New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1862-02-06

be then resided aud bad finished his third wear q,
that institution, when he resigned at the breaking
out of the rebellion, aud offered his services in bs
army, and was appointed Captain. He is vonpo
man of but little more than 20 years Of age but bss
already made brilliant commencement Of his mill
tsry career.
The Hon. Samuel Atkins Eliot died al Gam.
bridge, Mass, on the 3Oth of January at the ace %
g. He was son Of the Hon. Samuel Eliot. an emf.
uent and wealthy merchant, and was born in Boz
tom 9TH of March, 1885, He graduated with die.
tincticn at Harvard College in 1917, being cIsss.
mate Of George Bancroft, Caleb Gushing, George R
Emerson, the Rev. Samuel j. May and the Rev.
Stephen VI. Tying. He was Mayor of Boston from
1887 to 1885, Treasurer Of Harvard College, and ex
olFcio member of the Corporation from 1912 "a
1858; Representative in Congress in ls5o5I and an
officer of various literary, scientific, and charitable
associations.
! The census of the present population Of Roma
shows an increase Of 10, 800 inhabitants over ,ls
preceding year. The number amounts TO 1874, So.
in 1852 it was only 5,0O0, being an augmenta,on
OF 20 0J0 in ess than ten years. There are in Rome
nearly 10000 families; 40 bishops; 1886 priests:
9. M monks l,657 pupils at Tie schools for youns
men destined for the priesthood; 2,032 nuns: and
2,Gl3 pupils in converts and orphan asylums. Rome
possesses 70 nunneries, of which about 10 have col
emn vows.
We noticed long ago in The TRIBUNE that the
verses headed, "O6 why should the Spirit Of Moral
be Proud Z" attributed to President Lincoln, were no,
written by him, ont by an English author named
Knox. Ute BorGer Adcertiser, Scotch paper,
says:
Great wa, orr soni.bment this week, While reading
Now.Yok illustrated newspaper to poem entitled
Oh why should the Spirit Of 5foal be Proud, With the
affirmation tina, Abrshsm Lincoln Presiden, of the Uni.
ted States was the author thereof Now whether he Ae
can President ever poetry not do know; sgt
this we know that Wili,m Knox who bonn Llies-
Leaf was the author of the excellent. poem In qie.ion and
tia, be died IN the year that Lincoln TO school"
There being no prospect of an advance OF the
army of the Potomac within the next week, owing
to tie condition Of the roads in Virginia, Mr.. ".
H. Russell, the correspond. Mt of Tie L0adoa Taes,
accompanied by the Hon. Major Arson, NJ. p. for
Litehfed has gone to Canada for few days to visit
some Of bis old friends Of the Crmea who have re-
Gently come over.
Mr.. Hanock Spivey, for many years Secretary
Of the New-York Cricket Club has at length sac-
eumbed to the inyeterate bowler Death, at the age
Of %, after proiaclcd illness from heart disease.
Mr. spiyey was fayorile with tho cTicketiDg FRA.
terbty.
Capt John C. Coms,ock Of Hartford Ct, die.
tinsushed Tor his requirements in Natural History,
particularly in the Of pseculture, TO the study
of which he devoted many years Of his life, died IN
that city on Sunday last
Mr. Marx Lemon, the editor Of Punct, Is giving
q series OF lectures entitled About London" The
first one was mostly antiquarian, relating to old
London City within tie walls.
The Rev. Joshua Wells the oldest minister Of
the Methods, Episcopal Church, died at Baltimore
on the 18th inst, in the 9Sih year OF his age.