New-York tribune., 1883-03-07
PERSONAL.

Amemorial tablet is to be placed on the 'front.' OF
the house in which Wagner died, on the Paiazzo
Ven-G, amln Venice
Miss Margaret Mather the actress. is making
good progress toward restored health, and hopes 10
be able to leave her home IN Boston this week to
fulfil her engagements
The Rev. George Harris, VIII has been elected to
the Abbott professorship at Andover, preached his
farewell sermon at the Central Congregational
Church, Providence, X. l., last Sunday.
Senator j. d. Cameron has been growing better
in health since the important surgical operation
performed upon him on Saturday, and has gone to
Fortress Monroe for rest and recuperation. Later
in the season he will make a trip 10 Europe
Russians celebrated ON February 10 the centen-
NAL anniversary of the birth Of Andre Joukovsky,
one of their national poets and the tutor of the late
Car. To his instruction of Alexander III. in liberal
principles were chiefly due the numerous economic
and social reforms that rendered ulu5trloS Tie
reign of that unhappy monarch.
In Dr. Edward Brooks's resignation OF its princi-
paship presented to the trustees on Saturday last,
the Pennsylvania State Normal School suffers loss
that will with difficulty be retrieved. DE-. Brooks
has been principal of the school for seventeen years.
and was previously its professor of mathematics
for eleven years. During this long career he has
impressed the influence OF his ripe scholarship
upon all departments of the institution, and
achieved for ID success that is admired as widely
as It's renown has extended. Feeling the need OF
rest he has several times Of late desired to resign
bis post but has been induced not to do 80 by the
entreaties of the trustees His present resignation,
however Is final and will take effect at the close
of the present school year. He Will then spend
several years in foreign travel, aud on returning
TO this country will maze bis home In Phlaaeiphia
and devote himself to general literary WORK. anu
to extending the scope oil the series Oh teADoohs,
of which he is the author.
Mr.. Tabor, of Colorado, managed to get consid-
erable deal of fun out of his thirty days term IN the
United States Senate and to give his colleagues
much amusement too. Not the least interesting OF
his exploits was his personal Questan entirely un-
precedented performanee-after the autographs OF
prominent men. His pursuit OF Senatorial sigma
lures was enacted the floor of the Senate, during
the last few hours of the session. and his persistence
generally oyercame the disayor with which his an
tics were regarded; indeed, the sight OF million
naire Senator trotting around from desk to desk
with an album in one hand and blottng pad in the
other was enough to summon a grin to tho
most saturnine vIsage Every now and then, ae-
cording 10 a Boston Transcript correspondent, ne
would 20 TO his desk and check on ON tally-list
the names he had secured, and then set out Ior he
others. lie repaid his colleagues for slenlhg theH
names by pointing out to them MS hahd'onio no"
wife, who sat In the gallery.
An eyewitness describes as follows the delivery
Of the maiden speech of the new member for Mallow
In the British House of Commons shortly after the
opening of the session: Mr. O'Brien in appearance
ts typical Irshman, with dark hair and pale
countenance Ills rising was unexpected and the
House was very thin when he began, but when 1t
was known that the Editor of United ireland was mp
the attendance increased. Members listened with
marked attention to the anathemas upon the Eng
lish Government which Mr. o. Brien, who was evil
IDENTIFY under the influence of intense excitement.
hissed out between his tightly compressed lips. He
had not his voice we'll under command. but seemed
10 need the rest afforded by the applause OF an en-
thusiasto audience, and his hearers, with one or
two EXCEPTIONS were either coldly critical or bit
terlv hostile More than ii seemed doubtful
whether he would be able 10 recover his voice IN
time TO proceed and some thought that his sudden
conclusion was preoipitated bx sheer physical Ina,
bility TO continue speaking. The general effect OF
his haran 1ne--which was not devoid of ability and
appeared 70 be desperately in earnest-may be
Judged from the fact that Mr. Pluuket used II as an
additional point against any concession to the party
which numbered Sir. OBrien as one OF It's repre-
sentatiyes'