New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1876-03-10
PERSONAL

The Howe memorial fund now accommodating
at Boston amounts to $500
Ex-Secretary Belknap's wife engaged cot
age at New.London for the Summer short time before
the bribery exposure.
1t il proposed TO place a memorial window
10 the Sir John Coleridge in the nave OF Exeter
Cathedral IL England.
During the three years naval command of
Captan the Duke " Edinburgh the Duchess will reside
= considerable portion OF each year In Russia
Mrs. Edward Creighton, who died in Phila-
deluhia recsutly wled 100000 establish Roman
Catholic college at Omaha, Mob, to be called Creighton
College.
Bishop Bedell, who is now travelling in
Egypt has sent cnerary urn, taken from Greek tomb
sear Alexandria to Kenyon College at Gambler. Ohio.
It coutaus OF the ashes found In 1t when olsen
,Ombed.
Mr.. John w. Forney delivered his lecture
upon The Centennial in Europe" before large audi
ence ip Philadelphia on Wednesday evening. The pro
reeGs OF go the Press Club fund for the
erainment Of journalists visiting Philadelphia during
the Centennial year,
The Rev. Alvah HOvey, President of New
ton Theological Seminary opposed the compulsory read
ing OF the Bible w the public schools at a meeting of the
Baptist ministers OF Boston last Monday lie said be pc
eved In the Bible aud loved 10 read t. but When the
Government undertook to force 1t his cry would ne
" Hands Off"
Prince Leopold was installed as Grand
Master Of the Freemasons OF OX0rdshire on Feb. %
lhe ceremony took place IN the Snelunnlau Ineitei,
oxford. in che presence OF large number OF hasons
rom All parts Of the country. The Earl OF CalDarrOn
PrOGrand Master Of England presided at the installa
.Iop, which succeeded by banquet.
The late Commander Sanders of the English
navy was about the year 1903 lieutenant on board
the Statira, engaged in cutting out" French priya-
eer Two uggers to the rescue OF tho lat
ter and the lieutenant shot in the bead the bullet
passing clean through from eye. lie lay for dead
an he seck Of the Frenchman and was Just on the point
h.lr throw ard
tue ship asked have the Englshman sent down 10 ms
cabin that he light make experiment upon HIM ids
done, and IA the cabin Lieut. SaDders revived 10 ne
amazsment OF every The French doctor took oil
care him. and st the end OF i've wears detention as
prisoner of war ne reached England sound and well
lived tho good old age OF o. and died only lew DAYS
ago. o., =, ~, ,u =,
IT, as Minister England brings the following story TO
the recollection Of The Washington Star: While MI
Dana was dining with several members of Congress and
Others In Washington few years ago alluslon
made to his book Two Years Before the Mast 1t l.
said that Mr. Dana Immediately becomes 'entbused
whenever any susicn his nautical experience is made
aud delights In launching Ou INTO an interesting sketch
" It, He did In this Instance aud was listened 10
with great attention and interest At tho conclusion OF
nUccnty and with no Intention OF giving one se' M
qured. Mr.. Dana, wncro can see copy OF that DOCK
never heard VI Il before Mr. Dana sazcd At the IN
Qurur as IL tLundersruck at bis ignorance OF tho exist
sce OF his production and rcddcning with lndlgnatOn
replied A. any library in tie land Sir. AT any book
STORE Sir The topic OF conversation was changed as
possible
LONDON, March 9.-The Lord Cbief-Justice,
SIR Alexander j. f. COckburn. to-day presented with
the freedom OF the City OF London. lie made long
speech on the OCCASION In which he expressed MS sats
faction that In the Alabama OrbfaiQn they n'u SUI
ceeded at any rate in the ydcaton of the honor OF En-
gland