, 1877-11-18
PERSONAL.

The Boston committee On 1lBn-ScDOols
~, reoortcG In favo. Of Girls Latin School, to be
.~:5rclv independent of the Boys Latin School,.
1h. Rev. Dr. Bridgman, of Albany, has
Kan invited to become pastor Of the Madison
.rcnac Eaptist Church in New York at tho liberal
f.1ary Of s15, 900 per annuna'
Mr. John I1abbcrton writes to the Spring
49, 1ovraol that the letter printed in the Chicago
aS,o<s nurpo1,in. to be defense OF himself against
a.r,}ic,ous paragraph IN that paper was forgery.
urs Erelnc Stuart, the unhappy wife OF
.,ncnths, VII, committed suicide in New York
,n-,,,}y in consequence OF the drunkenness OF hcs
h,shand. left most pitcous letter TO him. 1t
80. rouchcd in mild and aflectionatc language.
Int was absolutely terrible IN lts contents. 1t
e,okc Of his {alsehoods and her misery. and said
that the hao uo oe7''e ~ '''~' @'N"70 'AS '0'e>t
hin still.
When Mr.. Archibald Forbes met Sir Sam
r,rcy and his wife on their return from Africa
~. clover correspondent made the singular obscr
>,,,on that SIR Samuel, who had lived Oh oatmeal
s,d ,aicr for months. took exception 10 the style
~ ,yb:ch The first fried sole he had eaten for many
-c,7s was cooked. aud that Lady Baker, who had
uo,p sack in Africa. could hardly find anything
,-;rh and beautiful enough in Mr. Worth's atelicr
IN deck herself withal.
The terms Of Stephen Girard?s will limited
the benefits O: his bequcst to orphans for certain
tine 10 the City of Phiadcpha, after that to the
s,stc Of Pennsylvania, and it not until the es-
,,,c had increased to = value which would warrant
.nrnnoriona,c enlargement OF the college build
{n.s that children OF New York City to be ad-
mtted. The requisite enlargement has just been
,,ade. and it il now in order for orphans OF New
yort TO apnIy for admission. The number Of pu-
nils is 10 be increased 10 $40, and forty vacancies
remain yet unified.
The Rev. r. W Dale. the eminent English
clergyman who has just finished OF lectures
nrforr the Yale Divinity School, is not believer
in inc orthodox Hell. He is reported to believe
that immortality is not the indefca.ible birth
right Of the SOUL but TINT it Is secured to the re-
treucd by the death Of Christ. While e1tincti on
of existence will ic the final doom. Of the lmpeni-
tent! In support OF this view he quotes the Scrip
,u.e, in such passages 1.-THE wages OF sin Is
dc.:h: bat tine gift Of God is eternal life through
Jesus Christ OUT Lord
O:c Of Pcres moral essays closes with Il
well known compliment 10 Lord Gotham. te whom
il Wa 1eiicatca. The poet, pursuing the idea that
every Character h2s ruling passion, wrote:
ana ;on brave Cotla',' 70 the latest ( breath ,,i
Sla;! Ie:l soE ra'i;G ia;::9n - % s,T,n: re 70 eafh~
LOT. sa:e :iy cocE1y llcavtn!' sasll he the last
The poet WAS no prophet 1t Is recorded IN the
NcEncirS Ol 11nnan -A0FC. lAil l.0Tu bhua1u uHL
being a.jc to carry slAss Of jelly to his mouth,
cot into fuch passion tha. he flung the jelly,
!.ss and all. into the face Of his niece, and ded
Of the exert:ou-
4 rece ption was given to William Cullen
Bryant by the Goethe Club IN New York recently
In response to j complimentary address Of vel
cone. the poet said. among other Things: Some
larc defined man talking 2uina}. notwish-
s,aa6ins ,Ee instance Of parrot: as a laugh
ing animal. although there is 4 laughing hycna:
aad some as cookin. animal-thc only animal
1hs: ronst* Observation-Disclosures the. pnclcnt
tradition .! the monkey wac used the paws Of the
cat to draw tue n:ts from the tire. will venture
to give an51rcr definition, to which think no oh
lection eau well be made I would define man as
the a:.lmalthat delights in antiquities
mes Gordon Bennett appears now in an
unexpected role. as maturing plan for establish
lp- c,1y n Niddtcscx County, New jersey. about
half way BETWEEN New York aud Trcuton. lie
hnx bought two hundred acres Of unoccupcd land.
