New-York tribune., 1874-12-16
PERSONAL.

Elihu Burritt is teaching Sanscrit to class
of young ladies' at his home Ia New Britain Conn.,
Lieut.. -Governor-elec DOrsheimer was given
dinner by the German citizons OF Budllo on Friday
evening last.
Ex-Gov. John T. Hoffman has resumed tho
practice OF the law IN Albany. forming partnership
with Marcus T. and Leonard q. Hun
Prof. Seelye has been requested by the
juniors OF Amherst College not to leave that institution
until they have received his OF lectures.
All graduates of Dartmouth College resident
in NewYork Brooklyn. and vicinties are requested 10
send their address 10 Edward DcForeSt, Secretary
Alumni AssOci ltion. BOX NJ. G5i, F. o Now YOrE. An
Alumni Association dinner, spUooDes, d., are supposed
10 be In contemplation.
The two courses of lectures delivered bV
Mr. John Weiss the fruitful subject OF S1akespears
works nave not yet exhausted the public interest his
subtle anu eloquent dissertations. He lectures u
morrow evening III Stenway Hall under tne auspices "
the Young Mems Heorew Association. The TOPIC Tor
tue evening Is " S1ak0Speare's Irony and HumOT"
Robert Dale Owen gives the materializing
spirituaists a hard blow Dy announcing In pubic
card that 'circumstantal evidence which have just
obtained induces to withdraw the assurances which
have heretofore given OF conf lence III 1 genuine
character atiODs presented last sum
mer in my presence" Mr.. oven refers to the K4gs
King" performances. which owed their nOtOIi9y cblehJ
w tue iLhIeuce OF his pen
Dean Stanley, following up the action taken
by him last year inviting distinguished loyinah
lecture in Westminster Abbey the OF the 10
tercessionary for foreign missions. this year
uvlied Principal Card Of Glasgow University to ec-
turc In tue Abbey Tao suJ Jct was Chrisa MsslOis-
and the very unusual scehe OF gfeaG PresOyierl4n
divine Iecturiug in Episcopal cathedral WAS Tue Oc-
for the gathering Of cOigrega lou Whioh nei
about twOtbirds Of the nave OF inc AOOey.
The attention of Mr. Disraeli and Mr.. Glad
stone has been by the UaIted kinsdom Anti
Papal League Of Dbursh to tue alleged conspiracy OF
the Popih League Of Sebastian to raise soldiers for
the purpose of restoring the Popes temporal power;
Mr. D.srIrh has formally ACKNOWLEDGED thc reeelptUi
the letter al !resSed - hin Mr one sdnaS & 49,, .s
sender aud promises TO maSe further inquiry Hto .ne
matter, win reference to tho discussion 10" IN pro
grcss,"
A white marble monument has been placed
over the grave OF William H. Seward the cemetery az
Aunurn. IL Is described follows by The ADrny Jour
nal IL consists of large and beautifully sculptured
table laid entirely the tsmb raised at the head
about feet higher than tho surface OF the plane.
and surmuuned with cross wreatned Wltn tue leaves
of the oak tue laurel Tue face Of The table beas
the words, VIII IN Ii. Seward. Born May l6, 1853.
Died Oct 49, l52 ana the base VI the urn bears che M
scrptOn wncu IN ais lifetime. he said was the only
fRI!"@Pn in@ "0 was 'u'"''"' W D''''''' " ""' ''''
A virtue and cCuItCsy almost Arcadan
seem to ABIDE the honorable town Of Raleigh. North
Carolina. There pUbic meeting of some sort held
thero the other evening, at which appeared dives
judges and COlOnels. and Generals upon the stage
the wont ia Southern meetings. Several Of these gem
tlemen were seated gracefully and In safety; but
adverse fate marked Gen. Chpgman for its owo.
He had selected cndir anu was about 80
repOSe himself when another gentleman, thibx-
ing that he in the Generals eye an M
clnatiou toward lcent chair seized Chair No. One
for himself. Tae cUuseq Lence was thaf the General
suddenly and empnatcliiv sat down upon the floor.
Tue remarkable thing about TINS performance Is mat
not the fantest GGgle agtaed that large audience.
Another man OF Rueigh. "a church memoer, recently
to the soul deyOurlng crcu, ana has just seut
letter To a prominent brother to say-wIth a $40 bil
for the heatheu-tnat he has had no peace sluce.
LONDON, Dec. 15.-Dr Isaac Butt, tho
"uome Rule" member Of Parliament for Limerick, is
about for the Untci States on lecturing tour
ALBANY, Dec. 15.-Ihe EreRing Journal says:
II Is understood that Con Ffdnkn Townsend of this
city, Adatant- Genera OF the State militia under Gov.
Hoffman, Will called To tne same position ny Gov.
Tden, and Gem J. b. Woodward or Brooklyn will
Inspector General aud Col Cnas Tracey OF t4s oaty
Will be one OF tHe aliS