New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1883-05-20
PERSONAL.

MIS-. Celia Thaxter has gone 10 the Isle Oh 'n0"''
for the summer
On Tuesday monuments to William and AieAanuo'
Won Humboldt will be unveiled in Berlin WIN III
pressive ceremonies.
Governor elect Hale. of New Hampshire "".
purchased for 5000 forty acre OF tract ia,u Nv
Point Shirley, and will spend SlOO,oOo III '"
asummer residence there.
Ex-senator Allen G. Thurman, of Ohio, is still
compelled to CARRY in a sling the arm winch Nc
broke recently by falling down stairs, and on tnis
account does not expect to attend the coming o'a'0
Democratic Convention. g,
Mr. J. O. A. Ward, the sculptor, has agreed
to execute for the Army of the Gum
berand colossal statue IN oioh%o
of President Garfield. The statue will be erected
in Washington and the late President will be repre-
sented rather as a civilian than as soldier.
Probably some of the recent rumors concerning
the Count de Chambord's health arose from the fact
that lust before Easter he spraned OF his knees
badly, and for some weeks afterwsrd was unable 10
return from G0rtz to Frohsdorf. The slightest
movement OF tno injured limb caused him intense
pain, and he is not yet able to uso it much but ne
has not been seriously ILL nor iDdeed at Oil lulo
posed IN any other respect
BY his recently published book ex-MsrShal Ba-
zaine has drawn upon himself the fire of NJ. Cor
y, "o''S"D~' $500
that Journal as follows: 81 do not accuse you OF
want of courage decision, or of failing in your
duty say that you did not understand it. do
not say that you were traitor; | say that you
were a fool.D Bazane's hope that he may at some
future time be allowed to retrieve his honor by de-
featng tho enemies of France, N. COrnely brushes
In a mcrciess manner: Abandon your illusions.
You will BIO able to die four times before the small
est French army will be confded to you. You must
pntf nr thati franc hpnn uUhn ora
gent to give way to passion. understand lew Oh
your. excuses the masses of tho people regard you
as having forfeited your military honor Inc
former consider you incapable; to tho latter you
remain traitor And were you even an heroic
martyr, 1t would be the for three or four gen;
erations; for equity is plant which IN these SAD
times grows only on tom6s"
New, has at last been received at Lahore of Mr..
DalgIesh who started thence for Kashgara five
months ago He is the enterprisng trader and trav-
eller who was the first European to visit Eastern
Turkestan after its rccOnqucst by China. and who
succeeded in establishing friendly relations with
the Celestial officials at Yarkaud. 1t was mainly
due to his statements that all doubts TO the sta
bllty of Chinese ruc IN Central ASIA were removed
and that tho Indian Government manifested
disposition TO inquire how far the Ambans were
inclined to sanction and encourage commercial
intercourse between India aud AltyShahr, or " tho
land of the six cities" He reached Yarkand Oh
January 20 last found the friendship OF the Chinese
officials toward him unchanged aud persuaded the
Governor to send small force to Sirkul and to
hoist the Chinese flag there. SIiku Is adYanta-
ge0usly situated from sratcgcal point OF view IN
the southwest of Kashgarla and lies on the route TO
Badakshan and Afghan Iurkestan. lhls precautou
the part of the Chinese will prevent the Russian
scientific expedition which is about TO explore the
Pimr from extending its operations 50 far to the
south of that plateau as Lahore which II might
otherwise have done.
The late Rev Jack" Russell, the well known
hunting clergyman of Deyonshlre. England inherited
his passion for outdoor sports from his father also
clergyman, whose congregation at times saw him
wear his tOp-boOts in the pulpit on Sunday and
who himself was the keeper Of a pack of hounds.
The younger Russell was famed as boxer and
athlete at Exeter, Oxford. and was once chosen to
repre- sent his college In the ring with gloves. En-
tering holy orders he attracted attention as "A fer
vent and eloquent preacher, but still kept up his
habit of following the hounds, 50 that one day one
of his admiriDg lady Pensioners hearing bishop
speak highly of his sermon, exclaimed, Yes, nv
lord, Mr.. Russell ia very good IN the wood; but you
should see hun in the plg-skn." when he was set
tied as a curate at TOrdown, his heart was greatly
prleyed To find himself among (" the heathen,' who
shared and killed the fox. declarng't to be nothing
but nasty, sinking, thieVlng Vcrmn; ana IL
must have made him feel that his preaching had not
been in vain when By precopt, seconded by ener-
getic example he succeeded IN converting the ma
jJrity of them from the error of their ways Prob
ably one OF the plcasantcst "reminiscences OF hls
waning years was the reflection that he bad danced
the ola year out and the new year in, In merry
waltz with the Princess of Wales at Sandrlngham
in 1877. when he was elghty-two years old.
WASHINGTON, May 10 The President is making
arrangements to take up his residence at the Sol
diers' Home for the summer and will move there
soon after his return from New-York.