New-York tribune., 1878-02-18
PERSONAL.

The late VIM. Welsl's will was admitted to
probate in Philadelphia Saturday. 1t leaves all Of his
property. whether real personal or Mixed" to lis
wife Mary Ross Welsh.
NIr. ii. VI. Stanley Will exhaust the alpha
bet in sunixes another grand society has given him an
honorary membershp-the Geographical Society OF Ber
lin II has also congratulated him upon his glorious
return from his successful expedition
Ii is asserted that the most eloquent man in
the Virginia Senate is coorcd man, DR. W. n. stevens
He made u very brilliant speech the other day Senator
stevens was slave, and Is about thirty years
old He has been graduated by two colleges-One at
Richmond ANA the other at Philadelphia
IL was not the daughter of kleber but the
widow Of the generals nephew Alfred kieDer, who has
been suffering from poverty. This suffering however.
ended some time ago; on writing to Madame de MacMa-
hon. inquiry into her statements was ordered and the
result that small pension was settled ON Madame
kcJer.
Of good George Cruikshank, Mr. Edmund
Yates saws that had the pecuarity OF imagining
that lie inspired actually wrote OF the novels
of which he was the admirable pictorial illustrator lie
told me once he had written most OF Jack sheppard
meutioned this Dickens There's one thing against
that SAID c. d.; George could not have spelt it,.
The Third Regiment of French Zouaves has
sent letter Of coincidence to the King of Italy accompa.
MED by his nomination to the rank OF corpora-a title
that was conferred upon his father at PaestrO. 1t ap
uears that every evening AT the rocal, when Victor
Emanucl's name read by the officer on duty, the
veteran of the habit of stepping
forward and replying, - Absent on leave
1t was recently proposed in the Charleston
City Council that Mr. Powers's statue of Calhoun should
be restored its pedestal in the City Hail. This is not
possible some time in 1864 or 1865 it taken down
and sent Columbia and destroyed when that city
was burned After the ended Mr. Powers offered to
furnish fac-simile the statue from the east. which ho
had retained, but nothing was done abOutit.
Sir Robert Peel remembers his late Majesty
King George ". "when was at school at Brighton
he says, "the old King came often TO see us. was
very little boy, but recollect the scratching made
upon our states he came in. Then we all stood up
and he addressed us in this style: Well. boys, stating,
ch slatngi I'll give You half holiday Does that
please you, eh ON this We gave three cheers for tho
King"
The main portion of the Webster house, at
Marshteld which has just been burned was built De-
fore the Revolution. The house occupied by Cap
tain Bafour OF the Queens Guard and his officers, pre-
vous to the battle of Lexington Most OF the plate was
saved from the fire. but the beautiful collection CHINA
was entirely destroyed. large puGchbowl presented
TO Webster by the Sandwich Glass Company and some
costly antique furniture and ne ensrayngs, were also
lost.
Mr. Shaw, known by his countrymen as that
very shrewd person. Mr. j. Billings, Is described
man six feet high, with good, honest down-Eastern
farmerke face, bronzed a captains. with deep.
gray snappy eyes, a slighty-hOOked nose and mouth
whose dro expression is hidden by the light gray
mustache and beard which surround It, Behind 1t
falls over hls shoulders full head OF long, why, iron
gray hair The face full of an expression or strong
Common sense and when the right winks energet-
cay and the mouth opens sideways 10 let drop dro
cry, II beams with infectious fun.
Mr.. Gladstone appears to be considered an
adept in the woodmans art He was recently invited to
witness the operation OF patent steam reefeller
tree with diameters OF three feet one inch
and two feet three inches was brought down
in four minutes-work which wonld, Mr.. Glad
stone thought, have occupied expert woodcutter
a whole day. The exMinster gave his opinion to the
ladies' and gentlemen around him to the resistance
offered tO the by various sorts OF wood. Spanish
chestnut the peasantest, and yew the most hor-
rblc." To the woOdcutter L. calculated that The
machine would do In minute what it would take man
an hour accomplish.
When Theirs was studying at AK. the
school 1t is related offered premium of 500 francs for
the best essay given subject Thiers said shall
have that money for need It than any one" The