New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1883-08-24
PERSONAL.

Mr.. Moucure ID. Conway expects to sail from San
Francisco for Australia Tomorrow.
Benjamin Rampal. who translated Schulze
Delitz-chs work into French. has bequeashed to Tie
mu nci pality of Paris the sum OF $26O.OOV, to Dc
used ~ promoting tho cause Of cooperation In all
Its forms.
The French National subscription for monu-
meut to Gambeita now amounts to $4,000, and
the Lorraiue subscription for the same pur
nose 10 about half that sum. For the monument to
General Chanzy. at Mans, $4,000 has been sub
scrbed.
Mr. d. L. Moody will conduct a on-sectarian
convention of Christian workers clerical and lay
IN Chicago on September Is. 10. aud 20. Mr.. San
key will be present and will leid the musical exer-
eisss tho close the yOnveD ton the TWO evan
Vpists will return to the East and about October
they will sale Tor Ireland
Victor Hugo,s letter inclosing his contribution Of
5000 for thu relief OF the I-chis ear hquake suffer
ers WAS characteristics Ife wrote: - give 10
Ischa thousand francs. The catastrophe Of Ischia
il more than AN Italian catastrophe; II Is more
than human ca ,astrOphe; il Is UNIVERSAL catas-
trouhe. feel touched send my mlte
The Rev. DIR. j. A. Lippincott. Professor OF Math-
ematics in Dickinson College, has accepted the
Chancellorship Of the University of Kansas. which
was recently offered to him. During his residence
In Carlisle Professor LIppincott has been active
iTiend OF the wei-kBown Indian school at that
Mace and he has acquired more than local reputa-
ton "A lecturer and writer.
$50 enQrossed was Judge Blacks mind" says
The philadelphia Record during his life with the
many duties which such a career as his crowded
| imam h,s attention, tDat he paid tile heed to
his personal appearance. Unless the fact were
| forced UPON hun that his wardrobe demanded re-
peni~hlng he would never notice it. He never
ordered suit Of clothes himself, and dsliked to
change an old aud comfortable suit for stiff and
new one His clothes were made by Phia,lel pba
tailor who was compelled TO resort to strategy TO
capture the Judge when a measure was 10 De taken.
| A member of tine family always looked out for
these things and usually The hrst animation the
IudS 20 had OF suit would DO when IL was sent
10 INN, and further persuaslon nau 70 Dc employed
| TO gel him To put IL on"
| The recent death of Dr. Mofat appears to have
caused deep feeling of regret all classes in
| English society. lie was" says The Pail Mall
| Gazette mot unworthy to be numbered among those
APOSTLES of savage tribes TO whom the childlike
thuzasm of an earlier age accorded the honor of
canonzation The nineteenth century has its saints
and its martyrs not than any OF those that pre-
coded il, aud, although We build abbeys in their
honor. they are not less worthy 10 be held
| brauce by mankind than ST. Alban or ST. Heller or
any OF the great missionary saints who spent their
lives in civlhzing the rude barbarIans of Europe.
! Bechuauas are, perhaps, more tractable than the
! vigorous Norsemen who first slew and then wor-
shipped the messengers Of the Cross but the self
DENYING Iabors oi DIR. Moffat at kuruman lose none
oil the n ustrr because. unlike OF his fellows,
The life which he often hazaiGed was never taken.
| " hatever may be though of the wisdom OF carry
| ing on a theological propaganda among African
saYages the sell-sacYtice and enthusiasm displayed
| in thar cause are unfortunately too seldom dcvsl-
| oped III what mast men would regard Is moro
| rauonal enterprises