New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1882-12-30
fPERSONAL.

United States Treasurer Gillian has bought
5000 acres of land in Florida.
General Butler will appear in a new and brilliant
uniform at his Inauguration Governor of Massa-
chusetts
Mr.. Wifrid Blunt who has recently become so
well known as the champion aud friend Of Arab
Pacha, is good-looking man of forty-three His
wife is granddaughter of Byron. and very eccen-
trc in her manners. Mir. blunt is a Sussex squire
aud devoted Roman Catholic.
General Thomas o. Osborn United States Minis
ter to the Argentine Republic, has been visiting
this country, and will soon return to his post of
duty. SIX years ago he lett Chicago, which had
been his residence for twenty years. lie has been
spending few days in Chicago recently, and de-
clares that II appears Ike strange city to him. so
marvellous has been its growth and so many have
been the changes.
The learned Christian archGoloSist, Commenda-
tore Giovanni Battsta de Ross of Rome, was re-
Gently pres nted by his friends with gold medal
and an album The presentation was made in the
SarcOphagus Hall. the Lateran Palace in presence
of brilliant array of prelates. diplomats and
savants. Professor De Ross il now sixty years of
age, and with his no less gifted brother is an aC-
knOwledged authority in Christian antiquities,
specially IN the Catacombs.
Captain Thomas Ward of the First Artillery, who
has been appointed to succeed the late General Ar
Ilancock's staff was graduated from West Point in
the class of 1850. He served through the Rebel
lion with distinction and accounted excep-
tOnally efficient and well-informed officer. Cap
tain Ward has been stationed at Governors Island
for several years. While his regiment gauisoned
the post h" was IN command of the light battery,
and succeeded Major Aendcnhall as cOmmandant
OF he garrison. For the past ye he has been ord
nance officer at the isl nj. Captain Ward was
an intimate friend OF General Custer, the two
having been much together while at West Point
and alteTward.
Michelancelo Caetani, Duke of sermOneta, Prince
Teauo, Duke of st. Mark, Marquis Of Cisterna aud
Lord OF Bas iauo, N!nfa and Donate and Grandee
Of Spain Of the first class, whose death in Rome on
December II was announced IN THE TRIBUNE at
the time, was man Of mark. The London Globe,
in a notice of his life and services, SAYS " He
one Of the few Roman aristOcrats who can boast of
really ancient lineage. He had the best masters IN
his youth. and studied much. His memory was
pIOdlROuS ana his conversation brilliant. lcneranl
hlg Re cher in sculpture, and some OF his statues
are Of considerable merit IN literature he excclled,
and his published works on Dante exhibit proofs of
of no ordinary talent As politician he sympa-
tnlzed with the revolution which made Italy a
Kingdom.
The well-known William Galisnani, Of Paris, who
recently died. was buried with great pomp in the
Cemetery of P6re-la Chaisc After the funeral tine
Mayor Of COrbeil, ut which place NJ. Gallgnani had
his country house, announced that he had be-
queathed 10000 francs to the Hospital, and the
same amount TO no OrDhanage Of Corbeil. Besides
this having ole his fortune IN a library and
printing OF re. W. Gaguani made handsome
provision for librarians and printers over sixty
wears Of age. To establish Home for them be be-
queathed 1000 metres OF land in the Boulevard
Bneau with rentcs to the amount of 5000 francs,
and two houses in Paris, the rents of which exceed
100000 francs annually. The Home will accom-
mOdate one hundred persons. fifty OF whom Will
paw an annual lee OF 500 francs, while tue remain
ing i:ty Will DC maintained free OF cost.
The English papers contain numerous anecdotes
about Anthony Irollope. A letter written by the
vicar OF the Sussex village where ho used to live,
appears in The London Guardian. "Mr. Trollopep
says the vicar the life of our school manager
meetings, and a generous patron Of the education
of he poor. lie rarely, even when his health was
falling missed Sunday morning service, always
punctual to tho minute. In his fife he had had
some narrow escapes. Once IN his early years he
was saved from drowning under the zee by young
hero who afterward became Dean Mman and
once in the hunting field he owed bis life to a ia
vorito horse, which, to its own pain, managed to
tread aside, and spare Its PROSTATE masters head.
To the last Mr.. TIOlIOpe was never weary Of gem
erous deeds No one ever was more vigorous IN his
hatred of what was wrong aud mean; he was the
perfect type OF gentle English manhood and honor.
have no fear of death itself, but only OF long
waiting for il When once n man has made up his
mind that God means to do him good he ceases TO
tear death Ii was an unconscious translation of
the golden words, Non erubescO YYere; nCquO
norton tmeO, quia bOnum haOemus DOmuum.''
Dispatches from Constantnople have appeared
from time to time recently stating that the Sultan
of Turkey Is rapidly losing his through ner-
vous apprehension of coming disaster. The truth
of these reports would seem to be borne ont by a
dispatch of recent date in The L0Rdon Standard,
which is vouched for by its COnstantiuoplo
correspondent. Some time ago one of the
chief servants in attendance on Abdul
Hamd approached his Majesty for tho pur-
poge of presenting to him written petition See
ing the man nervously place his hand within his
coat aud seek to remove something from an inside
DO ,ket the suspicion rapidly in his Majety's
mind that the man was about TO draw revolver
with which TO aSsasSinatc him. Seized with ter
ror the Sultan rapidly drew revolver which he
always keeps loaded on his person, and firing at
the man. killed him on the spot. On hearing the
report OF firearms. one or two aldeie-camps mne-
diafeiy entered the imperial chamber Tie body
WAS at once searched, when the ~uiHn's mistake
100 apparent. Nothing NOR dangerous was found
Upun the person OF the dCad man than letter petit
tioung AUdul Hamid to allow HIM a few weeks
leave OF absence, order 20 visit his family the
provinces lie matter was, OF course, carefully
hush.d up that very Few Of the outside world arc
aware Of the event.
GENERAL NOTES.