New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1883-10-10
PERSONAL.


Adelaide Phillipps's memory Is to be hOnored by
the erection of a monument at MarshGed, Mass.
Mrs. j. Ii. Puleston and Miss Alice Puleston are
staying al the Breyoort House for few days before
returning TO England.
Representative Dezeudorf, of Virginia, says The
TROY Times, WAS twenty-five years ago a carpenter
in tho village Of Lsnsngburg, n Y.
Mr.. James Z. Murdoch has been giving public
readings in Boston, and despite tho burden Of a@e,
be showed In them all his Old fro and spirit
There Will be a memorial service in honor of the
late Professor Moses Stuart Phelps to-day at Smith
College, at which addresses will be delivered by
President Seelye aud Professor Tyler. President
Porter of Yale, and the Rev Dr. Sny Ga of AndoyOr.
Dir. Hugh J. Jewot. president Of the Now-Yoril,
Lake Erie and Western Railroad Company, is sick
with severe cold at lis summer house nc Morris
town. n. j. IL is expected that he Will be able to
be az his Office IN a IcW DAYS.
OF the late Henri Conscience The PaU Mall
Gaelic relates that it no who. in his capacity
oil Secretary to the ROYAL Academy OF Antwerp,
took down the application of Alma Iadema W hon
no first camo up from triesland to be IA student OF
fine art. Conscience had received this post through
his Iicnd the eminent painter. Wrappers. who had
ivs1d him acting as undergraduates in country
house. Many years aftervard, when Wrappers felt
il his duty TO resign his position Of Director OF tho
AcdueMY dS 4 protest aEdihsb llt lNltlltlfitt o.
the town council Ia the affairs Of the art schools,
Conscience had the loyalty 10 resign hs secretary
ship ut the time. at great personal loss Tor ho
time being. 1t docs not.appear that Conscience had
any particular interest IN art, nor is the ses, hetic
side strongly developed in any OF his novels.
OF the late Mr. Sheahan. of The Chicago Tribune an
old newspaper OF that city says in The Inter- OCEAN:
1T was great fun to or hear him and Mcdil get
up an editorial. Sheahan would walk into MedilPs
room and break the silence by an ejaculation as to
cheese. lie would thunder a Medhl to the edect
that cheese wasn't appreciated-it was better than
| meat-more sustaining. more nutrtious-weBI
further and lasted longer Modill would acquiesce
cautiously, and thetw old men would proceed to 60
over an editorial on the subject Nothing better
for lunch Sheahan would shout. 'than bread and
| cheese and A g,ass of beer Medll would suG-
| ges or "A bottle OF wine from Sheahan. and The
| two uld rub their knees and face each other and
laugh in anticipation as they insisted az tho tops of
| their voices that such lunch better and
| brainior than dinnor ut the Palmer House. Then
| as Sheahan would get on his feet IN an absorbed
| sort OF way, Medll would say encouragingly. 'luT
| do that, sbeahan And so II was day after day
| except when Medil was absent, and then, without
anybody understanding Just how 10 was done. Shea
| hams hand was found just whore MedllPs hanc
would have bcen.'
Tie North China Herald gives an account of tn
home life OF the boy-Emperor of the Celestia
realm, who is now eleven years old. aud has beel