New-York tribune., 1875-11-29
PERSONAL.
long home.

TX W.
New Bedford
Carl Schurz is lecturing every night, except
on Sunday, in New England.
Mr.. Charles Dudley Warner will remain in
Europe all Winter returning home in the Spring.
The library of the late Dr.. ShurtIeR will be
sold in Boston Among the books is copy
OF the old Bay Psalm Book" Of five known to be ex
tant. II IL valued at $1,000
The Rev. DR.. Brown will be cOnsecrated
Bishop of Fon du Lac Wis., at Cohoes, N " on Dec Is.
Bishop Potter will be the Bishop Doane will
he the preacher and Bishop Willes OF Wisconsin VIII be
the presenter.
Gen. James s. Brisbin writes to The Omaha
Herald thai the crops ia Nebraska this year have been
enormous and that the state has been fully restored TO
the prosperity enjoyed before the grashopper scourge
All Of the grain planted after the destruction In June
Inatured perfectly.
The Rev. DR.. Eccleston, Bishop-elect of Iowa,
has informed the Standing Committee of that diocese
that he has withdrawn from all further consideration OF
the Office, which means, probably that owing to the
charges OF unfair dealing IN the convention winch elected
him. he does not care for the position
The Rev. DR.. McLaren, in his letter accepting
the Bshopric of Illinois, says: "Neyer was there me
believe in the whole history OF the Kingdom OF Heaven
religious destitutlOn have cOnsprcd to and fuse
the forces OF tho Church OF God into solid phalanx"
The wreath of flowers, with raven and
pendant bells that was placed on the Monument TO Poe
at the close Of the dedcatory ceremonies the tribute
OF the stage and placed there in honor and remem
brance OF tho poets mother and father, who were
PLAYERS. came from Mr. FOrds dramatic companies
and grandmother professional comrades with Poe's
parents the Baltimore sage-was actively nsrImen
ta causing this gracious and tender testimonial TO be
offered.
Gen. Boynton Of The Cincinnati Gazette has
received from Mcdonald the convicted whisky ring
pator the true story about that pair Of horses which
The latter furnished the President and which have been
cole1 whisky horses" Mcdonald said he lent them 70
tle ID "A ST..
President was SO pleased with them he offered $1,000
at cost, $780, and also had wagon and harness made
lie took horses and wagon and harness 10 Washington
and received the Presidents check for the full amount
Lord Duffern gave an entertainment recently
TO the Judges of the Supreme Court at Ottawa and In his
remarks paid this compliment to the Supreme Court OF
the United sates witness the respect aud difference
with which the chief court OF the United States is quoted
by British and European turists Such a court IL the
parent Of peace order aud good government 1t the
guardian OF civil political and religious liberty. II is
like the at mondays II shines with its own light, and
happily human passion and prejudice, and executive
tyranny and frenzy, are as mpotent TO intercept the
beneficial influence of the one as to share the beams from
the other"
A hitherto unpublished letter Of President
Lincoln just been made public. 1t written Sept
A. 1864, to the widow of Joseph John Gurney the En-
glish Quaker phlanthropist The following Is ex-
tract 90" much indebted to the good Christian peo-
pe this country for their constant prayers and
latious and to of them more than yourself. The
purposes OF the Almighty are perfect ana must prevail
though erring nOrtaB may fail TO accurately perceive
them In advance. We hoped for termination OF this
terrible war long before this but God knows best and
has ruled otherwise We shall yet acknowledge his ws-
dom aud error therein. Meanwhile must
work earnestly in the best light he gives trusting that
working stl c0nduces TO the great ends he Orains
Surely he intends great good TO follow this mighty
cony usion, which no mortal could make and mortal
could stay
Bishop McQuaid of Rochester has given his
views on the school question at considerable length
reporter of The Buffalo Courier He protests against the
idea that the Catholics intend alliance with either
political party any coluson with either. What they
do dere Is this Our object Is to gather In the children
ignorant or lack time give them proper instruction
and do not ask the State to pay for the religious in
fnences throw around these children but simply for
the secular teaching they receive We erect the build
ngs, provide the teachers, who SHALL however be sub
ec to the examinations required By the State and then
for nominal rental allow the State full control Of
these schools during the ordinary school hours In which
time only secular instruction shall be given. Before and
after such hours propose to give the pupils such
religious teaching deem essential In the education
Of youth The plan ia already In practical operation Mt
Republicans, aud still more markedly In the schools Of
the Children's Aid Society In HewYork." On the ques
ton OF excluding the Bible from the schools the Bishop
said % do not want the Bible excluded from schools
OF any religion Is better than none at ALL"
Mr. Bayard Taylor has responded in good
humored letter TO somo remarks In The Wilmington
Chronicle concerning the supposed local influences be
traced in his last volume The striking part 1t
follows %" must notice another unfortunate expres-
4 will IN Iv