New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1882-09-13
PERSONAL.

Dr. Oliver Wendell Holmes was visiting among
the White Mountains last week =
General Benjamin II. Butler visited Quebec a few
days ago in his yacht America
Justice Horace Gray. of the United States Supreme
Court. was at Nahant last week. lie still retains
his house IN Boston.
After retiring from the Army General sherman
will make his home in St. Louis, WHITTIER his family
will 90 early next tail.
John Gilbert is still at his summer home at Man
chester-by -the-Sca Massachusetts,, where his
health is steadily, though slowly, improving
One of Aristarchi Bey's memorable experiences
during his residence at Newport this summer was
the recent of letter from local correspondent,
addressed to Mr.. A. Bey"
OF the sons of ex-President Tyler, one is a COM
missioner to superintend the destruction Of can
celled National bonds at Washington; a second Is
prosperous physician in the same city; and a third
is principal Of an academy at Memphis tennessee.
Gratifying progress is being made with the popu-
lar fund for a monument to the late Senator Hill,
of Georgia Within II week after the lists were
opened nearly - coo was subscribed in the city of
Atlanta alone The site for the monument has not
yet been decided upon.
Among the seasons gossip Mt Newport was a
story about Captain Collins. t. ;. NJ who took the
war The vessel was sunk 1t Will be remembered,
by one of those mysterious accidents" that will
hammer at such times Just when the demands of
international law required her return. few
hours before she sank the officer in charge was,
much to his chmgrin, reIieye1 ~ coLniade ',
commander, " l can swim, and they say you can't"
Senator Harrison made favorable impression
mon the audiences that listened to his recent
paicn speeches in Maine. Concerning his appear
ance at the closing rally Of Republicans at Port
land Saturday night. I he Press of that city says :
General Harrison is a inc-loOkng man, of about
fifty years. Like his arguments he is solid and
weighty. He is a very effective speaheri rather
slow in his delivery, perhaps but making his points
one after another in apd perhaps 1t were better to
say uninterrupted, succession, never at loss I0r
word'
Notwithstanding his pilgrimage TO Lourdes, the
heir to the premier dukedom of England, now
nearly three years of age, IS stll unable to see,
speak or walk. lie Is taken to LIt'lchampton
daily. and bathcd in the sea, and is the object Of
much sympathetic curiosity among tho people OF
that place. by whom the Duke and Duchess Of Nor
fnIi, are held i'm highest esteem. The unfortunate
child is heir to a far larger fortune than that en-
loved by his father. splendid though n be- Tor he
WILL should he reach middle lie, inherit property
of immense value IN Shculeld, OIL when inc lease
has TO fall ill.,
Iardinee Berkeley the son Of the Earl Of Berkeley,
lead, Tie IaV NaH Gd:ette to speah as follows Of a
tragedy in hs life The story of the Earl OF
Berkeley and Miss Cole is well known The Earl
automatically married her publicly In 1896. By =
series of forgeres and peruri,s, according To the
decision OF the House Of Lords, he underworld o.
prove that hc had married her privately at the be-
ginning of their intimacy before their eldest son
vas born. The judgment Of the House of Lords in
effect gave the earldom to Mr. Berkeley, but hc re-
f. -ed 10 take the seat or nsr the title, and 50 east "A
slnr on his mothers Game and his brothers legti-
macy In Scotland and every European country
Lut Epaland tie Roman law which. recognized
c9itiAatiou by su 'requrnt marriage llrNdl.S ana
The dilemma pnt before Mr. Berkeley could not
nave occurred Ii l. open t. some dou"t whether
on Ibis pon ihe foreign law Is DOT the best II the
question were brought before P'riiamrnt now oy
the bishop. II was m tine days OF the statute OF
Marion il is doubtful whether tho Commons would
answer as tie bHro17 did then, with one voice,
\ ymmi.s lcg yes Anglia mntarl.'
A remarkable career was that of the Hon. John
| Tod. who died recently at Victoria, Is c.. age
ninety-one years. In 1907 he entered the service
cf the Hudsons Bay Company, and within a few
years had isied almost every portion OF the vast
territory from lludsons Bay to the COlumb ia
River. He visited Montreal in 1872, and Astoria,
Oregon, in 1911. Afterward, in the Peace River
country, he spont nine years without hearing his
mother tongue seeing the face OF white person.
Forty years ago he was in charge OF Old Fort Kan
| loops, and one day. when almost alone. was sur
prised by large party OF Indians, who invaded the
Tort for the purpose OF plumber and. perhaps,
murder. Quickly knocking ont the head OF one of
several barrels of powder. he deliberately lighted
! a match and threatened to blow up the fort and
everyone 1t If tine Indians did not instantly leave
the ncighuorhoOd, which IT is needless 10 say they
| did. lie was "A member of the first Executive
Council of Nancuuvers Island, and held that post
tion several years b1t retired TO private lite about
fifteen years ago. He retained full possession of all
| his faculties to the day OF his death.