New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1876-03-21
PERSONAL.

Gen. Garibald has accepted the presidency
International Arbitration Congress to be held at
Rome.
DR.. Dollnger's 18th birthday occurred on the
18th Of February when he received the congratulations
OF X ng Louis OF Bavaria.
Mr. Holman Hunts portrait of himself, which
wa, lately in the Liverpool exhibition, Will be sent TO tue
Centennial az PnilaIclpIia
Gen. sherman will preside and deliver an
address reunion ~ the veterans OF the ciy war TO
bc held at Springfield lll.' May l5'
Secretary Bri,tow has promised to attend the
wllbrlham. Mass. Academy celebration on June H.
unless some unforeseen emergency keeps MN away
Senators Boutwell, and Dawes nave also promised 10 be
present. and it Is expected tnat Mr.. Blaine will attend
Mr.. Henry 4. Beers, in an article on Yale
College in April number OF Scribncr'S Magazine says
Ynle i, by no means deficient In distinguished names ia
poetry fiction, criticism, and belleScttrcs generally,
numbering among her graduates OF the present century
P!erpont Ilhouse Cooper oUgraduate class OF 1900
pcrriyal Ills Bushnell, Judd THE author or harga
ref - Hrstrd Mitchell, winthrop, and sednan. with
n,bers prrhnps less famous But the centrifugal force OF
Ncwaycn Is shown in the fact that OF this list only
three have resided there since their graduation, and
these az different times. There has never been Yale
school Of writer's since the Revolutionary Pleldes"
The late William Dudley of Birmingham,
England LETT 100000 to be applied for charitable pur-
poses in the following manner First, the assistance OF
young tradesmcn OF Birmingham Of good character but
narrow means by lending them out Of the capital and in
come moderate sums OF money at low interest, APP
proved security secondly the relief OF aged and neccs
sious tradcsncn OF the town who should never have
received paiocha aid by annual or other grants out OF
income only: and thirdly the distribution OF anv sur
plus income not required In the opinion of the trustees
for the Purposes previously specified among sucn OF tue
medical charities Of he borough The trustees ShO Id
consider deserving OF help. Mr. Dudley has also made
small Request of about 900 altogether III favor or GER
tain OF tho medical charities Of the town
Miss Clara Morris, in "a letter to q friend in
Washington, gives this lively Renaissance Of two well
known actors: "They boys then TALL blonde
aud lazy the other short dark and active 1t was sun
day night every had gone TO the Quaker meeting
house "A few doors above. They were alone, without
cards checkers or books but Satan came to the res
cue A certain proposal was drawled by the long chap
and eagerly accepted Sy the short They then put
on their hats and coats armed themselves with broom
pail OF water, aud dpper, and went forth into the
STILL bitter cold OF the night, aud worked diligently
They swept broad path over the slopng sidewalk,
quite free from snow over they poured dippcr Of
water then waited. In n few minutes II had irozeni
then another dppcr OF water ana another walt, until
the path was gasike In ltS ley sInoothncss. Whsh
the broom sent light covering OF snow over IT. tile
work DONE aud the goddess laOOrcrs, gathering up
their tools sCrOuged themselves down the doorstep
and convcrsed pleasantly. Presently tho doors of the
meeting house opened aud two lines OF frlends-One
made up of males the other OF femalcscaine out These
lines. coming down the steps separately, met and MIN
gled in crowd ON the pavement for few moments theh
broke into tw0S and threes and came graNcY down the
sidewalk suddenly the stiffness OF the night was broken
by "A whdck! whack ana two Snorts that were n one
female Friend flew To the rcscuc-whackl The whole
congregation, filed with wonder, came ambling
down to the scene OF dsaster-whack! whark /!
whack groaIs and snUrts; : thee, and 'thous
filled the air and with checks stained with tears
oflaugher they sat ON the step and took II m those
of Bcial since SD well known To the world rs JO-
seph Jefferson ana John Ellser'
Providence, II. l., March 20.-ExGov.
James Y smith of this city has been suddenly stricken
with illness, which gives his friends great apprehension