New-York tribune., 1884-03-09
consulate Office yesterday IL was stated that nothing
was known OF any rum0red change In the Fronck
legation at Washington

consulate Office yesterday 1t stated that nothing
was known OF any rumOred change in the Fronck
legation at W Washngt0n.
The Rev. r. Heber Newton. who has been confined
to his during the last few weeks on account ol
tho impairment Df his eyesight through overwork,
Is reported to be much worse. He is suffering ter.
rbly and the case is considered 30 serious that he
is allowed to one but the members Of bis
family. The Rev. J. s. Bush will oficiste In Dir.
Newton's church to-day.
@Diplomatio circles are not little scandalized."
writes the Berlin correspondent of The London
Globe q at the wantOn attacks launched against Mr.
Sargent, the American Minister, by the German
sem-oflicaIpress Mr. Sargent il decidedly disliked
by the Imperial Government, which took umbrage
at his sarcastic report the spread Of trichnoss In
Ernsleben, whence German sausages arc largely eI-
ported. The Minister'S pointed remarks at the
dreadful havoc created by the dire disease IN dls-
trcts whittier American pork had never found It's
way, struck home the more, as they were made De-
fore tho issue OF the prohibition fOrbddlng the li-
p0rtatlon OF American pork into Germany, whch
can be distinctly traced to the influence of the agri-
cultural party"
The Washington correspondent of The Clereldnd
Leader relates that he was standing beside Pension
Commissioner Dudley at the Ohio reception lass
week, when q lady, noting the wstful gaze of tho
Colonel as hundreds of couples whirled by IN the
mazes of a Strauss waltz asked Do you not dance.
Colonel Dudeyi' With a smile he replied No, I
danced my last Just before the battle Of Gettysburg.
lot of ns out on picket duty and skirmishng
about came 10 old Dutch oven beside which we
found three buxom German girls baking bread. We
stopped to chat with them, and an old man appear
ing with fiddle improvsed dance then and
there. IL was great fun and We went into batto
next day all tho better for IL. Before the fight vas
finished, however, shot carried off my leg and
stopped my dancing forever"
OMAHA, March s.-Bishop ClarksOn is still alive
at this hour Is p. M His great vitality and spen-
did constitution surprise his physicians.
PALATKA, Fla, March 6.-Simon Cameron cello
brated his eighty-ifth birthday to-day. Many
Washington friends sent their congratulations by
telegraph.
WASHINGTON March S.-The Commissioners OF
Internal Revenue will leave Washington to-mOr-
row night for Frankfort, Ky, to attend to private
business.
FORTRESS MONROE, Va, March s.-Generd
Grant held reception in his parOr this morning.
General Tidball, commandant, and officers of tho
garrison and other army and navy officers at the
hotel called. National salute was fired from tho
fort at noon in honor Of General Grants arrival.
WASHINGTON, March S.--A statement is published
here this evening and has been tclegraphe1 hence
that Abram $. Hewitt Of New-YOTk is seriously III.
In reply to an inQury as to his health, Mr. lie vtt
replied that he had been threatened with a severe
cold and stadedta home for couple OF days 10 take
care of himself. lie is better Tonight.