New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1878-12-05
PERSONAL.

Senator Sargent has had relapse and is
now very sick at dis residence in Washington Bis
disease is mdlarial fever.
Mr.. Mcdonald, the sculptor, is anxious to
have a monument erected At West Point % the late
General Custer He Is in Washington trying to in
duce Congress TO vote tie necessary material
Mr. Frederick Leighton, the newly elected
PrcsldeBG the oyal Academy. is tue hoa OF the day
N LolQon. His invitation Is from the Arts CuO
10 ne present at their annual take place in
few uays.
The arms and banners of the Earl of
Be,consied and the MARQUIS "a Salisbury have beer
hung IN the eaoir Of ST. Georges Chapel at windsor
Castle The Premer's insignia were hung on the hgnl
or SOyerUlgu's sIda Of The clapel.
Mr.. James T. Fields, in his lecture on the
poe, Byron says that DR.. Lyman Bvecher be-
came 80 interested IN the autGor OF "Chlide Harold,
ANA So ger help Dlm morally he thought al ono
time OF saiug to Europe 20 convert the peel
Herr Walther has given his library OF
Goerns literature 10 tine Goethe Society OF vienna /;
contains over 400 works, many Of wAel are rare ed
lions poets Wriunss, publications cohceIAhS H
and u.laIiOus OF nIS pens lnto VARIOUS abEu"B's'
Governor Hampton's physicians have de-
cdd H. continue present cOurse % treatment ahe
try and save his wounded leg. IL is not CERTAIN, no"
ever Uuat nuput tOn viii have 10 he resOrled 10
Some alarming symptoms were evident last week ou'
on sunday his condition was cOusi1 req IaNoI0''c
II Is stated that Telegram was received IL
Aurora v " last Saturday, from Sci,y, announcing
IA. Heath OF Mr. Henry Wells He was tie founder o.
Wells Female College On account OF feeble health lie
I'LL Iettook Journey Europe short ume ago. VIE
tue Intention o. spending the Winter IN milo climate
James Clarke, once tOwnsman OF burns,
died ast month in MaIue. HIS mathematical talent
was remarkable, and he kept up an extensive CORE
spondence with noted mathematician all through hls
life For long series OF years he hus Tiled corner
,f the mathe NAUTICAL department OF the old Farmers
Almanac, under tue name Of " Mechanic"
When King Humbert visited Florence re-
GENTLY ,xensiye preparations made for his rtcep
uva one hundred ana forty bedrooms were made ready
for him md his suite in the Pltu Palace. But the King
and Queen refused 10 occupy the state bedrooms
when were gwen the minis and chose the moss
retired quarter OF the palace fitted up entirely ID
modern STYLE and the panest OF all IN its furnishings
the Kings own bedroom had worn Brussels carpet
faded hungngs Of yellow siG and small hIgA oed WIN
cauopy Tor which would lain nave substituted sun
plauer one. The only really valuable article IN tho
room was a prie-diru IN mosaic work Ills library was
equally simpe, the wTlLlnktaOie was very shall anu
ga vcrcd with plan, ClOtD, with me Simplest pOe-
bl, writing mat Tals upon IT, and small Dldch-Halhu
[. bic WithUut cover stood near Dy. lie ehSiode sdu
ne did not dare 10 put any gded furniture III tue hlss
rooms tor nis Majesty would assuredly have seat
ke as his fathers The Queens apartment was
,urn shed in light blue, without any extraordinary
sIlendOr, though more biignC and cheerful imam tbe