New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1875-08-11
PERSONAL.

Chief Justice Gray Of Boston will probably
be Kept in doors for month by sprained ankle
President Porter of Yale is travelling in Can
ada. aud VIII visit tho Adirondacks before he returns
home
The remains of Gen. John C.. Breckenridge
have been removed from the vault where they were
placed at the time Of his funeral aud buried in the Lex
ingtOn, KY, cemetery.
Marshal Bazane is said to have recently WIS.,
tied Copenhagen for tho purpose OF soliciting the inter
venton of high parsonage to obtain service for himself
in the Russian army His efforts are said to have con-
pletely failed
Messrs. Moody and Sankey, who are ex-
pected 10 arrive in this city Saturday will he met by
the President OF TIE Round Lake CanpMeetns Associ-
alton 10 learn their intentions In regard 10 holding
series OF meetings the grounds OF the Association
NJ. Leyerricr, the Astronomer and Director of
the Paris Observatory has mace proposal to place all
the clocks OF Paris in communication with the principal
ore at the Observatory that all may have the
time The plan is to bo submitted to the Municipal
Council
Mr.. James Russell Lowell will begin to pub
is next Autumn eight or ten volumes OF English plays
and poems from Marlowe to Dryden, which he has
dcr,ahen to edit The first volume will probably he de-
voted MlllOwe Mr.. Lowell il now az work on vol
ume OF essays and Mr. Emerson is engaged in the
manner.
Mr.. Robert, the founder Of the American
College CoDstantinople. present at the closing
ercses OF that institution last month. Eleven
Of various natiOualties were graduated Sir May
nard United states Minister Turkey, aud Mr.. Tucker
man. formerly Minister to Greece present and
made addresses.
1t is proposed to place pedestrian statue
of Col shaw. who fell at Fort Wagner at the head OF
Massachusetts colored regiment in the Memorial Hall
Cambridge. 1t at first proposed to erect al eques
rian statue but Boston has erected no monument OF
John Brown Abraham Lincoln, the most conspicuous
martyrs of emancipation Was Thought best " abandon
that idea
Among other resolutions adopted at the An
drew Johnson Memorial Mcetingin Memphis last Satur
day was earnestly urging the State Of Tennessee
take steps at the earliest moment, to fuller recOg
milton hs greu, ability 10y the erection Of
at Nashville the CAPITOL grounds that shall testify for
all to " the earnest lie aud labors Of Andrew
Johnson"
The Misses Bewick of Gateshcad, England,
have sgnifed their intention of bequeathing to the
Brtish tho whole OF their collection Of proofs
ETC. OF cuts prepared by their late father and uncle
besides many drawings by the former. Every famous
cut OF Thomas Bewick represented by choice impress
sion from the block and the collection o the works vi
John Bewick Is hardly inferior IN value.
A colossal statue of Arminius, or Hermann,
who exteninaed the logons OF Nars years before
our era will be erected at Detmold Westphala, this
week. Great preparations have been made for the GER
emony. which is intended to DO very brilliant The I'm
perur william and Prince Bismarck VIII be present
TIE proportions Of the monument are gigantic IL Is
raised the hill where tho defeat or the Romans was
contaminated The statue, which Is OF iron, weighs no
less than $4,000 pounds.
The Hon. John j. BabsOn related the follow
ing interesting incident in his Grafton II the Gloucester
Centennial II that Lnzee tho commander OF the
Falcon being ignorant of the harbor, compelled to
depend upon impressed fishermen One OF these Will
liam Babson between 90 aud 60 years old Of In
firm health, required to pilot Thoroughly inn
bued with the patriotic sentiment or Ills toWnsincn ne
tried TO avoid the hateful task. pleading eyessht
Who lives theref asked Inzee pointing 10 the house Of
west side VI tho harbor. and used for OF the
marks for running In Tho poor fisherman fsltered out