New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1883-09-09

PERSONAL.

The widow Of ex-Prrsheut Polk completed her
cightielh year last Tuesday, and was pleasantly
surprised on that day by VISIT from many OF the
monument citizens of Nashville, Tenn, where she
lives, who brought Some tine horal tokens OF the
event
NJ John Wanamaker has added one more to his
many benefactons TO he Young Men's Christian
Association by giving the philadelphia Association
$50 900 10 pay oh its floating debt. The entire
amount of the debt-$200, OO0-was made up by
other subscribers
Relatives of Martin Luther are being discovered
IN great numbers. Among the earliest found are
book keeper in u circulating library, n policeman
and a registrar in the Ministry OF Public Works
all III Berlin. They are dIrect descendants of the
Reformers younger brother. JACOB Some descend
ants of Martin L1thers youngesi daughter, Marga-
rslba are living In Denmark aud bear the name OF
Wagner.
Krasczewski the Polish poet who was recently
arrested in Berlin and after few weeks released,
spent his whole time in imprisonment in his usual
manner writing nearly all the day, aud persstentiy
refused leave his room In the villa where be was
confined. No explanations have been given OF the
cause OF his arrest, though 1t Is gsnerally believed
tnat he was suspected of political offences nor was
any reason assigned Tor his sudden and uncon-
dltlOnal Release.
Mrs Julia T. Smith. the novelist, who was killed
al hsr home in Hartford on Friday morning by a
frightened horse. was native OF Connecticut, and
was Don't fifty years old. Her aim IN literary work
was MOI long ago OK pressed follows IN letter
written by her 20 one of her critics. " It seems 10
ma there can be no women In tho word who have
oDportunitles TO accomplish and to enjoy much AS
American women because here live nowhere else
such 10. ners brothers and husbands as ours. III
can at al helr any young girl 10 know what her
he WORTH ana TO Ky To Ave out It's truest value,
| am content"
Rudolph and Stephanie. OF Prussia. seem much at
tacned to their home. LsxenOery, where their
daughter was born few days ago. and where the
Crown Prince himself first saw light, twenty-five
wears ago. 1t is indeed beau it'll spot, and has
been a favorte summer resort OF the Viennese pub
lie until this summer, when the gates were neces-
sary closed to strangers. Ii put IN its present
form by the grandfather oil Francis Joseph, who ex-
hibIted his taste for the picturesque by building on
an island IN the lake the castle OF Franzensburg an
exact counterpart OF the most ancient home OF the
Habsburps IN the Tyrol 10 furnish the interior he
almost pillaged every existing old family mansion
or convent, taking from enc Beautifully carved
wooden roof or a whole chapel with marble piliars.
statues affairs, etc. from another Deautilu' t
Mace or A brilliant stained glass window. Inc
whole building was filled with OLD chesls waiu-
robes, gilt beds etc, 80 that IL IL now Ieuiiy au
interesting museum, where the art OF tue hIIoeh,h
and sixteenth centuries can DO advantageousiy
studied.
ALBANY. n. Y, Sept. s.-Governor Cleveland
returned 10 tho p,tal this morning.
LONDON. S,pi S.-Prime Minister Gladstone,
with his family, embarked to-day upon the steamer
Pembroke Castle for a cruise along the west coast
of scotland.
WASHINGTON, Sept. 6.-Privats secretary Phillips