New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1882-01-28
PERSONAL.

Secretary Hunt has just become the owner of 4
neat but simple brick house in Washington. 1t
stands on Rhode Isand-aye., and its price was
$4,000.
Scnorita Barca, the daughter of the Spanish Min
lister at Washington. Is a thorough Andausian in
appearance If not in origin. Her little foot is deli
catcly archcd her carriage is superb, and her eyes
are dark and brilliant.
Professor Mommsen, not discouraged as he
might be by the destruction by fire OF his splendid
library and Ms. collections, is engaged in re-
placing hi, losses far possible lie is about to
90 to Italy in search OF more inscriptions.
Among the arrivals from Europe yesterday were
| ex-governor Proctor, of Vermont who came by the
| Bothnia. and f. Brcuil, the French Consul-Gencra
| and IouS Rlyas, secretary OF Legation, who were
| on the Amerque.
Justice Charles Donohue of the Supreme Court
is one of the most industrious judges in the city
He reaches the Court House at . o'clock daily,
| and rarely goes away before .. He takes warm
| interest in all political movements
Ex-Nayor Smith Ely. jr, devotes several hours
every day to his leather business. He has been
purchasing real estate during the last year, and is
frequent attendant at the Exchange SaleSroom
He saws he has ceased to pay any attention to
politics. Mr.. Ely is confirmed bachelor
To w. w. Gardner, now of st. Louis, has been
awarded the contract for the statue for the pro-
posed Blair monument. His model was thought TO
be the best offered the other competitors beng J.
Wilson Macdonald and III. KrctSCLmIr. The sta ue
is to cost about $500.
Captain Daniel L. Brainc, of Brooklyn, who was
detached from the command of the frigate Pow
hatan in September 1850, and placed sick leave,
is now conyacscent 1t is believed that his cruise
in the Arctic in command Of the Juniata on the
Polars search expedition in 1873 was the cause of
his i'll health.
The Rev. Dr. IL. w. Bellows was somewhat
weaker yesterday from physical discomfort, caused
by long confinement and want of solid food,
brt his son said that his father had still considerable
STRENGTH The precise cause and seat of his disease
were unknown. DIR. W. II. Draper is in charge of
the case assisted by Drs. W. III. Van Buren, and
Robert +. Weir.
Jean Faurc, who has just been made Chevaicr
of the Legion of Honor wears several other for
elm orders The permission of the Chancellerie de
Ia Legion d'Ionncur must be given to every
Ffeuchman ere he can wear decoration conferred
on him by foreign sovereign; and Faurc when he
received his first cross, had the greatest difficulty
in obtaining this permission, and owed the final
victory only to the influence of Jules Fayrc. 1t
was distinctly mentioned that Got received his
ribbon of the Legion as Professor Of the ConserYa-
tOrc; Faurc, therefore, is the first member OF the
stage 10 receive the decoration as such.
Few are the men who are content to give up their
country for the sake of their principles. One has
been found in the person of Senior Joaquin Nahrco,
the eminent Brazilian politician. lie has with
drawn from the Chamber of Deputies and from
public life in Brazil because he is unable TO per-
suade his fcllow-countrymen to emancpate the
miilo and half OF slaves they hold. He has ar
rived in London where he intends to live in future
having shaken tho dust OF Brazil from his feet for
ever.
The late Princess de Bcauvan an Gsthete
whose rstheticism was worth something to the
world. Her charity was indefaugablc, and in
spite Of the many demands upon Ter time cntailcd
by her social position, she worked for her protegcs
with her own white hands She embroidered
beautifully, and when she found that her orphan
ages needed more money than she could spare, she
u.ed her skill TO earn more for them. She made
series OF large tapestries wrought IN chenille and