and intends to add 100 more adjoining, unt
guarantees a branch railroad 10 CONNECT with the
New Jersey Central Road ncsr AHboy. thus fur
ushtns direct route to New York. The site III
:his proposed suburban paradise is ut present
merely L sand bsrrcn, abounding IN mosquitoes,
but lavish outlay OF money may make the venture
as great SUCCESS as A. T. StewaEt's Garden City.
The first original wor]; by praziteles, the
famed greatest of Greek eculotor*, that the mod
e,n world his ever seen has been fouEd IN thu
trun.e Of Zcus At Olympia. 1t is colossal mar
bic statue Of nGde youth, OF Which the lower
mart Of tho legs and the right fore arm arc wa1t-
Ing absent also. ie tile form uf little boy WHICH
had we'll rested upon the left aEn The sculpture Is
exqaisitc. the head Is marked by the hutst aud
most epiritualizcd youthful beauty. The statue
perfectly agrees with the description .! marble
llc;mes Carrying the 10Y Dionysius, By psax1elre.
which recorded by the historical PauEan!as as
J. Eits to the temple II his day
The Conte de Laly-TollenGa1, the last
lincal descendant Of the Laliy-Tollcnd1l WHO de-
Tended the Frcnch interests in India against the
Eri,lsh drrlng tbe Seven Iears Var. died III coal
cellar in London few weeks SINCE II he had
been Known, his necessities would have been pro-
yiled for hut he too proud to take any charity
except that furnished At the public expense. lie
went every Gay to the Bureau OF the societc &c
Eie2fa;sancc, where the officer in attendance pre-
eeutcd him with some bread made up in PARCEL,
and having received it wit bow, he departed. lie
asked TO. nothing and the very nature of the cut
was Concealed 1t mar be presumed that in similar
way he sought and obtained the shelter OF coai-
hole. The place is described as horribly tlthy ard
unwholcsomc. hut it was refuge. an4 the tsi!oe
VITO let him take rest il It die it out OF charity.
/ conference was held in aid of the estab
!ish1cnt O: an industrial home for the rcforna-
1on OF women who nrc hab;tual drunka1ds ut the
Mansion House in London recently, 1t was stated
Ina: d2-ia. 1876 no less t1.an :. 3ss women were
committed for crunkcnncss 10 Westminster Prison
alune 1eu. an increase OF 10S in the year, and Ut
;. O74 in the last six years They were Of all nscs,
from Il upwards, and many had been previously
commttcd-somc even az many US loo t1nleF-
Short sentence: and punishment appeared utterly
to fail in cGcctin. any reformation. showing the
extreme need Of sanitarlnm or rc1orNatofy
especially adapted for tat class. no c4sfin: 'nst'-
tuition being 4hc to give 10 such cases the spec1a
treatment ard length OF time absolutely necessary
to effect permanent cure. II was accordingly
proposed to establish an industrial home on the
principle that sufficient time should be gwen 70
enal!e the nerves to recover healthy toae, as
there would then be every hope with the aid o1 re-
lisou. and mcral influence and constant medical
supervision. that many whose lives were no" q
misery to themselves aud others would be restored
10 higher s,atc OF existence. and become useful
members OF society
A1r. William f. Coleman published re-
Gently in the Rel:qio- Philosophical journal par
tlal list OF the most noted individuals VINO nave
become believers in Spirl1ual'sm. and TIC list oc-
cupies nearly column. Among the acient1sts re
mentions: VOLTAGE, Tarley, Flammarlon' ncs-
mann Goldsmith, Crooke, Wagner, Butlcro"' VAL
dimir Wnr,h,r V,-tr Names Hare. Ginning,