New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1882-08-10
PERSONAL.


is dangerously i'll at Mount Desert.
Hamilton Fish is enjoying the summer in his fine
mansion at Garrison s-on-thr-liudson.
W. ID. Howells and his wife will while in Rome
be the guests of Elihu Vedder. he artist.
General Megs mas journevcd from Washington to
Mount Desert. where lie will remain few weeks.
Senator Hawley, of Connections. will sail for
Europe on Saturday. and his colleague, Senator
Platt will depart for the Adirondacks
Bishop Foss of the Methodist Episcopal Church,
has nearly recovered his health, ard on Friday last
dedicated new church at Minneapolis, MINI.
Mr.. o. V. Touscy. of Rochester N. Y, United
States Consul to Trieste. with Mrs. Tousey, sailed
by he Bothuia yesterday, en- route for Austria
Mrs George B. Roberts. wife of the presi emit of
the Pennsylvania Railroad Company, Is very i'll at
her home PencOyd. Penn. She is suffering from an
attack Of congestion of the BRAIN.
"Ouida" has ventured INTO the field Of politics,
abandoning for the moment the writing of novels.
She has just written to The London Times a letter
describing the hatred felt by Italians toward Eng
land since the bombardment OF Alexandria. She
declares that the Italia press Is Kissing like
million Hooks % geese"
The Beaconsfeld Memorial Fund has been more
than secured there surplus funds amounting to
between f2 900 and $4,000. 1t has been deter
mined to use a portion of the surplus for picture
of Lord Beacorsfeld to be hung IN the National
POr raft Ga lery. London. Meanwhile the statue.
for which tn fund va, raised. Is n" Tly ready and
Will soon be erected III Parliament square.
Mary Agnes Colbert who died at Mt. Dech. m
Seminary. near Wheeling, Oh Monday was one Of
the most noted teachers OF vocal music in this
country Parepa Rosa once visited the Sem
mary and after hearing Sister Arnes" sing " Al
pine Bell dec AIRED it Is said, that she one Of
the greatest singers in The wor /. shortly after,
ward Max strakosch offered SISTER Agnes
$4,000 for "A season of six months IN concerts but
Bishop Whaen declined to permit her to accept the
prOtfer.
The President and his Cabinet will take n vaca-
ton at once The President will cruise in the
United States steamer Taapoosa along the Atlantic
coast In company with Secretary Chandler and per
haps other members of the Cabinet. Postmaster
General Howe will go to Wisconsin, where he Will
remain until September. Secretary Lincoln will
spend the summer a. Rye Beach, n. H. Attorney
General Brewster will divide his time between
Long Branch and Cape bay. secretary freInS
hnvsen will visit Long Branch and then Cape May.
Secretary Folger intends to visit ms 0ld nome at
Geneva in this state Secretary Teller has not yet
completed his plans
General Skobelelf was interviewed shortly before
his death by NJ. Frye, Polish journalist, who be-
gan the talk by saying that the very sight of jour
nalist must be obnoxious " On the contrary" re-
piled General Skobelen d" owe my present position
mainly 10 the press, and especially TO the English
press If it were Tor the special correspondents
of whom there were always some with me during
the Turkish War, should have remained major
general and no one would have beard OF me-" Con-
tinuing the converse ion on political topics. the
General said: " The Germans are the enemies both
of the Russians and the Poles. We have enough
men to overrun and destroy at least part of Ger
many. The Germans have more to lose than we
have. and we can therefore do them more harm than
rhey can do rs The Russian soldier, too, is more
hardy than the German, and can afford to remain
longer with the cOlors The German artisan or agrI-
en- tural laborer must leave his factory or his fields;
and If me were away from thea Tor more than
year the factory won he ruILed and the harvest
would be lost. war IN Germany, II II lasted long
enough would end in social revolution. ; !.
The Emperor William has been very KIND TO me, but
he should not call me ungT. te'ul because e that
a war between Ru sia and Germany IS Inevitable
,Je me suis Ias inqrdt: je suis Russo