New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1875-12-29
PERSONAL.

President Porter Of Yale College showed his
,ersitv by preaching IN the First Unitarian Church at
Boston on Sunday.
Mr.. Oliver Warner who has been Secretary
OF the Commonwealth Of Massachusetts for IL years re-
tires from that office this week His associates have pre-
scented him with elegant Office desk ana bookcase as
testimonials OF their regard
The will of the late VIM. Bose of The Bald
more american gives $4,000 to regous and charitable
nsututons His widow retains onehaf of his estate
aud all his household effects. The remainder OF the
property is distributed in be1uests varying from 9loo
to $4,000
Prof. +. w. Putnam of Salem, Mass, has
been appointed civilian assistant on the United States
surveys west OF the Tooth meridian under the charge Of
Lieut. George NJ Wheeler Prof. Putnam ia now engaged
on report upon the extensive and varied archaeological
and chronological material obtained by tho several survey
ing parties in Arizona. New-Moxico and California.
The heaviest taxpayers i'll Boston, besides
the seurs estate and the Fifty Associates assessed
As follows: Moses Williams, 1881 400 II. Hollis Hun
newell 81 7l6 7OO John A. Low ell 81 405 100; William
Mnot IT, 81 1873 GOO James Parker, 81 095. 800; Fred
r. Sears, 81 .2622 200; Henry X Williams, Sl032,3OOi
Aroch Wentworth, 81 022,100; william W. Tucker,
Sl1Sl.900 Charles Francis Adams Is assessed Tor
SS560O0.
The late Gerrit Smiths benevolence receives
a fresh illustration by old letter of his which pub
lished by The Utica Herald. Hearing that of his
tenants was in debt and unable to pay bis rent. MI
Smith wrote him. "Mr. Dorrance pleads for you. Ho
tells of your poverty and other misrortunes Do not
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long as our Heavenly Father allows you to live earth
Be good cheerl and may and those dear grand
children Of whom MI DoIranoo speaks all De blessed IN
each other"
Horace Greeleys views on Spiritualism are
given in tie following letter written in 1860 and
published in The Boston Trareer, for the first time by
the person who received it have been satisfied that
some OF the demonstrations have seen OF what are
called spirmasm impelled by unseen force not
accounted for by any law Of physics wberewlth am
acquainted That thry are the WORK OF our hepaTted
friends whose names they invoke, am not satisfied
do not say they are not but OF the testimony have
had that point the stronger portion seemed to mega
tive the spiritual hypothesis"
Longfellows house at Cambridge is thus de
scribed 10y writer in Harpers Monthly; Its age, a.
compared with that of other Cambridge houses is not
great II was bull In 1859 by Col John Vassal, firm
loyalist who fled to England In l775 his property in
Cambridge and Boston having been conhscated It's next
occupant was Col John Glover, bold little Marblehcad
soldier. who quarered OF his troops in the spacious
structure When Washington rode into Cambridge, on
Sunday. June ?, 1875, he greatly pleased win the
appearance Of the house. and having had IL cleaned
established himself therein during the same month.
Martha Washington arrived at the house In December
and Washington remained in 1t till April OF the following
year. The of the house after the Revolution were
Nathaniel Tracy (whom Washington visited for an hour
in 1880 Thomas Russell and DR.. Andrew Craigie.
Taleyrand and Lafayette slept in L, and 1898 Jared
SPARKS commenced to keep house within its historic
rooms Everett and Worcester the photographer also
occupied Il for time and MIR, Longfellsw took up his
abode in u in 3.}7 At first he merely rented room
establishing himself in Washngtons southeast Ded-chan-
ber Here he wrote Hyperion and Voices of the
Night In the dwolng,in one room and another almost
all Of hi books the two which date from his Bow
dom proessorshp, have been produced Longfelow had
not been long occupant Of the house before he had
bought e. Its tmbors perfectly sound The lawn in
front neatly kept ana across the street there stretches
green meadow us faras the banks Of the Charles bought
"a no draws near seventy is hne picture oi beautiful
manhood IL has been renal ked by his friends that his
health has much improved since he delivered his poem
Morur salutanius at the iiteth anniversary of his
graduation. And all Cambridge, down 10 coal beavers
and hodcarrers reveres him, not only poet but
kind and gentle man."
TRENTON, N. j., Dec. 2S.-The Hon. Carl
schnrz delivered his lecture Centennial Thoughts
TO large audience in the Taylor Opera House this oven