New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1895-04-20
PERSONAL.

General Fitzhugh Lee, who has just peen ap-
pointed an Internal Revenue Collector Tor inc
Western District OF Virginia, Is nephew OF GEN.
eral Robert f. Lee. and has for many years peen
a conspicuous figure in the public life Of Virginia.
For nearly two years" says THE Baltimore sum-
1.-THE President has been DESTROYS of comforting upon
General Lee some office. Not many months ago
c NE was He could have had several desirable posi-
tons early in the Adminis ration, but then oelhs
clined all Since then there have been few or no
positions which the President FEY would be agree
able to General Lee II rendered to nin'
Princess Wi!helmne Won Montleart-sachsen Kur-
land VINO died in Vienna the other day. was one
OF the weathest women in Austria. she gave .
fortune 10 charity during her ,lIetiIne Dut ieit
million more to the Archduke Rainer
The Rev DR.. Joseph T. Duryea, formerly pastor
Of the Classon Avenue Presbyterian Church Brook
lyn will preach tomorrow IN the First Reformed
Church, corner OF Bedford-ave. and Clymer-st,
Brooklyn
DR. John Blackmer the well-known prohibition
list OF Springfield Mass. who has just died, gained
tho esteem, even % these who disagreed with him.
His writings" says The r republican" are devoid OF
that i-temper and that denunciatIon Of all holding
a different opinion which common 10 the pro
hib!tionists II was this -mindedncss to the va
rlatons OF human opinion which enabled MIN 10 APP
prove Of the submission to the popular vote Of the
Norwegian system of regulating the sale of intoxi-
cants. He was bitterly attacked by men with whom
ne had labored for years, because Of this position,
and finally ne did retire from it-not that he felt
thai his action was wrong, but that it injured in
way tire cause or prohibition
Major Won Wissmann, the famous African
plorer has decided to take up his residence with
his young wife in Berlin He has been in Naples
this winter.
The Rev DR.. C. y. Sims, pastor of the Meridian
Street Methodist Episcopal Church, OF indianapolis.
has under consideration invitation 10 become
Chancellor of De Paw University take the place
OF Bishop Bowman, of St. Louis DIR. Sims is well
known among the college and university men of the
Methodist Church. He chancellor of Syracuse
University Syracuse. from 1881 until 1888, when he
resigned and became pastor OF the Merdian-st
church. He was graduated at Asbury College now
De Pauw University in 1853.
The city OF Richmond is about 10 erect monu-
to Lieutenant-Cienera j. Il. Il. Smart the cav
airy commander OF the Army of Northern Virginia,
who killed in battle at Yellow Tavern In 1864.
The god mine said 10 have the largest output Of
any in the world is the Little Johnny" of Lead
Vile. Col, owned by John +. Campion. He went 70
Leadvile and took up the Little Johnny" after four
other miners had abandoned It because they could
not find trace OF carbonates When he was poor
prOspectOr. two years ago, he became acquainted
with a school teacher Miss Nellie May DAILY. He
could marry her because ne was too poor, but
with income Of $3)ctop year which he now has.
that obstacle has been removed, and they were mar
red IN Denver on Monday last He has ordered the
construction Of "A residence there 10 cost 100000.
Bishop =. \. Luddon Roman Catholic, Of SYRIA
cuse. y Y, + on his way to Rome, Italy where be
Will remain for three months.