New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1883-03-01
PERSONAL.


Serieant Ballantlne has been received with great
favor in salt Lake CITY.
MI. Justice Field, of tho United States Supreme
Court. expects to visit Japan during the coming
summer.
After Mr.. Edwin Booth finishes his professional
tonr in Eurupe he will return TO America. and it is
stated that he will spe ID the summer In Newport.
John Letcher, the War Governor of Virginia. is
almost "A wreck physically and mentally. He is
confined to his room and barely recognizes his
friends
The late Dr. Chadbourne just before his visit to
New York which enued so fatally, had arranged
with n publisher TO prepare book which would
embody the results of his life studies In science.
Mr. Judah p. Benjamin, who has just retired from
active law practice in Eng land, is stated TO have
made 1925. 900 during his last year The Lar
Timc of London, saws that his largest single fee IN
ENGLAND was 900 guineas. but whllr IN the United
states he once received ten times as much.
Nine Christine Nilsson thinks that American
women are beautiful. he ~ this country
SHE thinks are not polished. formal and do not
exhibit rs much outward uoiteness as the
European gentlemen. but they are more chivalrons.
aud exhibit their devotion 10 the women from Tue
bottom OF their hearts.
At a dinner-party at Cannes not long ago. an ell
derry gentleman was good-humoredy complaining
of the march Of tine and the inroads of old age.
With smile Mr. Gladstone pointed out that his
own age was greater han the grumblers, and yet
he felt almost youthful as ever. Nhy,N he ex-
claimed, If you an old man, pray what must
beY And then. AMID solemn silence the IRE
d essihle mcmberO OF the company murlnur' Il Soitly
but quite audbly: why, Il grand oil man, 70 be
sur, p and the Premier himself was not the last to
ION in the ripple OF merriment tina ensued.
The recent iuprr- -,eut in the mental condition
of bronson Alcott ate marked. and hopes are
entertained of his complete recovery. He
more nuently and much more understaudingy than
ne did Occasionally he is taken firm his couch and
NOV ed TO an adjoining room. Ills favorlte amuse-
ment is "A game of cbecKers which he plays intelli
gently enuugh. with the exception that ne does not
distinguish between the kings and the men, deem
ing lt proper to move the men either way and TO
lump back ards and forwards with them as well as
VITA he kings. Tho lady nurse Is still IN attend
ance aud the physician who has had charge OF the
case from the beginning, visits the patient once in
/ two three days.
Numerous anecdotes about Dor6 are now appear
,nQ. Ono day at Ischl peasants wedding gave
him tho idea Of an exquistey pretty sketch. On
finishing his drawing he closed his album. put it
into the pocket of his paletot, aud walked homo to
his hotel. After dinner the album had uisappea ed;
| neither the host nor the walters knew anything
about il. Dor6 went to bed furious In the morn
ing he received "a parcel and AN anonymous letter TO
the following effect: SIR, knowing you would not
sell your album, | robbed you OF IL that last
sketch OF yours being qnite irresstiblel; but IN
order that you should not take me for common
thief | beg your acceptance of the accompanying
| ,traysllers stan'' bore opened the parcel. Ii
! contained a cane with gold mead incrusted with
precious stones-really princely gift He was
never able to ascertain the name of the donor.