New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1877-09-14
PERSONAL.

DR.. Kendrck is acting as head of Rochester
University In the absence OF DR.. Anderson.
William Morris, the poet and household ar
st intends do excellent thing during the coming
Winter He il give series of lectures the history
or decorative art.
Gen. w. 5. Rosecrans passed through Gin
cinnati Wednesday, his way TO st. Martins Ohio
where his daughter Ursulne nun. is ng She has
been slowly sinking with consumption for several
months. Mrs Rosecrans has been staying with her
daughter.
Mrs. Barton, of Philadelphia, has given tho
University OF Pennsylvania the sum Of $4,000, with
which endOw the Rhea Barton Prolessorshp OF Sur
gerry. 1t intended n memorial of her husband. the
late Dr. Rhea Barton, who AT one time eminent
surgeon IL Philadelphia.
A part of the Presidents reception ceremo-
MES at Nashville will be exceedingly meodous. At the
CAPITOL the public school children will occupy gal
lery and sing national air at him. and the students Of
the coored colleges aud schools will chant from another
gallery for has delectatlon
President Eliot, of Harvard, is reported to
have written the inscription on the Boston Army and
Navy Monument 1t reads thus: ITO the men OF Bos
ton who died for their country land and sea in the
war which kept the Union whole and maintained tho
Constitution, tn" grateful city has built thls monument
that their example may speak to coming GENERATIONS
The late Miss Una Hawthorne is said to
have been that the noFelsts children who most
strongly resembled him in personal appearance Miss
Hawthones last years have been passed in charitable
in England and is told OF her that she often made
her own purse very slender in her generous efforts to
help Others.
There is report that Brigham YouDg's
mother ninety-eight years old, is living at Martins
ville Indiana Her faculties yet bright She Is IN
very humble circumstances, and dwells with some Bit
terness upon the fact that her who greatly pros
pered in this worlds gear, should have forgotten her.
leaving her to an old age OF penury aud want.
Miss Clementina Stirling Graham, the Scotch
| - a,tataa pafla
in Lord Jeeys tme-and who detailed her "mystinca-
lions" in o spIightly little book-has just died, aged
ninety-fye She was descendant OF Clayerhouses aud
possessed among other interesting things, his marriage
contract his commission Colonel OF Horse and haor
General OF all the forces Scotland his patent OF noD.
iy and many other documents referring 10 the hefV VI
Kilecrankie.
Wilhelm Grimm, the writer of fascinating
fairy tales once related small story which illustrates
the prophet proverb. When we were at Gottngen DO
SAID "somebody spoke 10 my little son about BIS
fathers Mahrchcn He came running TO me and siid,
with an offended air. Water man sagt du hast do
Mlhrchen geschribeu-nich wahr du hast ncht solehs
Dummezeug gemachtP cFather, people say tha' YOU
have written the fairy tales-surcy never inyenssd
such rubbshi) lie thought II below my dignity s
Grimm somehow the child had never or attendea
to the fact OF his fathers authorship"
Mr.. III. T.. Scudder tells some quaint things
In Harpers Mdgd-ine concerning Mr.. Gardner, tao '"
clever Master OF the Boston Latin School His mode'
punishment were rs various rs INC onehocs N"N -
had behaved, he thought In silly, childish Nsh'o
He sent out for muslin and confectionery ""
drawing out the A" housewife" which he kept ~
a drawer of his desk, made up little oass VI
candy which he presented TO each BOY o
urchin In the first class, who had been tornle"N"
by his neighbor In rceitation--a teasing reno"
finally lost his temper his hair was t""'
rather harder than before, and slapped his PC
seeutoI's face. II at that moment ohy 4, he
Mr. Gardner looked up There there. -, see his
Lets have q public exhibition We must All see ,hey
performance Boys 20 up Oh the platforin; anu
Went 10 the great stage at tho end OF the room
W you pull lis hair" and the nrst Gnenx VS.
Ioyed a second twitch. "And. H, you sap ", "a
face" which was DONE when the boys were aho"o1 "
come back crimsoned with modification
Mr.. John II. Reagan, formerly OF the Con
federsts Cabinet contributes to Ths Weekly I".s'
Philadelphia O relation OF the facts OF MI 'ene'.
Daviss capture. He that when Col pn'cnaa .a. a
| up 10 the party, hs found erowa' ea'1''