New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1874-08-22
day by day more school advertisements than oil the
morning journals Of New-YOrk combined.
PERSONAL.

The Hon. GEORGE Bancroft and wife are now
ut Newport, where they will remain until the close OF
the season.
Col. Thomas w. Higginson is preparing
lecture In which he will present tho arguments for ana
against the Darwinian theory
Vice President Wilson spent Wednesday
night IN Albany and on Thursday went to Saratoga.
where he will remain a few days.
Prof Wise has arranged balloon ascension
on the occasion OF Dur,rin's visit to
London, Ontario. next Thursday.
Senator Allen G.. Thurman of Ohio will at
tend the annual fair at Lynohburg Va mis- birthplace,
aud 1t Is expected lie will deliver an address.
Martin f. Upper will not visit America this
seasou bis physician having forbidden the trip until he
has completely recovered from his recent i'ihess'
A Long Branch dispatch says President
Grant Postmaster General Marshall Jewell and Cen
Babcock will leave there by special tram to-day 'or
yineland, N. j.
Senator VIM. b. Wasbburn of Massachusetts,
was honored with serenade last wednesday evening ha
ness and partly for pleasure.
President MacMahon had grand reception
at Brest yesterday and reviewed the troops In tne
afternoon. In the evening the city was hluminSNu'
and there was fine display OF fireworks
John p. Bigelow, Chief of the Loan Division
OF the Treasury Department, left Washington for TINS
city Thursday night He will sail for Europe to-day ior
duty In connection with the delivery ofthe ponds Oh tno
new loan =.
Cant. James S. Garvin of the bark Saga of
Pctou N s., has been presented with silver medai "
the Norwegian Govern nent, for rescung the crew oil
the wrecked ship Magnet, in the Auantic ocean' ia
February last.
Attorney. General Williams left Washington
yesterday morning for Atlantic City, where he VIII re-
main until early part Of next week Secretaries
Fish and Bristow tho only two members OF the Cao
net now In Washington
The steamer Iris, with Gen. Winfield 8.
Hancock COL Mitchell, and others board arrived at
Eastport Me-. Thursday evening" on the way 70 Mount
Desert Gen. Hancock was called upon oy many PUN IN
nent citizens members Of the Grand Army OF tue
Republic, aud upon the departure Oh the s'eainer
salute WAS Hired
The Rev. John w. Locke, D. D., recently
elected President of McKendric College, at Lebanon,
Ill., has accepted the position. Dr. Locke was graduated
at Augusta College Kentucky in 1872 and was for three
years President OF Brookve College In indiana no.
IL he Professor OF lthematcs In the INDIANA
AsDury University at Greencase
Thurlow Weed hopes to attend the meeting
Of the Pioneer Association OF Onondaga County, and
writes that he thinks the boy who cut cordwood TOT
Salt Point 10 1896 worked Joshua Forman's farm
in 1870 apprentice The Lynn printing -oice 10
1871 and worked temperng sand for molding cannon
balls at Mickess furnace In 1872 may fairy claim W pe
an Onondaga pioneer"
VIM. NJ. Kilduff, who recently resigned his
position in san Francisco chief engineer in the
Pacific Mail service. has probably travelled as many
miles az any one else, During the 20 years
he has been In the C0mpanys service he mas salled
l7s6OOO miles, making 1888 round trips to ana from
Panama two score trips to Oregon. and nearly
"a to and from China
The hero of the late shooting affair in Indi-
annapolis has been weknown journalist at the West
for many years. accustomed to give and take hard biows
not scrupulous the OF language, not infre-
quently involved in malodorous controversies, but
always regarded plucky and likely to stand by his
friends. In the terrible calamity which has be-
fallen him. and which he has fatally avenged he Will
have wide sympathy, particularly in the West, where
this rough and ready mode of dispensing Justice Is quite
likely be considered in such cases preferable " the
slower aud less certain action OF the courts.