New-York tribune., 1876-07-27
PERSONAL.


a snort IN gland, showing MS pcIsoh eAt@c
To amount To about = .,JOO.
The committee in charge of the arrange
mcnj, Mr. Moodys revival meetings III ChIcaE" thi'
Autumn have decid d to erect an immense wiS""m
capapo Of seating $500 people.
Prince Milan of S,rvia was educated in Paris
at the Lyc,c Lousc- Grand. Ills most marked charac
teri Tie AZ college /, said have been his obSnacy,
quality which wl serve him well III MS present enter
Prise
The Rev. DR.. Joseph p. Thompson's course
of Lectures on the American Centennial, which have
,c sucb q favorable impression IA tue principal cities
Europe. be pubushed in book form III boih Ger!
mall aud English.
The committee having in charge the dedica-
ZION of the statue Of Stoncwa Jackson al II, hnohd'
4, find tl1t after setting all dues they have fund Of
Ss =. remaining. ANA have tmnod tIa' sum over TO 'h'
Lcc Mongmcnt A-'o'htoh
Miss Catherine l.. Wolfe of this city some
p, ,uce cyc 10000 Tor founding a school for girs IN
Nevada on condition that like sum shou be con
trbu by tie citizens of tHat state Bishop whitaker
his >ucc.c ted In raising tnc required amount ana lc
school vii. soon open di frhp
The late Rev. john Stewart of Ohio, who
Wa. u ,iucrant OF ;ae Methodist Church Tor half cen
tuIy lett u verbal request tnat $4,000 should be PAID
ont OF his estate in five years The Board of Church
extension H- have generously dcciurd 10 ahtivI
pate their fathers WiSn Uy paying thr money over at
oncr aud have notified 20 the Board To that effect.
The American Centennial was celebrated
with great lcsuyy by ing Poles and Americans Residing
at the swiss town Of Rappcrchu:h on Lake Zurich
Cnuuf I.da,a, Platter presided meeting in the Nat
puI PoiSh MIs,Iin and read adhr.- 10 the Amcri
can people. NJ Ern the American tonsa al Basic, ahd
Pu kIkr InaGoup opriaJc slr,cnys ConSiaiuldtJry
Telegram, v, rc received from NJ. Oscar dc Lafayette and
Minister EuOee.
A correspondent of The Washington Capitol
represents MIR. A. Oakley Hall speaking in this frank
manner OF his famous play the Crucible:" :" why,
bless you! the entire affair a composite plagiarism.
ausrd up and CumInns.cd ingredients from twenty dlt-
crcnj pays tossed few PARTICLES OF my own here
a ltt.Il
fire with advertisement "f my nane and after
boinng, uubbng and -.mmcrnS, tue yapOrs craported
ana the CruciDc WIS loft as the result
Mr. George W. Smaley, so long familiar,
not only TO the readers E TRIBUNE but To the whole
reading public of the country through his clear, exact
and y,oruus letters from London sails from Liverpool
to-day, with his family, for New-Iork Nj. smalley
leaves his post on ugough. for the purpose OF visiting
IA, native land during TINS memorable year IL was his
intention TO have arrived IN seSOn TO Oe present In Li
dependence square, the Fourth but illness IN MS
family delayed MS departure As one OF the wcthiest
unucal representatives. of our country abroad he has
n,uGr nsr honorod by thousands OF unknown friends,
no less than by old friends VINO VIII rejoice to wei
come HIM nome once more
Prof. Scclye has not yet decided to exchange
his scat Congress for the Presidency Of Amherst Col
c and he pronounccs the report of his having accepted
The latter position untrue. The Boston Transcript has
the following IN connection with the matter: IL
that the college has fund Of $4,000 left it in trust
to be- used for the maintenance of Il college pastor Fail
n IL for this purpose the trustees are to return
hcyc having "a college pastor, and 1t il hlntcd will
make the return ot the money condition of his accept
aucc the office of President Bat the faculty wants 10
hold To the money and II Is stated moreover, that
very considerable number OF this body though personally
friendly the Professor do believe that the interests
the college would be best served by choosing him 10
preside over IT,
A mement0 of President Jackson came TO
light in an unexpected way in Litchhcd, Conn. the
other day Among lot of old paper received from the
departments at Washington found the following
letter written from that city by him under the date OF
Feb "a 1873. IL relates 10 the appointment Of Henry
Clay as Secretary OF state by President John Quincy
Adams: 81 am informed this day by Col. Il. NJ John
the Senate, that Mr. Clay has been offered the
office Of Secretary oi state and that ho VIII accept H.
You the Judas of the West has closed the con
tract and will receive the thirty pieces OF syer-S eud
vii! be tine Was there witnessed sucn bare
nomination is to tl Will do its duy-no mpul-
ton VIII be left AT It's door"
Browning's goOd-natured willingness to
all sorts Of questions without protest often sub
jccts him prosecutions the udicrous sort Not
long ago dinner he seated beside Dung woman
who was determined " make tho most Of her oppor-
tunity. Having heard that the great Browning knew
everything, she proceeded 10 test HIM 0hl Mr.. Brown
ing said she, w You DO 50 good as To tell me who the
Davenport Brothers are e. good deal surprised the
question: ho nevertheless proceeded To tell her tat they
sprituass. who pretended 10 do all OF won
derful Things giving her complete account Of them.
NOW ;" SAID Sue ''who are the Plymouth Brethren r.
As patiently before he told her tney all
like the Davenport Brethren but were religious fra
ternity ami gave her tull account OF them. The
ment ne paused she exclaimed. Then what are Yar-
mouth OlOlteisP'
Mr.. Gladstone presided recently at she dis
trbution prizes to the students the Medical College
Of the London Hospital In his remarks he referred
the progress made by tho medical profession follows
There time when the profession did enjoy the
confidence which was now reposed In IT, but when.