New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1880-01-21
PERSONIL.
Senator Garfield is to be scrcnaded in Washington
Tomorrow evening IN honor of his election.

Senator Garfield is to be scrcnaded in Washington
tomorrow evening III honor of his election.
Governor Days's Council is pleasantly said to be
"composed of men of marked personal beauty
Mr.. r. /. Bowers is Zone Of the handsomcst men in
Name aud Nh. Barker Is even handsomer'
Mr.. Carl Rosa Is suffering so severely from the
effects of over work that his physicians have for
hidden him to take any part for the present in con-
Quoting his operate orchestra.
Prince Oscar, of Sweden. is staying with the
Prince of Waldock and it IS thought that he in-
tends to marry the Princes fourth daughter, Prin-
cess Helen of Waldeck. The lady Is nineteen years
old and is the sister OF Queen Emma, Of Holland
MFR. Edwin Arnold, the anthor of The Light of
ASIA" is dangerously ILL., and has been forced to
stop work and go to Egypt for the Winter HIS
trouble IL that of John Stuart Mill-thc growth of
large encystcd tumOr on the forehead.
The Princess Amazulu. the Zulu lady who is at
prescnt visiting London, is bright and volatile
person about twenty-fOur years old. She is grace
ful but not beautiful. has fine flow of language
and Il quick sense of humor, sings well. and loves
20 dance She is accompanied by a suite of two
Zulu ladies and four male attendants.
Sultan Abdul Aziz Is described as a highly intell-
gent mailman with n voracious appetite eating
eleven times a day, and taking his choice from an
lpyariable menu of ninety -four dishes. lie has a
mania for cock fighting, backgammon and slicing
off with sword the heads of turkeys kept in yard
for his entertainment. lie ls under petticoat gov
eminent, the Suitana Nallue pelng virtually tne
ruler OF Turkey.
Charles Dickens once wrote to Sir John Bennett u
letter which has Just been published for the first
time in The London Daily NeIcs. 1t runs thus My
dear Sir-snce my hall clock was sent to your
establishment TO be cleaned it has gone las indeed
II always has perfectly WELL but has struck the
hours with great reluctance; and after enduring
internal agonies of a most distressing nature has
now ceased striking altogether. Though n happy
reIcase for the clock this is not convenient to the
household. III you can send down any confidential
person with whom the clock can confer, think II
may have something on US works that II would be
clad to make clean breast OF. Faithfully yours
Charles Dickens" Sir John Bennett replied CIV
iug good hope of the clocks perfect restoration.
II believe in Providence said Victor Hugo, to
n company gathered around him in his red salon in
the Rue dc Clchy, because / am Providence my
schD Some one asked for an explanation of this
curious riddle. The venerable poet replied: I'VE
caught mouse yesterday evening. tsdeath sem
tepce was already pronounced. when my little
| granddaughter Jeanne, with eyes glstening with
tears begged for the life of the gray prisoner. Her
mother hesitated whether to listen the dear little
advocate or not, and in her doubt said. Grand
| father shall decide. So they came TO me. For a
moment held the power of life and death over the
dminuiye creature ana inomgns ,ns H;eavenly
the fate of being of higher order Is to be deter
mined Naturally set the mouse FREQ, for when a
| man undertakes the I6le OF Providence on smal
] scale he should at least initiate Its generosity"
| General Avozzana. who died in Rome on the Goth
ult.. at the age of 81, had singuary adventurous
career. In 1871 he WAS sentenced TO death aud