New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1882-07-15
PERSONAL.


General Hazen and his wife intend soon to go to
New Castle, New Hampshire, where they Will pass
the month of August.
The family of General Raum. Commissioner of
Internal Revenue, have gone to the coast OF Maine
for the summer.
Justice Woods of the United States Supreme
Court has gone with his family to Mount Desert,
Maine there to remain for several weeks.
President Arthur, 1t reported, will visit Mr.. d.
w. c. Wheeler at Alexandria Bay on the ST. Law
renee River after the adjournment OF Congress.
The municipality Of Paris has ordered a commem-
orative tablet to be placed on No. 9 III the quiet
little Rue Do Mont Thabor, where Alfred de Musset
died.
Harry Garfield, son of the late President Garfield,
is now making pedestrian tour through the Cats
kill Mountains in company with several other lei
low students Oi Williams College.
John NJ. Francis who for thirty-one years has
been Editor of The Troy Times, Will sail for Europe
on Wednesday next for the purpose of assuming his
Office OF Charge tie AHaIcS OF tho United states III
Portugal.
FaQurre the French sculptor, has recently been
busy erecting a group in plaster designed by HIM
self on the summit OF the Arc de Iromphe. The
group, if approved by the French Government is to
be reproduced IN bronze and placed In the same
position The design represents France as dIapeu
woman in n chariot drawn 10y tour spirited steeds.
Colonel Frederick Robbie, the Republican candi-
date tor Governor OF Maine is the head of the order
of Patrons of Husbandry in that State and is
practical farmer. His farm is composed of 20O
acres of land lying south of the pleasant village OF
GOrham and is III an excellent state Oh CULTIVATION
Marie Van Zandt is now at Cauterets, France, the
waters of that mountain resort being considered as
peculiarly beneficial to the throat. Before she left
Paris she was to have been present a. the reading OF
the new opera of Lackme by Leo Delibes to the com
pany and manager of the Opera Comlque. She Is
tocreate the tltle-role aud Is delighted both with
the music and the llbrettO.
President J. Rufno BarriOs of Guatemala has just
arrived at New-Orleans on political mission to
this country. Not more than five feet six inches Ill
height he presents the appearance of sturdy, mus
cular man capable of enduring great fatigue lie
has the gait and manners OF ali old soldier. His
face shows an adventurous life. Beneath high
retreatng forehead two blush gray eyes Look out
in quiet, listess way, expressing nothing that
passes III the mind prominent nose Is buried IN
vigorous gray mOustache, which completely
hides the mouth. The chm Is shrOuded III whISk-
ers closely trimmed. The whole cOuntenance Is
that of fearless man. SATISFIED with power aDIe 10
execute, ana full of administrative capacity.
Alexandra Dumas in his pamphlet in reply to NJ.
Naouet's invitation to join the Republican party of
France declines to accept the invitation OH the
ground that it yet unsafe to express ealty to any
political party in France. He says: If you con
fess by chance that you believe in God, you become
Immediately an gnoble Jesuit who will do to shoot
next time there is Commune If You do not JOIN
the Clerical party, you become III their camp u
porker and atheist who ought To be burned II only
the lnqnistiOn existed If You ask for liberty, You
are COmmunard; If you demand order and pro
lection you are q Ieactlonlst and an enemy OF the
Republic"
Ex-senator COnkllng arrived in Syracuse on
law case there the following day. His arrival be-
coming known, he was visited by many old friends.
one OF them Judge W. l.. Lansing, had formerly
lived in Madison County. $50 you are living in
Syracuse PERMANENTLY said the ex-senator on
grasping Judge LansingS hand. Yes Senator"
he replied, &" have lett Old Madison for good and
come here to try and make an honest living" Mir
Conkling's eyes twinkled with merrnent as he
piled: That reminds me OF a story OF friend OF
mine who resolved TO move to another county,
Albany think. lie told another friend that lie
was going to leave and Try to make an honest liv-
ing. We'll. my friend SAID, you Ought TO succeed
there. You won't hnd much competition"
George William Curtis in 1888 became a silent
partner III the business firm of Dix. Edwards n
Co.. the publishers of PutRdnis Monthly. He in
vested SIC, 900 in the concern; but had part in
It's management Two years later the firm failed,
and Dir. Curtis through some nforlnaliy in draw
ing up tie articles OF partnership was declared
to be legally responsible Tor a portion of its debts.
MANY OF his friends held that he was in no way
bound beyond the $4,000, and urged HIM to test
the question in the courts. Dir. Curtis refused,
although his decision involved the assumption by
him of a debt of qlOO, 900. He surrendered all his
property. In sixteen years, by most arduous labor,
writing and lecturing, he paid the last dollar OF
the debt.
OTTAWA, Ont, July lit is expected that the Mar
qus OF Lone and Princess Louise Will return TO Que
bee from their fishing expedition about the middle
of next week, but VIII not 80 10 Ottawa until late
bn fall