New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1883-11-07
PERSONAL.

Mr.. J. b. Lippincott, of the well-known Philadel'
phia publishing house. has just recovered from
severe attack of pneumonia.
Mr.. WOOdvillo expects to have his large painting
of Te-cl-Kebr, ordered by Queen Victoria ready
for exhibition at next years Academy.
The citizens of Blairstown, n. j., gave a hearty
public welcome home, last Saturday evening, to the
Hon. John |. Blair, on his return from Europe.
Mr. Edwin Booth and his daughter are living at
the Parker House, Boston, while their newly pur-
chased house in that city is being reftted and re-
furnished.
: Mr.. w. S. Gilbert, the operate partner of Sir
Arthur Sullivan, has just built himself new house
in South KensingtOn, costing, exclusive of furni-
ture, etc, more than Sl5O,00O.
A memorial bust Of John Rogers has been I'M
yelled in st. Johns Church. Deritcnd, England, by
the Mayor of Birmingham Rogers was the cOadju-
tor of Tyndalo in translating the Bible, burned
at Smithfeld in 1855, and was afterward known as
the Deritend martyr"
Sir Patrick Grant, Englands new Field Marshal,
entered military service as long ago as 1919, and
has done distinguished service in India. He has
now been elevated to a military grade containing
only three other members-the Prince of Wales, the
Duke of Cambridge and Lord Strathnairn
OF the late Captain Mayne Reid Tie London Stand
ard says: There was not a word in his books which
Il schoobOy could not safely read aloud to his
mother and sisters" and The Pail Mall Gazette
adds He has gone somewhat ont of fashion of late
yeaTs-the mOres the pity for the schoolboy OF the
period"
Mr. NJ +. Bell the new Supervising Architect
of the Treasury Department, was born in
Chester County, Penn, and now lives, wth.his wife
and five children, in modest style i'll Des MOines,
iowa. He is q bOyish-lOOking man, of quiet man
ncrs, and IS an active member OF the Methodist
Episcopal Church
Mrs. Morton, wife of the United States Minister to
France has quite recovered from the effects of the
accident which lately bccll her. She was nhaling
medcated vapor, to cure an affection of the throat
when the inhaling apparatus got out of order and
exploded Her mouth and face were badly cut
bruised and scaldcd, and she was confined to her
room for several days but all traces of the injuries
inflicted have now disappeared.
General Sheridan never wants a carriage for him
self. He never uses one in Washington if he can
avoid it. If the day is fine he walks. If not, he
rides in a street car. When his war-hOrse, Win
chester, died. few years ago, says The Washington
POST his love for hoT,e-fesh went out of him.
gentleman who knew him well in bOyhood says that
the first time Sheridan ever bcstrOde a horse was
when another boy put hun on lofy colt, unsaddleu
and unhridlcd, and told him To hold on by MS
knees. The animal galloped across the country Tor
several miles and then came to a halt and Sheridan
was still holding on.
In The RUsskdyd Stariaa Prince GOrtSchakoti Is re-
ported a, telling how he came TO De regarded as
Liberal in the reign of Nicholas. g. never enjoyed
the favor of Nicholas he said, because of my hos
tile relations with Nessclrode. was at Vienna
many years without being honOrod by any distnc-
ton When Count Benkendorf came to Vienna,
FASTENED to pay a visit to him. the Ambassador be-
ing absent. After a few cold phrases, and without
asking me 10 bc seated Count Bcnkeudorf said !:
Have the kindness to order my dinner Tor me.
touched the bell and ordered the servant to call the
maitrc dhotcl. What does this mean asked the
Count, augrly 1t means, Count, that You can
order your dinner for yourself. FROM TINS the
Count concluded that was Liberal, ana III conN'-
qucncc for three years the following notice was put
rp in the Third Division: Prince Alexander Gort,
chaloh is not without abilities, but he IS no friend
of Russia.
uniquc.ccctoTal address was that issued by the
elder Dumas on the only occasion when he sought
and that ly-elcction Deputy 1t was
of greater biographical than political interest and
read as follows: During the past twenty years |
have composed 100 volumes and thirty-hve dramas.
OF these 400 volumes, on the average 1000 copies
were published, realizing tota! of about
s., $4,000 The thnty-liyo plays, each of which
was performed 100 times, brought me in
81 80 600" He then stated how much his vol
umcs had brought in to the various classes of per
sons engaged in their publication ana circulation,
and his PLAYS to persons connected Win theatres,
and concluded the curious appeal for votes with TINS
calculation: The daily wages being fixed ut about
siNtythrcc cents and there being 800 working days
I'M the year my books havo for twenty years gwen
wages to O92 persons My plays have for ten years
afforded a livelihood for 81 persons IN PaliS. Inc
number in the provinces being fixed at thrice as
many. tho total is l,Oll; added to these, seventy
boX-opcncrs, applauders, etc. have employed
Lass persons