New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1882-12-16
Personal.

Congressman Charles X. skinner, Of this State, is
at Ioosick Falls, in attendance upon brother
who. it is feared, is dangerously i'll.
A complimentary dinner IS to be given in Wash
ingron on New Years. day 10 Frederick Douglass,
at y hich X.SenatJr Blanche X Bruce viii preside.
Senator Edmunds and wife Will soan 90 to the
South with daughter whose delicate health re-.
quires more balmy climate than that OF Wash.
mgtOn.
Robert Morris, ST.. the we'll known cOlored lawyer
Of Boston, died this week. lIo was prominently
ident. lied with the early aboluonIsts, and IN 1891
was arrested for alleged plIcty IN the of
the slave ShadraCh He the iTst C0lored man
admitted 10 the Massachusetts bar, an had large
ana lucrative practice.
The Rev George Harris the newly appointed
Professor of systematic Theology in the Andoyer
theological Seminary has declared publicly that
he viii subscribe to the seminary creed without
any qualification OF woutal reservation. In hts
OPINION tie creed is Substantially right. but not
tue best or most happy EXPRESSION OF thee. OgIcal
truths.
Bishop Mourad. of Denmark, formerly well
known in that country politician and church,
man. has recently retired from pubic life. He was
Il member OF the Committee appointed by King
Freuetlck VII. to draft a free Constitution. When
in 1863 the allied OPrusslau troops attacked
Denmark. he was President OF tho Council lie was
severely criticised at that time TO- his OF tact
ana ont OF chagun he threw up las post anu went to
New Zealand Coming back III a lew years. he was
renpponte Bishop OF the Diocese of I.aalaud. A
few months ago he again entered the lower House
where his eiratlC cOui 80 was chafiaOly attributed
u the weakness oil ola age and Ills friends have at
last induced HIN 10 retIe
In The London Echo there appears a sketch of
Chumah the African. 50 we'll known 10 readers Of
4 Il and Travels - and Nyh ha
latoly died at Zauz.bar. "Chumah's life was
of singular adventure. He was of the slave
boys whom DR.. Lly ingstone rescued toward the end
OF his Zambesi and Nyassa expedition. Livingstone
took hun and lsi with him to Bombay in his adj
yentnrOus cruise across the Indian Ocean in the
Lady Nyassa. Leaving them at Bombay under the
charge of DR.. Wilson, ne picked them up again on
setting out on his last journey through Africa, and
they were with MIN till his death ia 1873. Their
fidelity to him during all these years was remark
able anu the two headed the expedition that car
red his remains from Ilala TO the coast. Latterly
Chulnah has cen employ ed chiefly rs head man 10
various African expeditions IN WnlCn capacity dis
long experience and his great ability made his
ser lces of high value. lie had great gilt OF eIO
qUence. and was often employed successfully when
dlibcult negotiations had 10 Ge carried on with un
reasonable chiefs. lie was not quite lice OF tho
weaknesses characteristic OF Africans who have
been much taken notice OF but, IN exploring Al
Tica ana aiding in many ways tho heads OF the eX-
petitions with which he was cUnnected ne did no
little service TO bis oOuntrymen. by whom his
memory deserves to DO cherished VITA much ap
preclatlon."
SAN FRANCISCO, Dec. 15.-The Marquis of Lorne
ana The Princess Louise and suite have gone to
Monterey The party will remain there until the
early part of next week. when they will return here
ON December "a, the Princess and the ladies of her
suite viii 20 to Santa Barbara, but tho Marquis
Will return ~ Canada.