New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1877-12-22
PERSONAL,

Theodore Roosevelt has been very III for
some days and his many friends alarmed at Bis
diton.
There is a story that Senator Lamar not
long SAID 10 friend that Of all Whers poems, he
liked Dos; the anti-slaNeIy ones.
Mr.. Wells, the author of the drama Of
Joseph and his Brethren" il, living at lIaroclu. in
very weak aud suffering condition Of health. lie is
however, bu,yiuZ himself in revising Important
additions TO be made m he next clifton OF nis drama.
Miss Elizabeth Stuart Phelps has another
British compliment The lMrnPtn says nat 90 spite
OF slight pcdantry OF manner, and occasionally too
EFFORT due writing, there something both
touching and noble 10 M.-s PAeps's story wouaus
NJ Laboulaye, whose lectures at the College
OF France, Professor OF Comparative Legislation hal
been suspended since the disturbances which followed
his adhesion to the pI60iscte and Lberazed nPiFe
mas resumed his c-a.r, addressing large audience Oh
" Arisotlcs politics"
Mr.. Wendell Phillips wants the sculptor,
Ma tin MmoIe TO have ;he commission for mAkiu- tne
John PIOwn, which Kansas proposes to send 70
Washington. He says that Mimofe has never made
failure and that Motley pronounced hs bust Of sumner
the finest bust made here in Europe during tie last
thirty years.
Victor Hugo has been so delighted with the
acting OF Nile Sarah Bernhard, who Is playing D)hHa
sat IN the current revival OF Hermann that lac las al
dressed h.r q letter OF THANKS. Madame he says,
lyon have been great and charming; you have moved
m. the old lighter ANA al moment whie the public
.oftrncd and enchanted los YOU, appaudd, wept That
your foet. YlCroR HUGO"
Senator COnlling, when az college, Is said 10
have had MANNERS reserved that they provoked hs
fellow students 10 tease AMI torment him. lie was thea
tail slender youth and strong. and feeling his in
ability to protect himself properly, he quietly procured
teacher in the art safefeucc aud soon bee ime an cX-
pert boxer Acrhe bad held few emphatic interviews
with divers aggressive students. they concluded II
was the better part yaor to let him alone ana c I'm
lshrl MS college course with more mol,statOn n IS
added th3 he senator take, pleasure IN putting on te
gloves whenever he can find any one 90 spar with him.
OF the Crown Prince F;iz William, OF Ger
many when nc went to England 70 Woo the Princess
ROYAL Prince Albert wrote thus in 4 letter. juat pub
li,hcd: | nave been much pleased with him. HIS
chiefly prominent qualiue. are great straightforward
ness frankucss and honesty. H. appears to DC 400
from preudlces, and prominently weilnteutionei ho
speaks OF himself personally greatly attracted
by Yicky. That she will have 40 objection 70
make, 1 regard rs probable In the lol-
lowing letter the Prince continues the story Of
the bctiohal: "Prucc Fritz william eft us yesterday.
VicAy has, inaeed. behaved quite admirably, ~ wei
during the closer explanation Saturday, the self
command which she played subsequently aud at the
parting she manifested toward Fritz aud ourselves the
most chld-lIke simplicity aud canior and tIe
best feeling The young people are ardeutly in
love with one another, and the purity, innocence,
and unsenshness Of the young man have been on hiS
part equally touching. Abundance OF tea.s were
-ned While deep visible revolutions IN the emotional
uaiurcs the wO young people ANA Oi the mother were
taking place, by which tncy were powerfully agatcd.
gratitude Cot. Tor bringing across cur patn much
,rat noble aud good where u may nay must, con-
uowcd with those qualities aud no are in themselves -
dear 10 me-"
PHILADELPHIA, Dec. DETERMINATIONS
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