New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1875-05-06
PERSONAL.

Prince Bismarck was recently so Ill as 10 DO
confined to his bed for several days.
In reply to an invitation to attend the Cen
tcnnl Gen Garibaldi has sent autograph letter In
which he says: II will certainly make every possible
crt TO have my conntTy ra,cpstf, IN tn nHEnsst
regret that I shall not be able 10 come myself"
In his recent visit to Gen. John c. BreclIin-
ridge yice-Presient wilson was accompanied Ivy Ex
Congressman James Is. Beck Gen. Preston. Col. j. sod
dard johnston aud Col. ". c. p. Breckinridge. The
moetng the two is said 10 have been very effect
ing. aud they lett 10y themselves Tor hall 40 hour
The Grand Duke William of Austria made
speech recently which IL regarded oninOus He Is
Inspector-Geucra OF Austrian Artillery and was at
Prague Official tour reviewing the troops AT the
cloae Of the review ho said: thauk you for your dill
yeice In study aud the thorough acquaintance You
have displayed with the practical duties Of your pro-
peace these qualities become doubly important"
Mr. Charles Bradaugh was given dinner at
Northampton a few weeks ago, in honor Of his return
from the United States An address presented him
In which the advanced Liberals pledged him their support
their future candidate testimonial In the form Of
portrait OF himself. also given him. In bis response.
Mr. Bradagh pledged himself 10 contest the borough as
long ho brenthcd Lie meant to DO Member Or North
aiDpton
The management of the Indian Bureau re-
ceves warm defense in rhe Independe 1t c1presses It's
belief that Indian affairs have been managed with
less corruption aud fraud than Tor the past few years. and
adds: 1--WE know that 1t would DC difficult discover
purer moro competent pnOic servant than the Hon
+. r. smith, who Is at the head Of that Bureau" 1t ad-
mite however that the statements by Prof Marsh have
weight though 1t maintains that, IN all probability, the
samples goods shown the Professor had consider
ably dcterioraed IN Indian hands. Bishop Hare, the
wrllknowu Episcopal Bishop Niobarl, is also known
honest mana gcmcnt OF Indian affairs.
NJ. Auguste Laugcl thus concludes IN inter
esting article Earl Russell in the current number OF
the Rer,o des Deur Momdes: Dsdainng fortune, Lord
Russell has devoted all his life, a his energies, To public
aara he has loved his country with perhaps Jealous
love but he has always in the Of gland that
Of justice and liberty. He has loved literature aud ono
Of tic pleasures of his Old age l. to repeat to his
is stored He has preserved In his manners ltlc Of
that rustic simplicity which las always distinguished the
English gyond ej'eW from tho courtier Tbero is
thing imposing In MS aspect in his rg1dy, In his aw
his contemporaries. Even when no o0ntrdics himself he
l. still sincere lie will remain ono Of tho moot original
types OF that strong English arsocrncy which has been
able 10 maintain H. prcemncncc over people greedy Of
liberty. and to compel tn most powerful monarccs TO
take II into account
Judge j. ID. Mcconnell of Atlanta, Ga, has
In his possession very interesting literary curiosity liz
the form Of very old Bible. II has the Lituny used In
the Episcopal Church during the reign of Charles III
the prayers the OF the King aud all the royal house
Is mentioned In connection with the Lord and Savior II
gives the geneaogy Of the desccniants OF Adam and
Eve winch Is Illustrated by picture Of a tree with its
branches, DC. IL has thc ApUclry phd aud other ad
ditiUns uOt found In the Bibles commonly Used now-a
book printed ia London VI Inc year
10y Robert Barker. printer TO hs Majesty, Charles on
the ny ca u written the name ot the putinser 0I the
book: Ann Barnes. This Is my book. lu tao family
record Or the children Of Ann Barnes the
first Of whom born IN October, l0i2 II has also the
II me of her first grndcbild, which was born In 1867
The fmlly resided In Edinburgh, scotland. and during
sale of the household property this book bought Us
all American and brought to Ne~-iOrk.
A correspondent of The ROstOn journal visited
Victor Hugo recently at his Island home, Guernsey. and
gives tho follow account Of what took place at tho
interview: d" asked him Is he had intended that the
work QNdtre yiagt Irei.e should be trogy, had
been iutmat.d whether the number which has already
appeared complete in itsef lie answered that he
had merely intended to paint the great year of history
and said modesy, In the lstvOume have euicayorcd
TO give idea OF the ci, war IN 93 perhaps may
take up other phases, II have time; but each volume
will in any Toe complete In Itself We spoke Oi
'Ihe Terrible Year, his great aud Last volume of poems
which he alluded In hi. usual dcprecaug only
poems inspired by From good literary authority
learn that NJ Hugo IL now engaged upon new wOrk o
much greater extent than tnat he has hitherto GGcr
taken, and his visit to Guernsey VIII doubtless restore
him that hc viii al undertake H. IL Ia gen, rally
Understood among the Oete friends that be VIII leave
behind him much M he mas already published
Hugo has not only been enormous WORKER IKE Dumas
clnd facility, aud Las often been compelled W hV Duok