New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1881-04-26
DUKE OF sU7HERLAyDS ARRIVAL.
OBJECT OF HIS VISIT TO AMERICA.

THE COMPANY ON THE GAIIIA-RtTrRN or MR.:
RUSSELL THE WAR cohiENPoNDi'Nl - HIN
MEMBERS or THE PARTY.
TSc steamship Galla, of the Cunarn Lane
brought to tins city yesterday party "i Ehgnhh,
men who come TO investigate the operations 81
American railroads. as WEI ~ 10 get William
Sutherland leveson Cover, the third Duke oil
Sutherland, is the principal one OF NE party
by courtesy the Marquis II Stafford. William II.
Russell the well-known war correspondent; ianii,
iary known in this country as Bull Kun knSs'ii,
j. B. Bckersteth deputy chairman 81 th', LONDON
and Northwestern Railway, Gcorgc /. Ntfl', sulHI-
intendent of the line, Henry Crosheid. andl%r'
George Crosfeld and o. l.. stephen, director, /;
Knowles, member of Parliament irum "lgah' anu
H. Wright, secretary to the Duke
The party was met at Quarantine py Eu~a !t
Perrepont, who became vel aSqu1iitoT Nun Wv
10 Mr.. Pjrrrepont carly in March that he would
reach tlis city yesterday hence the OK, Minister s
invited Governor Cornell aud number OF Other
persons to be present at private dinner TO bc gwen
at MIR. Pierreponts house Wednesday evening. -.
The Duke and Mr.. Russell stool on inc pTluec oi
the steamer az she into her dock YESTERDAY anu
therefore were the centre Of observation 10 Inc
crowd of persons who were present on the per ne
Duke, who is tifty-two years Old mas LOOK a9oe
him which would mark him for "A Scotchman lie II
tall of medium size, with graylsh hair ana Whlbkers
and sandy-cOOrcd musachc he was dressed IN q
gray suit and Derby hat. ne comes cir,so,t o.
century and is one of the richest men IN the
world He OWNS 100000 acres of land IN SCOT
hpSlueS
siderable of his property in Scotland, however -
mountainous and uncultivatcd but he draws large
annual income from the salmon fisheries Ill the
rivers which run through this district lie was menu
her of the House of Commons for Sutherl ands shire
from 1852 TO 1861, when he succeeded to the duke
dom. His residences are stafford u LOUIS
London /; Dunrobin Castle and Loeb lnyer houSr'
Sntherlandshire Trenthan Hail. StaiiordSllTr :
Lileshall House, Shropshire and talbot liohS,,
Kosshre In the visit TO England OF the onan %, Oh
Persia. he was entertained by the Duke and re-
marked that If the Duke were subject OF MS he
would have him " executed that he might cotiiis-
cat. his estates The present Duke is one Of IAN
i, 81 ten children his mother being Mistress Of the
Queeu's Robes during various LlDeiaI Adlhhiela1,
tions, She was famous beauty ana was wen
known for bcrality and her ant-slavcTy prnClpicH'
The house of Sutherland has supported inc nig
marty but the present Duke wavercd III his Loyalty
to the Liberal principles during the eHcl'enieht
which the Russo urklsh war caused IN EnHlahu:
He was then Enthusiastically in sympathy with Lord
Beaconseld's war policy and II vas deemed certain
that he would actively support the lorles IN lata
ment should occasion arise His presence at ban
met which Lord BeacOnsiicld gave prlOr 10 the
meeting of Parliament was regarded al the unle as
proof Of his concurrence III that statesilas opinion
The Duke is a large sharebolderin the London and
Northw estern Railway, and also owns short ROAD
of his own IN Scotland. lie IL practical engineer
ond takes great pleasure III running trains himself
AT times de is also greatly Interested III hre-enc
gipes aud will probably examine the workings OF
Tie Fire Department III this city should opportunity
otter His visit 70 this country he said 10 luBCNE
reporter Yesterday at the Breevort House Whsre the
marty in staylng, was more particularly 20 loon ihl
The workings OF American railroads with view OF
henettnp the English lines III which he Is interested
This is his first visit to America.
The Dukes son who is twenty nine years Old IL a
Eentnnant in the Life Guards, and since 1874 has
renr,sented Sutherlandshire III the House OF Com
mons. ,,:-.-. $500. .,,1 la
looks otherwise much older than when IN tins conn
try IA correspondent of The London IHes during the
Rebellion He said yesterday that he came as one OF
| the party but not in connection with any news
paper This is the second time he has visited TINS
Country since the war. 1t is probable that Mr. aus
sell will write few letters upon the changes wluch
| he may note since the close of the war Superlh-
| tendent Neee, OF the London and Northwestern
| Railway, in answer to inquiries OF TRIBUNE re-
| porter, said t., - =,
Z" We have heard much Of American railways and
| have come here for the purpose of investigating
| them. We will make hurried trip over tue coun-
| try going as far Sodth Richmond. and West 10
San Francisco, and expect to return 10 Eng ahu
| in June. We shall probably 60 10 Philadelphia this
week and then South and expect to be at Niagara
4 about the middle of May.p
what are the principal points Of interest in the
railways which you will investigate 7" asked the 10
porter.
THE system of handling baggage and freight op
erstions ut terminal points. sleeping cars and thu
hke.n