New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1882-08-07
PERSONAL.

The Rev. Justin d. Fulton of Brooklyn, is now
at Allonstown, ~, H., attending the annual grove
meeting
Governor Hamilton, of Maryland IS ill. owing to
work. and intends seeking rest at Saratoga the
present week.
Whittier, the poet, IS at Centre Harbor, n H.,
but intends i'll a few days to go to the White
Mountains.
Bishop Stevens has written letter commencing
the appointment of Dr. Du Bose as president of
South Carolina University.
Robert McBurney. general secretary of the Young
Mems Christian Associations work in the United
States is spending his vacation at the Thousand
Islands.
VennOr, after predicting fine weather, has sue
cumbed TO an attack of rheumatism brought On by
recklessly taking a walk on an incement day at
Ferry Beach, Me-. where he Is passing the sum-
J. j. Astor, Judge J. G. Abbott, Captain Cook of
the British Navy j. II. Mcpherson and Og len
Mills and wife arrived yesterday the White Star
steamship Celtic from Liverpool.
The Rev. Joseph Cook will leave Sydney Austria
LA, on August 10. for this country. he intends to
visit the Sandwich Islands his homeward vOy
age and will probably not arrive at San Francisco
before October l.. II is announced that he may re-
sumo his Boston lectureshIp.
The Rev. Samuel Longfcow has resigned his
position as pastor of church Mt Germantown,
Penn, and intends while writing the
biography of his brother, the poet Longfellow to
reside with his nieceS i'll the old CTagle House the
poets former home.
The surviving members of the family of Daniel
Webster have informed the Webster Historical So
ciety of Massa husetts, through Caroline s. Web
ster, that they will be heartily welcomed at Marsh
field whenever they shall choose 10 MAKE pubic
demonstration that home of the statesman in his
honor.
In neat white cottage among vineyards on Put
Inlay Island, Lake Erie, there is now living John
Brown, jr.. the eldest of John Brown, the IA
nous ADolitionst. The son is a man of sixty years
of age; strong and vigorous looking, with long
silvery hair. Residing with him is Owen Brown, a
younger son, who was with his father when the
latter ma his attack on Harp r. Ferry. A daugh-
ter OF John brown, named Kuth thompson lives
near by, and another son, Jason Brown, al Akron,
ONO Mrs. Brown Is still living, residing III Cali
fOrnIa.
Mrs. H. b. stowe has just related the origin in her
mind of the Uncle Tom of Uncle Toms Cabin
She states that tne character OF Uncle Tom was not
the biography of any one man. The first suggestion
of 1t came from writing letters for colOred cook
whose husband was a slave III Kentucky. The cook
told how her husband, having given his word rs
Christian that he would not take advantage of the
laws of ohio making free every slave sent into that
State repeatedly marke. ed his masters produce III
the State and returned home. Other incidents of
Uncle Toms lite taken from the autobiography
OF Josiah lieusen.
OTTAWA. Aug. G.-The Marquis of Lorne and the
Princess Louise will not return to OF ava until late
in the fail. The Princess Will remain in Canada
until the conclusion of the GovernOr-Generals term
of Office The coming winter season at Rideau Hall
expected to be unusually gay.