New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1878-11-29
PERSONAL.

Mr.. Spurgeon Will not accept for his personal
use his congregations gift OF $4,000, but VIII turn u
into a charitable fund.
Mr. Bret Harte's story of Thankful Bios
som has been translated INTO French and is appearing
in lie Tennis OF Parts over the signature BretHarte"
Mr.. Horace w. Tabor. the new Lieutenant
Governor OF Colorado, was in "a stOne-cutteF
Augusta, Maine In 80 he went Colorado where nc
became q miner and rich man. If 100000 mean
riches.
The Andrews brothers, who went to Europe
in a dory are coming back next Spring In the same
sturdy little boat. They intend to build another In
which to sail San Francisco. and thence across the
Pacific.
Senator Anthony, of Rhode Island, has
proved to Senator Eaton Of Connecticut that thougn
his State is small turkeys large He sent 10 tns
Connecticut Senator Thanksgiving prd weighing
twenty-five pounds .,
The Emperor William likes to go to the
theatre sometimes going, is SAID, nearly every even
ing for two weeks. He only cares ior snort lauena'
pieces. The programme OF the nights entertainment
was submitted TO him for approval every morning
during his visit at WlesDaden'
Congressman Emory Speer, OF Georgia,
only wenty-niue years old and Is said TO nave always
been fighter At fifteen he ran away to serve ID the
cavalry He has always been a hard stu ent, TOO;
while hoy he was devoted 10 Macaulay, Buckle Gio.
bon and Hume. He IL man OF good presence anu VI
great courage and an untlring worker
Mr.. Henry Bessemer has grievance
against the British Government. He says that be IN
vented, after long study, stamp when saved tns
Government 100000 q year. and was asked 0y the
authorities II instead Of receiving sum OF money
doun he would be satisfied with post OF superlh'
tendent or stamps at 5000 or $500 year. That was
fortyhve years ago. and Mr. Bessener was al that ue
only too glad to accept the offered appointment he
has never received either SUPPLEMENTARY or money
As regards the promise made to him, lie says thate
oh 9TH wit
upt he saw the whole thing sliding ont OF his grasp
He had no patent fall back on; he could not go
law even he had wished to- The Crown IN whose natne
hese things were done, had the inventor al It's mercy
and it gave him neither smile nor sailing from . 40
beginning the end All that u has done LOT mn ~
forbid nm with others accept the decoration OF he
Legion OF Houor awarded 10 nun ~ ne an, dnra M
more that hint he has told MS story ana Ey
curious illustration OF Official earelesshess anu iJu'So
it is.
Robert Heller, the noted magician and
niantsr who died at the Continental Hotel, Pbnadel'
pna on the evening Of November p, was the son OF MI
Henry Palmer highy-respected professor OF music
OF good social standing, and was born IN Cahteroy'
England in the year 1928. william Henry Palmer
whose nom de guerre was Robert Heller" reeeiyeda
good education at the collegiate school OF PROFESSOR
stocker no Boughton, Kent, and afterward became
Fellow OF the Royal Academy, London. AT the age vi
ten years he musical prodigy ana at sixteen NC
apeared in concert and had composed several bran'
studies for the pianofOrte. HIS musical career was I'M
dered by his boyish fancy for the illusions
of magic-at first mere recreation, ater'
ward an infatuatOn. While still student ne
left the Royal Academy in company with another young
and noted artist and at the Theatre Royal kocheSer
ave bts first magical entertainment. The result was
NOT brilliant The friendly confederate SAT In 'front.'
box with greatly waxed musache, eyegiass anu
other disguise but owing anxiety, he lost Ills pres
ence Of mind at critical periods, to the diseomsueo OF
the wizard and the disgust OF the audience nom whose
missiles the two young adventures escaped thfOusus
window at the rear Of the stage In 1897 hooe' nc
Ter came tn the United States and gave MS Sonoe'
fanta stoues at the Chinese Rooms, Broaaway WI,
varying success He afjerward settled al WasDpRtoh'
ma professor OF music, oTganist at Dr. Han &
became lion in the diplomatic society preslueu ,Dnjs
by Lord aud Lady Napier, aud married miss h1 Tn
Keckhoer daughter of one OF the hTm OF RIGS , vas
bankers But his nfatuation for ~ bohemian llIe 5
not overcome. His marriage was not happy oe, id
he undertook magical expedition arpahu tns ~
accomnnnied by Miss Ada Palmer ms stePslss,ea'
whom he found his return to EnsIanu hu ~ ~ M.
ione and moor and who that time assisted a. US
Entertainments as Miss Heller Mr. Heller caves I
and three children. residing In Paris marreu ss'ei
England, and brother. u lawyer, IN Aus'raha