New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1884-06-09
Haa-
PERSONAL.

The Rev. George r. Van Dc Water, Of st. Lukes Protest
ant Episcopal Church, Brooklyn, will next Sunday
preach the Baccalaueate Sermon at Cornell University
where he Is candidate for alumDus trusteesip, and
June % will sail for Europe
Among the philosophers who viii discuss Emerson a,
Concord this summer Mrs. Julia Ward Howe, WHO
will consider his relations to society," Julian Hawthorne
will speak Of him as an American John Albec. who
will review his work "a an es@ayis and Walt Whitman,
who will speak OF Emerson and ThorcaU.
Now and then story started to the effect that the
daughter Of the late Ole Bull Dhers her fathers genius
and is to appear the stage as violin yirtuoso'
etc Miss Oea Bull is now sunny-faced child OF thir-
teen in feature and form true scon Of the Norwegian
race she displays already muchntellectua power aud
literary ability and has written charming short
stories she only about likely to follow her father
public violin payeras she IL TO emulate her great
sreat-a dozen times greatgrandsire and be viking
Thomas thorpe DE La Saux, who died At Canterbury on
May % at the advanced age Of eigty-eght years
the Oldest coroner in the world. He for sxty-iour
years for Kent England, and his father was for
over fifty years Alderman and at times Mayor Of Can
terbury Mr. De La sauX descendant Of one OF the
HuguenOts who fed from the town Of Embrm, near Cap
in the Hautes Alps IN 1872 and IN company Win Beau
fort the ancestor Of the present Duke OF Beauor DO
Cafour, lie Cult La Grande and La Pine, crossed ths
English Channel ia an open boat
DR. william Barton Hopkins, who has just been selected
place the staff ofthe Episcopal Hospital IN Pha-
dephia, Is greatgrand nephew OF David Rtttenhouse
the astronomer, and great granddaughter also OF DR.
BENJAMIN Smith Barton, the naturalist and physician
who was professor OF botany and natural history AMI
afterward OF matera mcdca in the University OF Penn
sylvania His great-nces were DR.. William r. C. Bar
tor Chief Medical Director of the United states Navy,
and also eminent bOtauis-" BaItOns Flora being
still a standard work-and DIR. John Rhea Barton, ono
OF the most eminent OF American surgeons.
The humble cottage st Ecclefechan in which Carlyle
was born has recently been Oyerhaued and several III
teresting relies placed within it, Mrs Alexander Aiken
Carlyle who recently purchased the house. was careful
in executing the alterations to have the old DOORS etc.,
retained in which the stranger Of reverend
aspect appeared to old Andreas Futcral aud his VIE
and left them present 10 take charge OF under penalties
as described In the chapter Genesis" Ia sartor Re-
sartus the place where the little Carlyle wore dryil-
bbs and lived spOOnmea there have been placed tho
easy chair the sage, mahogany table which any one
ran imagine from the numerous .uAspots 1t bears must
have seen good deal OF Service, aud an od-iashione
book consisting OF series OF shelves now filled
with Carlye's works., supported by turned pillars az
the side. and hung against the wall. Photographs or
Carlyle his birthplace, and other attractions are dis
played in the room.