New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1889-05-09
PERSONAL

Professor Dearborn and wife, Of Tufts College,
san for England to-day for the summer.
Professor Theodore Mommsen has been studying In
various English libraries for some months past
The Hon. W. C. p. Breckenridge, of Kentucky, is
to deliver the address the dedication Of the National
monument to the Forelathcrs at Plymouth, Mass, on
August l.
Miss Emily Faithful now gets a pension OF ESQ
year from tho English Government.
Herr Georg Ebers, the novelist, IS a hopeless
and greatly suffering invalid.
Among the speakers at the twenty-ffth aunivcr
sary reception to DR.. George Dana Boardman at
Philadelphia this week The Rev. DR.. EDWARD
Braislln who as a boy sat under DR.. BOardman's
preaching and is now himself tho popular pastor
ot the foremost Baptist church In brooklyn.
The German Emperor has given to Prince Bis
marCk a superb Tim nastin, named Tamellane' TO
replace his recently deceased pet
learn, says a London correspondent. that the
Cardinal Archbishop Of Westminster, who has Tor a
long time been suffering from indspOson, is better
In health Just now than he has been for some period
Cardinal Manning was present at the celebration OF
High Mass at tho Orstory, BromPton, on Easter pay
only that he looked stronger, but that hts vsce was
hrmer than for months past.
The operation performed two weeks ago, at Rich
mond, Va upon the ego OF Mrs. sydney smith Le''
mother of Governor Lee has proved entirely successful
II have Just heard7 writes John Greenleaf Whittier
In The Critic " Of the death Of President Barnard
II ends SO far as this life is concerned the unbroken
irendsh hip Of sixty years which has existed between
US | knew him hrSt as . tutor Ia Yale College and
Afterw ard In Hartford, Conn., where he was teacher
In tho asylum for the deaf and dumb In ls3o-3l
was at that time the Editor Of The New England
Review We beHnms strongly attached friends. a
scholar OF rare requirements, brilliant, graceful and
Handsome surrounded by admirers of both sexes, he
was assuming and unpretentous, and bore himself
then as ever after, perfect gentleman. lie
wrote occasionally for my paper In prose md verse
I remember one or two limitations Of Hahn and other
Persian poets full OF grace and rhythmic sweetness
would easily have non high distinction But he de
cIded otherwise. | think wisely. hS lie work u an
EDUCATOR cannot be highly estimatod for none was
ever more faithfully and successfully performed
lie leaves behind him nOblf reputation. and VIII DO
followed to his by the love and reverence OF all
who knew him.
Mrs II. II. Baxter, Of this city, will give $4,000
for public library at Rutland, VT, In memory Of
her husband.
Prince Alexander. Of Battenberg and his bride are
now known as Count and Countess Hartsuau, and
they have taken up their residence At Gratis In Syria
where they living IN very modest fashion. Prince
Alex ander who Is the best possible terms with the
Emperor Of Austria, bitterly resents me silly i'm
pertlnenceS Of his relatives at Darmstadt, and has
openly declared that he would have the Queen aud the
Empress Frederick know that be al least Is perfectly
indie pendent OF them. and that they are cNasper2te
blame for the lesson they have received from