New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1893-04-29
PERSONAL.

DR.. =. II. R,lcl". OF Wavcry. Md. has a bronze
medal which was struck ly Congress 10 commemorate
the valorous charge " Colonel John Eager Howard
January l.. l77l. at the battle Of Cowpens.
The Right Hon. G. p. Vllcrs NJ p. Is called
the father of the House of Commons" An Eng
lish writer commenting ON his expected appearance
I'm the House To vote on the Irish Home Rule bin.
says: Born in I-o2. the third son of the Hon.
George Vlcr-, II the first Earl Of Clarendon.
Mr. Vllllcrs introduced 10 Wolvcrhampt In
1888. thr"r Years after the passing Of the great Re-
form hl and succeeding Mr. Fryer. the banker and
Free Trader has eyer sincc been representative OF
unbrohrn connection with this constituency H. We
bc'yr. unparalleled IN. IT,. history Of Parliament.
and his appearance I'm the House vote against the
Disruption bill viii De- II Itself an event of the
greatest interest,"
Archbishop Kcnrlck. of the Roman Catholic diocese
Of ~ Louis. since the death OF Nicnroicncral Brady
La assumed the entire work Of the archdiocese
Though eighty seven years DID, he Is said 10 be
strongly opposed to the appointment of Il ccadIn'or.
Although nearly every one. In hearing or seeing
the name OF Professor T.. f.. barnard of the Lick
observatory, think, Of him merely rs the discoverer
Of the nth satellite ~ Jupiter, he Is known and ad-
mrcd among astronomers quite rs much for his work
comet finder and fer his original fcats IN stellar
photography No living man has discovered 80 many
comets rs this gifted young scarchcr of the skies.
There ara less than sixteen on his score. The
latest one though. h, insists. found him. lie was
not hunting for comets at The mc but photo
graphing region In the Milky Way Upon developing
his plate, he noticed suspicious looking streak
The next night he turned the big 36-inch Lick cle
SCOPE the stranger and behold 1t was another
comet Ten years ago Mr.. Barnard phOtOg
mphcr's assistant In Nashville aud enthusiastic
amateur astronomer. With "A fveinch glass h. found
two comets ahead Of every one else, ana then the
Vanderbilt University folks. recognizing his genius
for four years. During that time he found six or
more comets. lie was then invited to 20 to
the Lick observatory.
Professor J. Rendc Harris, of Cambridge Unlver.
silly. England. who Is reported having discovered
ut Mount sinai the only complete syrian manuscript
of the four Gospels was formerly connected with the
faculty OF JOINS lIoI kins University. From 1ss2
until 1854 he lecturer on New T. stament
Greek and from 1854 to Issj associate professor Of
New Testament Greek and photography. During
his stay In baltimore DR.. Harris attracted much at
cntion among classical scholars by publishing through
the Johns Hopkins press an elegant fac-simile edition
of the "Tcacbings Of the Apostles lie has since
been connected With llavcrford College, Pcnnsyl-
vann and with the Pitt Press. Cambridge and since
ls0l has been the holder OF newly established chair
OF photography.
Victor Ballot, one Of the few surviving veterans
OF the French Army nj Waterloo. has lust celebrated
his Tooth anniversary In his native village In the
lOnne. lie ArSt fought In the Irisslan campaign
under Marshal Dayous and took part In the siege OF
Hamburg. On the retreat from Moscow he withdrew
with the rest Of his regiment to Belgium. When M
s9lcon returned from Elha Ballot passed under the