New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1883-03-27
Personal.

The death is announced at the age Of ninety, of
Nine. Huinmel, widow of the composer Her maiden
name was Rocket, and before her marriage she was
prima donna at the Vienna Opera.
Adolphe Cohn writes to The EreniRg Post stating
that Cl6menceau, the great French Radical leader
was engaged while in this country in teaching
French in Miss Aiken's boarding school, in Stamford
Conn. 1t was there he first met the young Western
girl who is now his wife.
Sadly ungaant too, is the tickle Mr. Bigear
friend asked him, inst after the court had con-
deulned him to pay $4,000 to Miss Hyland why
did you kiss her tootf Because" growled Tho
honorable member for Cavan, g it was bandsomer
than her face"
OF Bloomn gton, ILL.,. is being wholly refurnished and
repanted, in anticipation OF the homecoming OF
the happy couple who are expected there about
June l. and who will be rendered q grand recep
ton by the citizens OF bloomington.
The death at the age Of ninety-nine Of General
Macdonald, a veteran Of the Hanover expedition OF
1905 and of the campaign against Murat Ia the Two
Sicilies leaves General Sir Edward Sabine dOyen of
the British Army. General SABINE X. c. B., is now
ninety-fve years Old. and is Colonel Ommandant
of the Royal Artillery. and e1-presdent of the
ROYAL Suciety Another Royal Artillery officer,
General Poole Valency England, Peninsular
veteran, is within few weeks of General Sabine's
age.
General Sherman will leave Washington about
Jnne 20 on his farewell tour as General of the
Army. Accompanied by Chief Justice Waite and
Justice Gray, General fidball, and Colonel Bacon,
he will 20 by railroad t. St. Paul MIMI, and thence
to Fort Ellis Montana. There no will be provided
with amiIitary escort and will start overland
touIney among the military posts OF the Tar North
west Then he will 90 down the coast to san + ran
cisco and return East by the Atlantic and Racine
route.
Before General Mcclellan loft Fortress Monroe
where he had been spending some time, last week.
the veterans of the Hampton Home presented him
with large banner of royal purple satin. edged
with gold fringe. IL bore on QUO side the national
arm, and the inscription: Tho National Home for
Disabled Volunteer Soldiers March 9, 1868. The
Nation to her Defenders" The reverse bore these
wor.ls: Presented to General George Is. MGCellai,
Local Manager. by Veterans oi southern DIahoh;;,
The inscriptions wrought IN SIR ana gold
thread embroidery, the work of the inmates OF the
Home.
ave learn" sasy The Pail Mall Gazette, that
MI Edwin A. Abbey has been elected a member #
the Institute of Painters la Water Colors. Mr..
Abbey is a yodng American artist lately settled IN
England. whose paintings have as yet been seldom
seen over here but who has gained the highest dis
tnctipn "a a poetica and original illustrator. His
edition Herrick, which We reviewed IN these col
Nuns was perhaps the finest OF our christmas
hooks last year. lie IA the most prominent draughls-
man on the staff of Hdrper's MGgdsinc. We congrat-
ulnte the Institute on having performed gIacetGl
act to stranger, and Oh having secured an admlra-
bic artist"
"Icalled yesterday" writes the Paris correspond
ont OF THE rRIBUNe under date Of March l6. on
NJ. Gr6vy, to ask him what truth there was in the
news which NJ. 3owitz sent TO The London Times
about his intention TO resign the Presidency of the
French Republic. His answer was as follows Inc
long letter Oh the subject was based upon false
hood | saw NJ. Blowitz alb Mt month ago. and
consequently before those street manifestations
began Nobody here was warranted to tell him
since that | thought of retiring from the post
occupy II it becomes post OF danger. 1t rs a
reason the more why | should not yacate IT, The
report was pIOpagated the eve of the iortnighty
Bourse settlement. This fact speaks volumes"
PrrFRsBURG. Va, March 26.-Jay Gould and
family passed through here this afternoon en- route
for New-York from jacksonville, Fla.
WAsHIYGToN, March 26.-Secretary Folger had a
good rest last night and feeling better to-day
than he has for several days past. The inflammation
of his face and scalp is gradually disappearing and
ia now almost entirely gone. HIS friends are very
much encouraged over his improvement.