Morris tribune., 1881-02-03
Personalities.

Capt. G. w. Chilson, of the Eight caval-
~, killed himself at Fort Duncan, Texas.
He was native of Michigan.
Secretary Schurz has the credit of being
the only Cabinet officer that lives within his
$4,000 yearly income at Washington.
Gen. Grant wrote kind note regretting
his inability to be present at the celebration
of Gen. Robert Patterson's eighty ninth
birthday in Philadelphia, and saying: Il
hope, however, Gen. Patterson may have
many more birthdays, and that I may meet
him at them and find him in full health and
vigor of mind and body. I specially be-
speak an invitation to his one hundredth
anniversary dinner
George w. Smalley, in his last letter to
the New York Tribune, reports that there
is great anxiety among the English Liberals
as to the state of Gladstone's health. All
their efforts to relieve the old gentleman
are unavailing. as the Prime Minister insists
on acting as though he were the youngest
man of the party.
Mr.. 10, the Chinese Professor at Har-
ward College, dresses in the costume of his
native land His coat is fur-ined GRIM
son silk garment, ornamented with white
medallions which contain pictures of storks.
His trousers are ST green silk, his slippers
saucer shaped cap is surmounted with
knob. He is very grave, and is one of the
first gentlemen in street-car to offer
lady seat.
Among the congratulatory dispatches
which the Hon. Eugene Hale received up
on his nomination for United States Sen
ator from Maine, was the following from
his boys, who are visiting their grandmoth-
er, Mrs. Chandler, in Detroit: "Hurrah for
Maine! HurTah for papa! Chandler, Fred
and the Boss" Chandler, the eldest, is
about years of age, while the Boss" is
scarcely4 4. ....
Gen. Cyrus Bussey, of New Orleans,
having been appointed to represent the
Methodist Episcopal Church of Louisiana
in the Ecumenical Congress, which meets
in London in September next, the New Or
leans Democrat takes occasion to commend
him by saying: "Gen. Bussey has resided
in New Orleans for many years, and has,
during his stay among us, won for himself
the esteem and admiration of our people
his well known Republican politics proving
no hindrance whatever to his social recog-
milton as q man of honor or to his success
as merchant"
Says the Erie (Pa.) Gazette: "Colonel
Ingersoll looked at least ten years older
Yesterday, while in attendance upon his
sisters funeral, than on his late visit to
Erie. He fingered for long time by the
grave, and stood hat in hand, in deep
thought. Whether his mind dwelt upon
her who was SO dear to him, and who re-
sembled him much in habit of mind, or
whether her sudden death, SO similar to
that of his brother Eben, turned his thoughts
upon his own possible sudden end, who
shall say?
The President has granted to Private
James Quinn certificate of merit for BRAY
cry. Quinn was with Lieut.. Schwatka and
Scout Captain Jack" in 1875 on the Big
Horn and Yellowstone expeditions, and dis
played great personal bravery on an occa-
sion under fire and while engaged in dig
ging and building breast works. He also
took part with twenty five men in charge
upon an Indian village. He has participated
in six different engagements with Indians,
and is now in the service as corporal. The
request for the certificate came through
official channels, and was excellently in
dorsed.