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PERSONAL.

PERSONAL.
| \ delegation of PENNSYLVANIA Republicans
called on the President Monday and urged
him to turn out the postmaster of one of the
largest towns in that State, on the ground
that he was Greeley man. The President
replied that if he undertook to turn ont men
because of Greeley predictions, he would
have TO commence at the head of his Cabinet.
But, said the Pennsylvanians 'he voted
for Tildcn, too well, replied the Presi-
dent" So did his superior-the Postmaster
General To which of course there was no
answer
Francis Slasan has held the position Of
bank director at Rutland for 81 years, and
the Hon. J. b. Page has been connected
with the same bank forty years as teller.
cashier and president.
Mr.. Prentice Whitcomb died very sudden
ly at Springfield, this State Monday, aged
"a. From 1911 to 1874 he was engaged in
the wholesale fur business in New York and
realized large fortune. r. J. Whitcomb.
his brother, was in ST. Louis in the same
business, his brother having an interest with
him and at one time practically controlled the
fur buying business, often using 800, coo a
day in buying buffalo robes alone Mr.
Whitcomb was never married and his large
property is willed to his various relatives.
Mr. owl Durconr Mnr+op ,t-Ln - rttp,,r
ed, is to have the English mission, was born at
Shoreham, in this State, May 10Th, 1924. and
after following mercantile pursuits in Han
over, n. H., Boston and New York, became
banker in the latter city in 1855. lie is at
present Representative in Congress from the
Eleventh New York District.
Mrs Senator Edmunds and Miss Julia
Edmunds have been visiting Hon George
p Marsh, at Florence They intend to
spend the Winter in Rome.
The will of the late Peter Goelet, the New
York millionaire bequeaths to his brother,
Robert Goelet. and to his sisters, Jean b.
Goelet and Hannah G. Gerry, all his lands
and real estate, to he equally divided among
them. To his nephew Elbridge T. Gerry he
gives the sum of 100000 All the rest of
his personal estate he Inequalities to his
brother, Robert Goelet.
Gen. John Mcdonald, who was u promn-
ent member of the wliskcy ring, is said 10
have been badly snubbed by Gen. Grant at
Chicago \ Western paper says that Me
Donald insisted upon seeing Grant, and upon
being shown into the room advanced with
outstretched hand in his impulsive style.
Grant gave no sign Of recognition beyond u
stolid look, and did not take the proffered
hand. The caller exclaimed with some sur
prise: Il am Johnny Mcdonald. Don't You
know me- Grant replied No, sir; don't
know You, and don't want to know you.
1t is said that Judah p. Benjamin, the
famous Confederate lawyer in London
is very likely to be appointed to Il vacancy
on the bench in the British Court of En-
chequcr.
The class in which Oliver Wendell Holmes
graduated ut Harvard is that of 30, famous
in consequence Of the distinction obtained by
its members. The class graduated SO mem
hers, of whom DIR. Holmes is doubtless the
most widely known. Amongthe other most
distinguished names are George L. Bigelow
formerly Chief Justice of Massachusetts !;
William Henry Claiming and James Free
man Clarke, the Unitarian preachers: Judge
Benjamin X. Curtis; Professor Benjamin
Pierce, the mathematician; DIR. Chandler
Robbins, the Unitarian clergyman OF Boston,
and DIR. Samuel Francis Smith, the Baptist
divine and poet Three of the members of
this class entered Congress, namely, Geo. I.
Davis, who was a Representative from 1851
to 1868 Isaac T. Morse, Louisiana, 1913
81, and John J. Taylor, New York, 1853 50.
In college ut the same time with the class of
90 were DIR. Peabody, now preacher at llar-
ward; DIR. Jarvis, the eminent statistician,
and DIR. Willard Parker of the class of 20;
President FELTON,, 81 Robert c. Winthrop,
'2s: Charles Sumner, 80, and John Lothrop
Motley and Wendell Phillips, 81.
Dr. Oliver Wendell Holmes occupies a
house in Beacon street, looking out upon a
charming view of the Charles river. He
built the house himself and filled it full of
books. In the attic DIR. Holmes keeps his
bench and tools, for lie is mechanic as well
as professor, doctor and writer. \ cores
poudent of the PHILADELPHIA Press saws that