New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1883-05-03
PERSONAL.


NJ. Lefaiyre French Consul General to the United
States and Paul Lefaiyre, secretary to the French
LEGATION at Washington, were passengers on The
Ameriaue which arrived from Havre yesterday.
Ex-Governor Leland Stanford has been confined
TO his house for nearly two months by muscular
rheumatism IL was reported yesterday that he
WAS dan perously ILL., but ii was said at his home
that he was neither better nor worse than ne had
been. lie has much difficulty IN moving about.
w. C. Buchanan. the engineer who built the Vera
Cruz Railroad to the city of Mexico and who is now
engaged in tue construction of tho Mexican National
Railroad, arrived yesterday from Vera Cruz ON the
steamship City of Alexandria. Captain j. II. Avery
and DR. J. Il. Landetta, OF Havana, were also among
the passengers.
Count Delya, son of ex- President Delva of Hayti,
who arrived from Havana yesterday on the steam
shin CITY of Alexandria is as black as coal, but he
il very intelligent and his manners are pleasing HIS
sistsr known az the :" Black Countess" created
sensation in Paris year ago by attempting to
poison herself. Her melancholy was caused by DIS
appointment in love- but she has since fully recov-
cred and is again prominent ngure In Parlslan
society.
The Hon. C. IL. Branscombe. formerly United
States Consul at Manchester. England is now visit
ing his old home, Hoyoke. Mass, and is organizing
a colony with which he proposes to go West 10
about six weeks Mr.. Branscombe was the founder
ature of that Territory helped draw up tue Con,
stitution of the new Commonwealth lie has lived
in England since 800, and has gained some PROM
inence a tenn raDce WORKER
Sir John Rose. of Morton. Rose & Co., of London
is an emineaty successful man. Twenty live years
ago he was a Canadian lawyer to-day he is
millionaire baronet, and knight Urand
Cross of ST. Michael and ST. George. One OF bis
daughters IL married TO Mr Sloane Stanley. who
succeeds TO half the immense 70 rtu OF the late
mighty hunter, Mr.. Assheton Smith another is
wife OF Captain Clarke, A. ID q. to tho FRINGE OF
Wales and his son Is engaged to daughter OF Earl
Cathcsrt. Lady Rose lneo Temple, oil American
parentagel was Mt Newport last summer on Visit
10 her sister " no resides there.
Sarah Bernhnrdt has been getting her life in
sured in favor of her son Maurice. The managers
of the insurance company. The Era says, having
heard ~ much of tho fragile condition OF the
actress, insisted upon having the separate opinion
of as many us five medical men. Each gave in his
conviction that Madame Bernhardt was in the en-
ioyment of perfect health, and possessed, moreover
remark able phys cal strength. From an examina-
ton made after the great final pos oning scene IN
Fedora when the pulse of III. Berton went up to
1877 pulsations TO the minute. Nine. Bernbardt was
found to tie comparatively calm. hers registering
most regularly only 10.
Ex-senator Tabor's first wife, whom he discarded
as soon as he became millionaire, ssad to remain
faithful in her affection for him. and though she is
life were when she kept his grocery store at Cali
fornia Gulch. She prays that he may soon lose his
wealth. when. she believes, his Oshkosh bride will
desert him and he will be glad to return to his first
and true love. No matter to what depth OF degrada-
ton he may sink, she says she will always be
willing to receive him back to her neart and home.
IL may be added that all last fall Mrs. Tabor mo.
One) bought groceries and provisions for herself.
ana ordered the bills sent to Mr.. Tabor. And now
the merchant ~ bringing suit against them both. TO
decide which Of them is responsible for the account
When Francis Joseph of Austria, travels he takes
a court chaplain ana court altar with him wherever
he goes The altar il old one 1t was made for
Rudolph III, and was used also by Ferdinand /, by
Joseph l while he was warning with the Turks,
and by the Inflated Macmillan Of Mexico. 1t con-
sists OF a substantial wooden with fasten-
ings The cover shows picture of tho Lords Sup
per. When opened. Tho two sides are turned up 20
give the altar duo and four feet which MD
den in the To-. cred The conseorated altar
stone IL then put la che middle of the mensa, the
three altarcloths laid on and the cross and wax
lights are fixed. The altar accompanied the present
Emperor on his journey TO Jerusalem in 1859, and
to the opening Of the Suez Canal DIR. Bedar Dudik,
travelling chaplain and hstoriographer read mass
before this altar on the open sea.
Prince Louis Of Bavaria and his newly welded
BRIDE the Infanta Paz of Spain, recently gave
siderable offence IN Paris by going TO SEQ Henry
VIII at the Opera House on the very evening
when the Prime Ministers and their wives went to
pay their respects to them at the Spanish Embassy.
Henry VIII is long opera. and the royal couple
sat out to the final fall OF the curtain and
even apologized to the people who were kept wait
ing for them several hours at the Embassy. The
Infanta Paz ia elegantly formed and moves about
with On independent air. but gracefully. Her eyes
arc blue and small, but bright and the rest of her
face Is dull and heavy. though crowned with .
wealth of beautiful fur hair. She 10 fond of fash
ion and display Her husband. who is of her own
ago and in his infancy was cared for by the Same