New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1875-06-10
PERSONAL.

The Hon. VIM. Walter Phelps is guest, a.
Portland of ex-speaker Blaine.
Mr.. Arthur Cheney sailed from Boston on
Tuesday for brief sojourn in Europe
Mrs. Julia Ward Howe, Col. lIigginsOn and
Baron schwartz-senborn are announced as having ~
rived at Newport for the season.
A portrait of ex-GOv. Talbot is to adOn tho
walls of the State House in Boston 1t has been procured
by his friends o testimonial of their estimate OF biz
public services
The late Judge Henry r. Mygatt of this
State used to have posted his Office at oxford this very
emphatic notice "The subscriber signs no recommend
atiODs remOnstrances for ponticai ONCE nor "r
any letters therefor"
The Hon. F. NJ. Stone, who has just resigned
as Commissioner Of State Savings Banks in Massachu'
sets has the satisfaction Of knowing that there has MOI
been single Of ENLIGHTENMENT or defacaon IN the
state savings banks during the time he held the office
NJ. GOunod was to have led the orchestra AZ
recent gala represen at the Grand Opera In Pari
but the musicians objected the ground that custom
restricted the baton to one OF the memoofs OF Tue OF
chestra and NJ. GounOd was compelled " abandon M
intention.
Daniel Websters library at last comes under
tho hammer 1t is about the only thing connected with
the great Massachusetts, statesman which was not o
sale long ago Most OF the books seem TO be gong AT low
rates. excepting the few which gain added value iron
Mr. Webster's autograph.
The gentlemen who have been trying TO
carry on the Agass School at Penkese Island are SAID
city, who presented and endowed it, on the ground tha
having done so much he ought have done more. Mr..
James Lick OF san Francisco also comes IN FOR his share
of similar complaint
Ii is announced that the testimonial fund
for Mr. and Mrs s. O. Hall will he presented to them
about the close OF this month, though subscriptions VIII
be received even by Mr. IOngfellow, and by Gen
James Grant Wilson. The list OF American contributors
includes Mr. I%ngsllow, Charles WEonor. d. Appleton
g. Co., George w. Chlds and Gen. wilson
Ubo Da,, nr II ITulhart 1f Hcnnin rtOn.
Vt, who has accepted his unanimous election TO the
Presidency Of Mlcbury College is As years OF age lie
was graduated at Dartmouth in 1853, and at Andoyern
1859 pastor for ten years OF enu'eH
in Newavcn, and in 1870 accepted call To Newark ~
j., removing to Bennington III 1877
The Rev. DR.. Eccleston, rector of the Church
of Our Savior In West Philadelphia who was recently
chosen as Protestant Episcopal Bishop OF Iowa. was
waited upon by committee from tina. body on Monday
them that he would make formal acceptance when inc
election had been ratified by majority OF threfourt,
the several dioccses Meanwhi preparations being
made for his conservation which Will probably take p"s
in July.
Mr. Frank w. Potter, United States Consul
at Paris addresses letter to GaSnanFs Messenger IN
which he frees his consular mind what he calls the
stupid third term hoax" lie says that "in the United
States freedom Of the press means. in too many ~
stances, the most reckless and waNon license, ana
ventures Affirm to the third term. that there
not really Intelligent American citizen where to %
Presidents opinions and intentions than that ALREADY
given expression to by more than one of is Ministers
A correspondent sends to The Boston Tran
script some Centennial pconies whose ancestry he says
he can back to June II, 1873 At that time two
estates on Bow-st. adioned each other owned ~
Nathaniel Rand. and the other by MIR. Russell. Tbeu
dwellings were burned and IL until the next year
that they returned 10 rebuild them. Ia their unceraiD
the boundary line between the two estates tho i've
owners agreed to await the coming up OF tho peonle@
which were on the boundary line Tho thirteenth Of MI
Rand's fifteen children, Nancy was married " On'cs
stirrlny time of Coronation" The old peony root Wa
transferred 10 his garden from which some roots wcrs
obtained by tho writer.
There is considerable discussion in the Bos.
ton newspapers TO the whereabouts oi the sword used
By Cen Warren at the battle OF Bunker Hill Mr. How
ard c. Dunham states that his grandfather Capt CornS
Illus Durham, had In his possession for AZ years SWORD
which he purchased from British officer. who claimed
to have taken II from Gen. Warren the latter lay dead
the field " battle Mr. Durham says that he had sup
posed until recently that the sword deposited VITA
the Bunker iii Association, but he finds that II hcS
nor with The Massachusetts, Historical Society. IN ~
Spouse 10 this memebr Of tho Warren family, MI -
Collins Warren, states that his family has hal In It's ~
session for great many years sword belonging 70 ocn
Warren. which has always At, led The eword q
Bunker Hill" and believed " have been the very woSUs
carried by the General In the battle la which he LOST ns
life.
MILWAUKEE, Wis.,, June 9.-The Episcopa
Convention for Fond du Lao diocese consisting 81 w