New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1879-06-18
PERSONAL.

Charles Dickens's last letter, dated June 8,
1870 has Just been presented to the British Museum.
Mr.. w. w. Story, in the intervals of his
modelling has found time to write charming little
comedy FOR his private stage Its title is Second
Thoughts"
The second sale of Queen Christmas jewels
has produced 81 100000 one broad grde Of sapphres
and Urnanis sold for IS APO; and magnificent neck
lace. containing 529 pearls, brought el4,S6O.
General Grant who will reach San Fran
cisco in August expects 10 remain on the Pacific coast
for several weeks and will then to Galena and stay
until cold weather He mas not decided where to spend
the Winter, buG may go to Florida ana Havana
The memorial to Bayard IayiOr--a medal
lion Of tho poet in gray marbe-which the graduating
class of Cornell has Just presented TO the University has
been received with fitting ceremony Underneath the
medallion is the inscription Lecturer German Liter
ature," with the dates of his brth ana death
The German Emperor is in good spirits. and
is transactng public business IN spite Of his accident OF
two weeks ago This accident was SAID to have been
caused by his foot suddenly slipping on the polished
floor of his study lie fell heavily to tne ground aud so
injured his right that blood immediat y began TO
flow He is TOO apt to forget his weight OF years, aud
cannot be induced 70 transfer permanently even the
least part has sovereign responsibilities To his son.
Al the funeral of the late Baron Lionel de
Rothsrhd the first three spadeulso earth thrown
in NV the eldest son Of the deceased that he might
fdl the duty Of buryng his dead" The other knsmen
,Iloved In their order then members Of the cOugreg
ton As the cofiu was lowered uto the grave those
nreseut Joined III the words: "May he TO his aI
noined place in peace" and plucked few blades of
grass before they left saying IN acknowledgment Of the
resurrectiOn And they shall blossom forth from the
ruins Ike the dust OF the earth"
General di CesnOla's appointment to the Di-
rectorship Of the Metropolitan Museum Is announced
with gadness by The academy. That Journal adds /:
"The Generals Cypran collection good lde the
Museum and planted the standard Of classical arch9 d.
ogy t the remote gardens OF the West General di Ce
nOIa purposes 70 publish thorough aud copiously Illus
trated catalogue OF the which he excayatcd
This WORK may partly console Europe for the loss Of
admirable and indeed. unique collection, which Is
tain DO scientifically arranged by the discOy-
erer."
The Rev. Robert Colyer told his cOngrega-
lion In Chicago on Sunday last his reasons FOX
leaving it, and for accepting the call 20
New-York. After twenty years OF work In
Chicago, where, no said, the demands n min
ister are neither light nor few" he finds his work
growing all the time harder and more eXhaustng The
now eld OF labor In NowYOrk opened him OF its own
accord and he thinks 1t may open springs in his
own nature, take the tired feeling OF him. and
help make him good for some years more" He thinks
anoth would do bettor In Chicago, and that lac
would perhaps do better somewhere else.
OF Joseph Jefferson's first appearance on the
stage fourteen years old, Mr. L. O. Davis gives In
Ltppineon a touching description. The young actors
widowed mother had for weeks trained HIM in the music
words and business Of his part They were very poor,
and both hoped intensely that the debut would DO