New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1877-02-20
PERSONAL.
Senator Blaine is suffering from influenza.

Senator Blaine is suffering from influenza.
Mrs. Richards, member of an ancient Bos.
family, is described the social Of Ma
| Harrison Grey Otis in that city.
United States Senator Plumb makes his an.
| pcarance in Washington to-day. Ex-Secretary Coz Of
Ohio is also drawn eastward by the increasing interest
| the Fourth OF March approaches.
Rear-Admiral George Fl. Preble is visiting
Boston with his daughter The Admiral has been ordered
to take command of the South Pacific squadron and viii
| sail from this port on the LIST OF March.
Mr.. Albert L. Webster, the young writer
who died recently and who had much Of bright prom
Use his pen engaged to be married to Miss Una
| Hawthorne, the elder daughter OF the novelist
The British public is at present in state
of mild alteration exhibition of the skulls OF the
animals killed By the Prince of Wales in India The COZ
lection exhibited by the Princes special permission
The house at Abbeville, S. c., In which
Jefferson Davis held his last council of war during bic
fight into Georgia in April 1865 has just been destroyed
by fire. 1t the residence Of Thomas C. Perry, and
| cost over $4,000.
| The japanese Minister at Washington has
Just been giving his first reception, and did it In the
pleasantest and most civilized manner. His graceful
young Japanese wife is very cultivated In her astes-
draws. paints, and Is q clever musician.
Capt. Thomas DesmOnd-a good name for
an Irish novel of the Lever ypehss received In San
Francisco gifts of gold watch and chain and Of s5ooh
cause and especially for the part he took in the release
of the Fcnian prisoners In Australia
1t is asserted that there was not much OK
what is understood literary loyalty about Charles
Kingsley he had Of the feeling which has made
Others hold by periodical for the sake Of Aud Lang
syne when offered far higher pay elsewhere 81 carry
my pigs to the best market" he said once
Lady Smith, widow of the hate President OF
the Linnean Society," recently died in her 10ith year.
7 adxG limit dinner n
the aged poor in the neghborhood and upon the same
occasion received from the Queen copy OF Our Life 10
the Highlands" with the following inscription In her
Maiestys own writing From VlctoHa r. 10 nef iIieno
Lady Smith on her birthday"
Another granddaughter of the old Reyolu-
tionary soldier. John Stark is living at Manchester
n H., where she born. Her name Is Abby stark.
She recoects great deal Of her grandfather Win
whose family she lived much up TO the time OF hn
death in 1922, when she Is years OF age she
well informed regard Gen. starks descendants ana
says there are 10 of his grandchildren now living There
are two hers from whom she has not heard ltey anu
she cannot say whether they are living or ueaa-
Ulysses s. Grant, jr., the Presidents private
secretary will leave Washington on March D. and come
to this city to enter actively upon work III the eg pro
fession On Jan. he became member of the nrm OF
Davie Work, McNamee Hilton. whose office Is In ths
Equitable Building and about two weeks ago notices."
this effect were the members Of the bar through
ward College and at the Columbia College Law schoo.
He was graduated from the latter institution aDou's
ago.
1 Lieut.. James r. WATSON, United States Army
IL the only foreigner who has received the decoration
the fourth class OF the Order OF Merit from the Japan
Government this year. He received the decoration JUN
before his departure for the United States In aeSno"
edgmeut Of his services Colonel In the Japahes'
army In the expedition against Fornosa in 1874 LINUS
WATSON was for several years in the service OF sDs
Japanese Educational Department. Few m0htns 80
he married Miss Bingham, the daughter oi tne Ui''
| states Minister to Japan.
| DIR. Schliemann is very reserved in the as
play OF his Mykene treasures. When Lord ana Lazy
Salisbury In passing through Athens short time as
went TO see them accompanied by the King ana queen
of Greece and the Duke and Duchess OF Edinburgh ~.
| schiemann could only show them about onetwenne's
part of the whole The rest Ia slowed away, the Arcn
logical Society not having yet obtained sul'"O'
locality where the whole collection could be properly e
hibited Dr. Schlemann is engaged IN having thc pi. ~
nal objects photographed but IL seems that no ono la
the next few months De alloweu " seo TUG
| of the House OF Atraces
SAN Francisco, Feb. 19.-The following VI
Iglesas's party remain here Jose NJ Iglesias trans
G. del Palacio G. Preto. A. l. Jones, Ramon A'ea,'
and A. c. Lumllas. Iglesias denies that the ys u WV
party which went East has any political sishihc"'~