New-York tribune., 1891-05-17
but inst how the modern design" differs frvU
the ancient one we are not informed.
PERSONAL.

Michael Tschicorfn, who recently won fhe cable
chess match with Mr.. seintz, Is forty years OF ago.
and was born near st. Petersburg iic hafhed tne
game TO which no Is now devoted while about hftecn
years Old ard in less than twelve months could beat
his master, though giving the latter the ODDS OF
rook Thereafter for seven years he seldom or never
touched 2 piece But being s,nnsS Dsg,ss' ,"'1 ds7i
ssS ss@e beating Miin nj him. he developed new Interest,"
entered tournament In 1874 and took the third pnse
Petersburg. Ills frat International tournament was
IN 1881.
The Rev. "sam" Jones has given notice that he
cannot conduct services at the Round Lake camp
meeting this year; and Mr. Moody has therefore been
secured.
Among the visitors 10 the Smithsonian Institution
on Monday we're DR.. Calling and Mr.. Maxim, both Of
whom are celebrated as the inventors of rapid
and destructive ordnance They were there about tho
same time, but not together. Mr. Watkins, who v
curator OF the department Of transportation, bsde
farewell 10 Dr. Calling the famous American inventor
ct the northeast door, ano turning % %n.nn,s ' ae,'
greeted Maxim, DR. Gatiings great EngDsh nvei.
Mr. Watkins though on cod % sew 20 fen mss.es se
Mr.. Maxim has been devotiDg himscn recently 70 ex.
permenting in the field OF aerial Navigation; ana wsnt
MaxIms experiments, conducted at his place In Eng.
land, as he described them 70 person WHO conVersa
with him, have been exceedingly pracucai In cIL&f-
actcr.
While Queen Victoria was in Western France ~
turning from Grase, recently telegram awaited her
al one OF the stations where halt was made Tie
posmistress refused 10 give 1t into anybodys hands
but the rigtful recipient and all the diplomacy Of the
ROYAL train was put In action 10 Induce fs jealous
fnnctOnary 20 waive rules and eguat ons IN lavor Of
the Queen Of England. Madame only yielded to tho
pressing solicitations Of General Ponsonby ana sec
rciary Of the British Embassy.
II Is announced In Albany that Bishop Doane Is 70
receive from Cambridge, England, the honorary title
OF doctor Oh laws
Lord Cross has been spoken OF as the Minister with
the largest personal influence Queen Victoria since
Beaconsfeld's death. "Ysnity Fair" however, sayss
aThis Is ridiculous. Tho Duke Of Rutland Is tho
persona gratissima at Court now, and 1t Is bv the
Queens express wish that he is so constantly In
waiting as Minister In Attendance III any furuff
proof were necessary IL would be enough 10 point 10
the fact that the Queen has conferred on him the
Garter in preference to her grandson, the Duke OF fie
In this matter however, she has been able 70 crafty
fhe Ministry as well tie Duke and herself"
The Rev. NJ. Harvey. OF st. Johns, y. F.. has
ceved from the McGi University OF Montrea', the
honorary degree of Doctor OF Laws Mr.. Harvey well
merits this distinction. As scientific investigator he
has been OF much value TO natural history. His we'll
known discovery OF the great devii-fsh. giant
cephalopod in 1873 aroused profound interest among
naturalists Proiesso: Verill who exhaustlvely ex'
amined 1t, named the species Archeuthis arvey and
said that IL remarkably resembed the ancient genus
Tendopss found fossil in the 1urassic formations ana
contemporaneous with the sauIian deepsea monsters
codfseries OF Newfoundland and the cod and lobster
hatcheries, well on the extraordinary ppuu'h
situation Of that unfortunate Island, have been Oh cx-
ceptional interest TO readers.