New-York tribune., 1875-12-15
PERSOh3L
It's production

William Lloyd Garrison attaihtu DIS 1IsI
birthday on Sunday last.
The Rev. DR.. Gloss Of North Carolina IL III
this city. the guest Of the Rev. DIR. Deems
Tho Rev. T.. b. Andrews will be iDaugurated
President OF Dennison University at Granville o1o on
Tuesday next.
The Hon. John Bigclow has rented a fur
nsled house In Albany, No. 767 broadway where BIS
family will join him soon.
The Hon. Reverdy Johnson expects to re-
turn home from England next April Ills Sonln-aW hr'
Kerr, will return in January.
Mr. Hepworth Dixon's now book on America,
called the "white Conquest" is said to have fallen Hai
on the English reading public.
Prof. W. w. Folwell. President Of the Uni
ycrsty Of Minnesota and Of tho Centennial commis
soners OF that State in ts city yesterday from
Philadelphia.
The funeral of Carpeaux, the artist, in his
native place of yacnoieunes, AN impressive spec
taclc on the prineipal streets through when the pro
passed all or the houses were uidpeu III buc III
ti0nal flg bound IN Grape
Mr. Joseph II. Richards, brother-in-law of
Theodore Tton, who once tho publisher OF The In
egend, and has been connected with other publishing
enterprises Is 70 begin In January t9s Issue ot new
prospect at the BDo and School questions are hIey
to be prominent features In It.
Mr.. Peter Hammond of Gencseo, Henry
County H. he lives few months longer, will be able
to celebrate his individual centennial st the same time
with the nation ne having been born in Newtown, Mass,
,uril o I176 His father was Of the men, drgnised
as Indians who threw tine toa from tho English Yesss
into Boston harbor. In his boyho0d he assisted mis-
dIrnr.s in vermont Hc is still halo and healthy, with
the prospect oG many years before him
Col Richard Henry Lee who has been chosen
To read the Declaration of Independence at the opening
Of the Centennial Exhibition. is practicng law at H-
wood Va lie IS tho grandson of Richard Henry Lee of
the Revolution, nephew OF Attorney General Lee OF
WasningOn'S administratlol snd a cousin ol G.t.
lieutenant ot infantry in the "stonewa Brigade aud
wounded, after which nc served as judge Advocate
Of the second Corps of the Confederate army VI Northern
Virginia unt tine close OF the war.
Gen. \. C. McCurg OF Chicago, who was
chief OF stan to Gen. jefferson Davis during the war
hnd be- before partner Of the book houses Of chi
cago On his return ho became partner in another. He
has besu burnt ont two or roe times but has each time
come up rapidly the town in which he lives lie IS
the active man In the house OF Jansen, McCnre ~
CO.. publishing firm thoroughly Wholesale In Its opera
tons II took 1000 copies OF shcrnan's Mom0irs pub
islei by the Applcons, and about 10000 Of CareOns
Farm Ballads aud Farm Legends published By the Hsr
pers.
Barbara Freitchie's identity has been settled
at last by writer IN he CheGqo Tribune who has Wis
ited recently the made memorable by her life He
saw the g which she kop unfur'ed OF her window, snd
obtained possession Of the cane which Barbara was &C
cisonled to Use in her daily walks and with which she
haa been push or the graycoas they sat on
the crbtone No such scene occurred between Barbara
and the rebel comman Ter A. Is related IN the poem the
Southern troops having passed ny tho street Whtrc
lived. The writer gives this version OF the IN
which the story - Mr.. Whitcr's ears: grand
nephew of Nine. frctcbis then clerk In Washing
ION told stOry Of tho venerable lady patriotism
within hearngO' Mrs L. u. T. y. S0uhYorth ana the
latter communicated ii to Mr.. Whittier. In reply TO an
inquiry, Mr.. Whittier sent the following nOe Thank
thee Tor thy letter and the accompany inS paper.
Nv original account oi Barbara Feitche from Mrs.
southworth, and the poem pretty close transcript
OF IT,"
Mr.. Charles Reade has gained the first step
In his suit against The GLds1ov Hcraid Mr.. EeAde
claimed damages against The Herald for infringement OF
copyright I'm publishing his sketch called - Hero and
Martyr" which appeared originally IN TnE TR:nUSE
and The FaH Val Gd:eiie. and which The Herald had
transmitted daily by special wire from London for pub
lleation ia It's own columns The defendants set up O
plea of irrelevancy and deciding this Lord C1rlohl
said. The defenders Ipautain that as the lcutOu
newspaper s registered copyright, they cntt
lied copy aud publish In their Journal tnug which
appears m It, aud that II It's proprietor mis have
title damages for such appropriation OF mat.
Ter published tho author, who has been paid by tho pro
pTieOrs FOR tho right to publish such matter has no
action against the journal 30 apprOprimg This raises
ques OF great Importance both 10 authors and jour
naiss. am OF opinion thlt the defense IL not rcle'
want aud that the counter issues proposed by the de-
Tenders he dsslowed. know VI no principle or
authority holding that he author loses his copyright by
permitting thlrd parties TO print aud publish his work.
To hold such doctrine would, tniuE, be analogous TO
sh.ld party TO manufacture his patented Invention"