New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1883-04-06
PERSONAL.

Tn. Rev. Edward Goodrich. Of st. Johns Church,
Warehouse Point, Conn, has saiied for Europe. to
take charge for one year of he American Protestant
Episcopal Church at Geneva. Swtzer and.
The Rev. DIR. d. II. Wheeler, of this city. has
been elected president of Allegheny College. Penn.
lie has held various positions IA Other Methodist
colleges was United States Consul at Florence,
Italy, aud sOr several years edited Inc Mcthoa"I OF
tins city,
Mr. X. b. Bro wing, son Of the poet, is studying
sculpture in Paris gagged on a group repre-
senting Ap ,llo woons the Nvmph IN the form OF
serpent. lie has secured tho rvices of a profess
somal snake-charmer, who SITS to him every Gay IN
company with u tame boa-constrctor.
Lieutenant II. Mcclellan. of the Revenue
Mariuc, having been detailed TO represent the
United States LIfo Saving Service a. the lnterna-
tonal Fisheries Exhibition TO be held in London
next mon h, sailed yesterday on the steamship
Crecian Monarch. He took with BIN boats. bu0ys,
M oriars, rockets and other lIesaving appliances.
Senator VOORHEES, of Indiana, Is at Hot Springs
Ark He - serenaded about twice week and Is
having such good time generally that he will
STAY there two or three weeks LONGER. Senator
Camden and family. OF West Virginia, arc also 't
HOt Springs, wIrh scme 1000 others. the largest
number OF VISITORS J1aJ ro5OrL niS oFer hau III "ne
time.
Representative Holman. who has been in Con-
gress rom bis Indiana district twenty years. is of
Kentucky stock, his father. who stuliod law with
Henry Clay having boon born in that State. The
| Objector" as Mr. Holman is called. lives on the
farm on which no WAS born. His hOuss is modest,
uuassum ming one, but stands on high bluff over
banging the Ono River where II commands "a mag
niicent view OF both shores Tor miles mp ana noWh
stream swell prospect over part OF three states
Indiana, Ohio and Kentucky.
The recent presentation to q G. A. Il. Post OF q
button cut from the coat Of Colonel Fletcher Web
ster on tho field of the second battle OF Bull Run,
calls to mind an interesting incident connected
with that officers death 1t is told by soldier oil
Colonel Wobsters regiment, who was wounded and
Law on the field near ms commander. After Colonel
Webster was dead, somo rebel odiors came along,
took his watch and pocket-bOok and stripped Oh
his uniform. Then rebs General rode up, and,
seeing tho on gle tho shoulder strap OF tho Colo
nels coat. inquired who that Colonel was. lie was
told that il wa, Colonel Webster OF tho 18th Mas
s,chu,otts H. then inquired il he WAS any rela-
tive of Diuiel Webster The wounded solder re-
plicd that he was his son. The General turned to the
rebrl soldiers aud told them 10 give hun the watcn
and pockctbook. and said that Ii" would zee that
they sent TO the ColonePs family lie also or
dered them TO pnt tho uniform back on Colonel
Webster just they f0nnd IT. In addition 10 Ihis
he had a sentinel posted to guard th1 Dody. Inc
next afternoon. after tho battle. long hne Oh am
bulanco wagons went ont from Contreville to the
battlefield uudor flag Of truce. after tho wounded.
and bfoug Int of Colonel WcbsteTs body.
81 am an entire ger to University life in the
| University sense" said John Bright 10 his
| address on beng installed as Lord Rector OF
| Glasgow University. "Imay be said TO DO man
| who never had the advantages OF education. had
| tho teaching If some Fronch-as EnSlishmcn
| teach French; and had the ADVANTAGE of years
instruction in Latin by n most admirable tutor-a
couutrynan of yours from the University OF Fam
burgh But there was not much Crock, not 10 much
| that any trace of il is left There was nothing IN
the shape OF mathematics or of science. Looking at
education, rs you take it. am person who had the
misfortune to have almost none Of 1t IN my youth.
You will not therefore. 10 surprised If feel GER
tain humiliation in seeming to telch you any tbng.
| and if / feel strong sense OF cnyy-but not Il
| blamable envy-lhat | never possessed the advan-
| tages which are now placed within your reach.
But il la no education such as colleges ana uni
veisitios give If my school life ended at the precise
| time whom your university career begins, II am
| unknown TO literature and to science ami to ar. l
ask myself what il IL that has brought mo WITHIN
| the range OF vour sympathies-broug ht me 10 III
distinguished position. suppose 1t must be be-
| cause ,ou have somo symp.thy with my laboTS.
You beiiovo that have boen in some sort n point
zeal teacher, that nave taken some pans an per-
hans have been OF some service IN tho legislation
| and government OF our country"