New-York tribune., 1886-11-12
PERSONAL.

governor Pattison of Pennsylvania, has purchased
n house I'm Philadelphia. in anticipation Oh pleSen'S
retiring from Harrisburg.
It ia observed by "The Chicago Mall" that the
thrco stockyari capitalists in that city, hher'ou' gu
tphor. has been m3s directed, their business
lives a. obscure and penniless laDorers'
Tho Rev Dr. Edward Judson. of this city, Is hold-
ing evangollstc services in Toronto Canada.
visitor in Philadelphia is Mr. J. J. Upchurch'
formerly of North Carolina but now OF Bethehem,
Penn, who in 1863 founded the ancient oraef ,an Oh
United Workmen, which now numbers moro 'nan
10000 wOrkmen.
Professor Goodwin Smith publicly welcomed at
Toronto on his return from England, and the meeting
made the wein ring with anti Gladstone ue'erauceS
General Beaver will be not only Governor OF Penn-
evlvania hut also ex-oflcio commander chief Vi
the State militia Commissioner OF Public DuiiohgS
and Grounds president OF the Board Of Commissioners
Of the State Geological Survey president OF the s,aee
Roard OF Agriculture, trustee OF 'ne rSnn
sylvania Museum and School Of Industrial At, anu
mombcr Of at least fifty other boards and aSsoca'onS
The Rev DR.. Galusha Anderson. recently settled
as pastor of the r-t Baptist Church Sarn M,ss
has been elected president OF Denson CnlVcrsiy'
Granville. Ohio.
Mr. Joseph Cook lecturing at Quebec. aroused much
enthusiasm by promising T., erect memorials OF Mohe
calm and Champlain at llconderoga'
Count Beust collected all the caricatures OF HIM
self that appeared during twenty years and took great
pride in showing them to visitors at Aitenperg He
also collected newspaper articles and pamphles TO
latnc TO himself His musical talent was consumer
ablo. Amongst his valses the most popular Ne'our
des lndesp was dedicated to the Princess OF wales
Uis last poem dated Altenberg, June. 1886 ana on
titled "Vorbein appeared a fortnight ago IN mo
Vienna Review 1t closes with the words, forglVo-
ness to enemies, the battle Is over
Ex-Tresldent Chaplin Of Beloit College tcils Vhae
lust forty-one years ago the first RoaTd OF trustees
held its first meeting in the basement OF the oid
church of sacred memory. Eight OF the sixteen
were present 1t was a trying hour. We seemed 70
have been dreaming before; now we must lace prac
teal duty In silent pause we sat one Vehtuicu =,
az last TO ask well brethren, what snail We uoi
Tho sanity Father Kent replied. Let US pray ~
was surely the tit thing to do, to make father hehe
the 6rst president of the Board"
r. ia related in "The Dry Goods Chronicle" OF the
late Abbott Lawrence, the rich Boston merchant,
that a country trader once bought few yaris OF
cloth at sIO per yar at his store. On measuring the
goods at homo they short quarter OF yafu'
The tradcr was almost afraid to speak of so small
matter to so great merchant. On his next Vist 10
Mr. Iawrcnccs establishment. however. he plucked w
enough courage to say: "Mr. Lawrence when was
hero a few months ago 1 bought few yaris OF proad-
cloth "Ycs, at go per yarl' Accorime 70 my
measurement it fell short quarter" fcn snoit u
arteri That will never do; II should nave oNo,
rrIn a quarter" Turning IL mis- bookkeeper ne sad
credit this with hall YAM OF our Dese pioau
cloth That customer nailed Tor lie