New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1879-01-25
PERSONAL.

The Begun of BhOpal is a clever and ener.
gene lady she has bGt the best hospital in India OUT
Of Calcutta Is making excellent roads, and arranging
for a railroad TO her domiDions
Dr. Oliver Wendell Holmes has a pen which
has seen as good service Ghackeray's famous
one II il only the Doctor mas used for all b.,
literary works from 81 und last September when De
dispatched It 20 the makers Tor repairs with certificate
OF honorable service
The Ameer of Afghanlstan Is described by
an English missionary as beng acquainted with history
the result Of conversations with learned men, by whom
he likes TO be surrounded. lie considers Napoleon tie
greatest general the world possessed. lie himself
is q good general, and man of savage instincts.
Governor Hampton has received since his
accident 30 many letters Of sympathy that lie unable
to reply to them and has thanked the writers Informally
through newspaper. These letters which have been
carefully preserved, from people OF all shades OF
Opnous. Many Ofthem are from ohIidfen aud as many
from cOlOred people
NJ. Ernest Renan is rOtund in person, almost
oyia in bearing. sudiously smple In manner speaking
with something OF the suavty OF cOurty priest. He
is said to regard the writing OF his work 81 les
Orlgines du Christanisme" IA his supreme duty he
ves for the labor orders his house by and for H.
Five volumes are OJt, two more will complete 1t and
the for these IN such order that the manuscript
might be finished by another hand
Mr. Bret Harte, since his consular appoint
ment was bestowed upon him. has twice IN Eng.
land Last Summer he visited Mr. Froude in Devon.
SHIRE and recently he the guest Of " live lord"
Mr. Conway says that In OF the poorest districts In
London he has heard Of clergymen gathering together
tie greiched parish children read them Mr. Hate's
pathetic Californian Very touching are these
rOmances, but from The Luck 0I Roaring camp "
q" Miss hardly food for small children.
Concerning the English Prime Minister, The
World, of London says cruelty: When Lord Beacons
field entirely the effect Of the touching incident
which he enabled to relate. in the last sad calamity
which has befaen our Royal House, by
suited tawdry reflection as TO how the story
could be told in poem, in picture, or on gem,
one Of his colleagues seen TO whisper remark e
his ucgobOr the ministerial bench 10 was the word
gcn, when had made Lord Salisbury shudder ana say
rle blood Will out
concurrent resolution of thanks to Pro-
fessor Hayden tor his Accurate anG Comprehensive
Survey Of The State Of Colorado, passed the Legislature
January 1. senator Sausson' who Is himself an emil
neut mining engineer, remarked az he time; These re-
ports coming from scientcaud authoritative source
d. moro IN answer and satisfy capitalists than every
thing else Ihey re the world what TINS great Western
country is made OF. the Western domain OF tue Untcd
States Is to-day the glory oi the Naslon''
Mr.. Shaw, otherwise Josh Billings Is
described by Gath" as the possessOr of sallow skin
expressive features, with traces OF intellectually IN
them, and Of a curious eye, melancholy and Wild by
turns OF his life Mr. shaw quoted as saying: AN
from Massachusetts Ny father and grandfather we're
both members OF Congress aud distinguished men, Al
one time il intended that should be the Private
Secretary OF john Quincy Adams aud went down &c
Quincy, where he lived, and stayed with him three
months had plenty or energy, aud knew how 10 talk,
and thought how WRITE too but never how TO make
money turned away from Mr. Adams, and have been
nearly all my life frontiersman As long ago as 1873
Joined party with the intention OF crossing the plain.
to the Pacific ocean and coonZlng under the Mexican
Government At that time there was hardly trail
across the continent and had To give e scheme Hpi
bur | settled West a. it was possible to i've, anJ
there spent most OF MY maturing years-"