New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1869-08-24
PERSONAL

DR.. Sumner, Bishop of Winchester, whose
resignation IA announced by cable retired from active
duty year and a-haf ago on account OF extreme age
Some OF his brethren might follow his example with de-
cided advantage TO the English Church
The London Telegraph of the 10th says: The
statement TO which referred yesterday that the Brit
sb Government had refused e1equatur to Mt James
Haggerty recently appointed Consul for the United
States at Glasgow is perfectly correct Apparently in
utter ignorance OF that gentleman's Fenlan sympahes
and exerOns the Washington Administration appointed
him TO the post but when made aware by our Govern
menT that conduct OF MI Haggery had Oeeh
such as to preclude the possibility Of his being accepted
in any official capacity the United States authorities IN
the rankest manner acknowledged the propoy OF the
objection and Cancelled the appointment
Victor Cousin had laundress in whom he
took good deal Of interest having known her since she
was an apprentice He day said to her: My dear
child have you ever read anything by meV " NO. NJ
Cousin" Would you like 70 read something nave
written Oh yes NJ. Cousin" He went to book case
took out duodecmO volume. lie Vrai, lie Beau Ben
and gave 70 the aundress who went her way delighted
At the OF the month she brought as usual her bill
NJ Cousin examined it, and said "Heml Total. l3f ESQ.,
from which we must deduct ST. Soc for the book you
bought tother day-baance. o. 25c Here are lof you
may keep the Csc. for yourself my dear"
When the Able MOignO undertook to intro
duce the stereoscope into France first took the nsru
ment TO Arago and tried TO interest him IN it. Arago
however has defect Of vision. which causes him to see
doube when he looked into the sereoscope accordingly
he saw only tumble of four pictures The Able then
went to NJ savart another distinguished member OF the
Institute but NJ Savart had only eye so
he tried NJ BecQuerel NJ. Becquerel was an
excellent authority on electricity, but paid
little attention TO optics for the excellent that he
was nearly bind NJ Pou1et OF the Conservatoire des
Arts ct Meters was next applied to- He listened with
deep interest but unfortunately he squnted and there
FORE could see nothing in the instrument but fog
Lastly NJ Biot's zeal invoked, but NJ. Blot was
very enthusiastic defender OF the theory OF the emission
OF light and until he could be assured that the new
instrument did not contradict that theory he wod not
see anything It. The stereoscope got into France after
a while nevertheless
Gen John A. Rawlns, Secretary of War, ar
rived IL the city last evening from Connecticut and IL at
the BreVoOrt House. He leaves for Washington this
morning.
The Hon. Homer A. Nelson, Secretary of State
Albany; ex-senator DixOh Of Connecticut, Commando
McCunn u. s. Navy; Nathaniel Paige, Washington. and
Ward Cheney OF Connecticut are al the Flth Avenue
Hotel Judge Underwood OF Arkansas Judge 5chley OF
James 81 Scovel, New Jersey the Hon H. NJ Drane
Wilmington, n C.; aud the Hon. X NJ. Bishop, Cnonna
H. are at the 81. Nicholas Hotel Commander X b. Low
~, L. 5. Navy, Is at the Hoffman House. Lieut. T. J.
Amory L. s. Navy, is at the BreyOort House Co! : NJ
Johnson Washington. 10 at the New York Hotel. The
Hon C. G. Bowen, south Carolina Is at the metropolitan
Hotel The Rev. j. s. Dubreul the Rev L. Leguerre, the
Rev. NJ Maguiez, the Rev. l. 5eyrad ana tue Rev. NJ
Col Benet and Mai J. r. Kelly, u S A. are at the Asor
House