New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1882-12-29
PERSONAL.

The Rev Edward Payson Hammond the evangel-
ist noted for his among children. has begun a
series of services in the Warren-aye. Baptist
Church, Boston.
President Arthurs Christmas table bore a huge
platter OF roast beef the choicest beef of IOwas
famous Crimson Herd sent to him with the cOmpli-
mcnts of the State by Senator Allison.
General II. b. Darlington, author of Battles of
tie American Revolution" and o. Der historical
works has recently made his home in Boston. lie
is now preparing a work entitled Battles of the
Bible"
Reports come by tho way Of Paris that King
Humbert Of Italy is sinking Into condition of
confirmed melancholy For DAYS together says a
correspondent lie does not speak n word TO any hui
man being lie appears at the Queens receptions
but does not open his lips.
NJ Henri Cernuschi says that he has made his
will and has left by il to the city Of Paris his
perb mansion on the Avenue Velasquez and his col
lection of bronIes and poreelalns gathered from
the temples and palaces OF China and Japsu-prob-
ably the finest collection of the kind IN the world
Professor A. H. Fetterolf, who was on Wednesday
elected president of Girard College. has been vice
president of that institution for two years and act
ing president since the death of DR.. Allen. He is
forty-eight years old, native of Montgomery
County, PennSylV anla 2 graduate or Lafayette Col
lege aud has been president OF several Summaries.
LOUIS Blanc left a fortune of less than $4,000.
OF this he bequeathed Sl5. 900 to his nephew Simon
(iroh. who Is now in this country and $4,000 each
TO Charles Edmond and NJ JaCtiOt. For savings
bank fund for the inmates of the Founding Hos
pital he lett ST 600 and to the Fifth Arrundlsse-
ment of Paris his valuable library Of the " ldOw
OF Charles Blanc, no mention is made IN his will.
The Rev. Leonard W. Bacon. of Ne,g Haven.
Conn. lectured in the New Memorial Church, De-
Lat sunday uiternoon nj thn Oppnsion # tha
unyeiling of tablet to the memory of his grand
father the Rev. David W. Bacon and his father aud
mother the late DIR. Leonard Bacon and wife. The
dav WAS double anniversary. just twelve months
before Leonard Bacon had drawn the1ast breath of
a long and useful life and Jest eghty-twO years
before David W. Bacon had been married to Alice
Parks and had, with his seven teen-y ear-Uld BRIDE
set out irom pleasant home in the East for the
wilds of the West. 10 preach to the savage
Ojibways
Charles do Mazade, who has just been elected 20
the French Academy. Is old contributor TO La
Rerue des Moadcs and on that account was opposed
by Ernest Legouv6, who once before had turned the
scales of election against HIM. Legouv6 does MT
like La Rcrae. because nhen he admitted To
place among the Forty lmmortals the Editor Of that
journal exclaimed: Oh, it is not Lc9Ouv6 who has
been elected-t is his cook abiding to the way in
which NJ Lepouy6 was alleged to have cooked
up some of his works. John Lemoine, q close
friend of Legoug6 soon afterward avenged hun by
sending messenger to inquire whether la herae
was still published.
Regarding General Lew Waacos recent visit to
Syria and the Holy Land, of which an account was
given by THE 1RlBUNk'5 ConstantlnOpe CORE
spondent on Wednesday another writer says that
his visit to Jerusalem was "a full-szed event
All the Americans in the city came out to him
at tho Joppa Gate. The star-spansed banner was
coried nv the laws and n leading rabbi made an
address of wecome and led the crowd in giving
three cheers General Wallace jumped down from
his horse thanked the rabbi III appropriate terms.
aud shook hands all around. After ward no was
given a reception at the consulate. The sultan had
teegraphed orders in advance US 10 General Wal