New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1889-01-25
PERSONAL.

The Hon. Jacob Tome, of Port Deposit, Md. has
given half million dollars for a FREQ seminary at
that place.
Bishop Freppel, who gave the French Governments
such wigging this week for letting England gobole
up South Pacific islands at viii, g one OF the three
great mouthpieoes Of the Right in the Chamber OF
Deputies the others being NJ. de CaSsagnac and the
Count de Nun. Mgr. Freppcl is the most proflsc
Of them in HIS eloquence. He has ubicInd Taco,
bright, restless eye and tho pugnscIous move
ments OF wrestler. He rushes TO the Tribune like
tornado and is hasty, fiery and vehement In the
extreme Yet inwardy he is calm, and always
ranged abound in erudtion. and nghtened up with
bits OF scorching sarcasm. He Is an Alsanan an
UlTamontane, and one Of tho most devoted patriots
In France.
Dr. James McKeen Cattel who has Just come
home from Europe is to be professor OF psychology
at the University Of Pennsylvania. He is son OF
the former president of Lafayette College, OF which
institution he IS an alumnus. Last year no was a
lecturer at Cambridge, England.
The First Baptist Church of Minneapolis wants DR..
George Q. Lorimer for its pastor; but is not likely
to got him.
Miss Mary Fuller, second daughter Of the Chief
Justice Of the Supreme Court will sail in few days
for Berlin. She IS distinguished by her gowns which
range in style from Ancient Greece to the French
Directory; never later.
The Boston Conservatory Of Music WILL entertain
Bishop Vincent OF the Methodist Church, at dinner
on Saturday.
Senator Ransom has represented North Carolina
at Washington for many years, but has never yet
taken his wife there 10 live.
For thirty years the late Mr.. Halliwell-that was
his name then-was no favorite of fortune He had
devoted himself to literary work Of great value but
work that commanded very restricted market And
no had wife and children to support Over and
over again. therefore, he driven to the martyr
dom of selling tho priceless rarities which his
knowledge and industry had unearthed, but whioh
his poverty made him unable 10 retain. He lived
in retirement Brixton and subsequently at Bromp-
ton himself doing the marketing for his household,
aud prudently adapting his expenditure 10 his means
1t s characteristic Of the mans unselfshness that
much OF his time given to editing books gatu-
tolisly for the Shakespeare and other societies. But
In 1879 q great change occurred In Halliwcps fort
Sir Thomas Phillips died, and Mrs. Halllwen
inherited her fathers estates at Broadway. HALL
we'll who now took the surname Of Philips, made
noble use OF bis wealth. He accumulated books and
manuscripts relating 10 Shakespeare, but not for him
self only, for he made large gifts TO Suauord, 70
Edinburgh University and TO Birmingham
The late DIR. Brock. Of Springfield. Mass. died at
the bedside Of a patient In the close afr Of the
sick room he realized that HIS lungs congested
stepping TO the open window his cough raised littlo
blood Instantly barring hs he said 10 his brother
doctor bleed mo.S Tho sight Of the slow, dark
drops was sufficient and he at realized In his own
case that all was over In few moments he sank
into Inconsistencies and death