TO wrench his hands away.
In a recent letter from London Nh George w.
Smaley thus refers to the Editor of Pmcks reply
to some of Mr.. Smalley's criticisms: Mr.. Burnand
j. good enough to devote copy Of verses to my OBJ
Servations on DR. Punch's Yagares' the point of
which is that his occupation is jest, mine detraction.
need hardly remind YOU that the 'jests which l
censured were acrimonious attacks on individuals
ono ot infamous n.
detracton consisted IN giving examples of these
urbanities. Mir Burnands view Is that he is de-
famed because he Is quoted; which | need not DIS
pute."
LONDON, April 2l.-The report circulated in New
York that Victor Hugo had had stroke of apo
pexy was wholly unlounded. He is IN excellent
health.
BlRIIN. April 2l-Ihe Russian Grand Duke
Vladimir arrived here on Saturday, aud re-
ceivcd by the Crown Prince Frederick William.
He afterw ard continued his journey to st. Peters
burg