New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1859-05-27
PERSONAL.

-messir' burton dhd optke, the African travellers
have arrived at Alden from Zanzibar They pene-
rated into the country about ZOO miles from the coast
and surveyed the famous Lake Uniamesi. aud several
other lakes in the same longitude. Their researches
tend, in some degree to dspe the doubts which have
so long hung over the sources Of the Nile,
The death of DIR. Lardner, already announced,
occurred at Naples on the Dist ut. lie wa i'll but
few days, of Inflammation of the chest.
The sun sbone brilliantly Tito the room where
Humboldt died. and it is reported that his last words,
addressed TO his niece, were: Vie herrlch diese
Strablen: sic scheinen die Erde yum Himnel "a
rufen! How grandthese rays: they seem TO beckOn
Earth to Heaven!"l
Mrs. Douglas Jerrold died in the I,le Of Thanst
on the 9th inst, aged 81
M. Auguste Vacquerie, son-n-law Of Victor
Hugo, and W.T., whose works belong to the eccen
tricres Ct French literature has taken the Paris an
public by surprise, with an elegant little comedy
written after the classic model 10 two acts Of eleglni
verse. The plot is simple. Beppo, the lover Of
naughty and obdurate Warehouses who trests
him with disdaiD, adopts the old plan o
using Jealousy as an expedient for kindling
tenderer passion, and pays court to unsophisti
Gated little soul named Lydia. The Marchioness is
indeed moved, but the affair takes unexpected
turn, for Beppo becomes seriously enamored of Ly-
dia and making her his wife, leaves his former idol
in the lurch. Sourent Homme Vare is the appropriate
title Of tois pretty dramatic idyl
--Siebold the Japanese traveller, and the suthor of
the most comprehensive work ever published ia
pan fin parts-total cost about $780, has returned
to Japan, where he will be invested with important
functions by the Dutch Government.
-Pertz, Directorn. Chief of the Berlin Library, as
serts in a recent publication, that the Cape of Good
Hope was discovered by the Genoese 200 years be-
fore Vasco do Cana or Bsrtolomeo Diaz.
The fund for monument to Leibnitz, 10 his ma
tive city, Leipsic, has reached about 81 800.
"A monument in honor Of Gubogedof, the Russian
poet, who murdered by Tartan, at Teheran, Jan.
80 1880 will be erected at st. Petersburg by order of
the Emperor.
According to a correspondent Of the Augsburg
dlgemeine Z,itung Whose political prejudices, how
ever, evidently color his statements, the Russians in
Paris are the leaders, not only of fashion, but also of
politics and among the warmcst partsans Of Napo.
leon are Russian lady diplomatists who endesvOr to
advance bis cause with the little Princes of Germany.
The same influence is also in the ascendant in Athens
and the Russian ambassador there Ozerof, has re-
Gently made many Aat,erng advances to the conspc-
of the Republican party.
The European correspondent of The Nep. Albony
Nnd) Tribune gives good account of our Minister
at Berlin, Ex-Governor Wright. The writer states
that ho has called ON FIVE American Ministers on his
route, and all the good qualities he could discover in
the whole of them would not balance those of the
Hoosior Minister. The Governor invited him TO
bre akfast and treated the gentleman to buckwheat
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for the visitors admiration. He says he found plenty
of assumed dignity in other American officials, but
in the Governor he found the pure article itself The
Governor rents church, has bible class with which
he meets regularly, and when they have preaching
they hold class meeting.
1t is said that the Rothschds have lost IS OOO 900
francs by the great Viennese house that has just
failed; but this is probably an exaggeration.
According to the sayings of the Court, the Empe
ror Of France intends that his campaign shall be as
rapid and brllisnt that of his uncle il 1876. He
intends to date his dispatches from Milan by the end
If the present month"; the beginning of June at the
latest.
Richard Ansdale, the well.known animal painter
of London proposes to visit this country during the
present season. the purpose Of studying the buffalo
of our western prairies.
"A public dinner, at which Mayer Henry will pre-
side, is to be given at the Philadelphia Board OF Trade
room, on Tuesday evening" to the Hon. IN. d. heed,
late u. S. Commissioner to China.
In noting the distinguished personages who were
psssergers by the Persia Wednesday, we omitted
the name which is before all Others the name oil the
Cbeyalier Wyckoff, who is known in Montreal under
the less euphopous appellatiOn of Kirkoff, and who
on the ships books modestly appears as IL. Wyckoh
We can only trust that the celestias will treat HIM as
he deserves TO be treated.
In the absence of Count Sariges, NJ. lie Viscount
de Freilard, First Secretary Of the French Legation
vii; conduct its business, with the title of Charge
d'Affaires.
Mrs. Polly Pi1ley, widow of Elisha PiHiey oil
Bethany, n. " who labored under the oehei 'ha'
tbe world would soon be burned up, concluded 10 an
tcipate that calamity by burning herself to death on
Sunday, the 18th. She took from the house pan Vi
coals went about fifteen rods from the dwe'hng anu
81, Are TO her clothing and was found by the heiea
hors after having lain on the ground as is supposed
some four hours.
A dozen public spirited citizens Of Boston have Sc
cured very valuable historical painting oy Copey'
which is now on its way to Boston The SUBJECT Oh 'o
psip,ng is King Charles l. demanding OF the House
Of Commons the FIVE impe sched Members. As aworA
f srt il ia regarded az second only to the same great
ro;r,crs pie,ure of the "Death of Lord Chatham.
1t is of large SIZE and contains portraits OF upward
fifty noted persons The picture was first brought 10
the attention of the Hon. Josiah Quincy, WINE mayor
bv John Quincy Adams, and paper was started 10 st.
cnra Il f the CITY of Boston more than thirty years
GOO Int circumstances prevented the collection OF the
subscriptions and the movement was not revived
Mr.. Wick, whose death in duel, fought near
Noble We have chronicled, was a native OF Nicks-