New-York tribune., 1875-02-03
PERSONAL.

Five members of the Yale University crew
which rowed at Saratoga last year Will PROBABLY 70" In
the same crew next Summer.
Senator Buckingham was considered in
critical condition Monday, and bis relatives were
summoned TO his house IN Norwich.
The French Minister Of Fine Arts has
presented in the name OF the Government services Of
seyres porcelain TO Niles. Krauss and sIngalli, tho
stars at the opening OF The new opera house.
The President of the Royal Society of Lon
don has received intimatOns u at the British Govern
ment is prepared to grant S5oo to secure observations
OF tho total eclipse OF the Gun ia April next
The Rev. DR.. John Hall of this city will bo-
gin bis series OF lectures preaching before the Ya.o
Divinity school, in Marquand Chapel, at O'Clock 20
morrow. He VIII lecture On Thursday aud FRIDAY OF
week
The Archbishop Of Canterbury has admit
ted in TIC private chapel at AGdIngton two ladies
tnothcr and dauGhteD who have been working at NJ. .d
stone FOR some time AZ dedconesscs The Bishop oi BY
has Likewise formally admitted q CedcV1tSa IN MS
private chapel
Leopold A. Price, q veteran journalist, has
been appointed Upted states Vice Consul at Bordeaux.
France. Mr Price for several years the resident
correspondent in Cuba OF The Nev York Herald and az
with much suspicion arrested aud imprisoned IN
the fortress opposite Havana known as La CaDan's.
The Paris correspondent of The London
Times says that the restoration Of the Arc dc Triompno
is approaching completion The scafOIing which has
gle with the Commune Is gradually dlsappeannH' anu
tue groups decorating the SIDE nave lust Deen
finished. They by the sculptor Eox, and rrprosenE
Agriculture ana Peace.
DR.. s. Wells Williams. q well-known Chinese
scholar recently pubished syllAUIc Dictionary OF
tho Chinese Language, arranged according to tho Wu-
yin with the pronunciation OF he chardctrs
as nedrd Iu PeklnR Canton, Annoy, and shanghai Iho
work has been printed at thc American PIesDJ teflhu
Mission Press at Shanghai, and Is cOmpiiSed ~ Ons
volume Of about l20O pages
Mrs. Joseph K. Hawley writes to Tie Hartford
Times correcting statement Of correspondent Ol That
journal concerning the wife OF President Grant Tho
corresr rondent charged that Mrs. Grant mad "cold
manners" and had her friendly notes answered by
secretary Mrs. Hawley writes that Mrs. Grant has
suffered for years from Inflammation OF the
eyes, which affects sight much that sho canDOb
recognize unless very indeed u tue person.
aud TINS necessarily affects her manner In public, she
often cannot tell 10 whom she u speaking vi c0uTse
her notes o. friendship must be answered by
secretary, for ~ write even TO her owl
children, they separated from her Is II not
pity to impression or kind aud true.
Arc thero many or wnO under such circumstances,
would deserve the praise which All unite Ia giYihg hoI
a good hOusokeeper, good WIG ana mother
PHILADELPHIA, Feb. 2.-Gen. NJ. Z. Robson,
brother OF tho Hon G.. NJ Robeson, Secretary OF the
Navy, has received a commission appointing him to tho
position OF Assistant Collector Of Customs for iln1en.
n j. Ill the vacancy caused by the dealn oI Ju1g'
paLLp j. Cray