New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1883-01-25
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PERSONAL.
TIE Rev. Charles II. Spurgeon Is 10 falling health
again. and Is only able to preach one sermon each
Chelsea.

| A reception will be given in Boston this evening
by the Unitarian churches of the city to Professor
Koyacs of Kolosvar College, Tranevlvania, who has
visited this country to represent the Unitarans OF
| Pennsylvania at the Saratoga conference
| DR.. Hans Won Bulow, the famous pianist, is now
| confined in lunatic asylum. He has not entirely
lost his reason however but is merely under treat
ment for temporary alteration OF mind caused by
| too close application to his profession
The London Times of January / reports that Mr..
Henry NJ. Stanley has reached his scene OF activity
on the Congo. with 5000 tons of goods. The stories
circulated some time ago of his serious illness in
Paris and his soiourn at Nice and in Spain were APP
! parently ruse TO conceal his actual movements
Tho Hon. Abram s. Hewitt. who has been con-
fined to his house il this city for several days with
severe illness not regarded by his physicians
Yesterday as dangerously Ill. II was said that he
would not be able however. to leave his room for
| several days yet. This causes him great deal OF
regret because OF his interest III the farm VII III"
| leiOre Congress.
General Chanzys widow will, il is announced
receive in addition to pension grand bureau dc
rabdc This Is by no means an uncommon method
of rewardng faithful public servants and their
widows aud orphans In France for the sale OF to-
bacco being State control as we'll rs It's growth
and manufacture only a certain number OF shops
are allowed aud thew must be far enough apart 10
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able.
Red Cloud permitted himself to be photographed
in New Haven the other day, but when Professor
Marsh proposed that he have his bust taken he
shook his head When urged further he asked what
n bust was lie was told, and was told also that
the process wouldn't take five minutes, and that all
the other big chiefs had mad their busts taken
Still he was obduratc and Professor Marsh gave up
the attempt TO coax him In despair.
Mr.. aud Mrs. Porter Ashe, who escaped 30 wonder
fully from the wrecked train on the Southern Pa
odc Railroad at Tehichipa Pass while on their
bridal tour had made q runaway match The we'd
ding occurred on December l6 at Martinez in
Contra Costa County. but was not announced until
some time ID January. The San Francisco papers
say there was n previous engagement when the
Young lady finally terminated in this way. 1t is SAID
however that the parents are entirely recoDclled,
and that II they had been asked they might quite
probably have gwen their consent at the t'me' Ihe
vounr lady has only returned within The year from
AN extended tour in Europe with her mother.
yictorieu Sa-iou author of Fedora" and other
popular French plays. Is man of medium stature.
thin and .okly-lookiug although his health 10 per-
feet Ills eyes look short-sghted. but are not, and
his bloodless face IL that OF ascetio while In fact
heis registering bon riuGpt. lie Is strong willed
and has an abiding belief IN his own genius. lie
writes to make money. and makes money that he
NAV spend 10 In enjoyment. lie lives IN superb
pnlnce built by hanAard. anu ms Hlleu ~
nrous furniture, books, paintings, statusry and
Lric.a brac. There he lives. nj Mnrly-lo koi, the
year round visiting Paris once week, aud spend
ing Few weeks, perhaps, OF the coolest weather
at Nlce.
Gossip at Harrisburg declares that Adjutant-G Gen
eral Guthris owes his appointment not only to his
fitness for the post but bis ready wit occa-
sion In con versa tionally out1anking Governor Pat
tison The latter gentleman had been eHpatiating
ON the high moral tone that should distinguish his
staff and then went OH to depore the fact that stan
officers we're often prone to become hilarious In
shaking heir thirst at social gatherings. General
Guthrie. who abuses tho flowing bowl neither by
excess nor by abstinence, began TO fdgnt thinking
the chances of ia, orabe answer TO the SUIT no had
lust been urging were growing un-beautllnlly less
Suddenly Mr.. Pnttson wheeled about liked bis
piercing black eyes upon the wonld be appointee,
and demanded: DO yOu drink !" In burst OF
apt inspiration the other replied, with serious po-
Iiteness Yes-but don't care for anything Jnst
now, thank you" The Governor appreciated the
point and made out the coTeted commission that
very day
Anecdotes Of Gambctta Of all degrees of CREDIBLE
ty, multiply. One IL, that on the Anniversary of
his mothers death he. though All enemy OF the
church, regularly sent wax taper TO be burned on
the altar of Nore Danes des Victories In her honor
IL is pretty story of ilal Affection, and 1t is al
most shame to spoil II by recalling the fact that
NINE Gambetta has not yet been dead year. lie
Gaulois tells another about Gambetta using a re-
markable looking drnkng-glas at u banquet given
by him while President of the Chamber. DurfoIt
de Civrac asked if it was q souvenir. Yes" re-
plied Gambetta; il is Luthers glass, which was
preserved az relic for three and half centuries In
Germany, and which the German FreeInasOns have
PRESENTED to ms as q token of sympathy" Now, "
the treemasUns OF Germany had tho right to give to
a foreigner priceless national relic aud n hav-
ing that power they chose to give II To such bitter
foe Gamhetta, then perhaps he would subject u
to danger of loss breakage by using 1t ordi
nary dinnerg lass and the reader is at entire lib
erty to swallow the tale, II he can.
Alas poor ocean! Oscar, the Esthete, returns to
tho charge, and after crossing the much yexed
waves a second time, again declares that the dark
and deep blue ocean may roll on and ten thousand
fleets sweep over il. but all will indeed be in vain.
81 was disappointed wthit he said TO the reporter
who met him at Liverpool; the Atlantic Is greatly
misunderstood He said this with imperturbable
gravity, and The Liverpool Posts overawed scribe
only managed TO stammer out hint that the
aesthetic plant more mysterious than explicit.
Everything one says" responded the poet, with
far-ayay look at the smoke-couds that oyerhung
the city, should be in mystery-more or less"
After this oracular enunciatlon tho unhappy re-
porter saw no way of pursuing the argument, hut
In q moment more Mr. Wilde continued with sun
shiny smile: "Tho Atlantic as first saw II, was
wanting il all the elements OF grandeur; Y was
monotonous and uninterestiDg gray. On the way
home. 1t is true we had one very line storm. But,
after all ones scope OF vision is very limited. You
sec no more the Atlantic than you do on lake.
less iu tact for the Atlantic you got dreadful
monotony OF color. You cannot have fine color ex,
cept in water which 10 more or less shallow Alas
poor ocean! BIT dd The poet Of the leon,he SIM
MANCHESTER, N. H., Jan 24.-rhe fftieth ami
vcrsary of the profession of Mother Frances Wardo
Xavier founder OF tho Sisters Of Mercy IN the Uni