New-York tribune., 1874-04-11
PERSONAL.

President Jackson Of Trinity College, is again
out OF danger and u Is thought on his way 70 speedy
recovery from has long and severe illness
M Belmontet presided at the annual banquet
OF his comrades the old soldiers Of the First Empire,
held recently in Paris The veterans, who now number
Great Emperor. and 70 the Army Of Austerlitz.
Ex-Gov COburn of Maine has made
snoher addition TO his long list OF manicent donations
Tor educational purposes. On saturday last he sub
Classical school an efficient preparatory school for
Colby University.
Prof. J. Laurence Smith of Louisville is
sad 70 have been the first person bring the subject
of cremation before the American people. He delivered
v0red cremation, and described plan for furnaces IN
Which 70 Durn the dead.
A correspondent Of The Boston Journal
writes that the news OF Mr.. Summers death
oeved In Hay with profound demonsI atons Of
on March 2s funeral service performed in memory
q the Senator al the Cathedral and minute guns
fred all day forts and OY the navy The Pres
dent MS Cabinet the foreign eonsuls al the Govern
neni OfciaLs and the army united VIII tne people 10
e service The OF the sad event was received by
The Hayuens as a national calamity.
The bare fact has been stated IN our Wash
Dgon dispatches that petition is before Congress TO
secure small pension for the widow OF Capt Hall Of
rhe Poaris We had few instances Of such heroic
devotion a. his since the and he may properly be
tassed with those who have so down their ves IN the
gerous precedent 10 be set by granting this pension,
Ae is not likely TO be very great OF those who
sacrhce themselves the endeayOr the Amer
lean nag 20 the North Pole.
The London correspondent of The Cincin-
naa Commercial gives some interesting intelligence
about President Eliot OF Harvard College, who at
present ID England he says Mr.. Eliot has studiously
avoided all publicity and has passed most of ms time
Oxford and Cambridge. examining closely INTO the
eduestonaI systems OF those institutions; BE visited
The PARISH schools Bethnel Green recently ana when
the rector introduced him the President OF the uni
Tersty which had the Doat crew. ne We
greeted with roar Of applause.
Ex-President Woolsey, IN letter to the Yale
Alumni OF Cincinnati who held their annual reunion the
other evening" gves this interesting information about
21nset; "YOuasAy that word or two about myself
"ou4o De acceptable. On this point may say that
since my resignaton,I have done great deal Of hard
NorA "a the way Of atndy. One desire shch had
""on ! fei' the fresldsncy 10 nnish some things
Wnch mad begun but would have no prosuect of per
fecting amid the cares Of that Office 7, am anpointi
by Father IN Heaven have two or Ire sears Of
hfe more, may attain 70 the fulnmept of thai pur.
pose. III nOt some one else viii profanity do halter
what desire 70 do. NV general hesifb ~ Sooa ~ =
od age. although can perceive thai nv sensss az
tome OF them, growing weaker. / an rsner.I I1v
theerful, and more hopeful than when yonno
And certainly there IL need Of hope aEide frt
eOnsidsrzOns when the affairs OF the countr nre cor
dncted With little wisdom, aud when political cor
f1p1on sesms " Dc becoming more and nose ram.
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