New-York tribune., 1877-09-19
PERSONAL.


Mr.. G. P. Iathrop has resigned his assist
ant-editorshp OF The Atlantic.
Sir ]. u. Hooker and the distinguished sci
sntiac men accompanying him. are coming East ana
will visit Vas 1ingtOn.
Mr. Montgomery Sears, the wealthest young
man IN Boston. married yesterday to Miss ChoA'e
with . prOdigiOus amount OF ceremony
Mrs Bullen, sister of Hugh ,. Legare, once
secrstary OF state is publish volume on her
Noth.r,s Life and Times" Mira Bullen Is an elderly
euthOr. She is IN her eightieth year.
There is report that Mr.. Swinburne Is
aspleased b, cause the nom de plume OF Mrs Horace
manners" attached his novel was so quickly torn
away from his name by the newspapers
Dr. Wilcox. of Hartford, will accept the
vale profe.sorshp which has been offered TO nim he
vii begip his work immediately, but viii not lenve his
house IN Hartford aud Will stl practice there.
The death of Levi Coffin, President OF the
Underground Railroad. quick and painless He sas
plaeidy at his dinner table, suddenly his venerable heao
fell forward and before he could Do lifted from h ch"n
this world WAS over for nm
Mr.. Albert Bierstadt, the artist, has bought
bulding ste upon COnanicut Island ana ls 10 nave
Summer residence finished for occupancy next seasou
Conanieut the pretty little island bs id.t n saays Day
Miss Mary B. Odenheimer daughter OF the
Bsbop Of Northern New-Jersey young artist who has
won a plsce on the Academy walls will study art ID
paris This Winter She takes with her several orders Tor
pictures-forunate artist that size is
Mr. Daniel DOugherty says, III relation 10
the suit Of eecment brought BY one Wiam b. forrest
IN the Supreme Court NewYork against the estate o.
Fdrin Forr ST. that the person claiming share IN the
,ropertv OF the deceased Is not Edwin Forests hcphe"
and yer claimed relationship to the deceased act
OF until advised 10 40 50 ~ sVle boS'O" 41"J0-' ~ ~
ports ne Record OF Philsd PIMA
President Hayes talking to caller IN I'm
ciunau the other day in pleasant gossiN way
the incident Of hls trip tnroagh his native State dwelling
with especla enthusiasm upon tne soldiers reunion At
Fremont which he said the best managed ana IN al
respects the thing Of TIC kind be had ever wiz
messed and he added aughingly, but with little touch
o. fatlcry pride, suu pose good oea OF or az I'D th
matte. is due 20 WcO0" tie looked hearty, vigorous and
happy.
NJ. Theirs was very far from being ma
teriast IL often" he IN the habit Of saying IN MS
ia.t davs invoke that God in whom am happy ~ be
ueve who IS denied by fools and ignorant peope, but IN
wnom the enlightened man finds his consolation and
hone have with conviction defended the Chs ian re-
gon as insurng the highest degree the grandeur ol
France aud liberty in its best sense AMI believing that
society without Catholicism would fall into frghtlui
chaos Foolish pTCjudces do not alarm me- aud sIau
never fear To encounter them when great and ne
ttresfs are at stake Matefiasm Is al once stupidity
and danger For myself, IN passionate believer IN
rel ou audi were possess d o. more time and strength
would c5niound Materalism Ill the name Of sci
euce and good sensc.'
Lydia Maria Child, though one Of the oldest
OF living Wrltrrs-sAc Will De
Is said o BE- in vigorous health. and her mind 10 be as
clear and srong that Of most persons twenty years
younger. Tier father David Francis, baker, and
The original manufactures Of the once famous biscuit
known ~ the Boston cracker When she twentyOur
she published d" The Rebels, Tale Of the Revolution"
some characters being the historical men OF the
period. book for years standdrd novel, tn
subject ami its treatment rendering very popular lis
day II has long been out Of pint; but at th's
date speech winch Mrs. Child put into the mouth Of
James obs IS still dccamed in NewEugland, anl often
believed to have actually been delivered by hat patriot
An imaginary sermon Of George Whitefeld GafrcK said
he was so great that he could make his
CATION rambc and weep merely by varying his pr0nuu
citation OF the word MeOpOama). also appeared in " The
Rebels" got into the NcwEDg gland schOOlbOok, and
long thought 20 be genuine. She OF the original
AbOOnIsts. aud puOshed Que OF the first 0stlIciNsly
anf-saycry books" An peal in brhdf OF the Ancrl-
cans kuOwn Afrcins -" ssucd IN tins country. For
while size resided here. ana the editor OF Inc GtDI
Ant-StGrcry qRdGrd. Sttd by her husband sac MS
literary work recently; Dut she IS still stu lent
She lives Massachusetts many friends, aud Is
enjoying peacefully the fruits OF wespent AMI tnOr-
Ou.hy consclenuOus e. Very few nave been irOm the
wholly devoted TO prnc le or Gave earnestly
and ably defended what they conceived 10 be right.
HALIFAX, n. S., Sept. 1S,-The Earl Of Dun
raven ii town.