New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1883-02-28

paper she'll Collapsed" almost shut together"
he says-under the strain OF his power ut racing
speed.
Miss Alice Wilson, daughter OF the late George
F. Wilson. of Providence r. l., is contesting the
will by which her father left S25O,O00 to Brown
University and only one-teLth as much to her. Sir.
Wilson it has been ascertaned feared that bis will
left with his executors. to be used In such ener
gency, former will. made in 1850. The PROVISIONS
OF the earlier Will have not yet been made knowa.
At the close Of dinner party in Philadelphia not
long ago, Signor Salvini remarked to friend that
certain lady among the guests was one of the most
intelligent women he had met In America. "She
is intelligent" was the reply. and she is good
wife and mother too.n e Has she children ~ ex-
claimed the tragedIan, IN surprise. "Yes six"
" 1t is very strange" said he, after a moments
thought; very strange. low yonng and hand
some woma has time 70 be intelligent with six
children to look after cannot understand"
When the Emperor Williams brother died the
sudden cessation of all Court festivities had q
seriously i'll effect upon the health of HIS Majesty,
as he requires constant pleasurable excitement to
counterfeit the strain of State duties. The Court
doctors and other attendants were driven to their
wits end to find some amusement for him that
would be in accordance with etiquette. At last
thy hit on the idea of getting up a series of
scientific lectures. The first discourse was by DR..
Werner Siemens on the electric elevated railroad
which he intends TO build In Berlin. The Emperor
aud his family attended, and showed great Ill crest
In The lecture and the end aimed at by the doctors
thus fully reached.
Ton Kin Sin, high official Of the Celestial! En-.
pre- Is on his way to make tour OF Europe
for the purpose of studying commercial and man.
ufacturing systems with view to their introduce
ton in China. lie will also visit this country on
the same mission and will spend much time here,
examining especially American manufactures and
engineering. He will probably reach this country
In July next. A gentleman who has frequently
met him at home is quoted by The Cleveland Herald
as saying that Ton KIN Sin is affabe AID courteous
IN his manner simple in his tastes, and, for China
man, unusually ave SO TO noise add display. lie
has mech Of The innate egOtsm OF his race, but ~
too we-bred TO show II. lie has @ qulcknes5 or
thought and speech which is for Of his race,
and logical mode Of argument aud keenness In
asking questions which ore anything hut chinese:
He il thoroughly competent business man, and
one cannot fail TO be struck with he quiet unosten-
tatIous way IN which he handles dollars by the
million as if they were dimes
Tawhiao, the Maori King has had his portrait
taken at Wanganui. to the utter despair Of the
art critic of The Hawera Star. who writes: The
frst glance at his head forcibiy reminds one of an
American axe, or Maori tomahawk it beiLg broad
at the chm and narrow at the crown. liz his head
were iron, IT would be a valuable acquisition TO tine
bushfaler for splitting shingles The tattoo maFNs.
with which the face is covered, destroy all facial
expression and simple minded person could easily
be persuaded that for minute at one period of his
lie bis pate had been in sausage machine in full
operation. The pictur" also represents hm as fear
fully swivel-eyed, and 1t would be A hard lag 70
tell whether His highness repre- euted 10 be iook-
ing at his subj cts or sadly contemplating tno
shadowy prospect OF banquet from the " anganul-
ue," To this eneoninm The local scribe OF rag
HdRganui Chronicle adds that the more one sees OF
avnI fial Lass in rel,
Mace's smuggling prote~e there IRE appears to 10
the worthy SUBJECT of more worthy monarch.