New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1875-08-03
PERSONAL.

The Hon. Robert c. Winthrop of Boston viii
return home from Europe in September.
Ex-Prcsdent Cummings of Wesleyan Uni
versity ceeds tho late Judge H. H. Barbour az Pres
dent OF the Prisoners Friend Association OF Connecticut
Mrs. Il. NJ. Jackson, the widow OF StOnewau
Jackson has received 81 tho executor Of Wade
H. Bolton OF Memphis. Tenn being half the sum wle4
her The personal property OF Mr. Bolton valued "
about half q million.
The Duke of COnnaught, Lord Shaftesbury,
and Col Lord Lindsay, have been appointed trustees 70
take charge of the surplus OF the fund subscribed for the
relief OF the sick and wounded in the late FrancoGer
man war II will he Invested In frstcass secres ana
used any future international war when may unioc
tunately arise.
Mr.. Charles Francis Adams, who delivered
tho address at the Commencement exercises OF Colby
University last month"; has received letter from the
students assuring him that 1t gave them now and oltics
views OF their responsibility rs hnSfan @
Will not soon aDate.
Gen. and Senator Burnside is trying to re-
ieve himself OF the cramped feeling that every one ex
perences when In Little Rhody by vis to Long Branch
In reply to remark that the place seemed to agree win
him. tie General replied "Oh, yes. feel sense Of
freedom here that is perfectly deshtfu Inc TACT OF
where stretch my legs without being sued by my
ncighbOr for trcspass'
Gov. Tilden's appointment Of lis nephew,
Mr. william T. FELTON, to the military secrctaryshp.
which has been since jan Is very proper ons
Col PeltOn IA Quallneu Tor
place by natural aptitude for political life and by his
past experience the Capital He has, In fact, been
dschargng substantially tho duties ~ bis present posi-
ton since hs unce's to Office The Colonel 70
an accOmplisled gencmaD Of wide acquaintance In 50
cty and public life and with experience IN business at
fairs He was educated at Williams College
A correspondent of The Boston Courier, writ
ing from Brunswick, Me- gives some interesting gossip
concerning the early hours OF two welknOwn literary
characers "NOt far from the hotel and opposite ths
college green is the old home Of LongfeOw now the resi-
dence OF President Chamberlain. Here the poet came
with his young wife Immediately after his first marriage
here he many OF those sweet early POEMS ana the
room where he wrote them IL entirely unchanged snos
tho davs when the shadows Of the ftfu areIigtt'
dancing upon its walls aroused his dreamy fancos ~ u
a Iiarc, -ceiled rOOm with high. wooden habbt
piece ana deep fireplace aud lew weeks ago ne SAL
once within its well-reneinoercu WILLS hmssI, .nn
looked from the windows where ne usth 10 "atch the
lamps of the village glIam through the rain qua tne
mis with nlostened eyes. few steps Dey'hd Is tne
house where Mrs. stowe wrote Uncle Toms Caph
sometimes hen the children too noisy ~ DC enhu
the roof OF that little brown cOtage, she etiied ~ one
OF the college buildings, ana IN the quiet OI al uPl
room wOve the cham OF her wonderful sto'S' INK !"
link"
Ex-Speaker Blaine is the guest OF Col. BEN
ton, at the Springfield Armory.
BERLIN, Aug. 2.-BarOn Won Schloesser, the
German Minister the United States sailed from Ham
burg. Saturday. for New-fork
HALIFAX, N. s.. Aug. 2.-Mr. Wilm0t the
Agent Of tho Dominion Government, Is making Dw
OF this Province determine the best streams Tor t
propagation Of fish.