New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1875-01-05
PERSONAL.

Vice-PrCSldent wilson, 1t is SAID, mas decided
10 sail for Europe.
Owing to the continued illness of his wife,
Wendell Phillips has Cancelled all his lecture engage
ments.
The Hon. Thurlow Weed is seriously i'll at
his residence in this city, from the effects of colo con-
tracted a few weeks since
By order of Mayor Cobb, the flowers and
dainties which remauel from the banquet given to
King Kaakaua in Boston were seut TO the patients at
the City Hospital.
Gen. John C. Breckenridge, who was thought
at time 10 be hopeessy i'll, far improved
his friends hopeful Of his permanent
His physicians reported TO have pronounced his pull
mOnary symptoms merely sympathetic, and he now
seems in a great measure relieved from Them
The Rev. Thomas Whitaker, an English
clergyman who has been gagged lecturer by the
Massachusetts Temperance Alliance, received public
welcome In fremont Temple, Boston, Saturday last.
Gov Talbot presided. and addresses made by
John b. Cough, Che Rev. DE- Bliner, and Mr. Whitta-
ker.
Gaetano Barzaghi, an Italian sculptor, is at
work upon equestrian statue of Napoleon Ill., which
Is be set up in Milan. IL represents the late Emperor
responding TO the enthusiastic reception he met with
his entry into Mlan and Ia designed memorial trib
ute from that city. The statue Is OF life size and will be
in bronze aud placed upon base of marble deco
rated with bas-rellets.
The citizens Of Concord, Mass, who cele-
brate their centennial this year, nave made selection
mean to publish next April They nave taken the first
stanza of his hymn sung at the completion OF the old
Concord monument In 1885, ana will have 1t carved a.
part OF the inscription on the granite base OF Mr'
erected Spring the spot where Capt DAVIS Of
Acton fell In the Concord light OF 1875.
A gentleman named Rubery has sued Baron
Albert Grant and Mr. Sampson late financial editor Of
The London Times, for libel. The bes complained OF
charged the plaintiff with being a party to a gross aud
uriev fra nd md swin Ia in know .
Great California Diamond Swinde.' 1t is claimed that
Baron Grant iDstgated Me- sampson to write the
The Times, and he credited with saying that ne
had Mr.. Sampson under his thumb and could do what
he liked with the money article in The Times.
The recent appointment of one of the Pot
ters as supervising Architect Of tue Treasury calls
attention afresh 70 the remarkable amount OF brains
generated in the family OF the late Bishop Of Pennsyl-
vanla One OF his sons Mr.. Howard Potter, representa-
Of the great financial influences OF tho metro polls
Another. Mr. Garrison n. Potter is an influential mem
Der of Congress not yet rated his WORTH
one OF the most accomplished public men OF our time
serving on the Congressional Committee &C New
Oreans third brother is President OF Union College
city, who has Just declined his election TO the Bshopric
or Iowa hfth brother, Gen. Potter OF Rhode Island
during the The sixth the new Supervising Archi
tect has already risen prominence In his prOfe
And even yet the list Is not exhausted.
The draughtsmen, architects, and engineers
OF the Centennial Board of Finance have presented
Hermann j. Schwarzman, architect OF Memorial Hall
at Philadelphia with solid silver cup, ornamented and
capped with gold, "a token OF their appreciation The
base OF the cup is formed OF three stops from which
miniature foe sme OF one Of the columns OF an
arcade in the Memorial Hall On the upper step labor.
Ing man, with measure in his hand, is waving his cap
Above that Is the cup proper resting rocks ETC. On
the side OF the cup the coat OF OF the Schwazman
family 10 IN relief cupOla representing at OF Me
mOIia Hail, on each corner OF which rests n solid
gold eagle, acts as lid. The WHOLE which Is II inches
high Is surmounted by figure solid gold, with out
spread farms, representing Columbia greeting tho ma
lions. Two INSCRIPTIONS have been placed on the cup
enc In German Life earnest Art Is joyous" and the
other In English, " Merriment after Labor"
The London Spectator says: ave suppose we
must congratulate Mr. Benjamin Moran, the First secro
tary to the American Legation, on his appointment "a
American Minister at Lisbon, but tho will
not DO sincere. Mr. Moran's withdrawal from London
where for eighteen years he has tho depostary OF
tho traditions Of cs Embassy. VIII DO heavy la.s 10