New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1889-07-12
PERSONAL

"olver Optic sailed for Europe last week
Mr. Macdonald. the manager who led 4" The London
Tines into the Pigott forgery business, is keen and
clever sportsman With rod and gun he was "m me
admins traitor 81 The Illness @l2oOOOo conmis-
saliat relief fund in the Crmean war
Mr. Tenntel. the famous artist of London Punch
lives in solidy built house IN Mazda Vale, which
has sheltered him for nearly forty yeau. lie is
tall military looking with dropping, gray
mustache and in complexion IS not so much ruddaer
than the cherry Mr.. Wald's picture in the New
Gallery would lead one TO believe. His Punch
work apart Mr. Tennlel takes life easily. He produces
watercoior occasionally, and IS member OF the
Royal Institute Mr.. Iennel has now ceased IL
iag h SOa sqt od X 'G and RSsasbRS Sgnd
Illustrations, and the Incompatible pictures which
accompany Alice in Wonderland and Through the
Looking GLASS"
Mr. George KEENAN,, the Siberian explorer has gone
10 Cape Breton for the summer with his sister, Miss
Jennie KEENAN, who Is manager Of the telegraph office
at Medina, y. y
Mr. David Klmball Pearsons, Of Chicago, has given
300 900 to Belot College; 100000 to Lake Forest
University; $4,000 to Knox; $4,000 to Chicago
Theological Seminary; $4,000 TO the Presbyterian
Seminary: 100000 to the Presbyterian Hospital:
$50 900 10 the Young Mems Christian Association, and
900 600 to the Womens Board of Foreign Missions,
besides $3.50 900 in various other ways and In smaller
sums. Mr. Pearsons is one of the busiest men in
Chicago and Of the hardest TO find, In spite Of
his sixty nine years he spends si ms Tine Detwetn
Hnsdaie When he cannot be found at either place
he IS off hunting up something or some one to benefit
HIS wife IS thoroughly in sympathy with his ideas and
plays Of doing good with his money while they aIe
both alive. lie Is robust man, looking fifteen years
younger than his age, ana mas hOl,gray half aid
beard. His keen eyes twinkle with dry ana
contagious humor over MS glasSes lie tails con
a. he IS in figures.
The day after the anniversary of Emperor Fred
c,4ck's death saws 81" The World Of London, En-
peror william ordered that the name Of SchloSs Fried
rich Kron, which had been given to It by the late
Emperor should be changed to that of the Meme
Palas and a peal of bells I'm the chapel. which had
been put there also by Emperor Frederick and which
PLAYED an air Of which he very fond, should be
removed and another substituted for II. 1t IS
said that these acts have greatly annoyed the people
in Berlin and have increased the unpopulalny OF
the Emperor 1t f. also said that The influence OF
The Emprcss over the Emperor which was supposed
not 10 exist has become very strong and that
with his improved moraIy h h cone one Suuueh
In Germany with great apprehension, as she Is not
al all clever woman, and very much In the hands
Of a narrow Clique
Record was recently made Of the death Of Mr.
| Ferrand who nearly half century ago was the
champion Of the Ten Hours Law in England. lie
was eighty years old but was on his way 10 scotland
for fishing excursion when he died.
| Mr. Thomas Hardy writes his novels in the old
fashioned way. He has now and then dictated but
| not 10 a stenogapher Some years ago he thought
| of learning shorthand but did not. lie has never
| tried typewriter
The Rev. Dr. Gordon, pastor Of the Old South
Church. Boston. has gone to Europe for the summer.
Major kirkland, the brilliant novel writer, says OF
| the mechanical production Of his Mss: My pen
| travels fast thoughts flow 1t could travel
faster and often has 20 wait, for minutes hours
for never allow 1t TO proceed until my characters
| do say something worth Iecoriing-do or say II
Of their own accon- without my urgency. Whenever
ION subsequent overlooking, word appears to have
been said by me instead Of by thom, out 1t goes,