New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1878-02-08
PERSONAL.

Mr.. Emerson is to lecture in Concord, his
own town, next Wednesday.
Senior Emilio CASTELAR, is putting into Span.
ism Victor Hugo's History of Crime"
Lieutenant Flipper, the one ccOred gradu-
ate of West Point is to be appointed military instructor
of the colored branch of the Texas Agricultural and
Military College.
Mr.. TennysOn's youngest son, Lionel, is to :
be married at Westminster Abbey, during the first week
in March, to Eleanor Locker the daughter Of that
writer of delicate and charming verses, Mr. Frederick
Locker.
Signor Mario, who, as an old man, is giving
himself to antiquarian studies in Rome said TO visitor
not long ago. you speak of me, say that you saw
Mario by the ruins of Rome like my iustrious ancestor
Marius, by the ruins III Carthage"
The bond given by David Crockett to Gov
ernor John Lewis which was then required Of every
swain who about to launch out upon the sea Of mat
rimony, is still file in the County Clerks Office at
cambridge, Tenn. The bond is dated August IL, 1905
Crockett married Polly Fndey. The eccentric Crockett
lived in Jefferson County, where he had farm
Ex-Governor Seymour says of the late
Judge Johnson: 4" In the wide range OF my acquant-
ance know OF no who had more varied knowledge
versed In many branches OF art Of science and
of natural history. He knew things thoroughly that
he could make them clear to all others ami ne thus gave
great interest and value to his conversations"
The Persian Ambassador In England is send
ing telephones to the Shah Queen Victoria has ex-
pressed to Mr. Graham Bell her wish to buy the tee
phones with which the Osborne experiments were made
and Mr. Bell gratefully asks to be permitted 10 have
better of telephones made expressly Tor her Majesty
General Comfy, United States Minister to
the Sandwich Islands, sends to The ohio state Journal
Of which no the Editor. lively account OF his
trials showing the Lospitalities OF the Islands to
American men-of-war This habit OF free and easy
comment on diplomatic experiences would In the case
practlsed writer touch on the dangerous edge
OF things. But General Comfy skates along as grace
fully as II there were no cage.
The Pope, on the day after the death OF
Victor Emanuel is reported saying to the Cardinals
around him: "At heart Yittoro was not bad; lie had
good principles and preserved many OF the best uad
tious OF the House of Savoy. But he was King Ia
,ods and his surroundings were not good. Therefore
he will in the other world get good baIhyes, yesa
good bath; but the mercy OF Goa Is ihhhe anu 'no
heart OF Christ can wash away all sins.
The Japanese Mikado has sent Mr. Il. II.
Horne the poet Of "Orion" two beautiful volumes OF JAP
anese poetry in acknowledgment of Mr. Horne's odeto
the Mkado" They contain poems by the best japanese
writer's celebrating the S;kados tour through DIS do
unions tor the purpose Of observing and reforming al
traditional abuses Mr.. Horne's ode treated the same
subject from q Western point OF view. The volumes
beautifully printed bound with violet silk threads
Tr,nncd In case OF grassgrecn embroidery and LAID IN
box OF cedarwOod. Mr.. Horne and his friend the jap
anesc Ambassador gong to translate tue poems INTO
En- glish
King Humbert is going to pay his fathers
debts out Of his private means He intends 10 sen
asel Porziano the vast hunting estate bought by the
nation as a present TO Victor Emanuel. The German
name borne by tue king is an old In the family OF
Savoy being that of HI nbert, surnamed Whtehand
who Il held TO be the foundl of their house. He lived
the Burgundian Court IN the year 1000, and received
from the Emperor Conrad the districts OF Savoy and
Aosta Humbert H. had the Duchy, which he consider
ably increased between 1901 and l103, aud Humbert
I'LL reigned at the time of Barbarossa's campaigns
against The Lombard cities died monk and was placed
him no scion of the House of bore the name tu
Victor Emanuel gave II to his son.
OF Mr.. Webster, q correspondent Oh Inc
Gazette of Cincinnati relates anecdote when seems
TO be new 1t was told to him by Colonel Freeand one
Of the Mississippi delegates the Baltimore Convention
OF 1882 These delegates would have liked Weosters
nomination. but they did not give him even one eompi'
mentary vote After the convention adjourned, the
Mississippi delegation called IN body upon MI Web
ster and their chairman, after paying many high CON-
plimeuts TO the satesman's abilities and services oo-
served that he was the unanimous choice OF their dele
cation In the convention" Mr. Webster, in deep
emotion made a brief reply. When he came to note
the cnairman's remark that he was " the unanimous
choice for the nomination. he hesitated and with deep
agitation sad: BIT, gentlemen, you did not show your
in both s Aands turned suddenly around, audi TO use
Colonel Freeand's words, "cried Ike child, boo
hooed right Out The delegates looked nj one ahoter'
q expressing deep modification ana sadness.
OTTAWA, Feb. Lord Dutferin enter
tanned son of President Hayes at dinner with bis
Cabinet last night.
MONTREAL, Feb. THE Rev. A. Dun, OF
McGn College, has accepted the professionally Of He
brew and Old Testament in Airedale Congregations
College, Bradford, Eng