New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1884-11-21
PERSONAL.

Recognizing the American Governments warm friend
ship aud Minister Haderman's faithful Observance Of
treaty obligations" the King Of Slam has made gift To
the United states OF house aud perpetual caschod IN
crcs IN grounds for the use or the American Legation at
Bangkok
The Bishop OF Peterborough said that the most
trying sermon Of his life preached In the queens
private chapel. her Majesty and ave others forming the
congregation.
Lieutenant Rhodes Of New-IIaycn, has been In III
health ever since his gallant performance ut the Gay
Head wreck, aud has obtained leave Of absence from
service after December l. The wound In his leg received
from sharp spike In the wreck, has never healed
The late Duke Of Wellington got Il letter from u
lady saying she soliciting subscriptions for certain
church in which she much Interested and had taken
the liberty to put his down for e2O0 and hoped he
would promptly send her check for that amount. He
forthwith replied that he glad she thought well Of
him; certainly he would respond O the call but he too
interes. ed IN certain church which needed sub
known lbeHlity, he had put her down for 600, and
So, he concluded, "no money need pass between MS"
Mr. Moody begins a series OF revival services in Detroit
to-day.
The statue OF the late Georee Brown, OF The Toronto
Globe will be unveiled in Toronto on Tuesday next
Writing OF the ats Duke al Brunswick, He stood at
the knees OF heroes says the Countess Won Bohmer;
hls immediate ancestors are shrined in the Wal
haa the name of Bonaparo was a terror to his child
hood; he was the ward OF the Prince Regent, and
witnessed the early fame OF Wellington lie lived to see
Third Napoleon topple Ia his ruin and Second Empire
crumOle into dust; Austria Inundated by defeat, the
Hohenzolern dominating the Hapshurg, anl a kine Of
Prussia crowned Emperor of Grtminy IN the nhu n
mirrors &c Versailles, witn tumut Of acclaim, lie
tho Pope Prisoner Ia Nc Nalchh, ana thr MING Z"
Hanover dl-crnWnh AMI ufp'''c 500 Wdh'efrt Anh
an exile. lie odilNcd thr car, Victor Emmanuel the
Prince Consent AMI flut IL. aud p'rhAp' saw ia Tue
,uns Napnsnn- delth ~ sanlnll fttrlul repfSlS Tor
tho tragedy In Mexico. Yet he was nAnuth compared
with tho Emperor ~ Germany Moitkr, AMI Mrluyol;
aud Prince BsmArck IA "a youth compared with him'
Prince Edward OF Walos viii leave Cambridge at
Christmas. and soon after leave Eagand Tor tour IN
orcr through Germany, Ausrit Italy, Canada aud the
United Statcs u T. probable that he will set mp
IN establishment Of hs Tor two or three years yet
and wucn he does 1t will not hc-tt hiS gthdmother
atm lyug-at Marlborough House. tho story that that
homo would be assigned to him aud Ms parents remove to
buckingham Palace hciug entirely groundloss.
Mr. frank Vincent ir. the traveller and author, "
this city, has received from the King of Camholia the
dipom, and decoration Of officer of His Macsty's
ROYAL order The diploma Is cngrossed In red, brown
and black upon sheet Of yellow parchment two feet
snunre The decorations OF gold with red and blue en-
amel IS In form cross WIN eSnt points surinoneeu
~ the Imperial crown. ali rchy chased me order Is
bestowed pan Mr. Vincent for services rendered 10 the
Kingdom OF Cambodia in his publication OF ." Tue
Land OF the White Elephant"
Gorilla saws King Alfonsos illness will without doubt
soon terminate fatally and then there will be trouble in
s,lu FOR the hercss 10 the throne will he child Tn the
nursery and the Queen mother. who by law will be
Regent during the minority is stranger, AN Austrian,
who has no place in the esteem and affection Of the
proolc Some would then wish to restore the cx-Qneen
fsabclla and Others to bring about an p" iniantne
ruarrage bet een AlfOnsO's baby daughter aud the
Young son OF Don Carlos. Either OF these expeients
would mean 70 coup defH