New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1882-05-16
PERSONAL.

The Spanish Minister to Washington will spend
the summer with his family at Saratoga, but viii
not minge in society there, Madame Barca being
in mourning for the death OF her mother
The Hon. George Bancroft is to preside at tho
centennial anniversary celebration Of Philips
Academy, at Exeter, n. H., next month.
Cecch and Antonslli, tho African explorers, are
soon to visit the heart Of Abyssinia, III company
with an embassy from the Italian Government to
King John
Count Won Molle. the great Field-NaTshal Of
Germany, represents n small borough i'm the Reich
stag and is so conscientious in his attention to his
duties as a Deputy that he never misses a sitting
without reason OF the most urgent nature
Cincnnat's great music hall is now adorned by
a statue of its founder, the Hon. Reuben Springer,
which was placed in the vestibule of the building
last Friday 1t IL the work of Preston Powers OF
Florence Italy. and represents Air Springer stand
ing in an easy attitude his right hand resting upon
a Stand and his left holding plan of the hall.
The next name to be enrolled among the Immor-
tails of the French Academy is that OF NJ. victor
Cherbuliez the novelist and professor Of Hebrew at
Geneva. His reception will take place on May %,
and upon VI. Renan again will derOlye the duty OF
making tue address OF welcome.
"Tut tut" was the reproof with which Emerson
once threw into silence and confusion of mind too
lnodcsty by prasing his works to bis face at So
cial gathering.
The full-lengfh portrait of President Garfield,
painted by Mr.. f. +. Andrews which hung over
the Speakers desk in the Hall of Representatives,
at he memorial services of February 27 has been
purchased ard placed in the White House by the
Congressional Joint Committee OH the Library. Mr..
Andrews has also painted a bust portrait OF Presl-
dent Garfield for Colonel Rockwell
The communion service in the Congregational
Church at Topsham, Ne, was administered on the
first Sabbath of this month by Professor Apheus
Packard. of Bowdoin College who was an instructor
of Longfcllow during the poets undergraduate
days, and to whom touching auuslOn Is made IN
- AOTlturl SalutlnlS"
Congressman Grapes curious cognomen had. it is
said the following origin In early Puritan times
French bark was wrecked on the Cape Cod coast.
aud all on board were lost one little boy. Him
the sturdy colOnsts rescued and dubbed because of
his red hair and French origin, Rufus Crapaud.
And from that little waf tho present member for
the LIST Massachusetts DlSrcG Is IN Inc seventh gen.
GRAFTON of direct descent
Yakoob Khan, ex -Ameer of Afghanstan, has been
indulging in glorious fit of sulks. lie refused to
receive anything from the British Indian Govern
ment and began selling his jewels aud spare clothes
to meet household expenses And all because the
Government, which has paid SO dearly for his weak
ness and cowardice in addition to splendid summer
and winter residences, furniture horses, carriages,
elephants etc, would only allow him pension of
81 Do per month, when he modestly demanded
ST., l25.
The illness which now threatens the life of Bishop
Cyrus ID. FOss, of the Methodist Episcopal Church.
at his home in st. Paul, Mimi, primarily caused
by stepping on a loose plank in the sidewalk while
on his way to church in that city. last January.
The slight sprain of the ankle which he then
ceived did not seriously Inconvenience him but
three weeks afterward as he was again entering
church the weakened joint was second time injured
Erysipeas set ill., accompanied by Inflammation, and
despite careful medical attendance low form of
typhoid fever followed, from which he Is now suf-
fering The injured limb has wasted away to a
mere skeleton and the Bishop is deirlous OF in an
unconscious stupOr most Of the tilne