New-York tribune., 1876-01-20
PERSONAL.

The Hon. Reverdy Johnson arrived In this
city from Liverpool yesterday.
Mr. Henry Watterson of Louisville, KY, who
has been Ill for weeks, Is better.
Prof. 0. C. Marsh of Yale has procured about
$500 volumes OF Japanese literature for tho library OF
the college.
A bust of Mr. Edwin Booth, modelled in
1853 by the sculptor Valentine Of Richmond Va, is in
the possession OF that artist
President Van Rensselaer, of Hobart College,
at Geneva has established readngrOOm for the use OF
tho students at MS own expense.
Mr. Edward Jarvis succeeds the late DR..
Howe as superintendent of the Massachusetts, school for
idiOtic and feeble minded youth.
The granddaughter5 of Mr. Seth P. Staples,
the founder of the Yale Law school have presented that
institution with portrait OF tneir grandfather.
Mayor Kelley of Richmond, Va, has re-
ceved fve-pound note issued by Colony OF Virginia
l7l0 IL bears the legend, To counterfeit Is DEATH
Mr. G. L. Fox is still in the asylum at
someryile, Mass, and he has improved somewhat Ho
has rational intervals, but his recovery Is considered
doubtful.
The equestrian statue of Gen. Mcpherson,
now being modelled in Cincinnati by Prof. RbcssO.s
nearly finished 1t represents the General sitting in a
position Of repose on his horse with edgass In Lis
hand. Tie clay model will be cast IN plaster an! ten be
sent Philadelphia 10 be cast In bronze II Is siS-
gesod t be placed exhibition In that city during
the Centennial
The late Count de MOntalcmbert's work, en-
titled LEspagnc ct IA Lberte" is announced % about
to appear from the press Pero Hyacinte had the GUS
tody Of the manuscript and after the Counts death ho
asked the intentions 0f his family and executors who re-
piled that they would publish II among hls poshlnO's
works Five years having passed without iulnIlnhnt
oi the promise, Father Hyacnthe sent the manuscup TO
the publisher.
President Eliot of Harvard College in a
letter to Prof Jaynes OF Vanderbilt University at Nash
vile. Tenn. says: :" am an advocate OF compulsory
elementary education, and Of enforced reading and
the ballot because, athOugh education
alone will not preserve free institutions dfSed ele
meuary education ls one OF the essential conditions OF
the formation OF that sound national character upon
which the safety OF our political Institutions inst does ab,
very proportion Of tie thinking classes throughous
the country.
President Stearns Of Amherst College, in
recent lecture before his class deprecated the present
system OF education injurious TO the memory. Id
said the Hudus transmitted without error the three
books OF the Vedas one Of which consists NJ hymns,
through tho centuries tih SOiOInOns time. about 1000
o insrrncton,a Thing which has no parallel at the
present day The multiplicity Of subjects now presented
10 scholar lie thought, rendered the acquisition OIL
reentive memory next 10 impossible
The Rev. Dr. Manning testified on Tuesday,
in the case Of the Old South Church OF Boston. which is
now before the court proposition by the socleyto TO
sell the property. He gave 1t his opinion that tie
propcry should be sold the ground that the secular
a.s6ctions connected with the building. had tended
dtsTOy its spiritual character Dr Manning SAID that
ne yery seldom had an inquiry from stan rrs about the
RELIGIOUS services at the church. but he very often
asEed into which window Warren climbed. and il this
was the church where the British stabbed their horses
Wong Chin-foo, the Chinese lecturer, went
TO Roman Catholic church IN Nashua, y. H., few sun
days ago. and being attred IN his rich costume.
one Of the doorkeepers politely showed him into front
pew near the altar Seeing the distinguished foreigner"
among tue congregation. the officiating priest preached
an anlaborae Sermon IN which. beginning az the creation
OF the world he sktched its history to the present
me aud unoldet the entire plan ~ salvation as held
by the Romish Church. the whole discourse which
very ab onc being aimed apr arenty at Tie Chinese
lecturer with view tO his conversion 10 Christianity.
Soon afterward Wong was able to give the reverend
gentlemen 70 qItd prD qn05 Tor, haFn2 10 lecture IN
Nashua the same evening 70 a very crowded audience,
he enlarged at length about the religion OF Con-
fc held him To the admiration Of his audtors. and
concudcda highly Interesting lecture by appeal to
hearers abandon Christianity and come to COn-ucius.
The will Of the late Timothy Kirby, the
Cincinnati millionaire has been published IL leaves the
buk OF his property his two and two daughters
His sons Clinton aud Byron, and his sOusnlaw, Col.
Dom Piatt end Gen. Henry B. Banning, are
made executors Of the estate, which is valued
at 100000. the rents Of certain property also
are given forever the principal public library compa-
nies OF the city for the purchase OF such scientific books
on the subject OF industrial trade the city
shall order from time time large portion OF the
tate is given to 1--WE children whom Mr. KIRBY
responsblties" One Of these Is the Of notorious
woman known ~ Lady" Mary Francis, for whom be
possessed an niatuaton when COMA not DE dspfi'd
y.n by tne serious plysca injuries she often inflicted
upou him His legal heirs tired 20 break the Will. and
offered show that hc Was incapable OF making
hs will by reason Of insanity, aud further that
tho Ave "adopted" children were imposed upon his
creduty his old age Mis Francis ls sali 10 have ro-
ceivcl II 600 from him during life Col D0un Pias
FIRST as well his present wife the daughter OF Mr..
Getls smith Abroad" which she dedicated her father.
The will has been admitted % probate, but Mesers PIatt
and Banning decline To aet as executors.
LONDON, Jan. 19.-LOrd Napier OF Magdala
has been appointed Governor OF Gibraltar.
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