New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1883-04-05
PERSONAL.

A. A. Low, father of Mayor Low. of Brooklyn,
sailed for Liverpool yesterday.
The sermon preached at tho Church Of the Holy
Communion, Charleston, S. c., last Sunday, by the
Rev. DIR. II. {. Potter of this city, was listened to
by one of the largest congregations gathered in
that church. comprising many clergymen and MEM
beers of other churches. ana strangers visiting tue
city.
Rumors were current in Washington, yesterday
morning that Ex-Governor Boutwell,, of Massachu-
sets, was dead. An inquiry showed that at
o'clock yesterday afternoon Mr. Boutwell, was pre-
siding at q meeting III TINS city OF inc DOaru Oh
Trustees OF the Mutual Trust Company, OF which
he is tho vice president
Governor sherman is, according TO ex-Sccretary
Kir kwood having the hardest time any Governor
of Iowa ever had. Surely Governor" lie recently
said to his sturdy old predecessor, "you must have
had q worse time during tho war;" "Oh, mol"
answered Mr. Kiriwo "Of course, had a hard
time: but then every man who dared lind fault with
Inc was declared dsloyal, while now every barker
at your heels cHn ind some one weak aud mean
enough TO sympathIzo with YOU"
The monument which Mr. w. w. Corcoran will
erect in OAK Hill Cemetery. " Washington in memory
of John Howard Payne, and which is to be made by
Alexander Doyle and John ~ Moftt, will be a
shaft of Carrara marble resting on base OF gray
granite, and surmounted by bust one and a half
times the sizo OF the average man. The height oil
tho monument from the ground including the bust,
will be twelve feet, and the base upon which it will
rest will be six feot square. The die or shaft at the
top will br about three feet square. lne piinth ana
ca pital will be carved but there will be no display
Tho bust will represent Payne IN middle lie. sad
and serious in his battle with adversely. His fea-
lures will be somewhat sharpcned and marked with
lines of care and melancholy.
There recently died at syria. The London Times
reports. the Rev Frederick Hldner. ono of the
American missionaries who established themselves
IN Greece from the earliest date of the Independence.
Mr.. HIldner arrived at SYRIA in 1926, and remained
there 90 the time of his death. The town was then
a mere village. He devoted himself TO education,
establishing schools for boys and girls aud endeared
himself to the Inhabitants by his lbcrality of mind
and conduct. Tho Corporation of llerlnopolIs con
Quoted the funeral, inviting The Inhabitants 10 DO
honor TO the deceased. The authorities OF tho town.
Bishop AeetIus at their head, ana numDcr OIL peo-
Pile followed the remains.
Chief-Justoo Chase in his boyhood gave little
promise of his future career. lie was near-sighIed
had bad impediment in his speech, and s.oop-
shouldcred. shamblug and sIouchy in his appear
ance and gait. Owing to tho death of his father
and the poverty of his mother no was adopted by
his uncle. Bishop Chase. OF Ohio. The Clcreland
Leader tells the following amusing story of his early
life " One day the bishop went away on one OF
his trips into the diocese, and told Salmon to quit
school carly enough in the afternoon to Kill and
dress pig. The young man had never done any
thing of tho kind. but he knew that he must first
catch the pig. lie did this after great trouble and
finally killed il. But now the question arose how he
should get tho hair OF. He had heard that the
farmers usually scaldod hogs. aud SD be heated lot
of water and sOuscd the pig But he held the pig
IN too long, and tho water was too hot SO that the
hair was simply set aud would not come ont at all
The future jurist dug away with his fingers unit
they were raw. hut to no effect. lie finally be-
thought himself of the bishops razor, anl getting
it, shaved the pig from 10 tail. Every one coz
graduated him upon the good job ho had DONE but
when the bishop next tried 90 shave himself he came
as bishops ever do / o using prolane Ian
guagr."
WASHINGTON April 4.-Secrctary Foser is con-
valesciug rapidly. The inflammation of his eye is
now his only trouble. IL received large number
OF callers yesterday. and went riding i'll the after
noon. He took another drive to-day. Nothing has
yet been settled about his proposed trip to bermuda
COLUMBUS. Ohio. April 4-Ex-Scnator Thurman
fell on tho steps of his residence last evening, and
broke his loft arm between the elbow and shoulder.
1t is not thought there viii be any serious Results
AUGUSTA. Ca, April 4.-Souator Edmunds spent
TO day in This city and returned to AIKEN this even
lug, where his family are solourning