New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1876-03-06
PERSONAL.

The seecnd thai Of the Ward via case begins
tomorrow In Detroit. 1t will be tried before struck
jury.
The King Of Belgium has just enriched bis
private collection by sketch Of Rubens representing
Christ trumphng sin and death IL was the as OF
series executed by Rubens to as designs Tor the
tapestries of the Count Ovares the other sketches
in In the Museum of Madrid.
The Rev. James b. Hawthorne of this city
is In Louisville KY on his way home from the South,
where he has spent the Winter on OF his health
lie has recovered sufficiently he believes, TO Iesume ms
pastoral duties. He was announced to preach IN LOUIS
vile yesterday.
President BascOm of the University of Wis
consn writes that the tax passed by the Legislature
recently win yield income of $4,000 TO the Univer
sity and with the other revenues VIII raise tho total
income OF the institution to $4,000 year. An opserSs
tory To be built aud furnished gent eman OIL MscOh
sin, has also been granted an income OF S3OOO'
Congressman James A. Garfield of Ohio,
Gilbert G.. Walker Of Virginia. and John X. TarOOx OF
Massachusetts, were the city yesterday on the way TO
Notwithstanding to take part in the political GanV and
Senators william Sharon OF Ne'ada lheouVS Z. nan
dollh of NewJersey, and r. W. HtchcocK Oh Ne"rsSA"'
LETT the city last evening for Washington
Gov. Rice picked up q bundle which an
irish woman dropped other day in Boston, and brush
ing the dirt of handed 1t back TO her with DOW
bystandcr asked her, DO you know who t1at R 9a
gentleman wasl" mo indade" she TePsdd hes
that was the Governor OF Massachusetts, lndaue' nc
parfect gintleman, any way was her reply
Miss Thompson's famous painting " The Roll
Call" has not been a OF much wealth 10 her enc
sold IL before 1t famous for $500 Aterward she
sold copyright for 100000 hoping thereby to maze e
mean time been rcsold TO the Queen for 5000 me qes
has been decided not to belong 10 her
A new edition of the late Charles Kingsley's
" Alton Locke" is being prepared with PREDATORY
memoir By Mr.. Thomas Hughes describing the sayings
and dongs of Parson Lot during the Charit agitation
aud tho movement toward association III Ime PeriVd y,
will also contain a reprint OF the pamphlet cheap
clothes and Nasty" written at that time and connected
with the same SUBJECT
Sir John Lubbock read paper on his obser-
vatons Of ants before the Lnnean Society of London
few deys ago 1t was divided into three heads-the
power OF REORGANIZATION among ants their organs
OF sense and their affection for another He cted
many curious experiments he hah nade WhcI Heng 70
show that the notion that ants have tho power OF making
communications about routes and loees 70 iadclous
and that exhibitions OF regard for their companions was
uncommon among Them
Alfred Wilkinson of Syracuse protests that
the recent teegraphc dispatch printed In THE TRIBUNE
under the head of Crimes and Casualties TO the enect
that he had been sued for crculang story that heavy
drv ODDS firm I'm this city had failed was improperly
classified He says he has not been sued, is not Al 10
be- has slandered anybody, and has explained JUST
what be said the satisfaction Of the people concerned
Under these circumstances he doesn't think nat ne mas
guilty OF crime, aud therefore eoneluheS Inat inc
affair must have been a casually.
Mr.. Ruskin delivered lecture on precious
stones in London recently. II related principally to an
explanation OF heradlc and colors "Heraldry
he said was despised by modern science, but yet as
understood by our ancestors 1t had deep and important
meaning or, or gold. which wa represented by the
topaz stood.between light and darkness Gear ate was
the sacred of the living esh represented In the
blush OF the virgin and the flush Of yaor on the cheek OF
the young warrior Vert the green Of the emerald
and gules was rosecolored, from the Persian word
gul ? rose azure was the clear, sacred blue
Of the sky typical OF the JOYS Of heaven. Ihe
ruby and sapphire were, in fact, the same stones,
and In combination produced he purpura. or purple,
which fOrhed the covering of the tabernacle out OF the
gent yped the silver color OF the hOar frost and sable
meant sand i'm which the diamond was always found.
Crny was the color OF the pearl and suggested hunuy
and thus all the phrases OF heraldry which applied 10
color and 10 precious although now looked upon
as argon had deep symbolic meaning. AT thu closcof
the lecture parts Of which from the causes befOre
rather loosely connected, Mr. Ruskln AL
yised the ladies' have all their gems set uncut ana ne
cited the ruby I'm her MRjesty's crown as tho most
beautiful specimen OF uncut precious stone IN the
world"
ATHENS, March 5.-The Queen of Greece has
been delivered OF daughter.
ROME, March 5.-When Cardinal LedOchOw-
ski visited the Pope, his Holiness exclaimed: We re-
oce with thee intrepid defender Of the faith may God
crown thy noble aspirations"