New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1889-01-18
Personal.

Mr. Thomas j. Stewart, Pennsylvania Secretary for
internal Affairs, IS candidate for the Department
Comnandershlp Of the q. A r.
Governor Gordon, Of Georgia. is going into raising
thoroughbred cattle
Cardinal Lavigee has brought over from Africa two
graceful gazees as present to Leo NH they have
been housed In a corner Of the Vatican gardens, and
the Pope never takes his daily walk among the vines
aud shrubs which he himself has imported. without
snnpne IN front OF tho enclosures where the animals
have become quite tame.
The stamp collection Of NJ FerraTt. of the late
Duchess Of Galliera contains about 100000 spect
mons and has market value OF $l2ooOo'
Mr. Frederic Harrison the chief Posltivist In Lon
don q middle. sized man. with brilliant eyes. ruddy
face, kindly look, and manner which Is pleasantly
| academic He is enthusiastic lover OF me flencn
Sation and Republic brilliant writer and veri-
table enthusiast for humanity
:, "a reuorted that the Pope never allows hre IN
anv OF the eight rooms OF the Vatican which he in
habits These rooms are, with the exception OK the
library small and low, and the Pope's haons are so
simple that he does not even require dinhg-room'
but takes his meals either In his bedroom OF IN inc
| ,,brorv The other day the bedroom was moved 10 a
h,cbey Hoor as the in which the Pope nad herto
sent was converted into private chapel On uiS
OF inc %t for babItatlon during the summer months.
tha pine quietly replied, Then shaii nave my peu
| put into the library
nh German EmperOr's Christmas present 10 mas
-. con consists OF complete collection OF the uni
60, Isdanted to the childs size) which Rave been
| IN usa I'm the Prussian Army from the days OF me
| E.aderichs 10 the present time. hHser "lhelu'
snos how 10 give his own Interpretation 10 he aaaso'
aS.a,n nm child IN the way that he should co.
! The death OF Nine. Amet, daughter OF 0enerai
r,no, Gives rise to many reflections on the vlcssi-
ndos Of fortune. In her young days, when tho First
pon.u.rte bazcd in all his brancy and glory Made
moIss,,e d,Abrantes and other madens Ike her, VINO
wero daughters or relatives of Imperial potenates'
nr,nces or peers lived not only on the fat but ON
| ,h ,,xurv a. the land. We were clothed" as she
| usea 10 say, with purple and hno linen, and we
shona with Jewels and diamonds of rare and radiant
| mst,e We reyelod In good things, and money In
gold and silver was around us In open conefs, into
which everybody could plunge a, hand.' After that
came the catastrophe. Madame Amet was lmmurec
| in conyental gloom against her wishes, out sue
ceeded IN escaping from the colster ana marrying tht
| son of hor old governess During the iast Empire
| she was bcfricndcd by the Empress, auo received
| pension which was discontinued after sedan Pu
have been lucky In my daughters. was vue oi w,
| d,Abmntes: and her daughter, the Wife OF Coun
| dc Mouv helped her mother until her death. Ih
| Kindness OF her son-in-law ana uaughter was th'
| supreme consolation of the deceased lady, who D,
a harmless bit of trfckery, Wa maan u penoVo
always fond OF descanting on the fortunes OF IN
other daughters OF Napoleon's DUKES ana generals
Sebastianl's daughter, Madame Amet oten reminded
her friends was murdered; kapp's dalghter iea
| miserable existence In the midst OF spendor; IN
daughter OF suchet was always In feeble health
while others had skeletons In their closets about whic
Il would be invldious 10 enter into detail