New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1885-09-11
PERSONAL.

Gener,l Francis A. Walker president of the Massa
chusets OF Technology, Ia paying short visit
70 California.
Miss Cleveland Is reported to have SAID that the profits
from her book thus far amount to $500 and that sue
expecs ID make about s25 out OF It altogether She
pleased her that she Is now engaged In
writing novel
Among those who are expected to be present at the
Concord celebration tomorrow are Governor Robinson
with SIX members OF his staf, James Russell Lowell
George f. Hoar George william Curtis, Samuel A.
Green, senator Evarts aud George Bancroft
Tn. Atlanta Constitution says that Mr. Clark Whittier
IA brother OF the poet going ahead In the right way TO
found n town In North Carolina He purchased 6OoOo
acres OF land Swain County with Wow to establish
ing sawmls laying out a town, dividing up large tracts
into email farns ard settling up the country The other
day public meeting held the site OF the proposed
town OF Whittier and a motion made and adopted
that operations DO opened upon the principles OF the
Word OF God including ali morality, and especially tenn
pcrance ana prohibition OF the s'ronses. @ lanes
OF all property holders within zen miles o. mnter 70, 70
pledge prS6eHf fq5 aa P be s sS without Sond
ton whereby the purchasers agree that IN case
nse exoepf for medone or arts the shall sur
render the land o. Clark Whittier or MS leR eproSen'
auye on the rendering OF the purchase money
SAYS The Boston Transcript; Mr. Edward Bargess
the designer OF the Puritan ia about thirty nve years OF
age and comes OF an old Boston family He vas OF tho
sbppipe firm OF BENJAMIN Burgess Sous until 1t dls-
solved. Mr. Burgess graduate OF Harvard University
OF the class OF ls7l Among his classmates were the
Hon Henry Cabot Lodge and the younger DIT Bigelow.
His tastes have always been scientific ana he was az
one time a professor OF natural history at Harvard
Even now no continues his studies In natural history
and stranee bug something new In he insect world
will engage his attention quickly as the model OF
new Yacht; indeed while acting IA secretary OF the
Tasteru Yaeh Club he finds time 20 Keep the secretary
hooks OF the Society OF Natural History IN Boston.
began sailing when | ten years OLD, ne silu tue
other day: and have been sailing ever since nave
never lost interest In yachting, and small pfopADy Do
a yaeht,man "a long | live Mr. burgess made
des,gnIng a specially only few years ago Among the
boats he has signed the cutter Rondna Df. W. r.
whitney owner, built in 1880; the Ioop SOnnlOihe'
" s. Strong owner built In 1888; catboat sachem };
Malcolm Forbes Owner; aud catD0at NTallh, IehoraI
C. j. Paine owner. built this year
Professor David Swing. who has been spending tho
snmu,er at Geneva Lake. returned to Chicago ana
occuued his pnrit last Sunday. During the summer he
nc len ed distinction shilfrl and successful bsher
man.
The Rev DR. Boardrran. OF the Union Park theological
Seminary Chicago. has returned from his solonrn IN
Europe and has resumed his duties IN the seminary
He went 10 Germany I'M order 10 make use OF the iaci
tiles offered by German universities I'D pursuing Ills
researches IN medieval theology