New-York tribune., 1875-11-15
PERSONAL.

Mr.. Oliver johnson will retire from the man
aging editorshlp OF The Christian Union In December
Judge Wells of the Supreme Court of AIassa-
chusett is seriously i'll with lung fever at friends house
in salem.
Ex-Gov Curtin, accompanied by ex-senator
Cattell and Mr. Thomas IL. Dudley Of New-Jersey, has
gone to Colorado.
The Hon. NJ. C. Kerr says Thomas Jefferson
il his model OF statesman Webster he thinks not
a statesman, but an orator
Massachusetts, delights to honor John A.
Andrew statue has just been erected over his grave,
and now IT proposed to erect another one in Posoce
square. Boston.
The gratifying announcement Is made that
Miss Charlotte Cu-hman has recovered her health so far
As 10 be able to appear in public again soon She hopes
to give readings IN Philadelphia next week
Mr. Hepworth Dixon has secured the pay
ment Of his claim for damages to his property by the
explosion in the canal at Rcgents Park IN London last
wear The claim alma Tadcma the artist for 10000,
has not been paid and will be contested.
Gov. Dinglcy Of Maine in resuming the
edtorshp OF The Lesi0r Journal says he does 30 with
stronger conviction than that no position in life Is
more honorable or opens larger opportunities for in
ducncc and usefulness, than that Of the journalist
Two pieces of sculpture, claimed to be the
work Of Canoya, have been presented to Wells College,
at Aurora H. one portrait bust in marble Of Ma
poleon and the other il q like bust OF Marie Louise. n
j. said that they were cent as present IN l39 10y Louis
Philippe TO distinguished 9Hen OF Me1ico' upon
Senator Dawes met with painful but not
serious accident Friday. While out riding horseback,
he dsmounted to let down some bars, when his horse
wheeled about suddenly kicked him vciously with both
heels and then home. The blows fell on The left Lex
aud that the senator was unable To move
from mis- PROSTATE position. After nearly an hour had
passed he hailed woman who was passing some dis
lance OIL and she procured help and lie was taken to his
home.
Mr. r. Il. Springer of Cincinnati is as modest
he is generous and pubcsprited In increasing his
subscription for a music hall from $4,000 to
$4,000 he says As this the last time, hope that
shall trouble the public with communication this
subject shall venture TO make mention OF matter that
somewhat personal to myself bui j. nevertheless Of in
the public. mean the maine by which this hall.
when built, shall be- known. The name fixed upon
The Cincinnati Music Hall hut the ncWspaper5 perhaps
siOu- IL different which has neither force
fitness IN it, and hope Will not be continued This
is great public enterprise, and should have nothing per-
sona IN IT, The hail, when built Will De ont OF the dOna
tons OF the citizens Of Cincinnati the ground on which
IL built is the property of the city, and there is eminent
fitness IN naming It the Cincinnati Music Hall"
Gen. II. V. Boynton writes to The Cincinnati
gazette interesting letter about the records OF the Re
beIlion. lie says Few had any idea of the enormous
bulk OF the material which makes up the records OF the
late war II IL stored in than dozen buildings,
aud number Of these contain little else. one OF these
s. devoted TO what termed the records Of discontinued
commands. and. this title indicates, they constitute
great portion Of the field records uf the Thi, hud
ing is forty feet by eighty, and - four stories nigh Eight
range, OF Nide shelves run lengthwi-e through each
story from 0pT 10 ceiling, and tWOtlus OF these
packed n close 40 any bD0kkceprrs shelves with Inn
mtu,o lc1gi when are the books 0i letters received
and sent the telegraph books battle report books order
books and all tho great variety Oi records winch
kent ut each headquarters, and regularly copied into
thc-e volumes The resi- shelves ufe backed close
with unenrrcd papers of endless kinds but
lug some scrap Of war history There ate 800 cords OF