New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1883-04-02
PERSONAL.
Miss Emily Faithful is now in Canad

| Miss Emily Faithful is now in Canada.
| The Hon John Hill and wife. of New-Jersey, ar
rived at Jacksonville. Fla, last Friday.
| Miss Alice Harris, daughter of ex-Representatlye
Harris of Massachusetts, " i'll in a few days become
tho wife OF Representative White of Kentucky.
| Schuyler COlfax Is to deliver an Grafton on
abraham Lincoln: His Lifo and Times IN the
Madison Avenue Congregational Church on April
! 49, General Grant will preside at the meeting.
Ez Senator David Davis says he doesn't intend to
spend next winter in Washington. because lie nei-
| ther wants his wife to be gszed at and talked and
written about nor himself TO be ranked with some
OK Office holders Who spend their lives hanging
| about tho Hobbies.
Mrs. Fairman Rogers. Mrs. +. Marquand Mrs.
| Cox Mrs Woodbvusc, and Miss Lasselle we're
among the guests from thiscity at the Magnolia
ball gwen at tho Magnolia Hotel, Magnolia, Fla.
| last Wednesday evening.
The Right Rev. Bishop Keane (R. c. will leave
Richmond Va. this morning for this city and will
sail hence for Europe on Thursday next. lie will
| spend several months abroad the principal object
| of mis- journey being TO visit the Pope
| Lieutenant j. Evarts Greene. now Editor Of The
| Forester (Mass.l spy. taken prisoner at tho
battle of Balls Bluff and surrendered his sword 10
Captain Singleton of the Confederate army Last
week Captain Dgleton. now representative in
| Congress- sent tho sword to Senator lioar With a
uote requesting him to restore il TO Lieutenant
Greene, which he at once did.
Mrs f. A. Cover whose maiden name was Lii
liam Norton, and who has won the hearts of opera
eoers in Paris under the name of Mlle Nordica,
gave up her superb situation at the Grand Opera
House. Paris, I" on principle" Formerly as the
lianc6c and later as the wife Of tho man OF her
choice she consistently and persstenly objected to
love-making on the stage as the French public de-
| IL aholt ha She da1ln no mai
kissing or hugging This offended the audience, and
greatly dspleased NJ Gonnod. in whose Faust" she
was singing SO at last the managers said to her
You must allow Yourself to be caresSed bone iide
or you must resign With native Yankee pluck
she answered: Resign 1t is, then" Her nus
band OF course was delighted. and now the happy
young couple have lots of fun at the opera. watch
lug, tho performances Of other prime dome, who
can't sing as well as Mrs Cover but whose lips and
waists arc not 80 Jealously guarded.
While Mrs Langtry was enjoying sumptuous
repast in her private hotel cur at Rochester last
Friday evening, according to The Democrat and
Chronicle of that city. poor French woman in the
depot sitting.room starving The same train
had brought them bot to Rochester, one in palace
car the other in the smoking poor. masters
pass.-for her hu sband had just died and she was
pauper in strange land When Mrs. Langtry had
finished her dinner. she opened the window and
offered some cakes and sweetmeats to some boys
who were playing about the car. q Benz Dixon,
the ear shfter, saw her, approached the car and
after apogizing to toe lady. stated the condition
Of the poor woman in the sitting room. and sug
gesed that il she had any food to give away he
would AXE il to the hungry woman and child. Mrs.
Langtry appeared much interested and said she
would have some food sent to the woman immedi-
ately. In a few moments coored man emerged
from the car laden down with cold meats. fruit, ETC.,
which he conveyed TO the famished woman. Later
the woman aud her child visited the car and person.
ally thanked Mrs. LangtTy for her kindness. The
actress received her kindly aid before she left pre-
sented her with 50. Some one else in the coach gave
tho woman So and later the boys about the sta
ton swelled tho purse to I'll.
Considerable interest aud not little mystery arc
attached to the history of Father Edmond. an &C.
clesiastc who died few days ago in France The
81 JameSs Gazette relates that at the time of the ex
ecuon of the decree against tho religious orders he
held tho convent of Trigolet near Avignon, of
which he was prior tor an entire week against the
party sent by the Project to disodge him. The
convent was built on the summit of hill, in medi.
oval fashion, and looked down on one of the most
picturesque landscapes in Provence. On feast days
pilgrims from all quarters hocked to the Church of
the PremontrGs-for this was the name of tho con-
fraternity. IN ancient French order revived by
Father Edmond-and filled its spacious aisles. The
erection of the Immense pile both church and con-
vent, was entirely due to this fathers exertions
ind 1t has never been asceraned whence he derived
the funds though tho general opinion is that they
came from somebody in England. There was o
widespread belief 10 the south OF France that
Father Edmond was natural brother of the C0mto
dc Chambord and 1t is SAID that Henri CinQ" has
paid more than secret visit to the Preniontr6s
The community devoted themselves exclasl yely to
Agriculture aud their loss IL much felt In tho neigh