New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1877-03-22
PERSONAL.


Gen. B. +. Butler is going to lecture on this
suggestive subject, "The Irish solder-in War aud
Peace"
Augustus SOule Of Springfield, who has sue.
ceeded Attorney General Devens the Massachusetts
Bench, lawyer OF eminent ability and large practice
| Mrs. Rebecca Harding Davis whose pen is
too rarely nowadays in the magazines, has con-
sented to contribute serial story to Lippneon this
| year
DR.. Winchell has delivered at the Syracuse
University the last OF series OF lectures on the OrIgn
OF Species" lie upheld the harmony OF Science and
| Revelation.
Mr.. Lingham, the managing owner of the
| Mexican Galveston and Liverpool steamship line il
taking steps to establish another limo of steamers be-
! tween Baltimore and Liverpool
| Henry Porter, the Superintendent of the
Island Park Fisheries, in 0nOndaga County suggests
that there shall be display of fish at the approaching
| Sportsmens Convention IN Syracuse
| DR.. RawsOn, who was delegate from the
Medical Association Of BuenOs Ayres International
Medical Congress at Philadelphia. is in Baltimore gather
ing statistics and information the sanitary affairs Of
| that city.
President Garrett testified in Baltimore
court Tuesday that the employees OF the Baltimore
and OHIO line instructed to make distinction be-
tween white and colored passengers under the penalty
Of instant dismissal.
Gen. Anderson and Mr.. J. Madison Wells Of
louisiana visited Lynchburg the other day-or as The
VIgnida Of that town grace fully puts IT, they "honored
Lynchburg with their sweet presence" 1t continues
still moro tendcrly: "They stopped at the Arlington,
where good many persons went TO look at them they
would at cage OF wild beasts"
Walt Whitman returned to the city last
evening from a four days jaunt up tine Hudson River
He has been In about NewYOrk for three weeks
the frs; visit since his parayt shock in Washington
years ago lie is decidedly better this Spring, and
has new the stocks He goes back his resi-
dcnce in Camden, N. j., in day or two.
Concerning the statue, "The Triumph Of
Woman" upon which the late sculptor Hart spent so
many years and much loving study, there Is told a
little pathetic that 1t almost Gesccra
ton to record it, It il said that in early life he lost the
he loved, the realized ideal Of his artstmagina
ton the face of this statue the work OF the best
long ago faded into nothing but a memory.
1t is related of the Hon. b. +. Moore, the
father Of the bar" Of North Carolina that when Mr.
Clay visited that State he selected TO make the vel.
coming address to that statesman. lie made great
effort IN its preparation he called on friend, Mr.. sim
mons, in order to read it to him. We'll" SAID Simmons
Ironically II suppose yOu ISL me 70 crese and cor,
rect, beng an educated and scholarly gentleman e.
"Not that" said Mr. Moore, "but to see how 1t VIII
strike the vulgar mind"
There is an ancient deacon who lives in
POsmasterGenera Keys town. and who is very good
indeed When Mr. Key went to the railway station
there his way to Washington lie met the deacon, who
besought him pathecay not TO go to the capital Tho
very atmosphere of the city filed with pollution, said
this excellent deacon; don't col No hon, st can
take Office under Hayes." Mr. Key being still in the
bonds of Quity continued his journey and it happens
that this noble Democratic deacon Is the Only applicant
for the postmLStcrshp III Mr.. Keys town.
Prof Joseph Henry says that he has been
trying FOR years. regard TO the Smithsonian institution
to get Government to understand that the great
estator never intended by his magnificent gft to ac
ccmulate deposit OF scientific works, but to
collect all manner OF information for distribution
among the nations the earth He has at last accom-
plished this CBefJnsce Waite takes the same view,
aud the institution is sending contributions of
American discoveries science, art antiquities, history
ana in gentions generally, than 1000 universe
ties and colleges in every civilized portion OF the globe
and these in exchange return to us the printed evidence
Of their successful researches in AL these ons
studies and inquiries Both these contributions from US
distant nations and frou the distant nations To Us are
delivered free OF by order Of the respective govern
ments Owing to careful investments III United states
securities, there remains to-day To the credit Vi lhe
institute S1li,OOO.
LONDON, March 21.-A dispatch from Rome
announces that MonsSnor Hards, Auditor OF the Sacred
Rota, is dying.
ToRoNTO, March 21.-Principal Evan of the
Knox College, Toronto Principal Snodgrass OF Queens
College Kingston, and the Rev. DR.. Topp OF Knox
Church. Toronto have been appointed delegates TO the
Presbyterian Council which will meet in Edinburgh
during jay.
SAN FRANCISCO, March 81. - Major-Gen.
Jose Cebaos, late communicating OF the Fourth
Territorial Division of tine Mexican Republic, comprising
the Northwestern and Pacific States starts this morning
overland 10 NcwOrleans, whence he will proceed to the
Rio Ggande and thence into Mexico. He returns by the
s,ccol invitation of President Diaz b. whoa is
pcecd lie viii he appointed secretary OF war Gs L Ie-
wa:I Tor past military 5efNiccs'