New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1875-06-04
PERSONAL.

Sir julius Benedict, though 20 years of ass
il said TO work at times 90 hours day and 10 look
like not beyond middle age.
Mr.. Ralph Waldo Emerson is to deliver N
address OF tho anniversary exercises OF the Literary L.
sttuton at Now Hampton. N. H., on the 30th inst.
The Rev. DR.. William NJ. Taylor of this city
will make an address before Theological Society
Dartmouth College during commencement week.
Judge Martin Grover of the Court Of Ap
peals is still confined by painful and tedious llnesa
his home in Angelica. with only slight change for ~
better.
Autographs of Putnam, Franklin, Hancock
Jefferson, and the inevitable "coored woman LOG yean
old who remembers Gen. Washington" will DO some
the curo-tes at Centennial teapary soon 10 be hsA
In New-Iiayen.
The Rev. DR.. Fulton, pastor Of the Hansoa
Place Baptst Church, Brooklyn has received unaas
nous call from the Oliver Street Baptist Church In tbs
city to become its pastor In view OF the recent troubles
in the Hanson Place Church, and the reduction OF d.
Fuons salary. il is believed that he will accept the call
The Rev. DIR. George L. Walker, formerly
pastor OF the Center Congregational Church in New
Haven, is to oil the pulpit Of the Madison Square Pres
byterian Church ate DR.. Adams's, in this city during
the present month. DIR. Walker has been very Highly
esteemed at Yale.
An absurd typographical blunder in the pub.
LEGATION Of Gen. Husteds speech, at the late Masonb
celebration, deprived Mr. ThurlOw Weed OF the graceful
compliment the orator expressed-a compliment which,
in his ripe old age, this busy man OF manifold contcs!
and perpetual struggle Will ind none to begrudge and
very few to dispute.
The women of Providence, after waiting in
vain for the to make demonstration. have decided
to celebrate the 1O3d anniversary Of the burning
OF tho Gaspee the 10th of this month. The
exercises will he held at Mashapang Grove and VIII en-
brace clam bake boat race, military display and ne
vivid representation OF tho destruction OF the British
vessel 1913 years ago.
If Vice-President Wilson should need Ger.
tcac OF the illness which the newspapers constantly
oh roin I'm wi do I'm IN aDpIy a
THE TRIBUNE Office. Calling there yesterday he found
that both the elevators up at the moment and 30.
sconing the Idea Of waiting for such helps he promptly
m9ca ns R I for bens ne excused from
public service or for delaying work on that third volume
Wee .I returns rom his southern tour with
thorough belief In the desire OF the South for peace and
alarinists discovered last Winter in Washington.
Mrs. Fawcett, in her new novel, tells of a pre-
cocious Infant who developed marvellous originality
extemporanoous prayer. When she said her prayers al
her mothers knee having been told that she not 10
learn any form OF prayer but TO AJAX from her heart @
whatever she most desired she prayed for red CLOAK
wiz velvet buttons, 'xactly like Amy Grey's Yere s
at shop" Then when instructed not TO ask To-
Spiritual blessing that there might always he hob
sermons in church. When she had scarlatina, and be-
ing told that when she beginning to ge better
her skin would peel Of and that when il WA all OF sss
said in a soft voice, . God, peel me quick"
Collector S. w. Macy of Newport has for.
warded Prof Baird Of the Smithsonian Institution i've
curioscs, secured by himself while in the whaling bas
ness. The first Ia warclub from the island OF Rors
tongo. I'm tho Pacific Ocean, the second an mplementd
war used by the natives at the Kings Mills grouped
Islands, in tho Pacific Ocean. 1t has sharp, pontea
end, inserted into socket and placed in the end of
long pole The third IS piece OF sheathng peri9rssss
by worms, which taken from a ship commandedoy
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island OF Mangeer, in the Pacific Ocean. Number nyebs
piece Of wood from the post OF the ship Endesv
commanded by james Cook In his voyage around ne
world in 1869 To observe the transit 81 Venus over ss
suns disk, which successfully done at Tahiti ID Ds
Pacific Ocean. The ship years aferward, condemnca
and broken up on the eastern side OF Newport iaroo
WASHINGTON, Jan. 3.-The President ana
Mrs. Grant, Mr. and Mrs sartoris Mrs. Col T. d. Grant
| aud Gen. Babcock left here this morning for lo$
Branch. where they will spend the Summer Mr.: L. =
Lucky, Private Secretary 10 the President, remains
| charge OF the Executive Mansion.