New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1871-01-28

from his Western trip Of six weeks Duration He went
an far Illinois, and will probably make another journey
TO Ohio Mrs. Hvermore. who ranks next In pop
ularity to Miss Dickinson among the women Ice
tnrers, 10 speaking In Kansas and the Old Bor-
der Ruffian region OF Missouri. Nasty Is In
the New York towns this week. The alarming sickness
Of his wife him to abandon postpone many
of his lectures this season. Josh Billings Ia In In
diana and the neighboring States. The Rev. W. II. H.
Murray continues prove the most popular OF the new
lecturers in New England this year He spoken at
"star prices" every night OF the season Grace Green
wood been lecturng In Vermont and 10 now In Cen
trail New York James Parton and william Parsons are
both In Pennsylvania h. r. whipple speaks TO- night In
Rochester. Gen. Joseph Hawley Of Hartford has en-
tered the lecture field first time this aud has
been quite successful.
The socaled Boston Lectures, sermons by leading
evangelical dvines TO combat infdelity where u IL
strongest and boldes-are TO DO continued this year
Each address to he delivered once ut church In Cam
bridge Sunday evening" and at church In Boston
the following afternoon Among the announcements OF
the series Of of the Rev. Joseph +. Thompson,
DID, of New York, on Noses" the Rev. Leonard Ba-
con- d., on The Hebrew Tbeocracy;' the Rev John
Lord on Isaiah the Prophet" and Me Rev. George d.
Cheever " The Gospel Of the Prophets"
Harvard University has made up nearly TO completion
ts programme Of University lectures for the current
year ~ begin about the middle OF February Mr.. Ralph
w
upsl History Of Intellect )" DR.. Hedge twelve on Tho
isttc and Athsisttc philosophy" NJ O. O. PsFti i.
eighteen History Of Ancient Art;" Mr.. ". ID. HOW
elIs eighteen Modern italian Poetry and Coiedy "
and Prof. +: J. Child no fewer than thirty-nye On
"Chaucer and Contemporary Poets" These nre only
few Of the lighter subjects chosen from long list .
Mr. Fecbter Ia fairly of, having signaliEed his 40
parre by g OF the whole proceeds OF his great bcne
ht-t3000 and over-tO various Boston charies thsss
interesting Institutions the donor calls them In the
letter which shows how aud big his heart IT, AID
how difficult IL Ii for him to the English Language
explanation. The local press opened upon him nosl
amazing v0ey of sncers and earnings just ~ ho WA
about to make his last bow; but think. now that 70
gone regret ut the untOward circumstances whicn
have deprived Itoson Of such artists this naughty
FrenchLnan and Miss Ieclcrcq In moro general ana
deep than Certainly. the acting at the Globe the
week following his exit was bad enough 20 emphhsiLs
contrast upon the mind Of every spectator Mrs bcot
sdons specially engaged. and her pretty parodss
T hcroiDes seem sad stun after the nome
acting OF Miss LecercI; while the exgencies OF ths
cns threw Mr. Waack Into parts such heroutio and
Ucnedck for which he In painfully unified Now, how
ever better times seem dawning; Mira Chanfrnn hn'
come hack tO the boards where rho II deHervey favor
,,e Win her very swcst and charming performance 81
Dora: and II In announced uat the newly ~ii'ea 49,