New-York tribune., 1891-05-24
PERSONAL.

Judge veazey, of the Interstate Commerce Com.
mission, who has travelled widely in other countries
ss well as in his OWL says frankly that while he s .
United states might well adopt many European IDEAS.
It is said that of the most striking pecusrites
Of Pope Leo XIII Is the convulsve tremor Of his hands
which one meeting him. This is not q result
OF age, as Is generally supposed says a writer IN "The
Review of Reviews but the consequence Of typhoid
fever from which he suffered at peruga some twenty
five years ago. so great Is this trembling that he
can no longer write. When he has to sign document
his left hand IN order 70 BE- able to trace letters s tss
would otherwise be unreadabe, and even then each
stroke is an nfnitS Of tiny. light zigzags.
house in which Daniel Webster lived for several
years in Washington but which Of late has been used
for law Offices. advertised for sale at auction last
week for non npayment Of some small claim, but PRO-
ceedings were checked by an Injunction In the back
yard OF this place there is stu standing linden tree
planted by the sage Of Marshheld In 1880
The young Chinese Emperor has celebrated the COM
pletlon of his twentieth year by picking out new
wife. Precedent allows man Of his rank seven Of
these companions, and this acquisition IS only the
second. His mother examined the many candidates
for the honor and selected ten herefom ont Of which
. number Hwangt made the final choice. This maiden
and is said TO have the smallest foot in Pen To be
Emperor's wife in China is not considered very
envabe lot after marriage she is never permitted
to sec any Of her old friends again.
Mr.. Kozaki, OF Harvard Divinity School, is not the
only Japanese who Will take part In commencement
exercises this year. Masayosh TaIsak, Of the same
nationality and student in the Syracuse University.
command Of English composition Is said to be ex-
cellent He is editor Of The University Herald
There seems to be no question about the aging
effect of her many sorrows upon the Princess Cotfa,
widow OF the late Prince Napoleon Though only forty
eight years old, her once blonde hair Is white.
Major Andrew L. Wood whom the Kentucky Re-
pu6foans have named for Governor is one Of the kind
Of men that build up party and who are apt TO win
He a Union soldier and one Of the famous 306'
who voted for Grants third term nomination. He
has several times for Office, always polling
votes than other men on the ticket. He Q
candidate for Attorney General in 1887, when w. O.
Bradley for Governor and in that year, In 16e5
for Harrison he made speeches all over the State lie
is lawyer by profession
The late Henry S. Sanford was American Minister
30 Belgium during civil war; but Mr. Seward once
said Of him that during the first year Of the Rebellion
he was virtually our Minister for all Europe. He per-
formed many important and delicate services for the
Government In that crisis At the time OF the Trent
affair." for instance, when there was danger OF war
with England, and when by the Queens order British
ports closed to the exporting Of military supplies
some 1000 tons of mucnneeded salpetre that had been
purchased for the United States locked up in Eng
land. Immediately, on his own responsibility, Mr..
sanford bought up and shipped to this country all tho
saltpetre sale the Continents responsibility
which he risked his whole fortune.