New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1877-10-15
PERSONAL.

A bust of Lamcrtine has just been set up in
tie French Academy.
Midhat Pasha. in his wandcrings about the
capitals OF Europe has reached Brussels.
George Bancroft the historian, has taken up
his res.d nee IN Washington fJr the Winter
The subscription for monument to Theirs
has reached nearly $1,000, cJnr buted by ss2j persons
Mr.. Wendell Phillips is not half-millionaire,
has reported bat only Guarter-mill He
pays on S2JO,OOO.
Professor Justin Winsor, Librarian of llar-
ward University presided at tne Conference Of Lola
Ians in London, on the 81 INST
Sir. John b. Cough after an interval OF
twenty years has just been making lecture tolf
through the British Provinces.
Governor William Blounts monument at
Cla.k,yllo Tenn. VIII be unveiled, with appropriate
ceremonies. en- b. 2fth instant
Mr.. Gladstone, it is rumored, will shortly
visit Ireland lie has just gwen 800 toward rebuilding
WGolwlch parish church. 10 England
General Grant returns to London to-day
with his family wrere will stay for the season He
Will reside at tie Bristol Hotel, Burlington Gardens IN
the West End.
Mrs. C. A. Fassett's portrait of Nice-Presl-
dent Wilson will probably be purchased by subscription
and presented to the Boot aud shoe Exch"hse Oh
Sunnel-si., Boston.
The remains of King Stephen Bratnag, who
fi-ll
,,racnv Cathedral lately. They buried him again with
mass for the rruOse 0i MS SOUL
Iudre Kelley will be the senior Republican
and Mr. Randall the senior Democrat IN the pre'en'
House OF Representatives. The former began hi7 con
finuOu. service ~ the M ~ 4lth NoI=lC'' "N' ' N
in toe XXXNlIlth Co gitss.
Mr.. Tumbuu. she Hartford painter, is said
IN be A. ardent Of choice old crcckey - ne s u
'front.' uaiuting Ills collection Of china, Geut ana cle'
ware is OF the best Id Hartford
Mr. Henly Irving is to be done In wax. MO
,o (iyorpool recently be was captured by @ax-"ork
exhibitor and consented 10 give Two sitting ID oier tss
MS features mi ht represented IN the plastic iha'ri'
The Rev, DIR. Dale, in his second lecture be-
lore the Yale Divinity students, gave some PIN! sua
gestions about dfOwsy preaching. lie s'H' Nv
preachers attend political meeting ana they ia" DO "'
If power in their speeches. They make the most olo'
ons quotations from the poets 'hey feh'iuD'I '-'
ts f Walter Scott and Charles Dickens aud have 10
di4cuy in Illustrating thei" thought Win pc1ec9 ap'
onious TO this Or that story in pont but Jet them once
b,i, n nreach and II would that they had como
or rho smells OF the goddess Of ounces. Ii sae "
say that threequartcrs Of thcir se.uon' are oh 80
teIlecuaI strain, wearying alike t. themselves "N' "
hearers TIE drowsiness Il felt by tie preacher am "
bls CONGREGATION You have no right To c'th.AIu ''".
vour hearers 90 to sleep under your pleachns "'o
nro,chinc 20 the congregation uight 'si % the1 .
M nught to keen awake, but 10 yOu students u-'
80 tI,ot il il your business 10 Keep thth nv i
IL necessary 10 inc ultF ~ ~
I,,sre ,nust be- a lively interest ieil py the -
,bat ne is saving; his work must SPRING rom lu1 ~
,,ns ,ires that are ever conflict with dalne'' 'A'
dan hness.' III
When the late Louis Napoleon was a canal
late ,r the Presidency OF the French Repubnc ID loi'
no called upon Victor Hugo and gave expression 70 %
fIo,ypg sentiments: 81 have come to have talk VIII
Won. and set matters straight People ealunna'c II"
look AZ me DO strike you rs being insanef l'oPO
.nnnose mean 10 recommence Napoieons career o'o'
ag,ipl There are two men whom man. sV"lou v
great an biton, might take as modeiS--'r 80.
and Washington One is mar oil s'u'uS'
tnor a man of virtue It would be absurd Tor va" y
cav shall be genius, but he can say honestly D'.I
10 be man OF virtue. II is not within mars p,"'
ma genius, bat he always be an honest man ''0.''
ouI, initiate Napocon in one thng-a crime am ho'
e,t mani shall not copy Napoleon; but shan Dc 81
honest man. and initiate Washington MY nam" ,rs
o,,o NJ Rouaparte-wl be inscribed on two pas u ~
-, ~ Franco On the Onrit VIII be associated WIZ
Z "a ,ler,or the second, with proDly aiii h'o
I ne econd will perhaps rank hignef man .hr
VIZ Because If Napoleon is greater We i',rn
betfer Between a criminal Nero auu 900 '''"'"'
cboose the good citizen. such Is my aho'''o"'