New-York tribune., 1896-01-29
PERSONAL.
inac.ion.

The home of the Catholic Historical Society d
Philadelphia will be opened on February with a
reception to Cardinal satolii.
THE Boston Transcript" says that DR.. Mary
Walker visited Amherst College the other dav
She walked into ono Of the recitation rooms Will,
the Juniors were rcciting She approached one o.
tho in the front row ard motoned to him tc
remove tho coat and hat that he had placed In .
vacant chair beside him. From his room she wen.
down TO the Registrar office and inquired II there
were any announcements she could have, and. heinz
supplied with a catalogue. she started TO walk up
toward the chapel. ard on her exit she was
fronteG with kodaks ard other cameras. Her ta.
hat tie large umbrella in one hand ard a packag.
wound with yards Of string in the other her heav.
overcoat with a large cape. and black handkcr-
chief tied over her and under her chin the lons
enig flying loose. well worth taking" On
her way she inquired Of a student whore the mu-
scum vas and upon his directing her to pair OF
steps" she asked II he was conegc student to
.call-down' that she was astonlshsd at his saying
pair Of steps instead of a flight OF steps Or.
Walker pays a visit to Amherst every year, as she
trys tiTcs '"a' '" "a'"e' ''A'' wac '''' W '
Professor Won TricislIa. the German historian. Is
wholly deaf
Daniel Chester Frerch. the scrp'or, has nearly
completed the figure group and bust OF the late
John Boyle O'Rei,ly which IS - adorn monument
Ok the poet to be set UP In Boston next summer.
"Eishty gears ago" says The Philadelphia
Times" IN n modest home near McVeytown one
of the picturesque spOts in the Juniata Valley.
lanes Junkin Dul. wGs born. and his visit to the
CITY Yesterday was one of the few he has made.
u,s father CasDer Dull was the heaviest con.
,ractor r. tho DAYS Of the Pennsylvania Canal, and
,he son followed as a contractor, bat built rail-
rn,is ins;cad and drove the frs; tunnel through
the AIleghen!os and constructed part Of the great
Hoosac tunnel Mr.. Dalls premium work is n Tho
famous tunnel under Lake Michigan, A distance
OF TWO miles which supplies Chicago with water
He was the chef contractor in the construction
OF the railroad tunnels under baltimore punt the
ship canal at keOkuk. ~ Government enterprise
cavator was used for the first time. and had charge
Of rhe removal obstrucSns 70 Navigation IN
the Mississippi! a; 90, MS M; I'm n s sfs srs
fence surrounding the entire tract.
The German-Ansr.can citizens of Baltimore are
taking steps TO commemorate the lIJth anniversary
~ tho birth of Baron de Kaib. the Revolutionary
so,iior which will occur on June Z5
The Rev II. ~ CcuGon. of Port Huron. Mch..
tho Chaplaln of tire House Of Representatives
whose prayers have occasionally aroused criticism
enlisted in the Union Army at the age OF eighteen.
serving in the 9Th Oh:o Infantry, and re-enlisted
for three years when his term Of service ended
fIo was with Mcclellan IN the West Virginia cam
paign and took part in the Battle OF Sn'ion- IN
Felruarv is3 he was transferred to the First
uissss5Dl Marine brigade. Near AUSTIN. MISS,
he received a charge Of small shot IN ms eyes.
cauging total blindness After honorable discharse
his eyes. .gh end entered the blind school at Coum-
bus Ohio taking a course Of seven years Al.eI-
wa ri he entered The Theological seminary AZ cam
ton y Y. llls first pastorate was al SadriG; 4.
VI ra.er he preached at WillouEhby. OHIO; Cnat.
ham. Mass ard four years ago he moved 10 FORT
Huron. Mich