New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1883-08-29
PERSONAL.

The Pusey Memorial Fund now amounts to nearly
$4,000.
Mr.. Gilbert Dalzel has retired from the manage
ment of The London Pictorial World.
General Neal Dow is speaking In Ohio in favor of
the prohbltory amendment at the coming eIection'
Martin Farquhar Upper is said to be very proud
of book by an American writer called Sands OF
Gold, sfted from the Floods of Literature; or the
wisest savings of Solomon, Shakespeare and Topper
exempife6 By the Poet" copy of this, elegantly
bound. is in MS library.
The extraordinary physical likeness existing be-
tween the Marquis of Lorne and Mr.. Stuart Cum
berland the thoughtreader is the subject of general
remark in Toronto, according to The Mail. of that
city. 1t has also been noticed at Saratoga, where
numerous persons, seeing Mr.. Cumberland. an
nounced in good faith that the Marquis OF Lorne
was in town.
Mr.. George Barclay Bruce, vice-president OF the
British Institution of Civil Engineers, arrived in
this city yesterday aboard the Gallia to attend the
opening ceremonies of the Northern Pacific Railroad
as of the representatives of the British Govern
ment. He was Robert Stephensen's second pupil
Having served a five years apprenticeship IN the
Newcastle upon-Tyne engine works, he was trans
ferred to duty on railroads under construction, and
became resident engineer of the large masonry wa
duct at Berwick on Tweed. For a time he was
became chief engineer in India for the Madras
| Railroad. For the past quarter OF century he has
been in practice in Westminster and has been chief
engineer Of various railroads In Prussia, India
South America and New-Zealand.
In explaining why Her Majesty's Government
had decided to grant to Prince Lucien Bonaparte-
now in his SEVENTEEN year-a pension of 81 $50 per
annum Mr. Gladstone paid glowing tribute to the
Princes services to the world phlloogist. 'He
has devoted his life" said the Prime Minister, to
the purposes of pathological inquiry. and when he
had q considerable fOrtune-whch is not now the
case-ho spent upon these inquiries sums very much
larger than the triding amount which, beginning at
| seventy years of age. he can hope to derive from
this pension. Not only in tho collection of books
but largely in the printing and gratuitous distri0u
ton of books to all students OF philoogy and to
every great institution connected with it, the funds
which Prince Lucen possessed were largely and
literally expended. believe there are no less than
100 of these operations of printing which he has
| ecued III other and happier days at his own ex-
pcnse Among them he has printed the Gospel OF
81. Matthew In twenty-nine dialects and languages,
for tho accuracy of every OF which he is person.
| ally responsible, and which represents absolutely
his own work He has printed The Song of the
Three Children in eleven dialects of the Basque
| language; and he has printed the Parable oil the
| Sower' in seventy-tYO Eurorean languages and
dialects. Many years ago che University OF Oxford
| conferred upon hun the degree OF Doctor for ms
dlSihg ulSICd Services, anu lotilefe Iueie ~ udIuy
n country in Europe IN which honorary distinctions
| have not been awarded to him."
WASHINGTON. Aug. 2S.-Judge French, acting
Secretary OF the Treasury. to-day received tele-
gram from Secretary Folger, dated at Port Huron.
Mich, stating that he expected to spend few days
at Geneva. ~ y, before returning to Washington.
Sr. JOIN, n. B., Aug 2s.-The United States
steamer Tallapoosa, with Secretary Chandler on
board, arrived at this port to-day and sailed to-
night for the Penobscot
PRovIDENCE. r. L. Aug 2s.-Miss Nellie Arthur.
the Presidents daughter, and Mrs. McElroY and her
two daughters, left Block Island at p ID. to-day
on the United States steamer Despatch for New