New-York tribune., 1871-04-22
PERSONAL.

Vice-President Colfax is to be the orator Of
the oddFellows at Lafayette, Ind. on the 26h inst.
Prof. Mead of Andover Theological Semi
nary s going to Europe account OF his wfes illness
He will visit Germany, Italy, and the Holy Land.
Mr.. Smith Cobb Of Albany shows what can
be done by careful and skfu farming From two acres
nearly all under glass he Is said TO raise lettuce enough
to clear upon its sale more than g. 900 year.
The Emperor and Empress of Brazil will sail
for Europe next month, and spend year in travelling
Russia Turkey and Greece among the countries they
intend to visit.
The Committee of the Reform Club, London,
have conferred the privilege Of honorary membership
Gen. Sheridan and Gen. Forsyth. The like compliment
was previously paid to Gen. Badeau.
Dr. Strasburg, the great railway king of
Prussia. has, like many other railway kings, failed
badly that he will be able to little nothing from
the wreck OF his once great fortune.
Wilhelm, the composer of the famous "Watch
on the Rhine" which, as Bismarck Is reported to have
said aided the Germans in the late than
welequpped army OF 100 900 men, died recently OF apo
pexy, having retired evening In excellent health
and been found a corpse in the morning.
Ralph Waldo Emerson, who recently went to
California has been planning, 1t Is said, to visit the
Pacific Coast for ten years. but until this season has not
able to leave the work to which he is so much de-
voted The Yosemite has long been one OF the great
natural curostes which the Sage OF Concord has e1
pressed himself unwilling to die without seeing.
The ex-King George of Hanover is out
doing Charles V. in his eccenricities. He not only
regards himself fitted for death, but believes he is
actually dead. One OF his favorite amusements is to
walk about the house In shroud and to sleep at night
In coffin which he declares softer than bed or elder
down. 1t is high time the late royal George was buried
The husband of the popular novelist Mrs.
Craik Dnah Maria Muloch is partner in tho prosper
ous London publishing house Of Macmillan Co. The
relation Of publisher and author between husband ana
go far contradict the notion (cyncs will declare IL
corroboraon that authors and publishers are natural
enemies. ,.- f,%F
Bella c. Barrows has been elected lecturer
on diseases Of the eye the Medical Department Of
Howard University. She is native of Vermont, and
has lately returned from Europe where 1t II said, she
has had & the & ID opfed ON the human
under the instruction Of the best ocusts OF vienna and
London. 't'
John Saxton, editor of The Ohio Repository
who died Canton, Stark Co.. Saturday last,
OF the oldest editors in the United States. He com
menced The Repository at Canton in 1914 and published
II consecutivey for 81 years Almost to the day OF his
death he continued to work as coposltor as well as
to write for his paper. He cast his first Presidential
vote tF MadisoP and has voted at every Presidenta
existed since then he has been Republican.
DR.. Waldan, the assistant Of the late DR..
Won Grafe the celebrated Gerlan oculls has just per-
formed operation which attracs great attention in
scientific circles. Prince Albrech the brother Of the
Emperor had returned from the war with painful eye
disease which recognized by Dr. Waan as case OF
glancoma. The possibility OF thoroughly curing this
disease for the first time demonstrated only few
ago. with the aid OF Dr. Wadan and in the present
case the Of the operation was complete. DR..
Wadan Is the husband Of the well known actress Liner
Fuhr.
The Rev. r. L. Herbert of Fairhaven, VT.
was lately tried for heresy by the Troy Methodist Eps-
copa Conference 1t decided that his preaching
tended to encourage Liberal Christian views and that
he be reprmanded by the Bishop in open Confer
ence. The Rutland Herald says his opponents attempted
to depose from the ministry but their charges after
fl Investigation all smmered down TO the vague al
legation that his preaching had Liberal tendency The
same paper says: "Mr. Herbert Is native OF wales
mother country. He ia Intellectually giant He Is,
without doubt the eblest preacher In the Troy Confer
ence to-day the most pungent writer and theol0glcay
stands the peer OF its Bishop He is probably the abest
sermonizer and theological writer in Vermont; and we
trust those who been endeavorng to drive him
from our borders will satisfied to let him Alone.