New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1880-11-06
PERSONAL.

Madame Theirs is seriously i'll, and suffering from
such extreme weakness that she is allowed to re-
ceiye no letters nor visits from her friends.
Madame dHaussonville, sister of the Due de
BroClic and GRANDDAUGHTER of Madame de Stael, las
! inst sold the historical estate Of "COppet" to NJ.
| Borg, swiss Deputy.
General Thomas Ewing, who has been travelling
for his health in the West suddenly se.zcd with
ualarial fever 1T Columbus this week, and Low Is
| lying dangerously Ill there.
Sir Charles Dixie Is said TO be worry popular and
an object OF great curiosity in France where he
has little cottage homo near Toulon. There he
dons blouse in the intervals of Parliamentary
cXertioDs and occupies himself with the buildiug
OF q garden wall.
Prince Roland Bonaparte, the son OF Prince Pierre
and the young man who ia about to marry the
wealthy Mile. Blame is described as youth OF
" noble sentiments and statue-liko beauty SIX feet
high, and never known To laugh since his country
was OveIrun by German INVADERS
Stopford Brooke, the clergyman who is becoming
so famous as leader Of the advanced school of
thought in the English Church, is said TO be re-
markably handsome person. His face is refined and
intellectual, and no has a dome-like forehead.
reminding Que of the portraits of Shakespeare.
Victor Hugo that in his opinion his best work
is Les Chatiments" because 1t has punished
ono crime and will prevent its recurrence. The
venerable author Is in good health and IN his even
ing dress. with his white silk handkerchief loosely
arranged around his neck instead Of q tie and his
white hair and beard glistening about his fine ia ce
he Is very handsome and picturesque old gent le-
man.
The Queen has decided 10 confer on Sir Daniel
Cooper who has long been the Postal Agent IN Lon
don of the New South Wales Government the Order
of Knight of st. Michael aud 1T. George for CO.
onial services and especially for services in connec
ton with the Sydney Exhibition" Sir Daniel
Cooper is well known personally TO merchants hero
in the Australian trade. He is shortly 10 ret,re
from his present position and Will be succeeded by
Mr. saul Samncls. mt present Postmas er- General
of New South Wales
President Hayes telecraphed to General Garfield
Wednesday morning: My heartest congratu.
latons. God bless YOU" Other cougratulatorv
kilograms wem sent IN such quantities that the
Cleveland Office vas unable to transmit them by fine
Generals private wire. and large packages OF then,
were sent by the post to Mentor. Minister James
Russell Lowell sent cordial dispatch By cable. The
General sat III his little wooden Office which stands
near the back door of his house reading telcgrar,
aiter telegram, while his pretty little son leonnJ
against him playing with the teegraphic sheets
winch To ms youthful mnd seemed of very small
Importance.
WASHINGTON, Nov. 3 -Prcsdent Uavcs will
arrive IN the city tomorrow morning.
1EnrRiN. Nov 5.-Abd-el-Kadcr tbo Aloorio,,
exile, has quilted Persia. ~
CHICAGO, Nov. 5-Dctimte information has been
received that Archbishop Z. A. Feehan the suc-
cessor appointed by the Pope TO ArcAbishop Folov
deceased. Will arrive here ON the oGth E,st u'i
Will bo installed on the day following ~
MARsEiLLEs Nov. On. Rochefort. speaking