The National tribune., 1882-12-21

expiration of his term he was appointed United
States minister to Vienna. He was elected 10
the Forty-sixth and Forty seventh Congresses,
and was defeated at the late election for the
Forty eighth Congress.
The Legislatures of the following States Will
elect United States Senators this winter to sue
ceed the Senators named, whose terms Of office
expire March 3, 1888:
Arkansas-Augustus II. Garland, Democrat.
Colorado-George NJ. Chilcott, Republican.
Delaware-Eli Salisbury, Democrat.
Illinois-David Davis, Democrat and lnde-
pendent
Kansas-P. B. Plumb, Republican.
Mainc-W. p Frye, Republican.
Massachusetts-Georg T. Hoar, Republican.
Michigan-Thom w. Ferry, Republican.
Minnesota-William Window, Republican.
Nebraska-Alvin Saunders, Republican.
New Hampshire-Edward II. Rollins, Re-
publican.
New Jersey-John II. Mcpherson, Democrat.
North CaroIina-Matt w. Ransom, Democrat.
Tennessee-Isham G. Harris, Democrat.
Texas-Richard Coke, Democrat.
West Virginia-Henry G. Davis, Democrat.
The Legislatures of Alabama, Georgia, Ken
tucky, Iowa, Louisiana, Mississippi, Oregon,
Rhode Island, South Carolina and Virginia
have elected Senators, whose terms will not
expire until March 3, 1889.
iIIhS'tNAL'
General w. T. Sherman accompanied by his
daughter Rachel, paid visit to Gen. Hancock
on Governors Island on Tuesday last.
Colonel Schuyler Crosby, late United States
Consul at Florence, has started for his new post
of duty as Governor of Montana.
Trenor W. Park died of paralysis December
18th, on steamer bound for Aspinwall. His
body was embalmed. and will be returned from
Aspinwall on the steamer San Bias, which is
due here about January 1st.
The case of Mrs ScoviIle, who was recently
adjudged insane at Chicago, and then granted
a new trial, has been stricken from the docket
by agreement. 1t is reported that the unhappy
couple are reunited.
Mr. w. W. StOry's statue of Chief-Justce
Marshall, to be placed in the Capitol grounds at
Washington, will be of heroic SIZE representing
the great justice seated, and upon a pedestal
richly carved with scenes of note in his career.
II will be cast in bronze at Rome or Munich,
and Will be finished in about four years.
His ROYAL Highness Prince Arisongava, of
Japan has arrived in New York from London.
The Prince is uncle Of the Emperor of Japan,
and is completing six months tour of Europe.
Mr. Takahasi, the japanese Consul; His Excel
lency Manarnori Serashima, the japanese Min
ister at Washington, and his secretary, Mr..
Takahiva met the Prince at the pier.
Last Sunday was the seventy-fifth anniver-
sary of the birth of the poet John Greenleaf
Whittier He spent the day quietly in his
room at the Hotel Winthrop in Boston and
received numerous callers. He had received a
communication from his fellow-citizens in
Amesbury asking that he pass the day at home
and hold reception, but he was obliged to
decline on account of a cold. Many beautiful
floral tributes were sent in during the day by
friends.
public reception to Hon. Hannibal Hamlin
was held at Bangor, Maine, on Monday night
in the city hall. The assemblage was large, and
included many distinguished people. Mr..
Hamlin warmly thanked the audience for its
warm reception. He said he returned home
with a closer love for his own country and a
more thorough appreciation of its institutions.
He had come home to stay, and could conceive
Of no emergency which could take him away
from his tireside.
Robert Ould, one of the most prominent
lawyers of Richmand, Va, died in that city on
the 18th inst, in the sixty-seCond year of his
age. Mr.. Ould was a native of Georgetown,
d. G. He studied law at William and Mary
College and practiced in the District of COlum-
bia until the breaking out of the war. lie was
appointed by President Pierce one of two
members of the bar to codify the laws of the
District. On the death of Philip Barton Key,
he was appointed United States District-At-
torney for the District of Columbia, in which
office one of his first duties was to prosecute
Daniel E. Sickels for killing Mr.. Key. In the
beginning of the war he was assistant secre-
tary of war under the confederate govern
ment, and subsequently, under the cartel of
exchange he was appointed confederate agent
of exchange, which position he held until the
close of the war. Upon the occupation of
Richmond by the Federal troops he offered his
parole to General Grant, who declined to take
it, saying he did not consider an officer of the
exchange bureau subject to capture, and ac-
cordingly gave him passport and escort to his
home. After the war he resumed the practice
of law in Richmond.