New-York tribune., 1875-10-06
PERSONAL.

Anthony Trollope Is visiting the Yosemite
Valley.
Mr.. George w. Childs of Philadelphia has
paid IN $4,000 to the Centennial Fund
The Rev. Dr. Foss will be formally installed
President OF Wesleyan College on tho 2lst iust.
Oliver Wendell Holmes will read an ode at
the unyallng OF the statue of Gov. Andrew at bingham
tomorrow.
King KaIakaua is not so seriously ill after
all He has had bad cold, but has nearly recovered
from it now.
The Rev. George L. PentecOst, formerly of
BROOKLYN will resign hi. psstorate o. the Warren Avenue
Baptist Church in Boston on sunday next
The Berkeley Association Of Yale College
has decided TO place $500 memorial window in honor
of Bishop Berkeley in the new College chapel
The John A. Porter prize of $3.50 Mt Yale
has been awarded to Mr.. Charles W. Guernsey, Of
Seminary this year.
Mr.. +. l.. Davenport sprained his wrist
severely in falling in Maebeh at Philadelphia, Friday
evening and has been unable to appear since Ills ply
sicans say no will be unable TO leave philadelphia 1or
several days.
Capt. John Norris of Petersburgh, Kentucky,
is said TO be the only living who took part In
the battle OF Lake Erie lie is 81 years @ old r. in yE0r
on. health and has gold medal which tho Legislature
of Kentucky gave him in 1850
Longfeow has received presents of two
canes recently both of which were cut by native OF Ar
cada One of them from an old apple tree that stood
H.,
grew the summit of Cape Blomid0n.
Cen Joseph L. Johnston has at last put an
end to that story about himself and the Khediyes army
He writes to friend 81 very sorry to say tina; the
Khediyc has not made the magnificent offers reported
by Southern editors do know II he Is still ap
pointing Americans in his army
DR.. Legge of England has been awarded
the prize $500 for the best work Chinese literature
which was instituted by the late 5anisaus Julien while
Professor OF Chinese at the University OF Paris 1t Is
proposed to endow similar professoshp at the UniYer-
sity of oxford, and appoint Dr. Lcgge to the chair
The subscriptions toward a monument OF Sir
opo Grant now to 800 The list headed by
naught, Prince Edward OF SAKE Wemar, Gems. Sir
Thomas steele. McCeyery, IIorsord Codringon Bates
Primrose Mcmahon. Michel and about eighty other Of
1cers OF lower rank.
Prof. David Swing of Chicago gives this
opinion the Of the Bible in the public schools:
"The Government has right to teach the Bible
than it has teach the Koran Ny idea is that the Gov
ernment did in It's earlier life, according to sort OF
Christian common law, but now the number OF Jews.
Catholics and infdels has become greatly increased,
the Government has base itself quarey upon its
stiuona idea that all men reigiously equal. Even
Bible in the schools should doubt the prOpricy OF con-
tnung the custom, because no valuable moral results
can ever como FROM reading few verses huriedy IN
scOohouse and social stres will be continually spring
ing up out OF the practice"
A citizen of st. Joseph, Mo-, has n complete
set OF the frs; years numbers OF the first official journal
published in the United states The paper called
The gazette Of The United States, and the first number
was published in the then village OF New-iork, when
Congress assembled here ia April 1759 1t contains The
proceedings OF the first Congress- and gives an account
OF Cen Washington's reception, saying that ho was
waited across the bay from NewJersey in dat barge
by thirteen pO dressed in white uniforms" There is
also nm OF the counting OF the first electoral vote
OF which Washington received only 90 out Of total OF
1873 votes aud report OF the Inauguration exercises,
which postponed day, because it was an un-
favorable of the year for jOuneying The whole
volume contains 404 pages, with very few advertisements
The prospectus contains an announcement that by an
arrangement made in the stages Subscribers at dis
tance Will be furnished with The Gasett 1t IS believed
that the only other complete set OF The Gazette 10 IN the
State Historical Society's library at Albany.
OTTAWA, Oct. 5.-The Hon. Mr.. Mackenzie,
Premier OF Canada has caused letter 10 be addressed to
Capt A N Lee OF the United States Engineers, thanking
him for the assistance afforded the neers and other
officers OF the public works engaged in deepening the
channel OF the Detroit River near Amherstburgh.
DENVER, Col, Oct. 5.-President Grant and
party were met by Gov. Routt aud delegation Of city
officials Cheyenne and escorted thence to Denver
special tran arriving there at o'clock this afternoon.
The reception OF the President here enthusiastic,
battalion soldiers and several thousand citizens par
ticpating President will visit the Colorado Springs.
Pueblo and other points OF interest tho Denver and
Rio Grande Railroad tomorrow