New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1883-06-09
PERSONAL.


| The Right Rev. J. l.. Spaulding, the Roman Cath
| Ole Bishop, of Peoria Ill., was among the passen-
gers who arrived here yesterday on the steamer
| Republic, from Liverpool.
Sir julius Benedict thinks Malibran was the
greatest prima donna he ever heard, and Mario and
Sims Reeves the greatest Campanini he
ranks with country church choir howlers."
Faust" nc regards as the greatest opera, and says
| none has been written since worthy of mention
I'll TrOyatOrep is ''rubbisR Aida" and Car
men, trash; and "PnafoTe," rot" Yet Sir
julius is a genial and gOod-natured old gentleman.
NJ. Auguste vacquerie Of the Paris Rappei de-
serves the great success he has with his drama,
| "Formosa," for he has had failures enough during
the past twenty years TO discourage hero. But no
always took them light-heartedly. The first per-
Torrance of his first play. "Tragaldabas," was I'M
merclully Kissed off the stage by an organized
clique In the midst of the uprOar NJ. Vacquerie,
sitting in the dress circle was laughing meTriIy
and heartily that young lady seated next TO him
| remarked: "Ah, Monsleurl You are merry. ana
SO but what would the poor author say II he
were herep Good gracious, Mademoiselle," he
replied 81 am the author, and assure you don't
! care the least little Bit"
Vereschagin. the Russian artist whose military
paintings have won much admiring attention In
Paris short tins ago sent number of his can
vases to Moscow, and intended opening museum
during the coronation ceremonies Everything was
ready and he acquainted the chief OF the police
with bis intentions. He advised Of the visit of
gentleman from the Office Of the Censor, who
would decide as 20 whether the paintings could be
exhibited or not. After a great deal OF difficulty.
NJ. Vereschagin obtained permission to place all the
canvases save one before the eyes Of his compa-
triots on condition that lie should not allow them to
be photographed The painting objected to repre-
sen.ed spy brought by the soldiers before Rus
nffp ha LIST WA Of "
wanting in respect toward the army: The charge
is sustained by the defiant manner" IN which the
spy faces the officer. as though he did not care u
brass farthing for the punishment which awaited
hun.
After taking part In the memorial services in
honor of the memory of John Howard Payne, Gen.
cral Sherman will leave Washington for New York,
arriving at the Fifth Avenue Hotel late this
evening He will spend Sunday in this city
and will leave on Monday morning for West Point
to attend the closing exercises of the Academy He
will be accompanied by his daughter, Miss Rachel
Sherman, and by Miss Ewing, daughter of General
Thomas Ewing Returning from West Point on
Wednesday General Sherman will spend day with
General Ewing at Yonkers. He will also stop for
dav &t Philadelphia OH his return TO Washington.
On June 10 the last official trip TO the Paclhc
Coast will he commenced and will not end before
October. In the meantime his family Will remove
to st. Louis. About December /, after the last
annual official reports are made, General Sherman
will surrender his military power and retire to his
homo in st. Louis, where, as private citizen, lie
expects TO spend the remainder of his iluSrous iie
Dr. Emil Holub ten years ago left Austria on
tour of exploration unaided, and when he reached
Africa no had only $50 in his pocket. But he
turned home with fifty huge cases full of valuable
specimens, and diaries crowded with the most in
teresting and important scientific notes and facts
Now he is starting for Africa again, relying entirely
d
least four years there He hopes to traverse the
entire Dark Continent from south to north from
Port Elizabeth to the Mediterranean. Seven months
will be spent in Cape Colony, Griqualand,
and the Orange Free State, and seven
months the Bechuana king
dom. Then he will set out for the head-waters
of the Nile and follow that river to its delta He
will make botanical researches in the Erica zone.
and examine the Siurian formation in the Clan
william Mountains; and Also while at Cape Town,
do some deep-sea fishing. Going inland, he will
visit the SprlngbOkfontein copper mines and study
the dicynodon fossils at GRAF ReYnet He VIII
spend some time III the diamond district chiefly
making researches in ethnology among the Bush
men. Among the Bechuanas his researches will be
chronological, geological, botanical and geological,
and he will also endeavor 10 make treaties with the
natives looking to immigration of European colo
nlsts After examining the water system OF Lake
Ngame he will travel on to the Zambesi collecting
skins of large quadrupeds, studying the botany OF
the country, ana examining into the very peculiar
inaiad medca of the native tribes. At this point he
will have accomplished only the easiest part of his
journey; but looking forward to the whole stupen-
dOus undertaking he has planned he hopefully says
he does not think he will find it difficult of achieve
ment.
WASHINGTON, June Sit is said that Lieutenant
General Sheridan has purchased, for $4,000, the
residence of Judge Adds on Rhode Island-ave. In
this city, and will come hero to live in November
next, when he Will relieve General sherman OF the
com mand of the Army.