New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1879-06-21
PERSONAL.

Governor RObinsOn's health is reported to be
improving.
The Hon. Edwards PieTrepont sails for Eng
lnd today on the White star steamer Britannia and
proposes to return the last Of August.
Ex-Governor Hartranft it is thought, is on
the point OF resgnng his POstmasershp and becoming
the president OF a Phil delpha insurance company.
Nile Sophie CrOizette, the distinguished
French actress, is the ssteriulaw or Carous Duran,
the painter aud is herself fairly skilled III the use OF the
brush.
Mr.. Whster's pecunary difficulties are at
an end He has placed his properly IN the hands of his
creditors. have unanimously decided to iqudate
his affairs privately.
Mr.. John Clayton, who is an excellent ro-
mantle actor and the sonn-law OF Mr. Dion Boucicaut
is is reported coming 10 America TO assist his father
in-sw In the management of Is oth's Theatre.
Madame Wooyeno, the wife of the Chinese
Ambassador to England. has just with very IN
pleasant accident. While playing with little pistol it
went off, and her hand wounded not seriously, but
painfully.
Mr.. John NJ. Gregory, president of the Jlli-
nols state University, has just been married Miss
Louisa Allen. Professor OF Domestic Science that
Institution. They going to spend the summer IN
Europe and return to their respective posts in the uni
verslty ia the Autumn.
General Sherman is now travelling through
tho West, refusing make speeches to talk to
porer and comp aiming thai all he says nowadays is
construed into political meaning, which is just what nc
does not want. "Speecnw shouted the crowd at Put
iu-Bay. Oh no. boys, no speech Tonight" said the
General. " Here am look at me. auI aad TO
You all"
Yakoob Kahn, the Afghan ruler, has a decid-
td!y arisOcratIc appearance. lie is Of middle height
straight aud we-bullt. His comp xion Is that OF
Italian his features bciag Of the usual cOar,ey aquilne
Afghan type. HIS expression Is somewhat stern and
earewOrn indicates character and resolution. His
l.4 fisna and He lat nda
British camp dressed in Afghan cloak the finest
material. made with evident attention becoming ht,
and European trousers fastened under neat polished
leather boot by chain straps Ns hCaddress close
fitting OF AsiIakhan WOOL lie sat his horse erect
ana well.
Charles Dickens, on the last day of his life,
wrote four letters, which possibly the generally
interesting f. this to 81. NJ NJ" which has Just been
printed for the first time: Gad's Hill place. Hlgham,
by Rochester Kent, Wednesday, 8.h June 1870.
Dear sir: II would be quite incouceiyable TO me
but your letter-hat any reader could
possibly attach scnptural reference to passage In
book OF NINE reproducing much abused social figure
speech impressed into all sorts OF service. all
of inappropriate occasions without the antest connec
ton Of It with It's original source. am truly shocked to
fud that any reader make the mistake. have al
ways stryen In writings TO express yeneration for
the life and lessons Of our Saviour, because feel IL
and because re-wrOte that history for nv children
them long before they could read. and almost as
IS they could speak But have never made prOcama-
ton Of this from the house-'ops Faithfully yours,
CHARLES DICKENS"
OF franklin Pierce an old friend has been
recalling some pathetic memoirs 81 knew him." he
says, when his only boy killed in a railroad acct
dent, and when his wife, under the dreadful shock
pined away aud died. | knew him when he bore his
great silently and alone. People wondered at
some exhibition OF eccentrcites, aud were wont TO sur