New-York tribune., 1867-04-25
PERSONAL.

The Court of Quarter Sessions Of Franklin County,
Penn has just sentenced TO three years imprisonment
thief named Book Bible. Bible stole coat and watch
mulatto slave in Brazil has carried off national
prize medal for the best work OF sculpture and has also
received paper Of mapamisson.
Neal Dow is making temperance speeches in
England
Mr. John w. FOrney Secretary of the United States
Senate, has taken the temperance pledge.
Miss Blanche Butler, daughter Of the General, is
eazetted as the belle Of Washington next Winter
Leonard Dresse and Perabo, arc the piano lions OF
Boston parlors.
The will of the late George L. Stearns leaves his
property TO his wife, authorizing her to carry the bust
ness in which he was engaged
Three or four gentlemen have been made sue
cessivcly mortal invalid victims Of the Panama consul
ship notwithstanding which there have been score OF
appicantsfor the late vacancy
A letter from Madrid says: "The evening before
last several individuals arrested at the Thoater
Royal for initiating the barking OF dogs as the queen Ell
tered her box"
The people Of Montana are about 70 invite Prof.
Agassiz to visit them as guest of the Territory
In February tho friends of Won Ranke, historiog-
rapher of Prussia celebrated the fftch anniversary OF
his receiving his Doctors degree, which took place who
he was twenty years old
Jean InCelow, the author, whose poetry has OBJ
tanned such great popularity in America as well as In
England contributing to The sunday MdGasiae Lon
don periodical, series of sketches entitled My Chosen
| Friends"
| Mr. John RusLin is in such feeble health that Inc
has been compelled to foregO all his literary occupations
| Gustav Freytag the novelist Professor Mommsen,
the historian aud GOttfed Kinkel poet and politician
arc meIuber members Of the North German Paria
ment.
DIR. Strauss the autlor Of novel described by the
london AHcn0Hs, as vulgar, profanc, and indecac."
has brought action against that journal for libel
NJ. Berger, the famous French advocate, does not
take kindly the changes going in Paris. He is liy
ing in the place where he has lived for ffyone years.
aud TO his landlord who proposed TO tear down to build
bigger he said - seventyc years old and
age would bc cruel 10 force me TO carry larcs
and penateG elsewhere, 10 unfamiliar walls GIVE only
three years. and may bc heaven will arrange matters
TO satisfy you aud make me nsensble TO all changes
Few men live long after their eighteth year"
The Ahanhc Adrcrfiser says: Miss Anne Whitney
has taken up her residence In Rome. Miss Whneys
name is not altogether unfamiliar to New England.
small volume OF verses published some years ago, first
introduced her to the public But with this vol
she lost sight Of In the domain Of literature and
before many years elapsed the public called
colossal figure Of Africa, modelled by Miss Whneys
hand Few sculptors have struggled through greater DIFF
ficues living In the country, apart from casts models
from which TO study labOTcd ihdcfagaDy, with no
voice but that Of her enthusiastic endeayOr TO In
sruct on encourage. For the last two or three years Miss
Whitney has occupied studio in Boston, and has made
use Of all the advantages this city offer for the fur
thcancc Of her work but her progress has been neces
saTly SLOW because 81 the many obstacles which crowd
cred the center OF Neutrality-suspicious.. with much to
learn and unlea, the artist WHOSE n0Pye ggd tny ar
tistie spirit Indicated In the figure OF Africa cannot
WORK long without attainment and recognition"