New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1878-01-09
PERSONAL.

Mr.. Samuel Bowles was n little more COM
Portable yesterday, though he remains exceedingly
feeble.
Ex-Lieutenant- General d. II. Hill, of Con.
tolerate army fame mashals Bible class 200 stEopg
every sunday at his home al Charlotte, y. 1.
The Earl of Bcaconsfcld and the Archbishop
Of Canterbury born on the same day OF the year.
the o1st of December The former is seyentytwo and
the latter sixty six years old
The Rev. Samuel L0ngfelOw, n brother OF
tie poer was installed pastor Of Unitarian Church
IN Germantown. last Sunday lie has Of late years re-
sided IN Cambridge, where he gave instruction to bis
brothers daughters
The late James Lick, Of California, collected
during his lifetime the material for building two large
aud elegant private Conservatives modelled after those
In the Kew Gardens. London. party Of Hoeal gentle
men have just purchased the property and Sresentedi
to the City Francisco, 10 be placed III ole OF tEo
parks
The Princes Albert Victor and George, while
stoping temporarily at Exeter recently locked ahou.
for field for amusement, and fixing npon an unfortu'
nate porter they peppcred his with peas from pea
sbooter The porter not knowing who his tormCntors
were ran after them shouting. I'll pull yor cars on,
you Young rascals. II you don't stop that Bnt the
young Princes made GOOD tGef escape aiet huse' -"
joyIug the fun.
The Pope is said to have a strange anhpathy
to baYug stove. or a fire o. any kind in bis apart
ments When the weather ia bad. be suffers much from
cold hands To remedy this ne invented paletta or
silver BALL somewhat larger than egg IN which hot
wotcr Is ncosed When needed. his Holiness calls for
IT, rolls IL in his hands for few moments. and then
paces toostOOl, and takes 1t mp again when 10
finds Il necessary.
In the cemetery at Westminster, W., Is
plain slate slab bearing this curious inscrpiiCn "in
sem of william French, son TO Mr. Nathaniel French
Who Was Shot at Westminster March ye 18Th l77j, by
the hand OF the Cruel Ministerial tools OF Georg 30;
in the Courthouse nat IL Clock at Night; in the 22n1
year Of his Age.
Here william French his Body les
MUner his Blood Tor yenginc" cfle'
King tieOrs the Third his IoiJ crew
Tia with baWl lis head Shot threw.
For heIty ana his CUUniTys CUWl
Lo Lost his Lie his Dearest blood"
President Hayes cxcites the admiration OF
the Washington letter writers by the and fidelity
with which be performs the many rksomc duties OF us
office One Of them writes thus: He rarely fails 10 de'
vote 1T or ten hours day to the routine work OF ''c
Whit, House Always IN the best Of health he u Always
an early riser and he probcby deyo,es greater nuino
OF houls IN the week to his official ducs than were us
ally given to them by any OF his recent predecessors nc
often rises as early as q O'clock In the nolIlIDs'
and IN this way he manages 20 bGrc an "V"'
10 himself In the morning THIS time lie de'cv'
10 the reading and writing Of private letters
or when the occasion arises, TO the pre- aa'on "
communications which he may have 20 maize TO CON
rrrss He breakfasts between and y. ana tH'u ~
little time to spend with his family. Al nv s'cieas
and clerks arrive and uiice work bcGlus lie 1900
from 80 to 100 letters day. abstract oi Sat O"S
which he reads and preserves.