New-York tribune., 1877-07-07
PERSON1L.


FOR Europe on Wednesday with his family
Secretary of War McCrary is not expected
back 20 Washington before the 10Th inst
John HabbertOn, the author of "Helens
Babies" and other delightful books. is seeking rest at
Betnehem, y. ii.
Ex-senator Morrill, has so far recovered his
as 10 be able be present a the Portland Custom
House a few hours each day.
Professor Stowe and Mrs. Harriet Beecher
Stowe arrived at their home Hartford Tuesday from
their Winter home at Mandarin, Florida.
Miss Annie Louise Cary's concert at Portland,
Me- netted LOCO Ior tie ST john sufferers Miss Cary
mas gone To her home in Durham, Me, for few weeks
Ex-Speaker Galusha A. Grow delivered the
oratlon at the dedc ton Of a soldiers monument at Non
trose Snsouehanna County Pa, Wednesday. II was
eloquent and mpassiOned a. Mr. Gro" can be on sucL
occasion.
Just previous to the departure of the late
Renamn Rush. OF Philadelphia for Europe he deposited
in The National Museum independence Hall the sword
carried by ancestor. John Rush. in the service oi
Oliver Cromwell
The Hon. William Writ Warren, who deliv-
cred the of July Grafton at Boston. had among his
auditors d gentleman VINO had previously listened to 81
Fourth July orations given under the auspices of the
COVE nm, mt Of that city.
Senator ingalls, of Kansas has sent to the
Historical society OF that state lot OF curiosity money
ssued IN 1858 by he town Of Sumner, Kan. The late
d. Richardson author Of Beyond the Mississippi was
"A resident Oi tne place at one tne
A pleasant party convened at the house of
Mr. John Appleton Haverhil. Mass, the 4th inst.
Among them were Mr.. John q. Whittier aud Mr. Erastus
Brooks The Neg York Express. Forty years ago
when Mr. Whittier was resident OF the town. Mr.
Brooks delivered the Fourth OF July Grafton there
Mrs. Moody, wife of the revivalist, contra
diets letter to friend the story that Mr. Moody had
suggested that the Womans Christian Temperance Union
Of Boston be changed to the Womans Evangelical TEN
perance Union and that he said Mrs Lvernore was not
a christian.
1t is stated that the Oldest ex-Member of
Congress living is Hon. Artemas Hale, who resides l.
Brdgewaer He is 81 years old aud is still inter
esied in public affairs being in the possession OF al Ms
facultes-mental and physical He in Congress rom
Massachusetts from 1s45 to 1919 In Io0i ne was also
Presidential ElectOr
The absence of Gen. Grant and Mr. Pierre
pont from the funeral of Mr. Motley is referred to by Mr.
Conway in his last letter The Cincinnati CoHmecidt
says: MY suspicious that Mr. Pierrepont really
did not have to give fit attention 10 the matter
Perhaps something may he allowed for the eAcepuona
onerous social duties which the visit of Cen Grant mas
enailed on Mr. and Mrs. Pierrepont 1t has been the
Ionces and most persstent OF onzne which Lon
don has known for many day The English nave gOi
the idea that they complimenting America ana ser
ting all the differences Of century sponghs them Oh
tbe slate OF time and history. They are dong IL up III
syle There is not day but brings It's spehdId iuhch
t st,elv dinner and its closing reception Mr. Pierre
non has lodged nothing, and has shown colnehdaole
t,.t lie ~ making good impression on Americans as
tacn @ ~ p The English am led say much for Mr.
Pierrepont because see that he is being criticised N
snn "A mrrican) quarters, as being udny uIsh III thr
matter OF ancestry aud over fond of the tltd
Mr.. Justin Wms0r, whose remarkable man
agement Of the Boston Public Library mas made MN
head of the library profession has decided to decline the
proer made to him by Harvard College, OF the cher
raranship at - 800 short hours and long vacation
and the rank Of professor He has been serving Boston
from a. M till 10 p. m, for S3.2i0 year though Mr.
poole at Chicago and Mr. ylchers at Cincinnati, and SIR
Rrcvoort az the Astor here each get $4,000 When Prof
Jewett the first superintendent OF the Boston Public
Library died in 1865 Mr.. Winsor, as Chairman Of the
Visiting Committee of the Trustees had lust mace re-
mort on the library which stamped him the man Tor The
nace The single library building then contained about
40 OOO volumes aud 20 900 pamphlets; including branch
a. there are now nine libraries with over 10000 vol
umes and 100000 pamphlets The bbllographca ANA
popular library publications issued undei MS manage
ment have made him probably the best known librarian
m the world after Dr. Peznolar, Of saNony Aud yet
Boston is 81 remarkable place that one alderman wa
ready To produce hundreds of cliZ rs VINO could M
That place after few wecks's experience WIN st as
much ability" Mr.. G. A. Cntier the famous edlaio-uei
of the Boston Aih naeum, and Ir0i John fshc now as
sstntlpraran, are hkey 10 De ldheu "oou' hcA' iO'
the place.
In the article, the late ex-senator Pratt was
debating at the time o his death, this incident IN his
own e related: "It late in the all Of 1888 that,
having collected the different mercantile firms in Cu-
ennati about ~ 900, | sent on horseback by the
Lawrenceburg road to deliver to the several parties IN
terested the money collected AS l was passing the
branch bank, then recently established, the morning
OF my departure the cashier hailed me and brought out
some bundles Of bank bills folded mp and slowed them
away In my saddloDags. and handed letters to the
banks to whom the packages We're TO he delivered. lie
stunned me 10y saying they amounted $4,000. There
moment supreme and critical one, when the
voice OF the tempter penetrated my ear 1t
was when / reached tho crown OF those imperius
hills that overlook the Ohio River when approaching
Lawrenceburg from the interior. This noble stream wa
the great artery OF commerce at that day before rail-
road west OF Massachusetts, had been built What a gay
spectacle IL presented, flashing IN the bright smll ht
covered with hatboats, with RATS. with gay painted