New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1883-09-14
PERSONAL.

Lo ri and Lady Rosebery dined, last evening.
with L. II. Robinson at Delmonico's they Will 60
to Newport at l y. M. to-day, and will probably
return on tuesday.
Mr.. John Guy Vassar has just added to his
numerous beuefactions to Vassar College by giving
the institution the sum of 500 900, the income of
W hch shall be used Tor certain special purposes.
At the quarterly meeting Of the Board of Man
ayers of the Domestic and Foreign Missionary
Society of the Protestant Episcopal Church, the
Rev. George +. Flichtner. rector of st. Barnabas
Church. Newark n. j., was elected secretary OF the
Domestic Committee. the office held for sixteen
years 10y tine late well-known DR.. A. I. living
Mrs. Emma Keats Speed. of Louisville KY. who
has lust died in Coburg. Canada, was niece OF the
poet Keats. She married Colonel Phillip Speed, a
well-kuown gentleman of Louisville, aud leaves
five daughters and three sons. One OF her sons,
Mr.. John Gllmer Speed, was until recently Diah-
agirg Editor of Tho U0fld newspaper OF TINS city.
The late Mr.. Hugh j. Hastings died in the bosom
of the Roman Catholic Church. few days ago he
sent for the Rev. T. J. Ducey, of st. Loos Church,
in this city. and said to hun: ." Father Ducey,
wish to be reconciled to my God through my Church
regret have been so poor Catholic, but have
never for an instant doubted the teachings of the
Church. Father Ducey Immediately took the proper
steps, with Mr. Hastings ON last Monday. ana
was sent for on Monday when pneumonia developed,
and was ut Mr. Hastings's residence again ON
Wednesday, half an nour before his death.
The late Henri Conscience, the lllustrfOus Flemish
novelist, left one child. Nine. Antheunis. whose
husband IS n well-known Flemish poet His two
sons age twenty-six aud twelve, died within
few DAYS OF Zach other IN 1869. of typhoid fever.
Conscience was so stricken by this terrible bereaye
mont that he at once collected all his valuable
papers, correspondence unfinished manuscripts
notes and souvenirs. and burned them. And for
twelve years thereafter nc ala not toucn MS pen
while he never recovered his health and spirits. lie
was one of the few who have had monuments ana
statues erected in their honor during their lives his
siaus having been unveiled with Imposing cere-
monies in front of the Antwerp pubic library only
u few weeks before his death.
al have known Private Dalzan," writes Pitts
burg Di,patch correspondent, for good many
years. We roomod together IN Washington for sew
eral months =. lie wrote poetry. Men who write
poetry are n little of .-..It was cold winter
night and the snow had fallen and had drifted into
our window We always kept the window raised
for we were both cranks the subject OF ventiia-
ton. Iawoke in the middle OF the night and iound
n vacant place beside mo. l looked out tor my
room mate There he was in the middle OF the hoor'
clad in his ghtshirt pencil in hand, writing poetry
IN the snow The moon was streaming INTO tne
chamber aud gliding the long yellow nair tha1 ron
about his shoulders and his wild eyes were aoiaze
with ths poetry OF tue situation. lie might easily
have besn taken for a madman, and would PROB
ably have beer justified II had killed him on tno
spot. | had 10 stuff sheet la my mouth 10 Keep
from killing myself with laughter ana 10 prevent
his knowledge OF my observation Al the morning