New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1891-06-01
PERSONAL.

Several euloes Of the late DR.. Darling, presidsns
~ Hamilton College, by press and pulpit, have been
collected and reprinted in The Hamilton Review ior
May.
Lieutenant Hawles, who saved the Nipsic ana many
lives in the famous Samoan hurricane. has receiVeo
formal commentator by resouuons OF tho "ae"1
chusetts Legislature.
Professor A. L. Perry, OF Williams College, VINO hsa
inst resigned his chair, published his first freetrade
treatise IN 1856. He was ptted against Horace
Greeley in series Of public tariff debates In 1858 ana
1868.
Cardinal Gibbons is reported III enough TO make u
necessary for him to postpone some OF his visitatos
for q time.
Bishop j. W. Holt, Of the United Brethren Church,
whose home Is in Sacramento is In the East looking
up Young men for mission work the Pacific Coast.
He has been moderately successful in this search.
Bishop Holt is an enthusiastic lecturer on "The sunses
Land Of America
Some of the Washington papers think that General
Greedy will be put in charge Of the Weather Bureau I'M
der the new regime not merely ad interim supern-
tendent but permanently by appointment The Gem
era has Just returned TO the Capital after an extended
tour Of the country mang an Inspection Qf the prn-
cpal signal Service stations prior TO the forma Trans
fer month hence.
The story is told in Knoxville that Judge Houk had
unite recovered from the effects Of his mistaken drauge
~ noson when in order TO soothe his nerves, morphine
was administered against the advice Of ms OWE
nhysicIan who knew that the Congressman had hear'
trouble.
General Joseph r. Hswley, Senator from Connecu-
cut having found himself unable, WIN MS o'n1i
duties and the need of rest TO prepare an orauon OH
General Sherman for the fremont Temple (Eoseonl
meeting which was to be held on Juno 4, wro'e "
the executive committee, asking TO be excused ana
advising the selection Of another speaker he oneIea
howevee to fulfil his engagement II the e4ercises
could be deferred until autumn, and IL was tereIoo
decided to hold the memorial services late In sepem'
Der.
A somewhat remarkable life, portion Of which was
spent in New-York City, closed recently at Water
town g. D. in the death Of John Barnard, the trav-
eller artist and poet He born in New-York City
on November is, 1915. In early life he travelled
through the West, making thorough exploration OF
the Ohio and Mississippi valleys From sketches then
made he aferwad painted his famous tbreemlle pam
Drama of the Mississippi Valley, which he exhiolted
in New-York and London with marked success, and
from which he realized fortune. He then spent
several years in Egypt and the Holy Land. Upon his
return he painted a panorama OF the Nile, and estab-
lshed Egyptian Hall, In London where he exhibited
il, together with other curiostes from the East.
Egyptian Hall is still maintained in London as one OF
the public attractions. Returning to New-York In
1s46, he established Bsnvards Theatre which soon
after passed into the possession OF p T. Barnum under
built Banvard's Theatre, now Days, on BroanWsy.
Tic went TO Dakota in 1880, and made his home al
WATERFOWL. While on the Mississippi In his early
years, he made a photographic survey of the rver
from Cairo TO New-0reans and secured an accurate
knowledge OF the river and the adjacent lands, and
when the Rebellion came, lie rendered MS Quarts Ne
notes TO the Government and they were found TO os
valuable TO the engineers. He submitted 10 ueheras
Fremont the original plan for the famous canal a.
Island No. TO- and the work ultimately performed
in accordance with that plan. lie wrote extensively
In both prose and verse;