New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1878-12-09
PERSONAL.


Mr.. Frank Dengler, the Boston artist, has
gone 10 FLORIDA To the Winter lie finds his health
much improved by tue climate.
The fund for statue in memory of the late
Colonel Robert @. Shaw uow amounts 70 little
Sll,OOo II has not been determined yet what form
IL memorial viii axe.
Mr. Holman Hunt, the artist, has been dan
gerousy III 0f typhoid fever at his KeusnglOu,
England AZ last accounts there q slight improve
mcrt in hi- condition.
Mr. Frederick Leighton Is now Sir Frederick
Leighton, the Queen having mgh.ed lin when she
gave him the medal aud cham OF the Office Of Pres
dent Ui the Roy al Academy.
President Hayes has been presented with
two email praIs by Genesee farmer. They were
picked a In che open all on the LIST Of Deeom.
Der, aud were untouched oy troSt
Alexander II. Stephens has sent his favOritc
nksand and pen with AUTOGRAPH e,ttr, to the SIS
trrs of the Sacred Heart Augusta, Ga They Will be-
dIspused OF A. a lair To DO heli taere
IL is feared that the health Of the Rev. Mr..
spurgrOn permanently broken. The severe labor
when lac has posed himself ior many years be-
aus IT, tel upoa his constitution, aud frequent Intervals
of rest are necessary. During illness mis-
ouIpit wa. died By his sJn the Rev C. Spurgeon who
been prg,cniaK with great success IN Australia.
Mr.. Archibald Forbes, the war correspondent
Of The LOndo, NeCs agaiu succeeded IA suryassug
all hs competitors. His account OF the capture Of All
Mushd is said be succnCt, glowing ana as inter
ostn though It had been written Gis Ease, wth all
ssOrles at ais hand instead OF scrDDed amidst Tue
din OF tue InGian oattr-neid.
Major-General Edward Trevor, who was one
Of tac few remaining Survivors OF the battle OF Waterloo.
died few days HgO III England IN his eighty eighth
wear He entered the serylc' In June, 1870 became
lieutenant IN 1873 car, AIN, 1882 mayor, Is46, euyen-
ani-soionel 1854, colonel, 1853 and m.i,r-goncra.
1861 tie servei Through the campaign OF 1874 Ho
land and in that Of 1915 in Flanders and France. lie
Nas actively Engaged NJ the battle OF Waterloo and Tue
captorv CanDr"y ana Paris
The Washington correspondents have already
begun photograph distinguished SaGesruen Blame"
SAWS one OF them. looks Oider HIS hair. prouse in
quantity aud as white snow, quite softens the hart
nnes in his handsome He is tall and portly, and
his dark eyes hasn the fire Of ambition knded In his
henri He dresses well, buE does by any means
affect style characteristic or Senator Burnside. AS
1 watched him yesterday l comprehended fully the
reason nhy Senator Blame fayoraby mpresses all
with whom he ID brought IN direct COMMUNICATION. lie
has q hearty, generous way, way Western than
d STERN and "a way conveying thr idea thai ne Is SIN
eerey friend When We oted him he was In cheer
ul conversation with senators Edmunds aud Morrill,,
aud thought nowhere could we hnd finer types Of New
England manhood
Senator Bruce is described as well-appear-
ing man his complexion is cOfee-cUlored; his hair Is
carefully brshed< It Is not straight, but has curl
characteristic his He dresses remarkably we'll.
not fopplshly He Is an unusually ntelligent-oonnR
man for his race Is modest aud uuassuming and
participates the debates unless they in way
feet the interest OF his State. His wife slender.
| sLapely woman Her complexion Is thoroughly Anda-
usau She has delicate highbred features, singularly
full OF rcpose, aud manner aud bearing emnenty re-
fined her eyes large, and have the tender express
sion so specially the popularity OF the Moorish
sue is hguly educated, aid has many intellectual re-
snurces IL Is PumoFrd that Mrs Hayes will invite Mrs
BIuce TO receive with her on New Years Day.
The explosion of the Orsini bomb in Flor
ence has drought about piece of charity done in
eharmngly pretty Among the victims Of the ex-
posion was little girl, Julleta Farsi, who was ser-
| ously wounded. number Of the FlorenIne ladies
formed commission composed OF their children-their
little sons and daughtersIo collect subscriptions III aid
OF the little sufferer, who issued to their young compan
| ions the following letter; Among tho persous
wounded by the bomb Of the assassins thrown on the
public street, ID little girl hve years old Julietta Far
who has father, end whose mother hves far away
We propose to do the big people do who caring