New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1895-12-13
PERSONAL.

Tn speaking Of the senior Senator OF Connecticut
"The New-Haven News" Dem.) pays him the FOL.
lowing deserved compliment: senator Plat has
proved himself efficient committeeman. lie Ia
Industrious and good-tempered, and these are two
OF the qualities most needed In sucn position.
His associates like him, personally, whatever may
be their party affiliations, and they have good rea
son for H.
lean Armour Dickens. Scott. Byron Thomas
Moore Beethoven, Haydn and Weber we're re-
Gently found among the papers Of the late George
Thompson. lawyer OF EdnDursn. Iney are being
published by 1.-The Glasgow Evening News
A committee appointed by the trustees Of the Uni.
yerslty OF Rochester has waited upon President Hill
and requested him TO withdraw his resignation.
President Hill promised TO take the matter under
consideration and give his decision on January l.
"The Evangelist" OF this city. says Or ". A.
p Martin, president OF the Imperial Tungoen Col
Iege. Picking. China has, understand resigned
tho charge Of that institution after quarter cent
ury OF active service DR.. Martin returned 70 this
country year ago on ieaye 9d agSence' ne TOW
Emeritus and the mandarin rank Of Tajen, great
man conferred by the Chinese Government
The Rev. DR.. j. H. Elliott rector Of the Church Of
the Ascension Washington. has been chosen pres
dent Of the standing committee OF the new Eplsco
pal diocese OF Washington.
Some one having asked Speaker Reed the other
day what he considered the most important prob
lem now before the public. he is reported to have
answered.: How to dodge bicycle; at least Judge
80 from my own experience since | came 70 Wash
ing,on
Richard c. Edwards. Of this city, and distan,
relative of Aaron Burr has just presented Burr's
watch to Princeton College. Burr is supposed TO have
imported the watch which is a handsome French
repeater about the year 1885, and he probably
red 1t until 1890 In the latter year, the story
goes he came into the office OF ogden Edwards, Of
this city, who the son OF rs frst cousin, Tim
othy Edwards, and Informed him THAI ne had
pawned his watch with Tenny, at Broadway and
Murray-st., for So and gave Mr.. Edwards the pawn
ticket BY of this ticket Ogden Edwards re-
deemed the watch. The watch was carried for many
years by Timothy Edwards. and at his death In 1851
he gave IL 70 his son, Richard c. Edwards. who has
now presented 1t Princeton. Colone, Burr is sad
to have carried the watch during his term "a Vice
President of the United States The fact that Burr
was a graduate of Princeton, that his body in
the Princeton cemetery and that his father
the second president OF Princeton College, led Mr.
Edwards TO place the watch In PrincetOns keeping.
where so many historic surroundings exist In
nection with the Burr family.
1t Is an interesting fact that Maine the BIRTH
place OF three noted singers-Anne Louise Cary
Raymond born in Durham, Me; Lillian Norton
Cover (Nordica) born in Farmingham. Ne,
and Emma Eames Story was born in Bath, Ne.
The Princeton alumni of Philadelphia gave recsp-
ton to Dr. Francis Landley Patton. president Of
Princeton, in the Philadelphia Bourse on Tuesday
evening.