New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1859-07-25
PERSONAL.

A private letter from Boston reports little rum
pus in the recent meeting of the Alumni of Harvard
College which, by some curious accident, has not
been reported in any of the Boston journals. 1t APP
pears that body Of young fellows among the Alumni
were present at the meeting ard first caused the pro-
posal to nominate officers by Committee to be voted
down Then on the ballot for President, strange to
ssy NJ Charles Fr,nci, Adams had % votes to AZ for
Mr.. X c. Winthrop. Next came the choice of q
Vice President, and whist most surprising of all,
Sir Wendell Phillips WAS found to have IL votes.
According TO our Informant, when Prof FELTON, came
to announce the result be gave the rnmber OF votes
cast for M r, but refused TO mention his name,
though there were loud calls for it-but his We can
hardly believe. Prof. Bowen made a speech de-
nouncing the conduct of the opponents of Mr.. Win
tbrop as ext aordnsry and unanic pated, and Prof
FELTON, called it Gudaeipus Ii seems that Massacbu
sets is go pervated by Anti-Slavery feeling, and by
dislike OF Mr. Winthrop, that the opposition 70 him
bresks out even in the meeting Of the Alumni Of iIar
ward College.
The Americans in Paris celebrated the ith Of July
by sumptuous dinner at the Louvre Hotel. Mr..
Mason Mr.. Francis Train, Mr.. Bigelow Of The Eren-
ing Post Mr.. Frsnc- G. Young, aud others, made
speeches There were many ladies present, aud q
fIe band of music. Much good feeling prevailed.
The Myers Sisters, two little girls Of 70 snd lOyearS
Of age are giving concerts with success in the paror
Of the diff, reA hotels in Lorg Branch
Mr.. Garrison does not agree with the good
opinion CT the late Mr. Choate, now so common. He
Gays in The LiJe,otor:
Ass public speaker, we have seldom lstered %
Of any repu,a,iC for eoquence WIN less tai7ac
tion Whether q, the bar or ON the platform, be was
q urOie seiOpal /OuGye. Hls gesiiCula'lOns were p
con Of tragedy comedy and farce ms eches
di.tr gu he'd for labyrlnthisn v-rbO-ty beyond All
power # eI,rice,0n more vicious style - not 20
he foutd in English history-inta'ed, ci.jo'nted
rashy sOphOmorical, double snd-tFisted, hetei-
skeIter and whatever charactefizes the spread
eagle school L. this respect the difference bet seen
hin self ana Mr. Webster wac almost infinite. Ho"
clesr, forcble, eIse, was eVeiy sentence utsfed VI
recorded by the latter How Ike wi.lo-t1 gisp
vss he former whether with pen or gge Granted
,ha, be was remarkable for his literary, scholastic
and legal e'tanme n'stOr his cOpousness OF speech,
exubersroe Of imagination ard po"-r "f prr'na''n-
II ere il nothing quote nothing 10 remember IN aoy
oi biz oraOTcs efforts because Of endless cfcuiocu-
ton and metaptys!c c.oudiress
-Miss Florence Nightingale il extremely II that
the worst results are spprebenied. Her strength
diminshng sadly. She has been moved from High
cate 70 London, bu, is low confined to her room.
Private advlces blythe Afflca snhouuce mo Nap1'
Bonspar-e Of Baltimore escaped without wound AZ
the battle of Sof-rino, although in hi regiment let
Chasseurs l'Afriquel 10 four among tue officers
ara one IL seven among tae men, We're either killed or
wounded.
MI Thomas Carlyle is a! present rusticating G
Aberdour on the Forth.
The Edinburgh banquet to Lord Brougham VII
take place about the third week in October, 1t Do
likely ths. Lord Chancellor Campbell vii be pres
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