New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1890-04-06
PERSONAL.

General Alfred H. Terry is at his home At We've
Haven. Conn. in poor health.
The present Emperor of China vaccnated whcs
he was two years old and when of course. there was
no idea that he would ever ascend the throne
A recent visitor offered some words Of coincidence
TO the widow OF General Crook. In reply 10 which
Mrs. Crook said some years ago met the widow q
a great soldier Her husband had Just died. shs
was ncons0lable. she asked me, weeping: How can
bear itl' said TO her Bear II as brave soldiers
wife ought How often she same TO me after thai
and repeated the words 10 me, ana no" those same
words come back to me.'
Tho Rev. Dr. Bartol Is expected 70 return 10
Boston from California some time this month.
The Vienna correspondent Of The London Illness
says that VI. Tisza, the hungarian statesman, looks
like very aged and feeble old gentleman, his white
beard his stoop and his large. tinted spccacles giving
him an air Of senity. whereas, in fact. he Is bus
fifty nine years old, the age the Emperor
Francis Joseph, who stands upright ash. When
NJ Tisza speaks in Parliament his voice is low and
quayerng that the whole House must be flushed 10
hear him. In his opinions, character and manner %
living " Tisza has hardly trait In common with
the mass Of lIungarians. A Cavinist, LIBERAL
man Of bourgeois simplicity modest in his surround.
ngs and petty in his expenditure. he Is the exact
mates whom he has governed with 50 light but firm
a touch. The Budget allows the Prime Minister
10000 norins a year for table money, but NJ. lisa
gives one official banquet year. and no sort OF other
entertainment all the year round. NJ isza has never
kept private carriage. but hires cab by the year.
and, according to common report, he was for long
time driven by one of the most illcondoned iaryias
In Buda-pesth. Nine Tisza used often 10 complain
Of the lOutis fellows ncvility, but her husband would
answer, " All WE'LL poor Schneider. n II were known
that | had dismissed him. I've could get empOym
nowhere else! - This little story paints the man.
Sir George Bowen, the former Governor Of New-
Zealand relates that among the loyal Maori chief,
whom he invited to meet the Duke OF Edinburgh when
tho latter visited the colony Of the original
signers OF the treaty OF Waitangi I'm 1910, who had
ever since been a firm friend OF tho English One II
the Anglican bishops afterward said to the Governor:
DO you know sir the antecedents OF that old
heathen?, "No, my dear Bishop was the reply.
but do know that he brought 800 OF his cansInea
into the field fight for the Queen. 50 lnVlten MN
10 meet the Queens SON. "NelI,' continued mo
Bishop when ] first arrived In New Zealand, mat
chief came to me aud said that he wished 20 De bip-
tizcd knew that he had two wives. 20 toh MN
that he must persuade one Of them TO return 10
her family lie said he feared That would be
difficult: but that he would sec what cond bc zone,
and como back TO me in two months Nicn nc r.
turned no exclaimed: Now. missionary, you NAV
baptlzc me- for have only one WIFE asked Mhss
have YOU done with our dear sister. your nr,t wieP
lilo replied, smacking his lips / nave eaten hcr'