New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1889-02-12
PERSONAL.

Tho steamer Icebear will leave Copenhagen on
March is to bring home DR.. Nansen, the Greenland
explorer, who Is spending the winter at Godthaab.
Maria Anato is dead, tho divorced wife of sIgnor
NlcollnL
President seelye, of Amherst IS enjoying much
needed rest In Florida
The Rev. Dr. T. T. Munger is presently to be mar
rled to Miss Harriet osgood, of Salem, Mass
1t Is told that ono day last summer going down to
Gloucester, DIR. Holmes sat in front seat OF the
car and entertained fellow passenger with some OF
his brilliant talk countyman sitting IN the little
corner seat before them overheard the conversation
and finally loaned over took the autocrats hat locked
AZ tho number inside, then at his own and sald very
demurely: :" I read something in the paper the otner
day about the size Of great mems heads and thought
I'D like to know the size Of yOurn. But what Dohcrs
me Is my heads the biggest OF the twoP
The Ellenville Press,' Public Printer Ienediops
paper says that there is truth IN the report thal
at the close Of BIS term OF Office Mr. Benedict VIII
take charge Of The New-York Star"
When tho late Laurence ophant was the Paris
correspondent Of Tie London Times" he received one
evening visit from eminent Austrian diplomat
now dead who brought him State paper which ne
was very anxious should be published in London as
soon as possible. The contents Of so startling
nature that ophant hesitated to take the RESPONSE
bty of giving them publicity unless, In case of need
he could mention his authority. This the diplomat
declared was out OF the question. On the contrary
he said Not human being must know that you
have got this from me.' "Then, much as should
like to use the information, cannot possibly 90 So'
returned Ollphant because the Is certain TO Do
contradicted and must, at least let my editor knoW
how it came into my hands, After much luf.not
discussion Oliphant returned the paper, ana the oi
lomat left the room in hun but the door had no
sooner closed than Il opened again. and the
dor walking IN quickly where Oliphant was aoous
to 90 on with hls work, threw the paper on the ,aoi
and cried out There there's the document eaye
m with YOU. DO what you like with IL, Dnt elso
you full notice that II am asked any qlestos ~ y
i,ovemmont / shall swear BY all that's sacred that
Won did not get it from me J"
Professor Alonzo Williams, Of Brown University,
will be this years orator at the veterans reunion d.
The Welrs n. H..
Since tho Hon J. O. A. Bracket became lleu'eh-
antCovernor of Massachusetts, he has only once oeen
nresept at session Of tho Legislature and that was
when he was showing friend through the state
House and stumbled Into the senate Nhahper O0io''
adjournment by mistake.
pleasant incident, illustrative Of the tenderness
and sympathy Of the Princess Of Wales has JUST Dee
brought 10 the notice of correspondent of The Man
chester Courier friend travelling In Norfolk, nesr
rvnn met In the train woman dressed In deep mourn
ing In conversation she stated that recently she haa
lost a daughter through consumption Her HUSBAND u
Was laborer on the sandtnghanl esiae, ahu uI
her lauchters protracted illness The FIneess UL "a
vas fIpouent visitor, sitting oy the ayihg sttss
stde talking and reading 20 her on rehslous snyJ.s,
and after her DEATH added the mother inc HFhooS'
gave me this shawl that am now wearing