New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1880-01-03
PERSONAL.

Sir jules Benedict was married last week TO Miss
Forty young lady twenty-five years old.
Count Amdrassy is learning to skate and is said
TO be not 50 skilful Oh the ice the slippery field
of diplomacy.
Governor Cornell. for his New Years dinner, had
G fl Of a turkey weighing dressed for the fire ex
actly forty-one pounds
Rublnstein has gone with his family to live in
italy, The failing health of his youngest son is
the cause of this removal
The illness of tho Empress of Russia is increasing
The chronic affection of her right lung has been
aggravated by an attack OF pieurisy
Selections from the Earl of Dunmorc's new opera
" Creseencia have just been performed in Liver
pool the Earl conducting the orchestra himself
Mr.. George C. Hill has retired from the edtor5hip
of The Boston Post, and it is reported that he Is
about to become editor OF The Boston Economist
The German Emperor has ordered that tie fund
of more than $50 900, collected on the occasion of
his golden wedding be exclusively devoted 10 the re-
lief of the administration Silesians
Music and sculpture mot in the marriage OF
Haevy the composer. His widow has just finished
a statue of her dead husband, which is to be placed
in of the inches OF the tacade OF the Hotel dc
Vile at Pans.
Senator Chambers will has at last been discoy-
cred. among the papers of-the LATE Judge Edmunds,
bate II leaves the Senator's property in equal por-
tons to his widow and daughter.
The English memorial to the late Princess Alice,
of England and Hesse, is to take the very noble
form of an endowment OF the Hospital and School
for Nurses in Darmstadt, which the Princess herself
founded, al / in which she took great and practi-
cal interest.
Mrs. Hayes's attire at the New Year reception at
the White House will be matter of interest to fe-
male readers. Her dress was OF white brocaded
satin wrought with gold threads. The ' shaped
front of the waist was filed in with lace aud her
sleeves were of duchesse lace with embroidery of
seed pearls. The court train of satin was long and
square rose-b buds were worked upon it with threads
of gold. The plain white satan pettlc0at was
trimmed with bias folds of satin divided by n
fringe of gold and pearls. Broad bands OF gold en-
broidery separated the. pctticOat from the court
tram. In her dark hair she wore silver comb and
on her neck pendant-a cameo head OF the Presl-
dent set in DIAMONDS.
Lord Carnarvon writes to Mr.. VIM. L. Stone:
Il have received and am much Obliged to yOu for
the Interesting article on Lady Harriet Acland.
my grandmother. She was lady deserving fully
believe, of all the praise that YOU have bestowed
upon her, and of as high gifts Of mud rs she was
graceful and charming in person and manner. There
is at Killerton Il very striking portrait OF her by Sir
Joshua ReyuOds--Of which / have the copy here.
/ cannot conclude without adding how
much the generous letters of General EurgOyne and
General Gates add 30 the interest of the narrative
which you have so gracefully put together. shall
very much value the gift which you have been good
enough to make me-"
The Rev. George W. Pepper, when Chaplain in
the Regular Army, wrote letter to the Hon. Charles
Sumner in which he thanked the Senator for his
great speech on American citizenship, and also re-
quested his and sympathies on the Irish ques
ton To this letter Mr.. Sumner replied as follows
United States Senate Chamber, Washington, Jan.
5. lSGS.-Dear Sir: l have your note of the 9th in
reference to the condition ofreland and the rightsof
American citizens abroad. The latter question has
long been and is still the subject OF discussion be-
tween this Government and various Powers, and it
is to be hoped that a satisfactory conclusion will
soon be reached. lt has already been brought mp In
Congress when took occasion to declare the all
snrdity Of the claim made by England. regret the
condition of affairs in Ireland, which is indeed de-
plorable and am glad to that the subject IS be-
ginning 60 engage the attention. OF British states
men Justice To Ireland Is II British necessity In
every effort for Irish Independence and human
rights there is but one side for my sympathy and
aspiration Believe me- Sir, faithfully yours.
CHARLES SUMNER.
CAIRO Jan. 2.-Gordon Pacha has arrived here