New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1890-11-04
PERSONAL.

DR. Bireloy the eminent surgeon, who died near
Poston last week. was in the class of 37 at Harvard
with Henry d. Thoreau, William W. Greenough ana
Others who achieved fame and yet long ago went over
TO the majority
David Meriwether. Of Louisville. KY, Secretary OF
state in that Commonwealth away back in Henry
CIay's time and later Governor of New-Mexico. cee
braed the completion of his nnefeth year e" oaSS
ago.
Judce Stephen j. Field. who has sat on the bench
-, ,h Jnted States Supreme Court for years than
aov of his fellow justices living will be seventy
four years old tomorrow. and feels GOOD aeai
younger. Born in Haddam, Conn.,, November :, isdo
I,nooin in seq Judge Field belongs to long lived
family and distinguished one
Mrs. Harrison has accepted an invitation 10
luncheon in Baltimore. in company with the committee
Of ladies who recently raised 100000 to open the
Johns Hopkins Medical School their sex. The COM
piiuent is offered by the trustees; and Mrs Harrison
al their request, names November IA for the aiiar.
When Mr. Stanley delivers his opening lecture in
BOSTON the following distinguished men VIII occupy
seats on the platform: DR.. Oliver Wendell Holmes
the Hon Thomas n. Hart, the Rev. Andrew L. fear
BODY D. D., the Hon. Robert G. winthrop the hHsh'
Rev. Benjamin H. Paddock, President l.. d. Warren, OF
Boston University the Rev. A. A. Miner, ID. d.
the Rev. Phillips Brooks ID. D., the Rev.
{. A. Bartol, ID. D., the Hon. Leverett saltonSIui'
The Hon. Alexander H. Rice, General Francis A.
Walker, the Hon. George F. Hoar, MI James fai'oh'
the Hon. William CASTOR, the hon. JONI ~ Aois' "'
Rev. Brooke Herford, the Rev. NJ j. savage, the Kew
David Gregg the Rev. John S. Lindsay the Rev. STOP
ford Brooke, the Rev. George A. Gordon, the Rev.
Reuen Thomas Mr. T. b. Adrich, Professor Charles
Eliot Norton. Professor w NJ DAVIS MI JONI riSev'
the Hon Henry Cabot Lodge. the Hon. A a. halney
the Hon. George NJ stesrns and MI Caus'eh Pr""he'
When President Harrison, the Rev. David Swing
and Dr. John Trembly, Of Ohio, were students III
Miami College, Oxford Ohio Professor StOddard s
rain gauge was poured full Of water night In a
sorm greatly to the establishment Of that instructor
next day "The Chicago Times" declares that while
the other two cOnspiratOrs here named stood
ruard the grandson of "Tippecanoe' was al
work on the roof executing this httie projees.
Before the task finished there was all aAarin anu
sx,sns and Trembly fed while Mr. Harrison, SO the
story goes. Gattened himself against CHIMNEY anu
saved there until morning. The Tines says that
President Harrison. during his Western tour, 'e"
weeks AGO stopped at Wooster Ohio. the present home
O, Professor stoddard and the latter gentleman was
selected by the citizens of that place as one OF te
roepfon committee and boarded the PRESIDENTIAL uai
At MilIhrook lust west OF Wooster After renewing the
Acquaintance of his former teacher the fresiueht ~
r,,rkcd Doctor from appearances there must nave
ben very very heavy rain in this vicinity recently
sYes repIed the Doctor, "a very ii&iu rdih ias'
nights "AImost a. heavy rain as there was one
night at Oxford responded the President. II haVe
no specisl recollection of it, "Why, DON'T you re
member that YOU recorded II as remarkable ra'hiii
Aner some reflection Professor socdll1 an p i
be recalled the occasion reeEen 10 90, an aenxnS how
an related the circumstances In dets oSiy up, ~
ever thai he was one Of the culpr1ts ana iayh .'
blame for the deuson which the professor Vi 1' F
iy subjected upon uc ieN D the facts stated
above. but refuses 10 be interviewer aV N'S ""s' "
the premises.