New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1881-03-22

PERSONAL.

Mr.. RuskIn is very i'll with br.dn fever-a second
attack of the disease which nearly killed him few
years ago.
Ex-Governor Jewell has returned to his Hartford
home not much the better for his Southern journey.
His health isfar from good.
General Grant liz quoted as saying in regard 70 the
surrender at APpomattox: I" There was no demand
made for General Lees sword and no tender Of 1t
offered
Mrs Mark Hopkins, of San Francisco. is fitting mp
a handsome home in Great Darlington, Mass. In
tending. it Is reported to make that town her
legal residence. thus saving large amount Of
taxes in California.
Kossuth Is now living in pleasant villa near
Turin. Although nearly seventy nine years old. he
is in good health, and his intellect is unimpared.
He spends great zeal OF time in studying natural
science.
The Crown Prince of Germany has just bought
for $50, 600 Rubers's magnificent picture of "Nep-
tune and Amphitrite.7 IL has long been one of the
ornaments of Count SchonbOrn's celebrated gallery
az Vienna.
Dr.. Schliemann 10 going to excayate in Crete next
month and expects TO find rich treasures Nothing
in the way of scientific research has been done there
since Admiral Spratt worked chiefly upon the sur
face more than fifteen years ago.
Professor Ko-Kun-Hua has presented to the CAM
bridge Public Library volume of Poems Com.
posed in the Hall of Longevity" and printed iu
China. The Professor calls himself in this book
" Sub-Prefect, and by Imperial promotion Prefeci
by brevet." .
Mr.. William Winter has so suffered in health IRON
several months of exhausting literary work that he
has been obliged to decline not only an invitation ia
give poem before the Phi Beta Kappa Society OF
Dartmouth but also one to read II before the Press
Association of this State.
Lord George Campbell the younger brother OF
the Marquis of Lorne, who is row IN Washington
is mentioned as the handsomest young Briton who
has touched these shores in long time. He has
smooth, classical countenance, lofty forehead and
a stately bearing; and he calmly scrutinIzes sur.
rounding objects through glass held before hE
right eye.
Ex-Marshal Blzaino and his wife occupy fairly
good positionin Madrene society. Madame Bazains
is handsome, accomplished and emerge 20 while her
husband is now unwieldy, stultifed and incapable
of taking any kind of new departure. His wife,
who might almost be his granddaughter, Is very
loyal to him. The spirit which she displays 10
taking his part now that he has fallen low in bis
country, has won for her much sympathy in
Spain.
Mr. G. A. Sala has contradicted the Disguised
statement made by Mr. Carlyle in his Reminis-
cenCes" that somebody read q newspaper in
mourning coach at the Duke OF Welngton's funeral.
Mr. Saia says that artist he had pass al be-
tween the lines" and saw the minatcst detail Of
the whole procession and what were read by per-
sons in the coaches were not newspapers, but the
large black-bordered official programme OF the
ceremonial.
Prince Wilhelm and his young bride are delighted
with the congratulations lately poured in upon
them. The prince has Published in the Official
Gazette few lines expressing his own and his wifes
lively regret at not being able TO acknowledge per.
sOnally all these CONGRATULATIONS, which they can
only regard as the expression of the deep-seated
affection and loyalty always manifested by the sub.
ects of beloved Fatherland TO the ruling race"
He adds: ave will always strive, by taking con.
tinua interest i'll the welfare Of the nation, to de-
serve its love-"
Mrs. Horatia Nelson Ward has just died in Eng
land in the eighty year of her age. The London
Times says that the deceased was Lady Hamton's
little daughter Horata, the same whom her reputed
father, Lord Nelson, oeque2thed with his dying
breath to the care of his ntTy Born in the last
year of the last century she spent her infancy and
childhood at Merton, In the garden of Lady Hamik
toms villa there was little streamlet (which she
called 1.-THE Nile y, and pond. damned up and
crossed by rustic bridge. a. banks of this pond
were the little chid's playing grounds. Lady Ham,
iltOn continued 10 ike at Merton for three year,
after Nelson's death, when pecuniary difficulties
overlook her, and she went abroad, and ultimately
Reverend Philip Ward sometime vicar Of Tenter,
den. Kent, but was lott his widow about twenty
years ago.