New-York tribune., 1876-11-24
PERSONAL.

And now they say that President Chad
bourne OF Williams will not resign his post
DIR. LIE Moyne of the Pennsylvania cremation
furnace was once candidate for the YcePresdency
the Abolition ticket
Mr.. Caleb Cushing, say the admiring people
Of NcwburypOrt hardly return to Span because bis
professional franticaly demanded by the
litigous.
There are already more than 200 artists in
this city, says the NewYork correspondent Of The Cn
einah Commercial and there hardly more than so
lttterateurs.
Mrs. Rose Hawthorne Lathrop, HawthOrne's
small farnaired daughter has taken to the unprohtabc
work of verse-writing. She has musical ones in
The Independent
Mr.. Stephens has been journeying to WASH
ingtOn by easy stages he has rheumatism n his feet
and legs but his mind is bright ever, and he
cheerful and hopeful.
Capt. Eads, the persistent, has invited all
left OF the Northern committees lingering about
the Returning Board TO visit the Mississippi ettes aud
they have answered - Yes"
Prof. Swing, who, il he were an Indian, would
probably be called Thc-man- n-with-amind-Of-bisOwD Is
going to have church edce. Members of his cOngre
CATION are busying themselves 10 the matter
Prof. Diman of Brown University, accord
ing to newspaper report holds this remarkable opinoD
The Grand Sultan has often shown himself toll
Grant, rather less disposed to persecute Christians o
every name, than the Car OF Russia"
Prof. Tayler Lewis has not been able to at
tend his college duties since last June. Although his
vigorous mental strength is unchanged be is unable TO
write his admirable letter on Morality and Religion
written THE TRIBUNE OF the last tasks Of bis
pen lie suffers from scatca and neuralgia; and pain
and want or sleep have had grave eject upon him.
Carlyle's religion is something deeper than
any materalisto philosophy In his article Words
worths country, in LppincOa, Mr. Yarnall repeats En-
ersons description OF Caryes condition shortly after
the death OF his wife, The loss preyed ON him. be was
unable to Sleep and the chief cOniort he found In his
scepless hours III saying over and over again the
Lords Prayer.
Gen. Washington, while at Valley Forge, his
troops being desperate need dispatched young Thomas
Lamb, lieutenant TO obtain supplies. While giving the
order he unfastened his spurs and handed them to
Lamb family and have just been placed on exhibition
the old south That was very pleasant thing to do and
worthy OF Warrington's Col George.
Mr.. William Cullen Bryant, pleasantly talk
ing in ST. Nicholas about the boys Of his boyhood de-
serbes the severity OF the parents Of the last century,
and says Of his grandfather that he can hardly find
words to express the awe In which he stood OF h-aTe
little bundle of birchen rods suspended nail in the
kitchen esteemed in those days as much part OF
the necessary furniture as the shovel and tOngs
Prof. JOwett is in the habit of gathering
about him on Saturdays whatever people of distinction
he knows. Wordsworth's grandson William, while visit
ing JOwett at Oxford happened TO be there Satur
day, and took out to dinner particular lady whose
name he did not catch. "She however," he said "wss
told that was grandson of Wordsworth. Oh sad
She began TO read Wordsworth when was 10, and
have gone on ever since WIN continually increasing
pleasure and then her talk flowed on with slcn
strength and power, and showed such elevation Of mind
aud such grasp aud mastery OF all learning that was
certain she could be no other than Mrs Lewes. 80
and she said she was In the dfawingTOOm afterwatd
she herself the level with Greek scholars
wonder ali who listened" This is the Of aEecdOte
that cOnhims the popular idea Of George Eliot