New-York tribune., 1879-06-09
PERSONAL.

The Pope is suffering greatly from rheuma-
tism. Cardinal Newman has had congestion OF The
lungs, and Is unable 10 travel
Prince Labanoff, now Russian Ambassador
in Turkey, Is TO replace Count schouyaoH In London.
Count sabouroT now Minister at Athens goes TO Con.
s,antiDOplc
Senator Wade Hampton's popularity in his
native region may perhaps estimated by the reported
answer Oi young person who recently came up for
school examination. She was asked VINO discovered
America r. and promptly replied: " Mr General Wade
Hampton
LONDON, June 9-The London correspondent
OF The Manchester Guardian says The University Of
oxford wu confer the degree OF d. c. l.. on Lord Duf-
lern, British AmDass2dort 70 Rps.iai the Rsht Hon;
Ivan Touvgeaeh, the Russian novelist
The first Marquis of Abercorn liked pune
tullity and having invited party to dinner at
o'clock precisely. down 10 table at that hour with
the one gucst who had arrived About the visitors
began 20 drop IN; his L0rdship was az dinner No
apology was made. They seated themselves in awE
ward confusion looked at their watches and took DIM
ucr The stil more fashionable and refined portion Of
the assembly arrived ab2g. 2, a9l instead oi dinner
hardly polite, bat he was emIucntiy reasonable.
Mr. Poore recalls cutting rebuke adj
mscred by Charles Sumner 20 Senator, who persisted
in talking while he was the floor. lie speaking Ia
arTagnmeut OF the Grant administration. Mr. Larpen
ter ef his and went TO that OF Mr. COukAug with
iu TO the Two senators, SAID aggry: " When that con
ference committee before has agreed, VIII 10 please
make It's report, that may proceed The galleries
roaied and AI ShipeAtl .uIneL ~ s ig"'' iv@4Ds
the great Massachusetts Senator clear hed.
John King is remarkable newsbOy who
nas inst given $500 valuable books the Cincinnati
Public Library lie is thIrty-nine years DID, and has
since he seventeen hopeless cripple, the re-
suit several accidents The deli ght Of his life Is
reading and with his hard e.ynings he has continually
hot IL Twas
roughly having few comforts and finding all MS happ
ness in bis beloved volumes. IL will never stop buying
books he SAYS, so long there cheap boOkstals
aud have little money and strength enough TO get to
them. But I shall BUY fewer books than heretofore,
sual be ,tlIl careful In selecting them WhateYef
books ! collect between now ana the time OF
ny death shall follow the first lot into tae FuOno
Library"
The London papers announce the death of
NJ James Adams, Of Mr.. EdIsgn's representatives.
IN Europe. Originally cabIn-ooy. IN VIII Oh position he
shipped from his native country, o,land, and alter
wards sailor, lee settled in the United states aud be-
came night-watcnman Mr.. Edison, who appears to
have speedily discovered the aptitude the ingenuity.
and the unurng energy Of his watchman. Nh. Adams
was only thrtyhree but had obtained pecuniary in
tcrest in Mr. Edi.ons inventions and was his trusted
representative all matters connected with Tie me-
cnSnical arrangements OF the inventions ana the apNN
cation. few months ago Mr.. Adams w.s clspdylug
Mr. Edison's lOud-,peskinZ tae hone in icmDdrd-st.
and enthusiastic as 20 lts tutuIc.
The statement that Mr.. Lincoln and the
Late General Shields near Il ,htng duel rivals
for the hand OF Miss Todd corrected IN favor OF
less picturesque tale. Miss Todd and young lady
friend together in foolish frOlic, prepared and had
printed in a Springfield paper what was meant 70 be
funny, but which really bitterly sarcastic criti-
upon tho personal appearance and awkward man
pprs of young Shields who was then Auditor OF the
state. Shields Immediately demanded the name OF the
author, threatening hold the editor personally
>ponsiblo" if IL were not given him. A council was
summoued and Lincoln who enga2ed 10 Miss Todd.
assumed authorship OF the eily article. Shields sent
Lincoln, VINO chose br0adswords rs the weapons.
Shelds's friends demonstrated, holding tBa! Lincoln
was SO much aer than his adversary that that weapon
gaye him undue adVantazes ana this dsSreeuent ied
finally 10 the bloodless settlement OF the quarrel
Charles Baudelaire, the famous French poet,
is ceyery described by NJ Cladsl who that Baude
lare used in his shirt sleeves. soft, purple
silk orsvat with black stripes, osrole.sly ned. fOaed
round his robust and we'll formed neck Of which this
delicate genius proud Clean shaved and shining
like u new sixpence he delighted in his vast canvass
dress. as white and OF oldfash0ned cut.
His hair lOnx slightly wavy, and gray his large,
intelligent eyes were profound and black Dight;
his hands with their fine, rosy nails those OF
p,trcian. He most careful writer spending hours
in erasIng and iuternng and In seeking words IN the
leIicons expressing the exact shade OF meaning 10
wished TO convey. He held that purely literary work
men ought always to ut the absolute expression orclse
give up the pen. He would not permit phrases which
were wanting force sKactituie, and did not adapt
themselves 10 the tea IA gloves do 10 the skin II tbe
word he wanted did exist then hr sought 20 invent
IL. His knowledge OF tongues was remarkable; 20 hin
most living Languages were as familiar as most dead
languages
LONDON, June S.-The new Governor of New
South Wales. Lori Augustus Lotus, sailed yesterday
for SewYsrk with hi. family. He will proceed over
land to san Francisco, ana take thu steamer which
leaves there July z He will reaos sydney In tine Tor
tho opening Of the InterRstopai Exposition.