New-York tribune., 1891-02-21
PERSONAL.

Professor Palmer is the third graduate OF the old
Western Reserve College to assume a chair IN Yale
speaker Reeds ind position early in the week kept
him indoors only two or three days.
senator Quay who started FOR Florida this week for
tho bnnrft of hi, health does not expect tO return
North until MAY. Early next month he Will prob
ably takc sea VOYAGE and be beyond the reach Of
mail, for several days iwo Of his sons ana one one
Iounga,t child viii spend the next few weeks In their
rural home at Beaver Penn.
Al thc recent sale Of John X. Eokers collection Of
Washington relies in Philadelphia, two volumes OF
T1c Fcdcrali,t" once owned 10y Washington. ucht
~ 800. They were purchased Tor senator llcarSt'
Minneapolis musical people mourn tho loss 70 their
community resulting from the acceptance by Professor
Charles II. Morse of the position of orSanlst In
Plymouth Church, Broohlyn. Ills work in founding
and building up the Northwestern Conservatory Of
Music has given him high place IN the cStecH o those
among whom lie has lately lnDOrei.
Miss Emily V Mason. sister of the first Governor Of
Mchgan and now seventy five year, Of acc, was ore
Of the most elegant danes at se large reception gives
by Governor WnanS last week. She is remembered
by patrarchS Of the lovellcN bellies In DetoIt
when that place W., mere garrison town.
The Rev Dr. Albert II. Bailey. Of sheldon. VT. the
Oldest Episcopal clergyman of that state, has just
died He was ordained 10y Bishop liopkns in l5i6.
and has lived and laborcd continuously in Vermont
ever since. lie man OF pure and holy life. and
WAS frequently hOnOlcd with responsible Offices by the
Church which he served 50 faithfully.
Ignatius Donney threatens The It. Paul Pioneer
Press with A libel salt for recently rcpring letter
from william = King. charging him with bribery and
receiving bribcs while he In Congress, eleven or
twelve years ago. The Pioneer Press" replies that
the document was reproduced without editorial ap-
proval but that, as it was printed in the columns Cf
Thai Darar eleven twelve years agO without "ling
denial or threat from Mr. DJnnclly, il raj her
late To demand "A TCtraction II virtually invites him
to come with his libel suit, and promises 10 aid in
making the legal Investigation OF the charges eA
haustivc"
The Rev. DR.. j. VI. Buckley, Editor OF The Christian
Advocate is looked upon vigorous opponent o.
the idea Of admitting women to the General Conference
Of the Methodist Church. But when a reporter in
Cincinnati tried draw him out on the subject one
day last week. he said, good naturcdly When | first
becan 10 preach and write resolved that would no..
allow myself 10 be interviewed or allow any opinion OF
mine to 20 into print that [ had not written myself
. To which my name was not signed. Now. haN c
witsOOd the seductons OF numerous New York papers,
we'll Others all over the country, and II were
talk to YOU for publication would be looked upon
having told untrut TO $50 or more reporters all
the country"
Frederick William Hollis. the well known lawyer and
Republican OF this city, read interesting and able
paper on Thursday evening last before the American
Academy Of Political and Social Science of Phlla
dclpha, "Compu,ory Voting as a Means Of Cor
recing Political Abuses The American lcgls
lator,' he said. has right to shirS ~ duty and
neither has the American citizen In the mater OF
voting all questions. Compulsory voting will do
away with many evil features of Prohibition voting
and will also be blow woman's suffrage. 1t Is
practical solution of the present indiferentism In
politics. IL VIII relieve the poor negro In the South