New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1882-12-05
PERSONAL.

10 is repor'ed that Prince Krapof kline the Nihlst
| is seriously i'll at GGOnon, Switzerland
The Rev. Phillips Brooks is now on his vavt,
Bombay.
| Mrs. Craig WadswOrth who has been in Puror.
! since June is expected back i'll Washington thi,
month.
Nine. sardo7. mother Of viotorien Sardou. Ia dead
at the age of seveny-six. Sue celebrated her Colder
wedding two years ago.
| There IS ju now q revival of the report th,
| General Lew Wallace, United States Minister n
Turkey. intends 10 accept a pron nent position in
the military service OF tae Sultan.
The Hon. 10 pold Mors', OF Massachusetts is said
to be the only COnRre sman belonging to the lead.
ing club IN Washington, and is one OF the most pop
nlar and highly esteemed members of society at thu
Capital.
Canon Farrar is described as having nne face,
not handsome but intcllrciual-a air complexion.
a somewhat husky voice. and strong physique.
His re permanent ~ nervous and sensitive and bis
manner b rsa passionate earneslnrss that seldom
ia IS TO thrill and sway his aulience.
The Rev DIR jesse b. Thomas pastor of the First
Baptist Church, in Pierrepont-st., Brooklyn, has
been compelled to reIinquish his pulpit for a few
weeks owing to a throat d ffcul'v which threatens
seriously To in erfere with hi, public Speaking. lie
has gone To Chicago fol change OF air
The Order Ponr lie M6rie." con erred by Kaiser
Wilhelm upon the Duke of Connaught in re Ogni.
ti'n of lis ,ervIces IN Egypt founded BY Frel-
eIick the CIR at, and - the highest military d,cOra.
ion in the gift of the PIIssan crown Tbs EN- error
bestowed II uppl In So, the Crown Prince
on the II OF 10 iggriitz, and no. b slows 1t also
upon the D1ke of COn1aught since he. by his mar
ra0e with daughter OF Prince FredeI @, Charles
is eg rded member OF the royal family of
IIuS>la.
The old "Orchard Home" of the Alcotts, in Con.
cord, standing next to the "Waysde" homo Of
Hawthorne. is quant-lookng old mansion. with
peaked roof and bies, a high Oh fashioned
porches. / /. surrounded by lofty oaks and elms.
aud an is istnnce back from the road it was
here that Miss Ions Alc0tt Wr"te Ii tie Women"
ard most of her Other works; and here ton. that
her you Ig'r sISler, Mrs. Nav Alcot Nericker exc
cuied be beautiful sketchrs and painting III i'll
alOrn the uirlOr walls. IL il now tn home Of Pro-
ics or II iris, OF the Concord School OF ilOsOphy.
The Hon. John G. Carlisle, of Kentucky. who Is
much talked of as probably the Spe lker of the
next Congre s, bas a pleasant homs in COving on
IN oid-fashOned buck house. of ample Dimensions,
-roun led by spa 'lous lawn "f Ken Ucky b.ue-
grass. He md Mrs Carl le have not occupied It.
however or more tnan tour years but nave, be,
veen - ions of Congress, occupied rooms a
hotel nearly posite 10 II. Mrs. Carlisle is de-
v, ted member of the Methodist Disropal Church.
ami is prominent IN all work OF charity In COyIng-
ton Their ED 81 son Is Mr.. CaTil : law-p partner,
an a ycung son, who has lite'y been sraduaod
at tn Washington and Lee Il llVerSltv, Is about 10
begin the practice of law in New-1ork.
Gu .tav Notteb him. whose death has Just been
announced in Germany, was a musical investigating
o. unusual patience a1d tact. The chef lied OF his
operations was the sketch book of Beethoven in
which the gr at composer had scri ,bled down his
mu i.a thoughts, just as they occurred to him. in
h" most hlphazarl manner ina Il iabe. Breth0-
vCu's practice was 10 work Oh two or three of his
great pieces at once. ii tetches Ol hem are mixed
no almost IA rcaby ia these books, tog thor
with household accounts. address es. memoranda,
pms. pr vrrs and st amount II irrelevant nat
roi every sort; lhe pages PR sen .el o. To most
e. m r'lV collection scratch and blOts. But
NOttebOm learned TO read them ~ easily as
printed page, and cul.ed from them mere ting and
valuable matter enough to form several large vol
umeS.
English papers report that haronetCy has just
hceu conferred upon Mr.. William JOHN Clarke, OF
Melbourne. lie Is the first Victorian colOnist who
has ever received that distinction. Some years ago
he inherited from his fat er fortune OF several
millions stsrl ne. most of it being IN the form Of
real estate III aud near Melbourne. which is stead
lily aud readily approaching IN value and is now
worth. perhaps, fifty million dollars In addition
To this M Clarke extensive farms and pastures
IN Queensland and N"w-Z aaud He has lOug been
prominent in all puzzle enterprises at Melbourne.
He ,ub cribed $4,000 iowa building the Angll-
can CathcdIa! there and 1T erward ad led matsC-
al to the gift During The Ildian famine he sub
scrlbed $40, 900 to the Victorian Relief Fund. lie
has made several valuable donations to the Mel
bourne National Gallerr OF Art, and was pr sdent
OF the Melbourne International Exposition of $50
Dir. Irving and his company recent Y gave bene
fit performance mt the Lyceum Theatre. London, 10
Mr. CrrswIck, the veteran actor. his con pletion
of fifty years rvice on the stage. AT the close.
Mr. Creswi,k came before The curtain and made
short spec b, conc I'D ng with the following anec-
dote " / was &c invited TO hear school
boys recte some speeches previously TO heir break
ing I'D for the holidays. The scbOolmaster was an
old friend of min whom very much sp rcted.
The room was flied from wall TO wall with Tho
parents and frien OF the plDlls L W s not much
enc rta VIII th- tir,t part must conf So hat
W 50 little bored; but midway here cane lad
who at one" struck me as being rat Ter uncommon,
and no rvctrd my attention. IL wasa difficult task
n had to accomplish. The performance think,
was scene from lon,' Ia which he PLAYED
AdraStus | veil saw that be left his school elbows
q long way behind. That schoolhoy WAS Master
Henry irving. seeing that he had drsuiatic a9tE
tude , gave him orr, OF cncOurI cement. p rhaps
thu first he had received. an certainly the
first he received from one in the dramatic profess
sion"