New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1895-12-03
PERSONAL

Tho Rev Dr. j. H. Barrows. who has resigned
tho pastorate OF the First Presbyterian Ch"rcn OF
Chicago will go to Gottingen. Germany III rep
mary where he will spend ten months III t"eo'os-
,cal and literary work. Then he VIII go 10 in''a
With q large number of English and American
,r,ends He viii visit the principal Mahometan
universities in India ard deliver lectures on 'hrs
,io,itv His mission is 10 be under the pauonatS.
OF the University OF Chleag9, a ann me mission
aries and business men 10 build upon ILL., In %,.
ultimately lead TO me recohs'u0"o" -
and Hindoo social NE
, % c,hb. who was graduated from Wes-
,,ar University in 1892. has been elected - ue
hoir of English literature in Boston University 10
succeed Professor DAME. Dorchester j.
Tho Bismarck tower in G5ttngen. where inc chan-
colIor studied and fought most OF his tnlFty-ohe
duoIs is fast approaching completion Germans
from, all over the world are aiding in its erection
. few DAYS ago two granite blocks arrived al ''o'-
tingen from this country. one 81 theh O'i's 'o'"
this city and the other from San rranssco, ~.
s.uioh ,non tho watch tower. may Gernanla ever
remain the herald ana guardaah Oh ped0'' a. '''''
the EMPIRES Iron Chancellor.
George KIuetsch Editor Of THE Lincoln 'Neo)
Freie Presse" has in his possession in the hand
writing OF Abraham Lincoln. written In ls'' an m
teresting letter. IT written to l. j. ficKet''
at one time Editor of tbe Republican paper IN
Rock Island H., who has given IL 70 Mt. hlue,sch'
II reads as follows: "springieid. H. April l6 ls-
r J. Pickett esq.-My Dear Sir: Yours OF the l5'h
is ms; received My engagements are such mat
cannot at any very early day visit ROCK Isian1 20
daiiver a lecture or for any other object AS 10
me other matter you kindly mention. | must in
candor saw | 10 not think myself fit for the re.-
dency / certainly am fattereS and grained mat
some partial friends think OF ne IN tnAl cohhetN9h'
bur really think It best for our cause that no c1a-
certed effort such az you suggest should Dc MADE.
Let this be considered confidenuiL YOURS >yyery
truly, -
Rabbi T. VI. Wise. Of Cincinnati. says thar during
the last forty years he has offciated at VVp Jew
ish weddings and only three couples whom ne mas
married have ever applied for a divorce
Augustus St. Gaudens, the sculptor has just in
spectcd the Garfield memorial. which il 20 be
paced in Paramount PARK. Philadelphia The
memorial" SAYS The Philadelphia Times" "con-
ssts of substantial granite base. supporting rec
tangular shaft Of granite. with column al each
corner on the top of which rests bust Of Garfield
of heroic size east in bronze Before the granite
shaft stands bronze female aHegoricai hgure
under wreath OF laurels. holding in her right
hand the embems of war and Iclce, wnlle ner let
gracefully reclines an oval brONHe an'eil pear
ing the inscription: james Abr3n GARFIELD. fresl-
dent of the United States lssl.' Inc monument
rises 10 a height OF twenty-five feet. ne Tempo
rarv cloth covering will be used until TUESDAY n
order that Stanford White the architect, may view
the monument before il goes into winter quarters;
This visit was entirely OF a private nature ana nal
no significance whatever as to the unveihns winch
takes place in the spring.