New-York tribune., 1876-12-29
PERSONAL.

Senator Conklng says that he has less pain
and hopes soon to be at work.
Senator Chaffee's beautiful niece, Miss Anna
Chaffee has been drowned while skating In Missouri
Mr.. Swinburne has written poem called
The Sailing Of the Swallow" which Is intended to form
portion Of his Tristan and Yseult
Ex-Gov. Jewell is a man of energy and ver-
satity He is going to lecture at Methodist church In
q Connecticut village ON "The Holy Land"
A popular Boston clergyman is celebrated as
having been happy and fortunate person Christmas
Day. He received tweuty-six pairs OF slippers.
Mr.. William DOultOn, head of the DoultOn
potteres and his wife have been baptized by Baptist
clergyman in Philadelphia preliminary to their return
to England.
De Ouincey was under sad bondage to his
landlady in his latter days. The woman had sharp
tongue and bad temper and the essayist when unable
to pay his rent suffered accordingly She Is said TO have
taken possession OF great number Of his manuscripts
and De Quincy put the best face the matter by rep
resenng that the woman had conceived violent but
hopeless attachment to him. which he could never re-
cprOcate, and that this was the method In which her
rage and jealousy displayed themselyes''
OF Wagner in Rome, Miss Brewster writes
that he accepted the fetng and admiration us IL II were
as profound spontaneous. aud for fortnight and
more the Bayreuth composer and Roman artists went
as II they were brothers that had been nefarouy sep
arated In infancy, and as IL Wagner was "Charlis
Ross who had last restored to his blood kindred
Wagner with curious kind OF tact expressed himself
much surprised at the high quality OF music he heard IN
Rome and laughingiy said he had expected tO md
nothing but grind-Orsan art.
Mr.. Sidney Lanier, who has been first flute
In Asgar Hamerks orchestra In Baltimore for the past
three years. has ordered his physician leave his
post and 20 South for his health. MI Laner has tho
erect and graceful person and the quiet manners OF
gentleman and he Is Of much general culture He
is tall and sen Ter, somewhat pale, mas eyes OF nne
gray, and a black beard. The gods have made him
poetica both in temperament and in face this being OF
sensitive and thoughuul character. He Is as accom-
pllshed In music as in the literary art.
GGr6me, the artist, has a very peculiar per-
sona appearance. His head, with its deep-set large
eyes, wild of gray hair and pointed gray mus
tache Is exceedingly picturesque. He Is as thin as
shadow and Is distinguished for extreme industry ex
cessive irrtabity and great dislike to visitors His
father was goldsmith at VesOul and his present to the
young Leon Of apaintbox was the starting point OF bis
artistic life The secret of his splendid success Is perhaps
shown in an himn his year OF study In
| Rome. Having painted view OF the Campagna in
few hours OF rapid and enthusiastic work he replied TO
the euloges Of his comrades by taking up MS palete
knife and efiacing every line OF the picture Tnat
which is quickly done Is sure to be Ill done was MS
| comment on his own performance.
| Mr.. Hawcis, the clever author of Music
and Morals" had rather quaint happening Sunday
night recently. He had given out the previous day
the subject of his sermon for that evening" and was un
dersood 10 say it would be The Sanitary Aspects Of
| He'll" Nothing more was needed TO attract church
goers but meanwhile the story had reached the reyer
end gentleman's ears, and on mounting the pulpit ne
said before anything else: g. fear some msconeepton
has got abroad TO the subject of my discourse This
evening" the result OF which has been TO ncommode very
considerably the regular attendants of this church,
am understood 10 have given notice OF sermon on Io
sanitary aspects Of hell know nothing about hsL
What wish 10 speak to you about is the sanitary ~
| poets OF health"