New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1895-01-10
PERSONAL.

Saws 1.-The Philadelphia Record: Henry c. bry-
ant leader Of the Peary Auxiliary Keller Expeal-
ton has deposited in the University Library 'au-
able collection from the northernmost inhaoi'ah,s
OF the world the North Greenland Esquimaux' Ih's
collection was made last summer and includes "a
skin canoe or kyak. q sledge with walrus tusK Tor
runners. kommatik. and Skin tent TANK: a., MI
will be put In the new museum. In the tenn MI T
nv their implements Of household and chase. In
this way an Idea will be presented OF many exist
Ing American tribes
Major J. W. De Forest. the author OF the ncve''
Miss Ravenars Conversion. which Mr. ho"eN
has lust declared 10 be the best produced by the
civil War Is stll engaged In literary work. though
nl-health compels him TO write slowly He served
xallanty in the civil War; and at its close became
adiutant general OF the Veteran Reserve Corps ana
chief OF district under the Freedmans bureau
stories. besides book reviews; military sketches
accounts OF travels in Asia and Europe, ana MS
tory OF the Connecticut Indians published In ls3
Among the Lincoln relies disposed OF at recent
sale in Philadelphia was Lihcolns autograph copy
OF his bill for legal service, for the Illinois Central
Railroad Company Tho bin for 5000 and
Lincoln had six members OF the Illinois bar certify
that the amount was not unreasonable. Another
was the check for So given TO him as a retainer
II successful Mr. Lincoln was 10 receive fee or
$1,000 After carrying the suit through the Supreme
Court and winning II he presented Il bill for the
balance of his fee. 1t happened that President
Brayman was absent and Mr.. Lincoln was re-
ferred with his hill to the superintendent OF the com
pany who refused TO pay IT, remarkins: This -
as much as "A hrst-class lawyer would charge
The man who spoke thus disparagingly OF future
President OF the United States WAS General George
f. Mcclellan who at that time was superintendent
OF the Illinois Central Railroad.
Ii has been decided 10 place a figure OF Hope OF
IN. dome OF the state House to be erected In
Providence II. l. But here many Rhode Isl
anders who would prefer TO have a statue OF Roger
Williams on H. In referring to the matter, The
Providence Journal says: zone good statue has
been erected him by the city he started; another
has been slowly coming toward realization. Thirty
four year. ago the Roger Williams Monument As
ISOLATION collected money for a monument to be SET
up on Prospect Hin Terrace"). Ii was 10 be a col
umn go feet high. which would be the lofies,
monumental column In the world Washington
Monument, 800 feet HIGH was not then thought Of.
In Zachariah Aliens diary there follows this entry:
A statue on the top OF this column would stand
nearly 40 feet above tdewater. IL would be con-
spicuous from Newport and Block Island and /
think from the State House at Boston Thus would
the capital OF the colony which disgraced It's heart
and intelligence by Its banishment OF Williams he
Well. the money for this monument. being INSULT
Client, was put In the Peoples Bank to accumulate,
and as the income has now made II very nearly
enough TO put up the Roger Williams monument,
no doubt few years more Will see this disposition
made of the fund"