New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1882-07-23
PERSON1L

Prince Napoleon is spending the in great
state at Trouvllc occupying the entire second floor
of Il large hotel
The Hon. Wayne MacVoagh is rebuilding on his
"Brookfeld Farm" the handsome summer resi-
dence which was lat ly destroyed by fire.
DIR. Edward Emerson, of the Concord philoso-
pher. is about to give up the practice of medicine
and devote himself entlreiy W literary WORK.
Breuget the talented young engineer who with
NJ Adler, arranged the aelaborate system of tele-
phones at the Paris Electric Exposition dead, at
the age OF thirty.
Mrs. Kate Chase sprague IS going with her chill
dren to make a carriage and horseback tour through
the Scottish Highlands, visiting especially the
places made familiar TO the world BY the pen of
Scott
II. p. Neumans, a Belgian artist residing at Oscar
borough, England, has produced portrait of the
late Lord Frederick Cayendlsh which meet S with
the highest approval OF the Cavendish family and
the Prince and Princess OF wales.
The Rev. Robert Fulton, late president of Con
zaga College. Washington, and now provincial OF
the Jesuit order III the Province of New-York, ar
rived in this city few days ago and has taken up
his official residence at the College ana ChuTch oI
81. Fraucis Xavier III West SlXteenth-st.
Western reporter recently asked General Har-
ney the veteran Of the Florida and Mexican Wars,
what his actual rank on the retired list was Why"
SAID he, ina there, confound it couldn't
tell you, to save me- whether am a Encouragement
IL Drevet-maor-generaL Let's see; | guess it's a
Dreyet; but don't know. But II makes nO diner
encc-rank 10 Tor younger men."
Mr. Verplanck Colyin sketches camp-life i'll the
AdIrondacks with "A graphic and realistic pencil
when he writes: Inc bears have made Il descent
upon my camp during ms absence and demo .lsned
tents and baggage so that must Tetit. | wish you
b.r4f ns HnN a -
can destroy things when they set alb ut IL "a HlSh
IN which not every reader Will cOinclue.
Police Commissioner Matthews and Superintend-
ct Wallng arrived at llayre, France, on July 10,
after a pleasant voyage. In a letter TO Acting
superintendent IhoInc, received yesterday. Mr.
Walling wrote that the Fourth OF July was cele-
braed Oh the French steamship by fireworks, salut-
ing The American nag ana singing 4 he star
spa, gied banner"
Upon the house in Florence, Italy, from which
Garibald set forth on his Roman campaign in 1867,
has been placed a tablet inscribed thus IRON
this house Giuseppe GaulbadI, faithful soldier of
Italy and unity, on the 22d October, 1867, pro-
nounced the memorable words, Rome or death.
prelude to the expedition OF Montana, which re-
stored to Italy her capital, and To humanity Tree
discussion. Inns tablet tor everlasting memory, Is
placed, Oy the Tuscan Garlbaldans, to-day, July.
1857"
Mrs Mary Il. Banks, author of Bright Days in
the Old Plantation lime is a small, deicatey con-
sututed woman with dark hair and eyes, and
face ,round and free from wrinkles, showing no
traces the many troubles she has endured in her
forty years OF life. She lives in an unpretenuous
but neat and tasteful farm cottage, near Griffin,
Ga. After her publishers had examined and
cepted her first work, they asked: " Is this your
only effort I" NO." she replied 1 nave two
other stories in process; one about finished"
hen" said they, we want them"
Much interest Is attached to the preparations be-
Ing made IN England Tor public celebration of Mr.
Giadstone's completion of half a century of Parla
mentaTy life. Mr.. Gladstone returned for New
ark Immediately after he passage OF the Reform
DILL. His first election address was dated from
Newark October ., 1882. The nomination took
place Oh December /, and the polling on December
II ana 10. On January 20, 1888, tine Parliament
assembled, and from that time TO this Mr.. Gladstone
has been member OF every British Parliament
The seml-centennIal celebration will PROBABLY be
held on December 10 next, and viii be national III
character.
OF the late Mrs. Lincoln Mrs. Jane Grey Swiss
helm writes: "She naturally had a full share of
the general love OF personal adornment yet would
have joined "A society pledged to no foreign dress
goods laces or ornaments, during the war, if Mr..
Lincoln and his Secretary Of the Treasury had not
condemned the project, declaring that the Govern
ment needed the revenue coming from the importa-