New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1889-09-08
PERSONAL.
feat.

The Rev DR.. Arthur r PersOn Will to-day for
the last time preach and administer the sacrament
Of the Lords Supper at Bethany Presbyterian Church.
PHILADELPHIA where he has held most successful
nastprate of six years. He Will spend some tlnle
in Boston, visit Chicago, and on Novemb@ san LOT
Europe.
Tie japanese Minister is at Bar Harbor.
Professor W. S. Tyler who has served at Amherst
College for more than ifty-seven years, on Monday
celebrated the seventy ninth anniversary OF his blrth
and on Wednesday he and Mrs. Tyler celebrated the
1ftieth anniversary of their wedding.
DIR. Griffin the venerable president of the Round
Lake Association. has gone abroad for six weeks
stay at London and Paris possibly spending some
portion of september in the Scottish Highlands.
DR.. Griffin is one Of the fathers of the Methodist
Episcopal Church in America. and spends his ample
means In all good causes In and outside OF the Church
nromineut figure in all Methodist councils for the
last half century and despite his years Is wen dlu
hearty boy and shows no sign OF the decrepltud9
of old age.
Beezoyshi, the Pole who tried to ayenge his
co,ntry's wrongs by shooting at the Car Alexander
H. during that monarchs visit to the Paris Exhibition
of 1867 Is now a white-headed old convict In the
French penal settlement of New Caledonia OIL the coast
of Australia He IS very tendery treated by the
authorities of the place. for his conduct has been I'M
exceptionable from the very first day Of his trans
portation. They allow him room himself apart
from the other prisoners and he is at liberty to
about the ISLAND as he plcases. Being very iona OF
flowers cultivang his lltle garden is his sole employ
men, ana Tor ItccdlIon ITO Icdds INC newspapers "N
magazines.
Count Vnliers de rIsle Adam, the French poet and
novelist, who died few days ago in Paris, IN extreme
poverty was descended from the last Grand Master
Of the Knights of Malta, and there Is legend eXtant
10 the effect that the Count, who belonged to the
same order, once applied TO Napoleon III for
the Kingship Of Greece. The Emperor smiliUgly ne
bah If he xe,st
another occasion the erratlc author fondy imagined
that he was sure of lucrative appointment from
great En- gsh nobeman and statesman. Nnllers de
PIsle-A ADAM I'm fact, mixture Of the enthusiast
innocent and the tavern Joker There was much OF
Edgar Allan Poe in his composition, and some OF his
best works have been inspired by the American author
notably his "COntes Cruels' ana AhOur SupTehle.
shortly before his death the novelist married his house
ecper sny 8sa~s se Barley dAureyy he died
almost destitute having had a poets dSresam OF
Montmarre school His chief delight N his declining
vears was to sit In cabaIet' IN that locality
, IoihnI al night amid the fumes of cigarettes,
occasionally varying his agreeable chat by spells
| at the piano which no performed Wild fantasies
and symphonies. mostly of his own composition.
The la,e Austrian Vice admiral. Count Bombeles.
was Master of the Household to the late Crown Prince
Rudolf lie was descended from an old Scottish
family He spoke English to perfection, and was per
sonalIy one OF the most amiable who ever held a
! high Court Office Wherever one met him he was
cheerful and friendly. He told striking anecdotes
there was no concet in him. and whenever his great
| influence at Court was appealed to for worthy
object there came hearty response on his part lie
| had a troop OF friends, and until the Crown PRINCE
died no enemies. He was in every sense of the word
! a thorough gentleman However, when the Grown
| Prince died much laid to Count Bombees's
charge. He had been appointed the Princes titoi
when his Imperial Highness stu in his minority
and from that time he was supposed % know all that
! his Imperial Highnoss did. As matter OF fact he
| knew little or nothing Crowds OF syoophants and
toadies usurpod his nominal authority and took the
| Crown Prince whthersoever they would Nevorthe
Less after the Crown Princes suicide scspegoat had
| 10 BE found aud Admiral Bombeles was dismissed
] contnmeilously from his high station Dsnllseals y