New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1889-08-05
PERSONAL.

Professor AlonZo Williams. Of Brown university,
aud his son have been crossing the Alps afoo, and
are now at Venice. They Will sail for home ON sep
TENDER Il.
Mr. Edwin Booth has given $500 toward building
an amOry and library at his native town, BelaIr,
Hartford County, Maryland
Writing from Turin about her brother, General
Louis Kossuth, who is now eighty eight years DID,
Nine Rutkay says: " He IS enjoying not only gOou
health for of his ago. but preserves all tle facu
ties Of his mind. We live here, close TO Turin, in
pleasant villa, surrounded By handsome garden
which he planted himself and cultivated with me
greatest care. Natural science is one Of his favollie
strdies Botany occupied a great deal of his time
as long as he was able 10 climb The Alps. Now he
hes given II up. but has nne coliecton OF pau aH
The greatest care. Ills sons are well situated and
have ample opportunity to exercise Their me laGh,s
04 OF e by snlpSnr Mines Of Cessna In tuscany
Louis IS chief engineer of hhe Ala ltala Kaif9ad I
Neither is married their father does not desire IT,
perhaps because they have no opportunity TO marry
Hungarian women"
The Countess Of Rosebery recently unveiled hne
Maltese cross erected as memorial above the hitherto
neglected grave of Charles Dibdn the great seasong
writer.
II Is not generally known that Mr. Gladstone has
only three fingers his left hand. The index finger
was shot of. fOrtyseVen years ago. by an accluehI
IN the hunting field.
Everybody speaks of the Marchioness of Lorne,"
SAYS the London correspondent OF "The Liverpool
Mercury as the most popular OF princesses, ana
one got 10 understand why from single incident
She caught sight Of Mr. Sala, and cried out with he
light. is not that Mr.. Saa? know him. Thinking
II would please the doyen Of our profession 10 near
Of the Princess's recognition, l told him what nan
happened In return he told me story which
hope he will forgive me for repeating. ln Rome
lately he was quietly descending palace arr aee
cropping his way his eyesght not being what II was
when a voice cried out, Is not that Mr.. sals
Yes, madame he replied An, yo, 40 NOT Know
was somebody worth knowing. Mr.. saa replied; No;
madame are you a duchessP NO, but-lm Princess
Louise"
The strange anlmus OF the late ukase Of the Car
excluding from the line OF succession TO the Russian
throne all members Of the Imperial family who con
tract marriages with princesSes not Of the Orthodox
Greek Church has just been learned rom all Intimate
OF tue court circle. Shortly after the unfortunate ac
eidept at Bork number of officers seated at
convvia table In Of the most arsocratc casinos
OF St. Petersburg The collision at Borh was one OF
the subjects OF conversation The Prince OF olden-
burg commander Of the Garde duCorps, was asked
what would have happened II the deporabe occur
renee had resulted IN the death of the Emperor. Evil
IDENTIFY in an unguarded moment. and Influenced prob.
ably by the presence Of Intimate compa0ns, he replied
that he would have assembled the Guards and ordered
them % take the oath OF allegiance to the Grand Duke
vladimir brother OF the Car. That Prince Is married
N princess of Meckenburg Schwerin whose family
does NOT belong 10 the Orthodox Church. The speech
soon reached the Emperors ears. He at once sent
word b the Prince Informing him that he was IN error
which had been r0scnded precluded the success
sion Of princes whose wives did not profess the or
thodox belief. The ukase embOdying the same senu-
ments appeared few days isIer III auuluon 10
Prince vladimir the Grand Duke sergius, who married
Princess OF IIesse, Darmstadt Is also cut on from
This IS looked upon as impossible Thus, should the
heirs of the present Gar die before him. the future
husband of the Princess Of Montenegro VIII rule over
all the RuSsias.'