New-York tribune., 1875-02-11
PERSONAL.

Ralph Waldo Emerson delivered his only
secture this season Concord, Mass, Iast evening
Mr. HepwOrth Dixon has returned East from
his western lecture trip. and will probably sail for
Europe from this city on the 2oth inst.
Gen. Frank p. Blair does not improve so
rapidly as 1t hoped lie woulI short ago. lie
"a sti very feeble and allowed see his most
innate friends.
George Macdonald's new novel will be pub
shed serial in ne ChriStan Union Of this city, sim
uaneony with its appearance in The London Graphic
II story of the English civil wars. andfthe chief
eDe is inside the castle which stood out he longest OF
all the Kings side, aud where at that very pe the
rude embryonic steam engine was at WORK. invented Oy
the sen OF tac owner
TAe Roman correspondent of Tie Boston
o. says the Pope b0s raised the p'oceses OF BOSTON,
pnsdephia Milwaukee and Santa F6 to the dignity of
.hdiocoses and the respective Bishops 70 that OF
Hrch1ishops Thc Right Rev. John Joseph Williams,
fourtli Bishop OF Boston, OF whch city ne rs nauve,
and was couserratsd March IL, 1865 The diocese was
established IN ISL.
Senator SpraSue has written TO the Mayor OF
Cincinnati in response inquiry OF Inc latter con-
.ernnc the removal Of the remains of the late Chief
I,stoe Chase to spnnc Grove Cemetery, near Cncin-
matt saving that bus wife Is absent in Europe but
mat her desire Is for her fathers body TO rest IN the
mains shall be transferred" the Senator adds that of
tIe CITY Of CiucnuatI, OF the State Of ONO, or
union of both city and STATE or In private way 10
not IN my power now 10 INFORM YOU
Joauuin Miller, in one of his letters to The
independent describes Murray, the famous LONDON
publisher: 'The great Murray came down. tall lean
man. bald with bad eye and habit OF taxing s'ght
nj YOU behind his long, thin forehugcrs. which he holds
p as be talks excteCy and shakes all tho time either
IN his face SVIr wv; add was afraid OF MN rom
tne frst and ed 10 get away drew iorth my nrst
I've and ald it niJly his hand lie held his head
10 one side fl Jpd the leaves lOokcn l ei ked MS heau
back locke ag2in' twisted mss he'd ne 3 gtnne n
pNetrv wont d. don't You knowr But will YOU not
laOw 4
Twenty years ago yesterday, on Saturday,
Feb 49, 1855 vcr-Pfesident Wilson took his seat in the
United States Senate the successor OF Edward Ev-
erett Tho Senate then occupied the Old Chamber now
the United Supreme Court ROOM OF the 6l other
Gentlemen who occupied seats IN the Senate at that
time 81 have passed away and Of the "a who survive
,Ne only one now the is Hannibal Hamlin Of
Maine. Tic lat 'cr has moi. however, served conihu
ously as senator, hrylag meanwie served as tt1e %
Port of Boston M. Wilson bas'k"pt an AUTOGRAPH
album. which he has b.din the signatures Of al
tue dates OF their BIRTH Tue signatures now number
2co embracing of the greatest aDd some OF the
worst of the public men OF this eveniul generation.
yrsTs' service in the senate Senator from
Mgssachusetts the remainder OF the time he has been
It's presldlag oihcer.
The gold medal to be presented by sympa-
.h.zng friends in France 70 John Browns widow and
.ops has at last completed and forwarded to this
country 1t Is the WORK or M D. Ol
on one side bears in the words of VIM Lloyd Garrison
an excellent lkeness of John Brown" On the reverse
IS the inscription, TO tue memory Of John Brown
jnicialy murdered et Charestown. in Virginia on The
Z bl of December, 1885, and in cOmmemOraIioD also q
ms sons aud comrades VINO. with him, became the vic
Inns OF their devotion 10 the cause OF negro emanclpa
aOn" The medal weighs nearly five ounces. For Dir
= Garrlson's aid bringing the family OF John BrowI
5nto CONF unicatOn with the Committee OF Snbscrp
tOn and his offer deliver the meGh TO them,
fac smile in bronze, the work (w.thout remuneration
of symDGth;ziug artist, has been presented TO him
the gold medal is letter 10 Mrs Brown
gned by Victor Hdgo Lruis Blanc, " SchBlcher
Eugene Pcetan. Eueune AragO, LluTent-P1cbat an0
o.her members Of the COLnmltiee OF Subscription.
OTTAWA, Cam, Feb. 10.-Mr. Wllmot of New
Castle IN the absence Of the Commissioner OF Fisheries
as been appointed the Canadian delegate to the annua
meeting OF the United States Fish Culturlsts now
/. sahsiOu in NeWYOrk.