New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1876-03-31
PERSONAL.

A memorial bust of Canon Kingsley, by Mr..
woolncr. il about completed.
The British Museum came into possession re-
Gently of two letters written by the poet Shelley in 1872
Mr.. Alexander II. Stephens is rapidly con-
vaeecug lie sat up last week for the first time this
year.
The life-size portrait of Daniel Webster be-
longing Harvard College has been sent to TIE Centen
NAL Exhibition
Ex-Gov. I.ctcher of Virginia has declined to
allow the expenses Of his late illness to be paid by the
state rs the Leg stature proposed.
United States Minister Orth is now in Italy
travelling with hs family He goes from there to En-
gland, and VIII sail FOR home III Diay.
The Rev. DR.. John Hall will lecture before
the PENNSYLVANIA Military Academy at Chester, Penn,
June B. ON The Virtue Demanded by the Tines
Letters of administration on the estate of
the late Frank p Blair jr, haze been gran ed to Mr.
James H. Blair of ST. Louis The estate is valued nj 5000
Cant. Ostrom of the Cornell University crew
broke through the ice Cayuga Lake. some distance
from the shore, short time ago. ana nad narrow es-
cape from drowning.
As mark of respect to Mr.. William Cullen
Bryant the Massachusetts, Senate few days ago sns-
pended rules and passed through its various stages
bill to Incorporate the Bryant rec Library, III 'ul
mington, Mass.
Mr.. William Page upsets, somewhat emphatl-
caly the declaration OF Admiral jenkins, to the effect
that Admiral Faagut not dashed to the rigging of
the flagship during the action in Mobile Bay and that
the story about It was merely Of those romantic
ycntons with which the history OF the is already
full Mr. Page forth in letter 10 AppieOnS JOurnn
that bis information the subject was derived
from Admiral Fa:tagut himself; tnat the admiral C%-
planp6 10 him that he tied himself the shroudS with
the deliberate purpose OF preventing his body from
falling into the sea, in he should be wounded or
killed in order that it might be preserved for the family
The Admiral even took rope and showed HIM just how
he had done it, Mr. Page then painted ms picture N ac-
cordance with the historical facts thus automatically
detailed.
The special correspondent of The Cincinnati
Enquirer gives the following peL-picture Of the Hon.
Ben Hill ITO the right OF the Speakers stand, on TIE
outer row OF seats, sits OF powerful build huge
square head balanced stout neck that stands be-
tween massive shoulders The hair well preserved,
showing some traces OF gray in tho sandy color; the
eyes Of highest hue set far back under shaggy Drows
that proct from high broad forehead The face Is fat
under te eyes and shows that Scottish origin hat de
notes steady will and bulldog determination sandy
heard hide, the lower portion OF the face when Dy no
means prcpOsscssing AT frst slght me uess Is SLID
lie looks about 30 years OF age with 20 more years OF
yigor and mental activity before him. When lie stands
hcre il slight soop OF the shoulder, and the head II
thrown forward This comes either from ncarslghted-
ness thai requires him bend close to the desk III writ
close ateniO 10 PROFESSIONAL duties lie
il seldom Idle in the House. While other members are
sauterng idly about talking he Is busy engaged IN
attending to enormous private correspondence nc
writes to everybody that writes to him."
OTTAWA, March 30.-G. ii. Price, American
Consul at this port has resigned. No successor has yet
been appointed
LONDON, March 30-It is understood that
James Anthony Froude and Anthony Troope have been
added to the Copyright Commission.