New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1878-03-22
PERSONAL.

Mr. Ruskins severe illness is said to be en-.
tirey due to Overwork the benefit Of the people, and
his anxiety to promote good cause
Mr. f. ID. Palmer has just completed an
impressive memorial bas-rellef bronze. 1t Is a
8 Winged Sorrows sad and majestic face, supported
on either side by outspread wings.
The Emperor William is eighty-0ne to-day.
He looks exceedingly hale and hearty, although the
fatigue OF the Berlin has been great For fort
night scarcely day passed without his attending
ball or other entertainment.
MIR. TennysOn is working upon an historical
drama which will complete the rogy OF dramas upon tho
great and memorable characters and events in English
history which he originally contemplated Queen
Mary " and Harold" having already appeared.
1t would have pleased Charles Dickens to
know that another has been made in the great
'Jennens case" which he immortalized under the
OF Jarndyce against Jarndyce." gentleman who for
the last tweny-seven years has been engaged in this
complicated inquiry, has issued statement and pedi.
gree from which 1t appears that Mr.. Elisha Martin Of
London and Mr. Isaac Martin OF Colchester, are respec
lively the her-atlaw and nextOfkn OF the male line OF
the Jennens family The value OF the personal estate n-
real estate rental at S2OOO0OO year.
Pope Leo's advice is of the best. 1t has al
ways been the to distribute aims TO the poor PEG
pie on the accession OF Pope. 1t was intended as
boon to real paupers, but crowds OF tricky wello do
artisans have disguise mendcans, proted by tho
Ponts generosity When they assembled not long ago
at the doors OF the Vatican INDUCING In antics betng
a carnival, Pope Leo asked the meaning OF that IN
seemly assembagc at his doors and on being told sent
down word that " It Gods will that man should
earn his daily bread III the sweat OF his brow and had
ground cleared OF those noisy claimants TO improv-
ident pontihcai iargess
Mrs. Gaines has proposed to the City of New
Orleans to give her. in lieu of the indemnity Of upwards
OF "a 100000 for which the city is liable the sum Of
S24O0O0O payable in ten years in yearly instaments,
without interest Meanwhile the little lady, who has no
money yet is constantly being importuned for loans
by needy people convinced Of her immense wealth When
che does get her money she merriy says she'll buy
newspaper She adds, feel just az young as ever
did, and am as full OF energy as was fotyhye years
than in swide-awake newspaper with It's great power
and opportunity to do goodP
The King of Italy begins his reign as gen.
erous and udcious assistant Of Italian culture He nas
written to the President OF the Lnce to to the
academy the foundation OF annual prizes OF 10000
francs each from his private purseone paper on the
physical natural sciences the other on moral. his
toIical or philosophical subject This academy Is the
ancient scientific association in Italy, dating from
1903 and Gaeo one Of the founders In big letter
that the value OF nations must be measured by their
snowledge For that reason shall neglect nothing to
favor the progress oil the national culture
Mr.. Jefferson Davis is quoted as writing thus
to the editor of 1he Catholic Unese concerning the late
Pope: "You have mentioned many characteristic acts
Of that sublime Let me add one, OF which you
might otherwise learn, for it privately as 1t
was graciousy done. When our war closed in the
defeat OF the South aud inearcerated with treat
ment the most needlessly rigorous II not designedy
cruel when the invention OF malgnauts taxed otis
utmost fabrcate stories to defame and degrade mo in
the estimation Of mankind; when tmeservers at homo
as well abroad joined in the cry with which tho
isnobe ever pursue the victim, voice from afar
to cheer aud console me in my solitary captivity Tho
holy faber sent 10 me his likeness and beneath II
written, by bis hand, the comforting invitation our
Lord gives To all VINO are oppressed. IN these words:
d Do ma That the inscription wa Vas
was attcsted by al Cardinal Bainaoo, December 1885,
under his SEAL
The late Joseph BonOm the distinguished
Egyptologist went to Egypt early 1874 and spent
eight years the banks OF the Nile drawing and study
ing ancient temples and their wonderful sculptures
During this time he had adopted the Arab costume and
mode of living, and by this means he was able 10 go on
the prosecution OF his studies with his then limited
resources Long after when on visit In the North to
the of Northumberland who took great interest in
Egyptology, no at times were his Arab costume and
being day riding in it, he approached by tho
manager OF travelling circus who wished TO
engage him TO appear as the Flying Arab OF
the Great Sahara. liberal terms offered.
He began art as student at the Royal Academy aud
studied sculpture under Noekins, and he modelled
figure only few months to illustrate certain ideas
about proportion. This subject which interested
him. and led u his inyenting uringmachne
which simultaneously recorded the height or the body
and the length OF the His object 10 have it
used for the identification OF prisoners. for which
would he very useful Mr.. Bonomi in the habit of
saying, when the TchbOrno was going that 10
would have saved all the bother to the Identification
OF the Claimant Mr.. BonOmi leaves q great mass OF
notes and sketches OF hierogyphics which may be Of
great value TO Egyptology.
PLYMOUTH, n. H., March 21.-The reported
death of Isaac Adams, owner Of the Adams printing
press, is incorrect.