New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1877-02-08
PERSONAL.

Gov Rice of Massachusetts, has returned
from his visit to Washington
The Hon. A. II. Stephens is not, starving by
any means. He eats reasonable quantity Of food and
is much better
TIE Wool monument which is to be erected
at Troy will be on exceedingly fine one The base stone
weighs about seventy tons.
There seems to be an epidemic among the
Congressmen. Senator wadlegh is reported among
the sick, but he 10 not seriously ILL.,
Mr.. Longfelow POSSESSES bit of Dante's coffin,
and made fro the spar Of the ship on which the
Sar SpaDged Banner " was written.
Gen. Spinner is sending North most poetic and
antazing letters describing the Florida peach blossoms
and ripe strawberries among which lie dwels
Mr.. John Elderkin will read an essay at the
mceling of the Goethe Club at the Fiith Avenue
Hotel, Feb. IA, on " Goethe as Teacher or Art
Mr. Crocker of The Literary World of BOs-
ton has become deranged from overwork 1t but char
ity to suppose that no was already i'll when he called
"Derdre" the greatest poem of the century
The wealthy young BOstonian, Mr.. Sears,
was charged 1t ia said by his lawyers for their
services in obtaining Interpretation OF bis fathers
S %,t5 HnS OH was ''"p''-''''' '' Pay H'" "
The MARQUIS of COnyngham has just received
for sis.orcal bureau. iuad with celebrated
Sevres plaques. lie had previously refused $4,000.
offered by Baron Lionel dc ROthschild The bureau
present from George Ill. 10 his LoTdshlps grand
III, ~
Mrs. Sarah Peter, the mother of Rufus King,
died in Cincinnati Tuesday morning. In 1854 while
in Europe she was converted to the Catholic faith, and
since that time her whole life has been devoted to its
propasaon She has founded in Pbiladephia and Gin
onuat no less than 20 convent and bestowed the bulk
OF her wealth upon charitable Institutions She crossed
the ocean rlne times on Slecl 'ss W VIC iopc' anu
has Travelled the world over
The Prince Imperial not long ago went to a
ball in Florence. where he looked and behaved thus
with head erect he marched by u.s. and from his mar
row. paleblue eye gave dissatisfied though almost un
rerceiyed glance at tho unbendng ranks. Shortly after
ward standing him. we noted his resemblance TO
NAPOLEON Ill both in figure the long upper part Of the
body and short limbs and in feature though his kindly
somewhat unmeaning expression necdsa good deal OF cu
tur, perhaps MISFORTUNE certainly battle with te, to
SssfrS s he Rs had his Of
ire but IL has not Slnged HIM.
Archdeacon Gray, one of the dignitaries OF
the Church of England, VINO is travelling in this country
appears 30 be null OF admiration for Americans He SAID
in Chicago the other day, in speaking OF tie national
pollcness LAST night for instance, we lost our way
aud couldn't find the hotel and seeing tattered pow
erty strickcn man. asked him the way. He took the
greatest pains to show rs. and directed us plainly and
did not hang around In hope Of reward as in other
counries In fact, he refused to take shilling for his
trouble And then the gaantry shown the ladies-thst
strikes visitor strangely. Ladies' everywhere
,raJ az courteously by ali classes" The archdoacon
il travelling with his wife and IL attended by curious
valet in the person OF a Chnaman.
Gen. McNutt, the commanding officer Of tho
Arsenal at Washington, Is old ordnance otlcer,
bachelor and noted for many pccnliartes which
to eccenticities He employs no domestic but has had
for years spanish negro man. who Is housekeepor com
mssayia aud manager general OF everything anu Me-
Mutt IN particular. As IA dinnergiver the General 10
famous tho feasts prepared aud served by this
curious nalfhreed, who speaks aud swears In several
languages sings delightfully."-, and has daboical tenn
per Wien the duties Of the day over he reiires 10
his own rcou where plane: and plays until way
into ths small hours " perfect himself In this accom-
lessons IN Washington goes to the Arsenal three times
each week 20 impart instruction
Lord Byron once addressed note to Nr.
Murray which has been bought at London autograph