New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1874-05-09
PERSONAL.

Secretary Richardson returned to Washing
ton last night.
President Eliot of Harvard College has
reached home from his European trip.
Mr.. George Ward Nichols, who was recently
IN this and other Eastern cities collecting paintings for
the next Cincinnati Exposition has returned home. and
ne CnciHnqt Commercial says his warrants
me assertion at Inc display in the Fine Art Depart
Will he the finest ever made here or in any other
city OF America
1t was a curious illustration OF the lack OF
familiarity there may be on the part Of those who pre-
pare news with leading OF letters that the presence
OF 20 well known an author and so brilliant journalist
as Mr. Edwin 2. Whpple, at the Chamber OF Commerce
banquet. should not have been known 70 single re-
porter Of any New-York newspaper.
The citizens of Ferrara, Italy, intend TO
celebrate with becoming honOrs the fourth centennial
OF the birth OF their great townsman. Arosto, the
9Th Of next september Committee has been appointed
% MAKE the necessary arrangements, and the Roman
poet Petro Casa has 1trusted with the task OF
writing historical comedy on ArostofOr the OCCASION
Archbishop Purcell of Cincinnati thus ex-
plains through his official organ The Catholic Telegraph
the OF the recent meeting OF preates in that city
The maiu object OF the visit the cities
they thought IL expedent % have Metropolitan
Sees erected by the Sovereign POntf II
that santa F6 New-Mexico Milwaukee, Wisconsin;
philadelphia and Boston, are the choice OF the Bishops
DO met ST. Louis and Cincinnati Peoria, Illinois, is
recommended for an Episcopal See"
Col. J. r. Fellows writes 10 The Troy Press
confirming the statement Of the Committee tine Els
worth Monument dedication, that ne had not been in
tted TO speak on occasion He adds that he hopes
chs wrancling over Col. EnswOrth's grave will now
rease sine no shall not attend the exercises In
oncusou me saws: 81 have felt much interest in this
rfort 10 secure a monument for my early friend and
have aided IL ~ best could sincerely rejoice al
ss compile on aud, OF Gil those VINO Will assemble 10
witness its solemn conservation 70 the principles and
purposes for wmChit IS erected, there VII De no one
with higher appreciation than myseif or the true 10Y
atty gallant services and noble devotion 10 duty ever
rnto dealt Of the brave soldier ABOVE whose grave
Stands."
Senator Summers library, which he be-
uue4thed u Harvard College, contains more than 2O
volumes. among which many rare and richly lumi
mated The most valuable are manuscript arti
BE by Sir Walter Scott; copy OF poems with an auto
graph OF the poet Gray; a fragment OF the "BiDha
latina" printed by Faust In I4G2; Cicero de Oieis,
D. manuscripts Of the nteenh century, Burns's "Scot'
Cha Hao" IN the auth or's handwriting; "Pndar, HtL
manuscript notes by Milton; - BOOK OF Autographs
E9ntalnns hilton's manuscript notes on seneca Dy
Eugo Ironns Ben Jonson's autograph on title page o.
nJtIe OOoh, linus, sum Ben JOnsOn" "GeiIlns'' VIII
Eotes Dy melanehthoni The Club" with Autographs o.
kope ana swift on uue-page; John Dryden's "GreeR
k1erclss Book. with autobiography; John Bunyan''
&nglah Bible, win Lis autograph; letters OF NapO
ron 70 Josephine, win NapOeon's autograph Haydn's
opera OF "Armida' -manuscript by tho author: and
-~<AaAa's Foews." VIII DyI0u-3 AAlauaal4