New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1882-10-22
PERSONAL.

Kaiser WI helm celebrated, on OCtOocf o, lhV
twentyffth anniversary of his entry upon the gov
eminent OF Prussia.
Miss Gabrielle Greeley has begun making i'm
provemeuts on the Greeley swamp at Chappaqua,
and has given plot of ground to the Episcopal
Society of that village, on which TO erect chapei.
The late Professor F. N. Balfour left to his friend
Dr. Michael Foster, of Trinity College. Cambridge
alegacy of So 900 to be used for the promotion Of
science DR.. Foster will found with it either an an-
nual prize OF a recurrent scholarship.
Dr. J. T Updegraf. who was taken dangerously
i'll on the very day on which he reelected to
Congress from the new XVIIth Ohio District, has
SO far recovered to be able to sit up and attend
10 correspondence.
Canon Conner. vicar Of Newport. Isle of Wight,
who succeeds to the Deanery of Windsor, is giad-
uate of Oxford and of Trinity College, Dublin. He
has been chaplain. ordinary to the Queen since
1874. and is an honorary canon OF winchester Ca
thedral
Seth Green will start for Florida about the mid
die Of November to study the habits of migratory
fish under instructions from the State Commits
sioners of Fisheries of New-York He Will travel by
the inside passage in the Hon. Robert b. Rooseveps
yacht HeartS-Easc, which has been placed at his
disposal, and Will probably not return before Feb
ruary.
Paul H. Hayne, the Southern poet, is man OF
medium size-perlaps five and half feet talI-with
a ell-proportoned figure, olive complexion dark.
penetrating brown eyes. and q full, massive fore
head. He has highly polished manners cordial adj
dress and 30 much natural elOquence i'll converse
ton as to remind Everyone or the tact that he Is
nephew of Robert HGync, Daniel Websters famous
opponent.
The Rev. Granville Moody, known during tho
war as the Lighting parson." IS now living in
Iowa lie is over SIX feet in height, is pOrtly,
straight and hroad-shouldered, though he has
been preaching for fifty years Many interesting
anecdotes are told, illustrating his aggrcSsvsneSs.
His fierce patriotism during the got him into
trouble frequently, but he always came out best.
Once, while he was stationed at Plqua Ohio.
Frank Mckinney, well-knowu Democrat, took
umbrage at something he had said and Threatened
to whip him. He warned that he might get
hurt but he calculated that the preacher would do
only Quaker fighting, aud hence attacked him on
the streets of Piqua. They had a sculle and
Frank went to grass. The reverend doctor got his
antagonists head in chanccry ana pummelled 1t
until lie cried enough. There, Frank" said the
thew ySmbed over bOy Gd broke h
leg Dr. Moody nj once took charge of the young
ster paid the surgeons bill and more. and sent an
account to Mckinney for halt the expenses, which
the latter paid
The Hon w. c. DePauw, of New-Abany, Ind,
who proposes 20 give at once $4,000 to Asbury
University and 10 per cent of his estate after
shall furnish suitable grounds for the institution
and subscribe fund of $4,000, is emphatlcally
a IIoOser Of the IIoOsiers. Born i'll Indiana, of
French descent, in 1922 and left a penniless or
phan at tho age of sixteen, he has worked his way
up to the very foremost rank among the business
men of that State. He has been a mill-owner. a
merchant q banker and a graln-dealer, and is now
interested in developing the plate glass industry.
He has always been ready to use freely his wealth
and influence for the good of his native State,
and particularly his home city, New-Albany. lie
has helped many young men TO obtain an educa
ton has founded and maintained a large seminary
for young ladies' and now, by his offer to Asbugy
University has connected his name permanently
and prominently with the highest educational in
terests of tho West.
NEW-HAVEN, Conn, Oct 21.-Mr. Herbert Spen-
GER accompanied 10y Professor Marsh of Yale Col
lege, visited tho Peabody Museum to-day. He also
called upon Professor Sumner. He left the city on
Il late afternoon train.