New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1883-03-06
PERSONAL.

their way to this country by the steamer Burgandla
OF the new Fsbre Line, which is on her maiden
yoyage to New-York She left Palermo on March
/ will proceed to Naples TO take passengers, and
sill directly to New-York touching at Gibralf ar
for coal She Is expected to arrive here about the
ODD, inst.
Edwin Booth will occupy during tho coming sea-
son the villa which Is being finished on the ten
acre plot of ground purchased by him last year at
Newport The house stands bold bluff over
looking the Seaconnet River. Ii is of the Queen
Anne style, shIngle-covered. three stories high ana
about fifty feet square, though very irregular III
plan.
Nine Nilsson Rouzeaud recently said to reporter.
speaking of her coming visit to Philadelphia: 3" All,
Philadelphia is such pleasant placed lt is 80 clean,
so fresh for city, and the people are so kind to me
that am always glad tn get there. Philndephians
are cultured, music-oying People' and l ENJOY 9
season with them" This The Phltdfdphid FfeSS
sapIently entities A Cantatrlce's SaIcasm."
Wagner's mausoleum at Wahnfried was not new
tomb. When tho composers dog, Russ, was pois-
oned some years ago. his body placed in the
tomb which was then destined to receive, as it now
has done. the remains of his master, and Wagner
had carved by entrance the ef2y OF his avorite
in attitude OF repose and underneath the eseho'
" Here Russ rests. and waits
When II was reported that Prince Gortschakof
was dis ing at Nice that statesman's friend quickly
rushed TO the fore with the exp anatiOn that lac was
in excellent health az Baden Blden, and that 1t
must b. only his cousin Nicolas who ia erfre1ais
on the Riviera Now the latter ind gnantly declares
that hs is enjoying robust health az MenOnc, 81 the
question comes up, ~ there any BODY named UorI-
schakon dying at Meet II so. whof
Among the men seeking election to tho French
Legislature az the hands Of Gambetta's old Belle
VILE constituency Is one Berezowski, Labor
candidate He is thus recommended by Felix Pyat ::
"Workmen Bcrozowski is workman! Republic
cans he - a reglcidel Citizens, no Is convict !!
Assert then, Tor him, by him. in INN, the right 10
Work, the right OF the Republic! RehabliItate
Duty Honor the Pistol"
General Sherman few days ago wrote as follows
10 an autograph collector IN Brooklyn, who had
asked for a5ew lines the sentiment The pen
Is mpiticr than the sword" Lord Lyton would
never have put his signature to 80 naked sent-
meut Surely will not In the text was prefix
Of qualification.
Iicueath tho rule OF mon entirely great,
The pen ~ mighurr than the sword
Tie worm wall turn, and 30 will Phipps the Phil
adelphia Almshouse plunderer lie writes a furious
letter to his counsel in the Quaker City, threaten
ing 10 return thither voluntarily aud stand prose-
cution. Unless rentiauces for his support In Can
ada are larger and more frequent HIS friends who
have been sending money 10 bin IN Ontario have
now ceased to do no. without giving any reason for
thor uugencrous action, aud ~ consequence he
gard their claims upon his consideration. fhipps WI
steal an almshousc roof now and then, but he can't
tolerate a man who WON'T stand by his friends
The Hon. Henry b. Curtis, of Mount Vernon.
Ohio. has placed in the hands of the trustees Of
Kenyon College q fund for tho aid OF meritorous
students by loans of money az low rate of inter
est The appropriations will be made for only one
wear M a time The scholarship Ia intended to help
n student but not 10 cover all his expenses. The
! st,,Ta for, will he
hut for a STUDENT hrst year IN college 90. Inc
sum appropriated will be paid in equal parts. at
the beginning of each college term Upon each
payment the udent VIII give ms pr0mlssOry note
for the repayment in five years from date with III
tercst at the rate OF l. per cent per annum
1t is related that when the Rev Phillips Brooks
was in Italy (he was last heard from in Palestine.
by the way,) he met two other American cergymen
Of mighty stature, the three together weighing hall
n ton. One day Mr.. Brooks Went to a famous bath
ing estab lishment. The proprietor looked at him,
and then desparingly declared that he had no
bathing suit big enough for him. At that moment,
without any preooncert up came the second of the
fro and asked for u sui. aud received similar
reply which had hardly been uttered when num-
her three came with his stately stride and with
a cry of horror and dismay the lathlng-naster took
TO his heels before what he conceived tC be an iva
sion of new race OF Iltans,
Now this world does not often present the con-
dtion of facts herein described. Men entirely great
are very rare indeed, and even Washington who
approached greatness as near as any mortal found
.znod use for the sword and the pen, each Ia its
proper sphere You and have the day when
great and good man ruled this country (Lincoln),
who welded q powerful and prolific pen, and yet
had TO call 10 his assistance a million of flaming
swords, | cannot subscribe To your sentiment be-
cause il il not true. Rather, In the providence OF
God there il time for all things, time when the
sword may cut the G0rdian knot and set Tree me
mia nj ri
Ineshes of hatred revenge and tyranny that the pen
of mighty men like Clay, Webster, .grttenden and
Lincoln were unable to disentanglc."
Frederick Lunger who died at Davenport. Iowa.
last "Wednesday. aged seventy-five years, is said to
have been tho senior railroad locomotive engineer
in the United States. His first experience in that
calling was in 1885 on the Albion. engine
built by George Stephenson and run on the old
State road from Philadelphia to Columbia, Penn.
lie remained constantly at the work If engine
driving" until 1856, when he retired to farm life
I'm 1876 he was invited by the late Colonel Tom
Scott to visit the Exposition at Philadelphia, aud
ON his way there aud back again 10 Davenport he
rode in his old place IN the cab and handled the
lever rs skfuly as ever, Chus literally working his
passage although his pockets were full of rst-cass
passes over all the roads.
Nine. Judith Gauter ono of the few fronch al.
mirers OF Wagner relates many instances to prove
that the great composer concealed under his rough
exterior u most tender ana sympathetc hearr, pOth
toward men aud toward animals. While he was
composing the "Meisterslnger' at Zurich he be-
came interested la a stray dog which he found
prowlng around the house. and which suffer
Ing FROM some disease. lie took IL home and
nnrsed 1t; ard though the creature bit him for his
pains 1t was mono the less carefully tended Mme
Gautier once askedhm what he intended TO do with
hts son. My ambition" he answered. "is first OF
all 20 leave him modest Independence, 80 that he
may be spared the worry from which | have 80