New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1890-11-19
PERSONAL.

Frank H. Cushing the writer upon the Zuni Indians
is under medical treatment at private dispensary in
Buffalo His ailments brought on by his life In
Arizona.
Mr. Arnold KOCH president of the Redhefer d. Koch
Art Company Of ST. Louis is younger brother OF Dr.
Robert Koch, Of Berlin, and is naturally proud OF the
fame of the great specialist Robert" Inc
saws ais the third OF thirteen children the first nine
Of whom were boys. While the rest Of US spent our
time fishing aud hunting Robert devoted his hours
to study aud observation One Of his favorite pas
times was to study lichens and MOSES under tho
microscope At seventeen he had completed his course h
the High school Clansthal, Hanover, hut unable
TO enter the University OF G0ttengen until he was
eighteen At the university he wrote q prize essay
I'm his second year. taking it away from hundreds Of
students. His physician at POsen, where ne
first began the study OF bacteria his service during me
ment of the cholera germ are all matters OF record
Mrs. Belknap. of Louisville. KY, who died few
days ago. has been COMPOUNDED with the widow Of the
late ex.Secretary OF War. The former lady was q
daughter OF the late Professor Siman, OF Yale Col
lege.
The vacancy caused by The death Of Mr.. Justice
Miller led 10 arrangement Of the judges Of the
supreme Court bench. Mr.. Justice Field, who used
to sit on the left of the Chief Justice sits the
right and Mr. Justice Bradley, wO used to sit the
right removed from the Chief Justice now sits
next to him on left where Justice Field formerly
sat- Mr.. Justice Harlan has moved over from left 10
right and sits in the seat vacated by Justice Bradley
Mr. Justice Gray has passed over from right to left
taking Justice Harlans former seat. Mr.. Justice
Blachford has taken the seat on the right vacated by
Justice Gray Mr.. Justice Lamar has gone back nom
right to left TO seat the Chief Justice than
the one he formerly occupied and Mr.. Justice Brewer
the latest appontee he's removed from his seat the
extreme left to the seat the extreme right vacated
by Justice Lamar The seat on the extreme left Is
where Mr. Harrson's new appontee will sit, whoever
he may be.
The Rev. DR.. Clarence Eugene W0odman. the
eloquent Paulist preacher OF this city, lectured before
the students Of the Catholic University Of Washington
the other day, on the applications OF electricity.
In some "reminiscences Of the great German special
t Dr. Theodore Potter. Of Indianapolis, says: Koehs
demonstration of tubercle bacillus in 1882 was re
arkable array Of facts and remains today untouched
When l working In Berlin. in 1858. there was In
his hygenc institute the eighty second generation Of
pure culture Of this germ. propagated from the first
culture in 1881. In the report received from the in
stitute last week, that this has been carried
10 the oneh hundred and twenty second generation
Yet il is still virulent. Koch. In 1881 discovered
the essential cause OF consumption, and gave tbs
absolute diagnostlc sign. | have records OF over
thousand examinations showing that the presence Of
the bacillus means the presence OF the disease. AND
vice versa. II is these things which have stimulated
Koch and Others TO seek specific cue.'