New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1883-05-18
PERSONAL.

| While making arrangements TOT q trlp W buioPo
for his healths sake, the Hon. Alexander Macken
| zie formerly Premier of Canada, was surprised by
| the advent of party of friends who presented INN
with purse of $4,000, as pocket money that
| might come handy"
| In memory of the twenty-ffth anniversary OF MS
occupancy of tho chair of Sacred Literature, Pro-
| fessor Timothy Dwight on Wednesday was pre-
sentcd by the students of the Yale Divinity School
wit an engraving Of Murillos Immaculate |oh-
cepton and congratulatory address.
Gossips arc hard at work assigning the President
to various resorts for the coming season. he Is
already booked for Manhattan Beach, Puget Sound,
the Thousand Isles, the Yosemite, the Berkshire
Hills the Yellowstone Park, and, of course sara.
toRa Long Branch, Newport and Cape May.
Further nominations are now In order.
Mr.. J. Taylor Cause, who was recently elected
president of the Harlan e. Hollingsworth Com
pany ship builders at Wilmington, Del, to succeed
the late Daniel Harlan, jr has filled the office OF
vice president and practically conducted the affairs
of the company for several years. Mr.. Harlan, who
established the firm in 1886, gave up the active
management of the company about ten years ago.
The Swedish Government steamer Sofia VIII
sail on Sunday next from Gothenburg, pick up Pro-
fessor Nordenskiold on the coast of Scotland. and
then steer for tho western coast of Greenland. The
great explorer will spend the IN the interior
of Grecnlaud which he believes to be country
free from and snow for considerable portion OF
the year Mr. Oscar Dickson, of course, supplies
the funds required for the expedition.
At Baden-Badcn the Empress of Austria rises at
five o'clock every morning, takes a little refresh
ment and then takes hours boxing lesson and
some gymnastIc exercises. After breakfast she
makes and receives calls until nOon After lunch
she takes i've hours ride IN the saddle and long
walk. Her seven O'clock dinner consists manly OF
cOrnrd beef and cabbage At nine IN the evening
she goes to bed and sleeps soundly until morning.
William Howard, otherwise Bull Run" Russell,
is entirely Irish on both sides of his family lie
was born at Lily Vale. County Dublin. the home OF
his maternal grandfather. Captain Kelly. The Rus
sells have been hated in Ireland for centuries.
William Howard entered Trinity College Dublin,
IN 1888 but did not take a degree His connection
with The LOndon Times was due to a distant relative
connected with that newspaper who went 10 Duolih
TO report Irish elections.
OF Miss Chamberlain. the young lady from
America whose beauty has been 80 much admired
by tho Prince of Wales Philadelphia Telegraph
correspondent writes: ." | found her very lovely
girl simple. natural and unaffected and apparently
not in the least spoiled BY the attention and adula
ton she has received. Tail and slender with
brilliant dark eyes. delicate features and an ex-
tremely graceful carriage, she ~ very much IN the
same styie as the Princess of Wales though there
is no actual personal resemblance"
The death of General Grants mother calls to mind
a letter which lie wrote to her fOrty-tour years
ago. when he was West Point cadet. express
ing q hope that has been wonderfully fulfilled.
"Your kind words of admoniton.' no wrote. are
ever present with me. How well do they strengthen
me in every good word and work Should bo-
come soldier for my country look forward with
hone to have You spared to share with me IN any
advancement L may gain. and / trust my future
conduct will provo me worthy Of tho patriotic in
struction you and father have given me"
Colonel Ingersoll is more gazod at by srght-scers
liar tha bpr
the Star Route cases being tried.
When he is not speaking he sits behind big
table. writing doing. talking, or cracking Jokes.
Just rs the mood strikes him. To-day" says q
correspondent of The Ciereland Leader. he was
chewing tobacco vigorously. and his fat Jaws moved
up and down. making the flesh encasing them OK
pand and contract like India.rubber. Ingersoll
likes tobacco, and his bump of reverence is not
large enough to make him stop chewing during
court session Ho looks for all the world like over
grown bow and 1t is not unfair to say that he often
acts like Sometimes he puts his hands INTO his
pockets when he Is speaking, and he often makes a
Joke and laughs at IT with the audience. He laughs
all over from the fuzzy HAIR of his bald head to the
beefy calves of his fat legs, his big belly shaking
till the gold watch chain across II seems TO jingle,
and his hole frame perSOnIlCatl0n OF uumOr on
drunk"
ROME, May 17.-Count Moltke, tho German
Field Marshal started for France to-day.
PARIS, May 17-Prince jerome Napoleon has
started for England to pay visit to ex-Emprcss
Eugene.
MISSISSIPPI CITY Miss May 17--Dr. Harry
jefferson Davs's physician, reports that Mr.. Davis
is doing well and improving fast.
WASHINGTON May 17.-Secretary Chandler has
returned from Now Hampshire. General Drum and
Colonel Barr will return from tho West tomorrow
morning.
PARIS, May 17.-Mr. Morton, the United States
Minister, will give ball on the 25th inst. lie has
invited the prominent members of the English Col
Ony to attend.
WASHINGTON, May 17.-Mr. and Mrs. Blackie, of
Scotland who have been guests of tho President |
for evera days past. have gone to New-York City
for IA short visit Mrs. Haynosworth the Presidents
sister has also gone TO New YORK. The President |
will leave here for New York on Wednesday next. |
GENERAL NOTES