New-York tribune., 1878-03-25
PERSONAL.

II is proposed in Paris to erect, in the Placo
Maleshcrbes, a statue of Dumas rere.
The Rev. Mr.. Cook will lecture next year on
"Canon Farrar; or, Repentance after Death"
Ex-Mlinister Washburne has been very i'll,
and is about to go to the Hot Springs of Arkansas
1t is reported that the Baroness Burdett-
Coutts is bent upon establishing weekly journal Of
literature. science, ana art.
General and Mrs. Grant had an exceedingly
pleasant visit In Constantinople Dinnerparties and re-
ceptons offered to them and the Sultan provided
them with two state carriages and Government steam-
yacht, which to about the city by land and water
The advance sheets of the second part Of
Victor Hugo's History OF Crime" received by the
Courier des Etts Jnis show that the venerable poet
gives graphic of the battle Of Sedan recalling
in its mnuteness of detail his description of Waterloo in
/" Les Miserables"
NJ. Andre, the astronomer sent by the French
Government to this country observe tie passage OF
Mercury over the sum- May @, has already left New.
York for Ogden Utah. tho Oint fixed upon for the OBJ
servation. NJ Andre was one OF the Astronomical Com
mission which went out to Ncw-CaledOnia III 1874
Princess Clotlde received, during the life Of
her father the gift Of the royal estate of Montecaer
near Turin She was however too poor to take up her
residence there until lately when the Kings death has
made change IN his daughters fortune. She will now
live at Monecalier mucb doubtless TO Inc regret oi
the Swiss, who greatly like and respect her,
When Mr.. Gladstone, the most indefatigable
OF workers finds nothing to do he writes letter.
An aged laborng OF Liverpool recently sent him
letter commenting him for trying TO prevent war with
Turkey, and Mr. Gladstone has written to the ageo
laborng saying that he had read bis letter win
interest, and that It shows none OF the MARKS Oh OH
age.
Lord Rosebery, it is rumored, has bought
The Examiner from Mr. Peter Taylor for S5,ooo-the
exact sum which Mr.. Taylor paid r II is added that
It was Mr. Tayor magnanimous estimate OF Mr. William
Blacks novel OF Green Pastures and Piccadily which
Obliged him to give up his venture iio paid the author
a very large which the sale OK TIE paper did hOt
bring back to him.
Sarah Bernhardt, the French actress, has
Industry enough for three IL the morning sho
takes long ride in saddle at noon she turns sculptor.
and works on three four buss which she Is going 10
send to the Exhibition then she with her chisel TO
her group of "Medea" At . o'clock she takes up the
brush and works on large paintings at nightial she .
writing her memoirs Or rehearsng ner roles or atteh
her correspondence. In the evening she appears
on the stage.
The London correspondent of The Hartford
Couran mentions the pleasant receptions arranged by
Miss Kate Field which English celebrities iii religion.
society art science and letters assemble TO see and hear
the telephone of Professor Bell Miss Field makes these
gatherings most genial and interesting and they
Of the popular things OF the London season. The last
feat accomplished by Professor Bells telephone IL tho
saving Of divers life According TO report made TO
the Admiralty by Captain Arthur OF Her Majestys hp
Vernon diver engaged in receiving some ballast sud-
denly tainted and called ont Pull me up" He did not
signal with his rope, but heard through the le!e'
phone attached to his helmet, and was az once brought
TO the surface The man has recovered ana thinAs tHe
Telephone for his restoration
COLUMBUS, March 24.-Mrs. r. b. Hayes ar
rived here last evening from Chllicothe she is the
guest OF her knsman General Mitchell, who gave pri'
yate reception in her honor last night.