New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1882-06-17

that he NAV NJ the reouest of the family, devote
himself TO writing the biography OF his prother'
John B. Alley and Collector Beard OF Boston are
largely interested in the new Postal Telegraph Com
pany of this city notice Of which appeared IN HE
TRIBUNE short time ago. This company proposes
to transmit ordinary business letters by wire az
very low rates. The messages will be sent Dy inc
harmonic system Of telegraphy, which allows 'ne
transmission Of several messages at once.
w. J. Orsman of London, Supervisor Of the East
Central Post Office (which includes " the City OF
principal business portion of London, is on Visit
TO this country, and has devoted some time 70 an
inspection of the New-York Post Office, where he
has been furnished by Postmaster Pearson with
every facility for that purpose he expresses nm,
self as greatly pleased with the manner IN whlch
the business of the office Is conducted
In accordance with his custom for many years,
the Rev. Dr. Howard Crosby will take his vacation
in July, spending the month among the Catskills.
His vito and daughters are travelling in Spain
and Italy this summer. Soon after he left college
it was thought that Dr. Crosby would die from
consumption, but he worked on farm IN Duchess
County for two or three years, where he acquired
his present FULL deep tone recovering entirely from
his consumpuve attack.
A statue of Olivier de Series who in the sixteenth
century introduced the silk industry into France,
was recently unveiled at Aubenas, in the Depart
ment of the Ardeche. He is represented standing,
with plOughshare at his feet. and at his side
mulberry tree with tufted foliage, upon which silk
worms are feeding. In the right hand he holds
copy of his famous work on silk harvesting, Whle
the left hand points to it. The motto is " F0ue
fortune la VOLTA"
The Rev. DR.. John Hall. pastor Of the Fifth Ave
nue. Presbyterian Church, and acting Chancellor
of the University of the City of New-fork, VIII
sail for Europe next Wednesday, and therefore will
not preside at the Commencement exercises OF the
University which will be held in the Union Square
Theatre on Thursday morning 1t is understood
that there will be no baccalaureate sermon thls
year before the Senior Class, which has twenty
members.
Vennor the alleged weather prophet, has stated
the grounds of his predictions to be as follows
First, the principle of recurring periods in the
weather at irregular but asceTtainable intervals !;
second. from close study of charts of the winters
for past seasons, embracing period of fifty years
third, from upward Of eighteen years Out-of-doOr
and camp life. and original observations of the
habits of birds and animals fourth, from impress
siOns intuitively formed and not describable Mr.
Ncnnors biography was once written, aud headed
Great is Humbug."
The Rev. Patrick f. Healy, S. J., late president
of Georgetown College. in Georgetown, d. c., who
was obliged to relinqush that position few months
ago on account of il-heath and who has since been
in critical condition that his life despaired
Of, is gradually becoming cOnvalescent, and it is
now thought that he will in time entirely recover.
During his illness he has been staying with his
brother, the Right Rev. James A. Healy. ID. d.,
Bishop of Portland, Maine, at the episcopal resi-
dence i'll that city, where he has been kept IN the
perfect quiet and secuslOn which were prescribed
by his physicians as the only means or saving ms
life The latest reports from him say that
he is able occasionally to ride out on pleasant
days. His death would be a serious loss to the
Jesuit Order of which lie has long been a dis
tngulshed member. as well as to the entire Catholic
community III this country.
John Guy vassar. nephew of the founder of Vas
sar College and himself liberal benefactor of that
institution, was a prominent visitor at the com
mencement exercises there on Wednesday, and q
rumor arose that he had offered to give the college
$4,000 for specific purpose, provided an equal
amount could be raised from other sources Mr..
Vassar was associated with his brother, Matthew
Vassar in building at Poughkeepsie Home for
Aged Men, at cost Of $4,000, and also in the pro-
jected Vassar Brothers Hospital. which will
probably cost 100000 lie has also J Just com
pleted plans for building to cost $780, 900, to be
erected a monument TO his brothers memory
and TO be known the Vassar Brothers Institute.
1t will be the headquarters of an organization Of
some thirty gentlemen of Poughkeepse who are
interested III literary and scientific matters.
1t now appears that Mr. Parnell not only belongs
to the execTated class of landlords, but that just
now he is a financially embarrassed landlord. A
London letter in The Liverpool Mercury says Mr.
| Parnes estate of Avondale Is at this moment the
subject of an action for $50, interest mortgage
| for 10000. Avondale House is an old and old
fashioned mansion in County Wicklow where moth
ing new seems TO come where the books are all OF
! the last century. and where Mr. Parne never stays
if he can avoid it, When he took to politics he de-
| serted his family seat. The estate Is not very ex-
tensive but it has lovely views, for II Is right amid
! the Wicklow Mountains and looks over forest.
river and dale 1t is this estate which is leopard
| lied by the order of the Irish Exchequer Court.
but the only interesting revelation made Is that Mr.
Parnell is himself what is called heavily burdened
| landlord"
HALIFAX, n. s., June 1G.-Sir Charles Upper has
been confined to his room at Amherst by illness
since last Saturday