New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1883-04-12
PERSONAL.

Erastus Brooks had recovered from his recent ill
ness sufficiently to 90 to Albany yesterday.
Charles A. de Lesseps, engineer of the Panama
Canal Company and son of Ferdinand de Lesseps,
sailed for France yesterday on the steamship
Canada, of the French Line
Both Lady Florence Dixie and The Court Circular
denv that his visit to tho Fishery to inquire into
the alleged outrage had anything whatever to do
with John Browns fatal illness.
Reasonably well-to-do clergymen were the late
Rev. Sir Frederick Vincent. Canon Of Chichester,
and the late Rev. Richard T. Lancaster. of Chelten-
ham Thor wills. just proved, dispose of person
alites amounting TO about ST. 150,O 900 and $6oo,OOO
respectively
The Rev. DR.. j. p. Daily. of Staten Island one
of the best known preachers of the Newark Metho-
dist Episcopal Conference, died suddenly this week
ut South Bethlehem. Penn. where he was visiting
after attending the sessions of the Conference at
Phipsburg. n. J. lie was sixty three years old.
Count ven Moltke received the news of his
sisters death two weeks ago. while on his way to
attend his nephews wedding. Curiously enough
six years ago he got word OF his brothers death Just
as no starting to attend the wedding OF another
nephew.
The Erfaement of Paris two weeks ago made the
following startling announcement: George Eliot,
the we'll known English novelist, is passing
through Paris In company with several friends,
among whom is Sir L. Scott, grandson OF the
author of lvaDhoc."
Henry +. Spauding, president of the Central
Trust Company is confined to his house by illness
He is suffering from abscess in the groin Ho
was at the companys office week before last but in
opposition to his physicians orders Yesterday Mr..
spaulding was said to be somewhat improved IN
health.
The bronze statue Of the late Francis NJ. Drexel.
of Philadelphia. which is TO crown the huge
fountain nov being erected by his sons. /. 4. and
A. j. Dre1el in Chicago, has been finished and Is
ready for shipment from the Philadelphia foundry
to Chicago 1t is eight feet high and represents Mr..
Drexrl standing in an easy position. his right arm
aud hand resting on the top OF stamp.
In hls letter presenting to the University of Yer
mont the magnificent library left by the late
George p. Marsh, United States Minister to Italy,
the Hon. Frederick Billings urged the necessity
of putting up at onuo freproof library building
to contain the eleven thousand volumes. as vol as
the other collections belonging TO tho college
Til, he added, Il SOFT of after hought: As no
time should bs lost and as the University has no
funds to devote to tho purpose, give P|o,OoO 10
secure such building"
The Rev. Horace Bushnell" Bind Father Bush
nell.D rs he was Familiarity called-whO died of
brain fever at the age OF eighty-One years in Gin
cinnati last week was one OF the pioneer minis
ters of the Ohio Valley. Born in Connecticut and
brought up on a farm at Rome n. Y. he walked all
the way from the latter place to Cincinnati fifty
three years ago, and soon secured a position as
teacher in Lane Seminary. which was just being
formed Not long aftor, he organized a church in
that vicinity, and continued TO be its pastor until
the day of his DEATH more than half century later
He was during all his career an intense radical; an
abolitonist, prohibitionist and moral and social
reformer of the sterneSt sort. Withal, he was a
most genial, warm-heartcd man. Sixteen years ago
he lost his sight and became a cripple, so that since
then he went about his pastoral work blind and OH
crutches One of his close friends says of HIM ::
" lie probably never wrote out or read sermon IN
his lite. He was a fluent talker, ready speaker
auick. witted. sometimes approaching to sarcasm,
but universally popular with ali classes. The com
mon people alike with such men as President l1ar-
rson Judge Scott and Governor Chase heard HIM
gladly aud were among his tried friends. Mr.
bushnell baptized married and buried all of the
Harrison family. almost literally and without eX-
ception" His golden wedding celebrated last
June and occasion OF deep interest HIS
wife son and two daughters survive HIN.
LOUISVILLE, Ky. April Ex-senator Edmunds
and daughter. accompanied by small party OF
friends arrived here from Atlanta this morning and
left on a special car Tor ST. LOUIS.