New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1875-06-03
PERSONAL.

Mr.. Tennyson's forthcoming drama is saidh
contain simie derived from the transit Of Venus.
The story entitled the Dilemma just DO
gun in BiaeroodS Maga=nc is said to be from the pen
Of the author of the /" Battle Of Dorking"
The fortune left by the late Michel lew
imo1s Paris gabheT Is estimated d. a. S,1"sss
q will has not been found.
Joaquin Miller Is to represent London jour
nal at the Centennial Exhibition, and was in Philadephs
recently looking over the ground He left on Tuesday
for brief visit to the mountains.
The venerable artist and ex-President of tho
National Academy Of Design Asher e. Durand with hh
son John Darand and the Rev. Dr. Clover, visited the
Century Club Monday last. Mr. Durand was one OF
the founders OF the Century.
A memorial meeting in honor of the late
Con John c. Breckenridge will DO held at Louisville.
KY. on the 18th OF this month. Cen William Preston
will deliver Grafton and there VIII be procession ~
the Masonic and other fraternfies
Prince Bismarck is said to be intensely dis
gusted because his estate at Lauenberg which was cur
renty reported to be worth several millions Of thaerA
was put down in the official valuation as being worth
only 70 900 thaers He has called for new valuation
A letter from Sir Edward Thornton, British
Minister at Washington, to q gentleman In Indiana
is said to have contained prophecy that tho Govern
ments Of England and tho United States would event
ually become alike i'll their main features, that OF
England becoming assimilated to ours.
Martin NIilmore's bust of Senator Sumner,
which was given to Mr.. George William Curtis for
his memorial ortion Is exciting good deal Of curiosity
In Boston. 1t on exhibition for time In shop
window but now says was va mn csa
Vice-Pre ,ident Wilson is reported to have
said at Dcs Moincs recently when speaking Of Gen sher
mans book that he could not imagine what had induced
the General to publish the work. 1t his unqualified
belief that the General mad made great, very great, mis-
take in the manner IN which ne nsu ueat win some VI
his brother officers
The famous class which was graduated at
Bowdoin College in 1925, containing among its mem
bers. Lougfellow, Hawthorne, john g. c. Abbott and
other men since distinguished in letters is TO hold in
next Mr. Longfollow will read a poem DR.. George n
Cheever will deliver Grafton, and Prof n. Dunn Of
! this city will also read poem
Ii is reported in London that SignoT Salvni
has received from New-york offer OF very lucrative
engagement for the Summer Of our centennial year. the
under standing being that he shall appear with Nine
Riston in several OF shakespeares plays In spite O.
this report me Pail Mall Gazette says may be looked
upon certain that Sayini will repeat his visit TO Lon
don next summer
Cardinal Manning, in a recent letter. puts
his foot down thus forcibly uron viysecon canncs
pretend to estimate the scientific utilities OF viycon'
but need OF any such rc6nements TO enable mo
to say that the infection Of physical pain without uS
is abuse of the dominion that God has given
the lower creatures. IL Is lawful 10 take tn
life for the food Of man but IL Is not lawful. even M
this just and necessary purpose, 10 take their ho
needless pain. To nict tho exquisite ana proloneod o
ments described by those who have been present at WV
section can in my belief be brought under no moral aS
under amy right possessed by man over any Of y"
fellow features"
DR.. Mary Putnam jacob has recently re-
cciyed from Paris the bronze medal awarded three yes
| ago by tho Academy Of Medicine for her graduatn
thesis This gives her rank Of from fifth 10 eighth IN
class OF 300 for Of that number OF theses four we1
awarded gold and four bronze medals and seven mon
| received honorable mention. IL she who krocsed@
loudly at the doors OF the venerable and eonseyas
Academy 20 compel the admission OF her sex io w
first time, 10 a preliminary examination. Amer 81
months hard work she obtained the pern
son granted, 1t said, in the hope and belief that SO
would ultimately fail The OF hor thesis ass
those of host OF male competitors is not pleasant 70 w.
Partisan medical Journals which have recently sech oe
planning that the admission OF women students ~ w
Academy has iOwcred Its standards. Mrs Jacob u nyv
laboring to collect fund for promoting the higher 'e~
| cal education OF women.