New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1882-08-23

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Emperor OF Germany was wounded
The Rev. Rufus w. Clark. DID,, and daughter. O,
Albany, and the Rev. Rufus w. Clark, ir. and
family. Of Detroit, are spending this month on
Staten Island, with the Rev. w. Walton Clark
pastor of the Reformed Church. Tompkinsyiue
This family party will be increased by the arrival
TINS week. OF the Rev. Edward Warren Clark, Of
Narragansett Pier.
Russian prince died at St. Petersburg lately
who cOntradicted all the popular notions Of Rus.
sian princes. This was Orloff DayidoH the son and
nephew of the five famous brothers Orlof Of the
days of Catherine. This DlvdOtf was the friend Of
Sir Walter Scott and Goethe a pampheteer and
essayist himself OF no pretenson. but above
all a humanitarian. Being one Of the largest land.
owners in Russia, he devoted himself to the elev,-
ton of his former serfs founded industrial and
other schools for them with system and appliances
far in advance of those In England. Many TRIBUNE
readers will doubtless remember the exhibit made
by these serfs at the Exposition IN Phllade lpa Of
designs mathematical and other work.
Dr. Schweinfurth writes from Alexandria. where
he remained throughout tho bombarlnent. in i'm
mnent peril, thai he has succeeded IN preserving
the diaries of his travels since 1872, having them
with him. But have left" he says, everything
else at Caro-au entire lifetime 10 me- for there are
the results Of tn enty years fatigue and nce,saut
labor; my herbauum, my manuscripts. my draw
ings. my maps OF the deserts of Egypt the labor OF
the asl eight years. There Is. besides at Jalro the
famous B0ulak Museum, exposed to the Unsuitable
cupldlty of the Arabs account Of the golden
articles 1t contains. What an irrrparable loss to
science if it lost DR.. Schweiniurth, il Will
be remembered, lost by fire years ago all tho
data OF his famous tour in the interior OF Africa,
and it would indeed he a hard fate were the collec
tion he left at Cairo to be destroyed.
" In all his life. Ben Hill never did a more grace
ful thing" said General Evans in his funeral
ton over the late Senator from Georgia, " than
when he made his last visit to the portrait OF his
mother, which hung In OF his rooms. When
President Garfield placed his manly arm around his
venerable mother In the presence Of the vast multi
tudes that witnessed his Inauguration, and kissed
her with lips fresh from pronoupcing the obligation
of the Presidential Office he drew unto hi nsef the
warm heart of American motherhood forever. SO
when the great Senator went a child to gaze
upon his mothers pictured face and murmured L
will her., he left the sons of this state and
the Union n lesson of ilial love they shOdd never
forget The portrait shows a dear, old, good face,
well traced with marks of INTEL gence. The
wrinkles are there the stoOp of age. and other
signs of failing life Long since she went away
But the wasted statesman became a boy again
IN feeling gaZed with a true adOrlng love upon
the portrait. and then above the faded picture
looked with eyes that saw Home and Heaven and
Mother. all III one vision of transcendent glory"