New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1883-05-09
PERSONAL.

The Hon. Lawrence NPCully, formerly of Oswego
and now Associate Justice OF the Supreme Court OF
the Hawaiian Islands, is revsiting old friends IN
Maine, and will soon sail for Europe TO spend the
summer.
Since returning TO Paris from this city tho Due de
Morny has led crusade against the black coat
evening dress. He wears on all full dress occasions
pum-colored velvet suis, adorned with sapphire
buttOps
General Joshua L. Chamberlain. Of Maine. has
now almost entirely recovered from the effects OF
his recent illness and surgical operation. and is able
TO sit up and enjoy society In u few days lie will
be strong enough to travel.
Ex-senator Roscoe Conkling attracted good deal
of attention in the corridor of the Fifth Avenue
Hotel last night because of his walking very lame.
In answer to inquiries made by friends he said that
he had TANNED TWO of his toes, partly tearing OFT
the nails.
Ex-senator William Window, who was in the city
yesterday, says that he has interest in the pro-
jected new Stock Exchange further than being a
subscriber to it, and he has not heard how the
project was succeeding. He intends to continue 10
make his home Minnesota, and says that he is
out OF politics
Mrs Augusta Evans Wilson, the novelist, is no y
about fifty years DID, and looks pale and faded; but
her eyes arc bright and her face constantly wears a
smile She lives in O 1ower-embowered cottage on
Spring Hill Road, Mobile and devotes most of
her time to caring for her husband, who is 4
confirmed Invalid.
Perhaps the most striking incident in the gener-
ally smooth and quiet of the late Jules San
deau was bis intimacy with George Sand. when he
was twenty and she twenty-five. 1t was meant 70
be- eternal bat 1t lasted less than two years
Thirty years later they met again in the foyer OF
the Od6on Their eyes met for a moment. He hes
itated. half raised his hat. and then asked friend
who was by his side: Who is that LADY, IL
strikes me have met her somewhere before"
Gustave Aimard, author of Les Trappeurs do
pArkansas" and many other tales and novels of
adventure is III an insane asylum, victim to soft
onng Of the brain. His stories come back to him
in his madness and he constantly imagines that
he is Oh the war-path, and that Indians after
his scalp. Before his mind failed he was very
popular member of society. Now and then, in COM
pauy, some ono would tease him by insinuating
that he had entirely drawn upon his imagination
for his tales and that he really had travelled
outside Of Paris. Then re would become purple
with rage and roll out mouth-iilling oaths at
fearful rate. On such occasions after averring that
he had travelled all over America afoot. which was
true, he went on to tell the following story, which
not true, but which he told 30 often that he at
last came to believe in II most fxedy. He related
that he was once lost IL forest. lie accom-
panied BY an Indian guide, hired from friendly
tribe in tho last village through which he had
passed couple OF months previously. lie tried to
cut his way through the jungle, but in vain. lie
looked toward his companion, who returned his
glance, and opening his lips for the first time.
claimed. We are lost indeed p Almard declared he
surprised TO hear the man speak French lie
learnt that the guido was born IN Paris aud had
cmigraJed casting i'll his lot with tho Indians. At
tho conclusion of this narrative every one roared
with laughter Aimard was mt first inclined TO be-
angry. but gradually he Joined III the aagh looking
on the whole affair rs an excellent joke.
WAsHINGToN, May S.--Justco Harlan. of the
United States Supreme Court. and family left
Washington this morning for tho West. Mrs. Har-
Ian will visit relatives while the Justice is holding
court at the different points IN his circuit, which
embraces Illinois, Wisconsin and Indiana.