New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1891-01-24
PERSONAL.


Indigo Holm lathrop. Just elevated TO the supreme
Court bench I'm Massachusetts, is direct descendant OF
nar.on OF that name who came over in the May
norrr and who preached for the Pilgrims IN LeNden'
profc..or Levi, Boss, director of the Dudley OBJ
scryatory in Albany. has been elected "A foreign a.
.,,otc mcmber OF the ROYAL Astronomical society Of
Gr.at britain The honor came unsolicited. The
,hor of assocnte members OF the society is limited
+" Gfty for the whole world. and elections, accord
ngly are regulated I'm the srctest degree by s'ehc
attachments.
# va, NOT nt all remarkable. perhaps, that George
bancroft WAS fond OF the society Of young girls but II
T. r,t every eminent man who adapts himself 50
cracot,ly a. he did to such minds and tastes III con"
vcr,ation.
William NJ Morrison OF Illinois. has received Il be
quc.t Of $4,000 from California relative
state senator W. p. Peter, OF Maryland. descendant
Of "a collateral branch Of the Washington FANNY
po,,cs,c, masonic jewel worn by George Washington
at hi, death.
Mrs, Walter Baker. Of BoSton. whose requests To
chartabl, and educational Institutions nearly reach
~ 100000 f., said have carefully studied the merits
and need, Of these bcnefclarieo during her me- anu
did not give at haphaLard
f. Dorwin Preston. Of the United states Coast sur
vcy has been detailed to visit the Sandwich Islands to
make certain observation, in conjunction with rep
rc~cntativc OF the German Government.
In contrast to the large grant OF money when i 10
be made to Professor Koch by the German RclclsaS'
il i, of interest recall time when he was unable
TO earn more than - a month! In the "reminiscences
Of the great physician, published recently in Bresau
paper, one Of his friends writes rs follows: Years
ago there lived in Wo>tcn. small village OF Poaen
ply stefan who had peculiar liking for white mice.
There was however. special reason for this liking.
White mice, rs we have learned since then are eA-
cecnt subjects for certain physiological experiments,
and this ply stefan studying, at that tine the
nature OF bacteria. ono morning, our professor, the
celebrated DR.. Conn., announced, In the course OF his
lecture to the students, that the young physician OF
Wollsten had asked permission 10 make some demon.
STATIONS before the class. on the following morning
A well-dressed young man entered the room. bowed
T. the professor and introduced himself as Robert
Koch The name not II familiar one to us, and
we received him with indifference. our indifference,
however changed to admiration and establishment
unon listening to Kochs explanations Il hs experiments
Professor Conn = much aStOnlShed aS ourselves,
and determined to bind him To Breslau. lie
wrote 10 the Minister Of Public Instruction In praise
of the Young man and asked for his appointment Ia
some Office. Gladly. came the answer. but We have
no money However, the physician of the District
Nickolai died ut that time and Koch was appoint ii
his successor lie t0ON up his residence In lIrcSlan
and continued his studies. but found nothing to do
After time he wrote 10 his friends that II doubt
less honor live in rcslau. but that he cOnld
olive alone honor He had earned : tlacrs In
three months Koch packed w his effects and to