New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1883-05-23
PERSONAL.

The Rev. Phillips Brooks is expected to occupy
hrs Boston pulpit again in september next
The Hon Charles G. Fairman, who year ago
formally retired from journalism in Llmira intends
now TO re-enter the field. About July he VIII
begin the public tOn i'll that city OF an independent
Republican morning paper.
Senator J. y. Cameron told his friends in Wash
,npton. lust before his departure for Europe last
week that lie certainly would not return before late
in the fail. and that if his health was improved by
residence I'm the Old World lie m ght not he seen
here again for two or three years.
MIS-, Anna Dawes daughter OF the Senator from
Massachusetts, is becoming quite rs noted person.
locally in Pttsieid az her distIn guished father.
She is president of the Wednesday Morning Club.
an influential social and literary organization, a
leader III all town improvement projects, and editor
OF The Weekly journal.
General John Il. Gordon. of Georgia. writes to The
| f,,ggsta Chronicle and Consrionalst an emphatic
denial Of recent rumors of his financial embarrasS-
ment. His interests are. he declares IN an eml-
nently satisfactory condition. Rapid and certain
progress is being made 10y large force of workmen
on his Florida road and AL his business affairs are
prosperlng.
Tie lato Professor Charles Avery OF Hamilton
College was born IN Munson, Mass in 1898, of
thorough Now England stock. His father and two
of his unclos were soldiers in the Revolutionary
war DR. Avery was tenth in family of fourteen
children, and after his graduation from Hamilton
he spent sixty three years as an instructor thirty
| nne of them ing Mt his Alma Mater-the longest
| term ever served III that college.
A summary of Mr.. Judah p Bcnjamin's fee book.
made up year by year since lS67 shows that he has
| in sixteen years received fees amounting TO
| S6QO.O44 -. In 1867 they amounted to trle
| moro than 81 ,O2J in loN2, to more than S63.9C0
and in 1880 his most profitable year to S79 500 20.
| one Of his most important cases the Irish
! Fisheries sut which paid him about $4,000. AS
| to personal enoymenthe saws he experienced little
of il IN his profession. His sole object to make
| money; and 10 that end almost every other per-
sonal consideration sacrificed. He is now
| afflicted with an ncurab,s heart disease and real
ICES that II Is likely TO prove suddenly fatal at any
| moment
Speaking of ex-senator Conkling's quickness of
mind during debate. John L. Smyth said re-
| Gently: Mr.. COnkling was equally swift of mind
In replying to hose who rash enough to ques-
| ton him at political meet ngs. | remember that
when he young man he was once interrupted
during a speech at Utica by fellow who bawled
out: DO you want me to marry Il black wcnch r
Conkling pretended not to hear the remark dis
tinctly. and said with great politeness of manner
| 'Will the gentleman who asked me IA question have
| the Kindness to come forward aud repeat it The
| Republicans who were present cried out Turn
| him out turn him out. 'Oh no, don't turn him
out I'm sure the gentleman asked some question
W hich deserves reply; let him come forward.
said Conkling so they pushed the fellow forward
| to the middle OF the hall where he putled out his
| chest and said dehantly DO you want me "a
marry II black womanf' Conklmg looked the man
| all over carefully for about Chree minutes 1t was
| 50 silent that you could have heard pin drop
| Then he said with drawl: DO | want you to
marry black woman 7 No. can't say that do
| have too much compassion fer the black woman.
| WASHINGTON May .-MajOr-General Mcdowell
| arrived here this morning from San Francisco.
! LONDON, May 22.-Dean Bradley has made ar
rangements place the bust of Longiellcw in west
Minister Abbey between the tombs of Chaucer and
| Dryden.
PROVIDENCE. r. l.. May Ex-senator Anthony