New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1883-09-28
PERSONAL.

On visiting Chicago, Lord Chief Justice Cole
ridge was lost IN admiration of the lake scenery,
but didn't care to witness the operations at the
great slaughter-hOuses very long, aud positively
declined to inspect the process of sausage-making
saying quietly: Il cat ausages myself, some.
times"
Mr.. Francis. the United States Consul at Victoria
British Columbia. has been at his post there
for quarter of century, and in that remote spot
has of Course but little Of old friends and ac-
quaintauces IN the States. He wasa guest at the
banquet recently given there by the Willard excnr-
sion party, aud rose make a speech, but the sight
of familiar faces brought to hlIa such q flood of
memories that utteancc failed HIM, and after few
iDcoherent sentences he fell back into his chair
quite overcome by emotion
At the dinner in London given by General f. A.
Merritt to ex-POsmaster- General James, at which
the latter made the speech the future of the de-
veopmeDt of the postal system winch has attracted
such wide attention. the following were present:
Mayor Grace, the Hon. John VI. Francis, J. II.
Pullston, NJ. T.. and Miss PulistOn Governor and
Mrs. &. Mccormick. Mrs James, wife of the OK
Postmasrer-General, and.hcr daughter Mrs. Pear
SOU wife of Postmaster Pearson, oil this city; Vice
Consnl.Cieneral Mitchell. MIR Henry i. Giing and
Mr.. Fairchlld, of II. b. Cladn e. Co.
The clm-shaded village of Great Barrlngto
among the Berkshire Hills OF Massachusetts, will
long hold the name of Hopkins in afiectionate
esteem. Away back, early in the last century,
while Jonathan Edwards was making his pulpit i'll
neighboTing StOckbridge famous. it had tor first
pastor of its Congregational Church the Rev. Sam
uel Hopkins, founder of the sO-called HOpkinsian
School of Theology. After his day, and long lire
of worthy successors, the church edfce was burned
last year. Then the Hopkins family came to the
rescue and the widow Of the late Mark Hopkins of
San FranciscO-a kinsman OF the former pastor
who makes the village her summer home, gave
from her own purse ample means to rebuild the
church ami also TO erect fine new parsonage, at
total cost of about $4,000. Then her adopted son,
Mr. Timothy Hopkins, had an organ built in the
church at a cost to himself of $50, 600. Finally
the church was dedicated on Sunday last, and, as
The TRIBUNE has already announced, the sermon
OF the day delivered by the venerable eX-Presl
dent IIOpkns, of Williams College, himself great
nephew OF the first pastor. A notable fact was re-
fcTred to by DIR. Hopkins at the close OF his dis
course, namely, that the life OF the Rev. Samuel
Hopkins had overlapped his own by two years,
anG thus the two lives up TO the present, span 1913
years.
WASHINGTON, Sept. 27.--General Sherman will be
in st. Louis OH Sunday, and will reach Washing
ton on October Z.
United States Supreme Court left here this after
noon for the East.
WASHINGTON Sept. 27-TRe Eeraiag Star this
afternoon says" The Hon. James G. Blaine has
leased his new and magnificent residence. fronting
on Dupont Circle, to 81 L. Il. Letter, of Chicago, for
a term Of years. Mr.. Letter, who is of the we'll
known firm of Chicago merchants will take
possession this fall Ex-Secretary Blaine and
family will probably pass the winter in Wishing
ton. however as he is almost compelled TO finish
his book here