The Sun. — 1869-06-16 (London, England)

BUDGET OF PERSONAL ITEMS.—CoI. Freyre, the new Peruvian Minister to the United States, arrived by the Arizona, May 25, at New York, and went to the Cl re.ndon Hotel. Senor Garcia y Garcia, late Peruvian Minster, was also at the Clarendon.—The Hon. Samuel Shellabarger, Minister to Portugal, arrived in Europe by the Australasian.—The Hon. Wm. A. Richardson, AssistantSecretary of the Treasury, arrived at New York, 311,9 25' from Washington, and left for Boston the same evening.-Lieut.-Gen. Phil. Sheridan and John C. Breckenridge were in Cincinnati, May 25.—Ex-Secretary Seward arrived at New York from Philadelphia, May 25, and Vat in the afternoon by the Hudson River Railroad to visit his sou, Mr' Frederick W. Seward.—Professor Blaser of Berlin has completed the model for a colossal bust of Alexander von Humboldt for a committee in New York. It has been sent to Hanover to be cast in bronze under the superintendence of Howaldt. --The naturalist James IlePburn died at Victoria, British Columbia, on the 15th of Mr. James M. Mason reluened to his home, Winchester, Virginia, on the 15th of May, after many years' absence, and was met at the railway station by numerous citizens. —Major-General George H. Thomas arrived in New York, May 22, from West Point, and went to Washington in the evening, whence he goes to California by the Pacific Railroad, to assume command of th Department of the Pacific. —The Hon. F. W. Seward, son of ex-Secretary Seward, and lato Assistant Secretary of State, has purchased 3 place at Irvington, and proposes to reside in it permanently. —The Hon. John Worth, United States Consul at the Sandwich Islands, arrived at New York, May 23, by the first train that came home direct through from San Francisco.—General M'Clellan contemplated purchasing a home in the neighbourhood of Morristown.--Mr. M'Ettrick, May 25, accomplished the feat of walking in the Boston Skating Rink one hundred miles within twenty-four hours, winning a purse of $350. This time, including rests, wag 23 hours, 42 minutes, and 45 seconds.—Alfred died on May 21, at West Point. He was one of the organizers of the Free Trade League, and for many years at the head of the Loudon and Liverpool Insurance Company. The Executive Committee of the Free Trade League held a meeting on the afternoon of the funeral to pay a tribute of respect to his memory.—General Grant's house, in Quincy, Illinois, was lately entered and robbed' The General is credited with the epigrammatic remarkthat "office-seeking was fast becoming one of the industries of America." Ex-President Johnson meditates another speech at Clarksville, Tenn., Saturday, May 29.—E1Senator Morrill is named as the probable candidate for Governor of the " Temperance party" in Maine' °f General Dulce, of Cuba, is so dangerously ill cancer, that he is hourly expected to die.— Jos. liPLeali,°' the firm of Grant and M'Lean, leather dealers, Illinois, has been appointed collector of Customs in Chicago:Secretary Seward owns the horses and carriage wineh were the property of President Lincoln during his ad of nistration. They occasionally appear in the streets o Auburn, and Mr. Lincoln's coachman still holds the reins.—Stedman, the poet, is now a broker, and h. s! an office at 48, Broad-street, New York.—Speaker passed through New York, May 28, on his way fr° A 0. it Maine to Washington.—S. S. Lewis, formerly tb3 the Cunard Steamship Company, at Boston, died in s, city on Thursday night, May 27.—Alexander licdille formerly President of the Old Colony Railroad, died at l his residence in Kingston, Mass., May 27.—Major-Genera Thomas L. Crittenden, Colonel of the lith fantr Y arrived, May 28, at Richmond, Virginia, eight days California.—Young Talbot, who attempted to murder 1:t Scribner, was buried at Forest Hill Cemetery, Boston, his native town, May 15.—Mr. John -"u-- .s ra, Young, late managing editor of the New York; Tribune, i'l a it is said, coming to Europe as Messrs. Jay o°°ke atbo Co.'s financial agent.—Charles W. Eliot has accepted .on Presidency of Harvard College, and resigned his Ps,' to ol the Board of Overseers.—Miss Kellogg is sh?rt‘ take a farewell benefit at the Academy of Music in York.—A. A. Folsom, superintendent of the Boston an Providence Railroad, has been tendered the dency of the Atlantic and Great Western by the Ij.ringi which has leased it.—Hon. Ebenezer D. Bassett, VIII Ir. States Minister at Hayti, has had a reception at New rte" —Mr. Motley paid a visit to Chatham with a party of Jan rary friends, and was entertained by General Free 8e Murray, the commanding officer, on Wednesday. „jil witnessed. the trooping of the colours by the Regiment, and the gymnastic exercises of the garrison•ife The Augusta (Ga.) Chronicle says that Mrs. Adkins, superin_tau.o of the State Senator recently assassinated, has been rested on the charge of being concerned in the murder of bees husband.—Prcfessor Young, of Dartmouth College, ha ~. been engaged by the Nautical Almanac Office to assist be ton' taking observations of the coming sun eclipse, and wdl, stationed at Des Moines, lowa.—Speculation leads to Inen"t results than ruin, fraud, and suicide ; for two Prninli' operators in the New York Gold Room had a fight aP intermight have damaged each other had not friends on fered.—The General Assembly of Rhode Island met Tuesday, May 25. Berry T. Eames of Providence was elected Speaker of the House, and J. M. Addeman war Charles P. Robinson, clerks. Sumner V. Sherman vi elected clerk of the Senate. The votes for gen°l.3_ officers were counted, and the usual proclarnat,tioah_ made. Governor Padleford took his seat as pc'. ing officer of the Senate, Ex-Governor Burnside re tiring. Newport is getting thronged with visitors:— Genretiring. Joseph E. Johnston is named as a candidate Mayor of Savannah.—Mr. Booth, the tragedian, PlaYe.,. lago at the Matinee on May 29, and then retired from stage, at least for a time.—The sailors indicted fo beenl murder of J. W. Jones, mate of the Tava 11., haVs discharged.