New-York tribune., 1896-02-01
PERSONAL.

Joseph Cook, who was taken some time ago
Clifton Springs. ~ v. suffering from nervous pros
tration ls gradually recovering.
Owing largely to the efforts Of Count Tos'o the
Zemstovs OF large number OF provinces in Russia.
well several prominent officials In Asiatic
Russia have decided TO petition for the abolition Of
loggng as q punishment.
In noticing the death the other day Of BENJAMIN
Liverman at the age of nlnety-hve years, The MIN
neapolls Tribune" says: Mr.. Lverman was a great
traveller in his younger days. and rode over the
earliest railroads OF the world He was also the
first travelling man to 90 on the road In this country
going through the Southern states Tor New-fork
same ship with Horace Greeley. They were quaran-
tined at foT x weess when the ,ra, rarIsd Si
own observation the truth OF the statement that
every tie in that road cos: human life
Sunday was Sir Frederick Leighton's day at
home" says a writer IN The Boston Transcript"
"and he used then to dispense tea in delightful
fashion to his many friends. As nc greeted some OF
his friends at the door Of his magnificent studio
Uhe show studio Of Iordon) ono Sunday afternoon
ne latest rays OF s n sne nrs ~
out can eo-like against background OF rich. dark
velvet and could not have looked more thoroughly
the arstocrat had he been dressed 10 appear ar
court. Have you sen M Corots and my Con-
stables. and have you looked into the dning-room
yet? he asked. no? ] want you TO see them ana
enterfain each other for a lev moments the host
led the way downstairs, telling as re went some
tnng or Tie pictures " llcl iiise INT way
Mrs Ph!neas NJ Barber. OF Philade. ph!a, is about
to erect ana equip. at cost OF about $1,000
seminary fer girls at AnnlztoE. Ala. and give It to
the Presbyter an Board Of Missions for Freedmen.
Professor Eoys. OF London. recently delivered an
illustrated lecture In which he showed photo
graphs OF the Lce-Metford buller as Il passed
through q quarter-inch sheet Of glass Just before
the bullet touched the sheet the air wave cut a
disk OF glass about hal. an inch in diameter clean
Ou At the samc time the glass around the hole
was crashed INTO powder and criven back at an
rxteremly rapid rate. The glass stuck 20 tho
bullet for a snort time a:ier Il had passed through.
the dick being driven on: n front OF the bow
The Vibrations of the glass plainly shown
photograph Of the bullet after IL had cleared tho
glass by nine inches showed the remainder or me
glass intact. but whom the bullet had proceeded an
other sixteen inches the sheet Of glass was seen
to break and f3l In fragments.
The Rev. Or. James Martin Yeagor. president OF
Drew Ladies' Seminary Carmel. y. Y, had four
grcat-rranGfat theirs IN tn War Of tho Reyouton.
They were John Wager. born in Germany men,
ber of Colonel John Bl!is company, OF Philadel-
ph 4 George Burlington the founder OF the Buiing-
ton family IN the Lykens Valley and member
OF Captain Martin WeaNer's company OF Dauph.o
was with Washington a. the battle OF Trenton. and
al VALLEY Forge. member Of the Sth Pennsy lvana
Regiment and John Lemon a Scotchman, or the
l2th Pennsylvania Regiment, who served under
General Wayne in the Revolution and In the Indian
wars OF the Northwest.