New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1880-01-24

sion that it seemed to the auditor the finest ting
he had ever heard"
Mr.. ]. c. Flood has just bestowed pleasant lltte
amount of pin-noney upon his daughter, Miss Jen-
ME Flood he has registered 50 800, 900 In United
States bonds ~ her naIne This gift provides for
her an income of 100000 year.
Minister Foster is reported TO have expressed
wish to be sent to Europe in order to study the So
cal.and political institutions of other lands lie /,
not very rich man, yet has enough to live in ST.
Petersburg in dignided fashion with the help Of
his salary. He cannot leave Mexico for two
months, and will probably not reach Russia fol-
four or five.
Mr.. Edward AtISinson's gift of samples of Ameri.
can cotton manufactures 20 India has been requi.
ted by present of nearly 200 statuettes repre-.
senting the different castles and classes of people in
that region The figures are of clay. dressed in
actual stutfs made up in the exact fashion of East
Indian costumes. The donors of this valuable col.
lection are a firm of Bombay Hindoo merchants.
Lady Mary Hamilton lately Princess OF Monaco,
has asked the authorization of the Church to con.
tract new marriage with Hungarian Prince. The
Church is reported to find no impeachment. but the
marriage must be performed in some country where
no civil marriage il known, since the civil law
holds her to be still married to the Prince Of
Monaco. The marriage will take place shortly at
Vienna.
Secretary Thompson says that he saw Andrew
Jackson at the time of bis Inauguration as Presi-
dent. "My father. who introduced me-" says the
Secretary, told me then that / was getting on
the other political side already. Instead of lectur
ing me. as | supposed he would, Jackson put hig
hand on my head and said Whatever your poll
tics think always for Yourself and let conscience
be your lnyariable guide"
The celebrated agitator, John Wilkes, wrote an
autobiography, parts of which lie had often shown
to friends but at his daughters DEATH long after his
own. the covers in which it was bound were found
with the leaves completely cut out. Miss Wilkes
had close ties with this country Her fathers sister,
Mrs. Hayley, married secondly Mr.. Jeffrey, and
settled in this country ar Newport, while her cousin
Charles took up his abode in New-York. To HIM
Miss Wilkes left the bulk of her property. 1t was
remarkable that the only and dOlzed child of that
free-yer, John Wilkes, the foremost member Of
that famous gang Of reprobates, the Monks OF Med
should have left the residue of her estate to tho
Archbishops of Canterbury and York for charitable
purposes. Her cousin Charles's daughter married
Francis (afterward Lord Jeffrey. OF Edinburgh Re
rie,C fame, who crossed the Atlantic, an absolute
terror to him. fetch his bride. Her sister, Miss
Wilkes, is now living IN Washington-squaIe with
the daughters Of her brother. Dr. Wilkes, VINO died
a year ago and was soon afterward followed TO the
grave by his delightful sister, Mrs. Cadwalader Col
den. DIR. Wilkes almost the last of the old res
dents in st. JOhns-square, having only lett II IN
1869. Many of them still retain their slttings and
attend the service.