New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1883-12-22
PERSONAL.

Professor Nathan Sheppard, Of this city, has pur-
chased country residence at Saratoga.
The Rev. George Alexander who succeeds DR..
Booth at the University Place Presbyterian
Church. will preach there tomorrow, and will be-
gin his regular pastOfate two weeks later
Professor Backie confessed to speaking from ex-
perience when he characterized oourtship as a
period of ecstatc worship" and the time following
il ono of evangelical liberation" which Is "A
grand school of sanctlhcatOn."
Mrs. Lucy Stone Blackwell writes her editorials
for The Romans Journal on odd scraps of paper in
a stiff awkward hand, and makes numerous
sures and cancellations. Colonel T. W. Hgginson's
contributions TO the same periodical are written on
brown paper, In nervous, compact manu. Win
few emendatlOns.
Senator Dwight NJ Sabin, of Minnesota who has
been chosen Chairman of the Republican National
Committee went West from Connecticut. ten or
twelve years ago. a comparatively poor young man.
He began manufacturing agricultural implements,
then became interested in railroads and now pO-
handsome fortune which Is steadily lncreas-
ing.
The late Professor SOphOces was fond of children,
and loved to amuse them by relating wonderful
stories He was also strongly attached to his poul-
tryyard and it is said that his love for each chicken
was like that Of father for his child, while his
grief at the death of favorite was indeed affect
ing. He allowed himself and his friends to ENJOY
the eggs from the yard, but would almost as soon
have eaten child as the flesh OF chicken, either
Of his own or an0thers raising.
OF Mr.. OHara, the colored Representative in
Congress from North Carolina. The Rochester Herald
relates that not long ago. in North Carolina, he had
introduced to him couple of lately landed Hi
bernians who also bore the name of 0'IIara Hay
ing in him vein of humor, aud good powers of
mimicry he INDUCED in some fun at their expense.
"Phwat. did Oh understand that yer names lmoight
be- gcntlemeni' he asked; "O'Hara, is its Not
O'Iura ay kmainockf" The same" replied
they i'll amaZement; An who the deVll are you
"Oi'm yer kinsman, begOrra, said hej an be the
same Oken the clOimat ay this country mas been
bad for me complexion, as ye may notice -
The two 4" sons Of the sod' have not been seen in
North Carolina since.
alfred" wrote Carlyle to Emerson, of the poet
laureate. "is one of tho few British or Foreign
Figures who are and remain beautiful to me-a true
human soul, or an approximation thereto, to whom
your own soul can say, Brother! A man
solitary and sad, dwelling in an element of gloom
carrying "a bit of Chaos about him, in short,
which he is manufacturing into Cosmos. He
lives now here, now there the family always with
i'm reach of London, never in il. One Of tho
finest looking men in the world. A great shock of
rough dusty dark hair ;bright-aughing hazel eyes;
massive aquilne face, most massive yet most deli
cate; of shallOw-brown complexion, almost Indian
looking ClOlAcS " uCdli5 iOoocI iAOV-dhuottog (
smokes infinite tobacco. His voice Is musical
metallic, ft for loud laughter and piercing wall,
and all that may lie betweenj speech and specula-
ton free and plenteous; do not meet III these late
decades, such company over pipel We shall see
what he will grow to. He is often unwell very
chaOtc-his way is though Chaos aud the Bottom
less and Painless; not handy for making out many
miles upon"
OF DR.. Murray, who has lately been appointed
SurgeOn-Gener of the Army, the following Incl
dent is related In 1850, General Sherman, then q
young lieutenant, was stationed at Monterey. Re-
Francisco he was attracted by the continuous cry
ing of a child at n rancho the road. lie inquired
the cause, and learned that the mother and her
friends had done all they could for 1t, but they
were too poor to buy medicines send for doctor,
they had given up all hope and sat waiting for the
orders he had to push ahead with all rapidly, but
on his arrival ut the fort he related the incident
with great deal of animation and some pathos In
the mess-roOm. Dr. Murray, then young assistant
surgeon, listened, with his heart In his eyes, and
with the ardOr of youth volunteered his services
He was given permission to go, and hastily prepar-
ngfor the Journey he rode SeUeay miles on his char
| liable mission He was rewarded by the recovery
of his patient, and the pleasure of reporting at the
! garrison the good news of his successful and un
selfish enterprise.
The finest dinner ever given In our army" sait
an old officer in Washington the other day, wa
that Of General Prince Magruder, who commanded
Fort Warren, Boston Harbor, before the war. II,
had been up In Canada, and one Of the regimenta