New-York tribune., 1878-12-23
PERSO OVAL.

President Chadbourne, of Williams College,
has Zen temporary charge OF the Wamstown twine
factory curing the absence OF Mr.. Mark Hopkins r In
the West.
MIR. Barry Sullivan has been invited by the
Committee Of Shakcspeareau Mcmora, at Stratord.
on.Ayon TO play Hamlet at the dedication
muni 5 ueXt April
The statue of Charles Sumner, which has
been erected the Boston Public Garden will dedl-
rnted nj noon to-day Governor Rice will make the adj
dress ON delivering the statue 10 tho city.
Mr. George Henry Lewes has left large
quantity of MSS Bcud the remainder OF his on
Theology and its Philosophical Relations. IL is said
also that Il new and full edition OF his works will
shortly appear, which Will DO partly edited by his
wife
King Ludwig, of Bavaria, is not only ex-
trayagant ~ music. lie has begun TO build magni.
cent caateau Chemsee tho plan OF that OF
Versailles II will take fifteen yolrs to finish 1t. aud
the cost Of 1t ted at $I000OOO0. Three hun.
dred yorKmen are now at work upon A. who lodged
IN barracks temporarily erected for their accomm0d-
tiun.
The little Prince of Naples has suffered
much In health since the attempt asSaSsnate ms royal
fnther HIS nights disturbed by vivid dreams in
which the figure OF the assassin appeared TO him and all
th, incidents OF the affair rehearsed until he
awake ith cry of terror II has been found necessary
o give the boy Quieter ife with his books and pay
mates. aud less Of State ceremona's.
MIR, SDurSe0n continues 10 DE u martyr TO
rheumatism and unable resume his pastoral duties
He recently wrote his congregation 81 cannot stand
FOR even Ave minutes. During the night have been
uercely attacked by rheumatism IN the back aud lone
and now feel quite prostrate. How long TO speak
again In the Of the Lord. Accept my hes~ty love
MAY God bless the two brethren who kindly I'LL my
place. Pray for me, aud let nothing nag."
Among literary men who have had their
career as writer's forced upon them Is James De Mile
/, il said that he had idea OF writing for the public
until some of letters got in print and were widely
read The author Is professor Of History and Rhetoric
IN Nova scotian college He Is a native OF NewBruns-
wick and was graduated at Brown University, Rhode
Is,,nd "Ihe Dodge Club il said TO he the record of
the persona adventures OF party to which the author
beouged numorously exaggerated. lie Is born rdcon-
tr and some of his friends think tells story even bet
tor Than he writes IL. He IL still comparatively young
having only recently seen his fortylth birthday
ls latest literary work IA textbook OH Rhetoric.
AT the meeting held in Boston the other
evening 10 consider the adyisabty Of erecting some
memorial to the late DIR. Wells the Rev. Phps Brooks
related this incident which happened night Of the
great fire In that city In 1872: Dr. Wells had just left
a. stephens House, which had caught fire. and as he
stopped IN the street To look ut the building again he
remarked that there only thing in which he
cared 10 save Immediately stepped forward and
ased what 10 Dr. Wells replied that Il was his
fabers certificate Of membership Of the Cincinnati and
told where it Immediately the stranger rushed
into the and after he returned with the
tlncsts THIS, Mr. Brooks said, only illustrates what he
believed be true that tncre notnng which DIR.
Wells might ask for that one would not step
ward 10 do for MIN.
The Emperor William is so extremely fond