New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1883-03-30
PERSONAL.

Nine minnie Hauk. who arrived in this city a few
days ago. had been in PHILADELPHIA Tor some time
the guest of Mrs. Commodore kitchle.
The dea,h is announced in Paris the age of ~.
of NJ. Gay Lussac. OF the famous scientist and
himself an eminent chemist and assayer
Ex-Governor Hoyt, of Pennsylvania. has quietly
resumed the practice of law in Philadelphia, the
firm consisting of Henry 81. Hoyt and John Mar
shall Gest.
Gustave Dor6 left one-third Of his fortune TO his
brother Ern, st. an army officer: one-third TO his
sister who is married aud one-thrd to the Society
OF Artists To his second brother he loft nothing.
becnnse yenrs ago when Gustave had established
him in business he took TO gambling IN stocks and
lost $50 900, which Gastayo was Obliged TO make
good
movement has been starred for the purchase OF
Liberty Hall, the homo OF the late Alexander II.
Stephens 10y the people OF Crawfordyilie and Iala-
ferro County Georgia that 1t may be preserved
n, n memorial of the dead statesman; aud il is also
proposed that Mr.. w. W. Story be commissioned
to execute a marble stair of Mr.. Stephens in his
roller chair lot one OIL ueorglAs nlcheS IN inc M
tiOnal Capitol.
DEL 0. Roehrg. Professor of sanskrit and liv-
ing Asiatic languages at Cornell University. Is q
gran i.nephew of George Frederick Handel, the
composer, and IS himself n good musician. About
1850 Professor RoehnG returning TO Germany
from prolonged travels IN Africa and Asia. was put
in possession of the newly discovered will of Han
del and armed with 1t went TO London to claim the
fortune which the great composer there left to his
family But thc Probate Court held that, as Han
del had been dead ninety years tho legacy had
lapsed to the Governments aud the claim was barred.
DR.. Roerig still sacredly preserves the. duplicate
scores OF the Messiah and other works which he
has i'll the handwriting of Handel.
King Tumbert of ltaly-who, by the way. has
lust been celet rating the completion of the thirty
ninth year of his life aud the fifth Of his reign
leads In private PLAIN. simple life. and is fond OF
occupation ana of bome lie rises early spends a lit
tie tin la study and then takes exercise In tbs gar
dem From eight to nine lac receives the Minister of
the Royal Household. and from nine to eleven the
other Ministers. At eleven he and the Queen take
breakfast together with the Prince of Naples seated
between them. From one to three they receive Wis
itOrs and then drive out. Their dinner hour Is
seven o'clock ana they usually retire soon after ten.
Sometimes the Queen attends operas or the theatre,
but the King is almost never seen at such places.
Captain J. A. Jcssel OF Louisville. is n cousin of
tho late Sir George Jessell of England, and recently
gave CoWier-JOHrnal reporter some personal reul-
iniscences of tho eminent equity judge and Master
of the Rolls and his family. "George JesSelfs
father" he said was a wealthy diamond mer-
chant. the only dealer in London who cut diamonds
This as pigeon-hood oil. and there IN envelopes no
kept his store OF diamonds. His cutting shop he
carried OH at Amsterdam. My fathers family lived
about two miles distant from Georges but as
grandnot herlived th US has folks came out almost
every Sunday visiting, always bringing wine, shun,
etc George had sister and threo brothers. tie
was the Youngest; tue eldest brother died nudge
before hun; tho other brother ~ now barfiSter
am q ght years older than George and many are the
fights we have had. have often whipped ann aud
his two brothers M they all three would pltch INTO
gagement was broken by my coming TO America,
When Unmarried Miss Heyman, whose grandfather
fought under Washington and died pensioner age1
ninety seven"
WAsnINGToN, March 20.-Congressman ). II.
Ketcham, who has been for some time confined to
his home IN K-st by dangerous sickness has lately
had a change IN his medical treatment. and as re-
suit appears to be slowly recovering.
BosroN, March 20.-Among the passengers by the
seryia which arrived Oh Monday, was DIR. OTTO