New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1882-07-27
throne of Fitz Patrick King Of OssoryT Humanity
awaits further tidings with breathless suspense.
PERSONAL.

Elk President Woolssy, of YALE is spending the
summer quietly at Cornwall, Conn.,
Senior Juan Elmore Peruvian Minister to this
country, is visiting friends at New-London, Conn.
Governor Plaisted. of Maine, is still suffering
fIom malaria. at Portland.
Lieutenant Schwatka, the Arctic explorer, is sick
with maarIal fever.
DR.. J. X. Barnes, ex Surgeon General Of the
United States Army. is seriously III.
President Gaaudet. OF the College for Deaf
Mutes. Washington, is spending a few weeks in
Branford Conn.
The Rev. DR.. Howard Crosby will return from his
vacation and resume the services in his church after
next Sunday.
Miss Emma Thursby, who is now in Paris expects
soon to visit Norway in company with Mrs Ole
Bull.
Happy Secretary Teller During these brong
July days he is besieged at the Interior Department
by only about 2.4OO ofice-seekers, and not more
than from 70 to 100 new ones arrive daily.
General Abe" Buford's first lecture IN Chicago
on "The Church and the Turf was attentiyely
listened to by large audience. The speaker as
introduced by Mayor Harrison, and the Hon.
Thomas A. Hendricks occupied prominent place
on the platform.
Harris statue of Henry Clay, in Richmond, Va,
has been successfully repaired, the entire surface
having been scraped, chiselled, and sandpapered TO
remove the scars and stains of the weather and OF
vandal hands 1t has been moved from the portico
of the Capitol to niche in the central hail. near
HOudOn famous statue of Washington,
A correspondent relates that once, in Paris Cen
eral SkObeleff was seen, a. stormy day, to run
across the street from his lodgings with an un-
brella 20 shelter an old woman who was hauling
cosermOngcrs cart. lie walked by her side tor
some distance. until she reached place Of shelter.
Us 50 hard" he sail, 90 dry wet clothes in Paris
ana | yery tender hearted when ! see an Old
woman III any trouble"
NJ Arthur Meyer has again assumed direction of
the Paris Gduois, and that journal has thus boxed
the compass of French politics Under Edmond
About it was Republican; under Edmond Farbe,
Bonapartist; under Arthur Meyer during his for
mer administration of it, BOnapartIst- Legitmist:
under Robert Mitchell, Gambettlst under De Cyon
anti-Gambettlst; under jules Simon, Clerical and
now it returns to the control of NJ. Meyer, and
again assumes his political complexion.
Carlyies grave at Ecclefechan is marked by
largo headstone bearing, underneath the motto
" Ilumlitate,' the inscription Here rests Thomas
Carlyle, who was born at Ecclefechan, 1t December,
1875. and died at ~ Cheyne-row, Chelsea. London,
ON Saturday. 9Th February 1851" At the foot of
the grave a small stone with the initials /. {.
At the house in which Carlyle was born is kept
visitors book, the gift OF the Rev Dr. Joseph Cook,
Of Boston and among the more recent names III 1t
are those OF the Fart of ROseberY and Lord Young.
Tn his Washington house Mr.. Bancroft, the histo-
ran, has four large rooms devoted to literature and
literary work Large tables in them are heaped
high with manuscripts and pamphlets. while more
than twelve THOUSAND volumes crowd the ample
bookshelves. Here Mr.. Bancroft works untirngly,
aided by a secretary ard several cOpyists. 1t has
for years been his habit every afternoon TO iaY work
aside and spend an hour or two in the saddle, on
his fine Kentucky charger. To this invgoratng
exercise he attributes in great measure he almost
uniformly good health of his now more than four
score years.
The death of Henry Kingscote, in London, at the
age of 81 years. removes a conspicuous figure and
an honored name from the field of active benev-
olence BY his efforts were founded two of the
most important charitable and religious societies
of London, the Metropolitan Visiting and Relief
Association. and the Church of England Scripture
Readers Association He was also prominently
instrumental in founding the British aud Colonial
Emf ratiOn Society and the Southwark fund for
Schools and Churches. and deeply interested
in numerous other movements for the benefit Of his
fellows.
George o. Barnes, the evangelist concerning
whom so much is being said at present, held series
of protracted meetings in the Third Presbyterian
Church of Elizabeth, ~ j.. in the winter of 1876,
after the Rev Mr.. Read had resigned his position to
accept the cali of church in Bennington, Vt. Mr.
Barnes was at that time u Plymouth Brother" and
succeeded in nearly dividing the church. In fact.
many OF it's members did leave 1t, thinking that all
orgauIZrd g urches are the work OF the Evil One
During he pastoratc of the Rev. +. C.. Ray, winch
began in the spring of 1876 most of the followers
of Ar. Barness teaching returned to their old belief
and place OF worship. but the bitter feeling then
gendered has not fully disappeared.