New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1882-11-19
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The Sultan evidently considers himself H.,
| with loyal household retainers. At the reca,, -
posing public feast of Kurban. he called 10 h'' '
his chief eunuch and, IN the presence Of the mo-
tiers and other officers thanked him for his 200 a..
vices in the past, and gave him golden star pc
| ing in diamonds tho word "FsithfuIp Tb;,.'
| rare and highly priced decoration, which bas go
| been bestowed upon seven persons 10 the osiy
eunuchs OF bis harem he gave rich gifts of elo,.r
ana money, ID token Oh ther honesty and digssee'
Ex-senator Dorsey has an elegant home In co,,,-
| County, New Mexico. The house externally ,s.l.
bles typical Southern plantation mansion. ~
two stories high, with ample verandas. and ,;.
the chimneys built outside the walls. With, -,
all the equipments and luxures that adornsd ".
DOrsev's Washington home during his sena,o,i.,
career In a small adjacent binding ne has si
museum of stuffed birds, animals repfiIes an,
fishes together with regular arsenal Of spor,smsy
accOutrements. From pole on the hon ,e.roos
flag is kept flying. sign TO travellers that L.
Dorsey Is " at home" IN every sense Of the phra.e
Now that the Hon. Thomas A. Hendricks Ia,
really recovered from his attack Of so-eal.I
"senile gangrene," a story has come out winch /,
decidedly at the expense Of his physicians On IN.
very day. the tale runs, to which the medical pronh
cts in attendance had limited his life, bluntob
granger-also a doctor, after n fashion-calledn
pay HIM farewell visit After pathetic i,t.,
the country practitioner thought he wOnld taxa
a look at the "gangrene" which was about to te,
inmate his lustriOus friends life. lie did so
stared at it, open-mOuthed. for a moment; and then
with n dersive grunt and an indignant thumping
GA h. roared out: Nothing but bOllw SURE,
enough Mr. Hendricks was very soon rushing aOnr
the high road to recovery, and the able physcians
who attended him are keeping moderately quiet
Count Ignatief. having so long shepherded
Russia's political flocks, has turned his attention
now to the rearing of veritable 6Ocks Of sheep on
the great southern stepDes. In the district Of
Bakhmut, in the Province of Ekaterinosliff he has
an estate of $4,000 acres purchased some yean
ago by his wife at a bankrupt auction. II had
long been abandoned, and was in a most dilapidated
condition. But the Count has restored the mansoa
and grounds and put upon the grassy plains tenant
~ OF 5000 choice meriDo sheep. He supervIses tie
estate in person, and enjoys robust heatba welcOms
change from hls former semi-invahd condition. he
doe not let agriculture dethrOne diplomacy In bis
mind, however but keeps up a lively interest Ia
foreign politics, IN token of which he has given the
name of Bismarck" 10 the biggest and most
belligeTent ram IN his Hook.
The Rev. DR.. A. B. Earle celebrated the ETY.
second anniversary of his ordination last Monday
evening at his home in Newton. Mass large aud
distinguished company of clergymen and llymea
was present. ard addresses were made BIZ the Rev.
DIS ID. X Hitchcock and j. d. Fulton. and the
Rev. W. C. Van Meter. The Rev. DR.. Ellis, of Ire.
mont Temple, Boston, read an original poem. Dr.
Earle is now seventy years old, and has been en-
gagged in the work OF All evangelist abOnt thirty
years. He has assisted 5000 preachers. AMI
has held meetings in all the states except
Florida aad Colorado and in all the British Prov.
inces He has preached 1880 times, travelled
32J, 900 miles and received an average annual
conn ensatIOn OF 81 ,1Ss. Despite advancing ags
DR.. Earle was never moro active than al present.
lie will conduct meeting and preach every nlghs
this week at the TEMPLE, IN Brooklyn.
BuckIngham-st.. Cambridge. Mass. Is pretty
much given up to old-tme arch lecture. but Colonel
Thomas Wentw orth HigginsOn is credited with
having the "Quesn Anne " home OF them all
His homo stands we'll back from the street. sur
ROUNDED by pleasant grounds. Outside 1t Is OF dark
and sober hucs. bnt within all the rooms are bright
and sunny, finished In light woods. The browning
glory of the place is the fence that DclOses tho
grounds 1t is rustic, made OF cedar poles with tho
bark on, and Unlv the small twigs trimmed OF
Large coles form the top and bottom rails. aud ne
tween them the small poles nailed on on the
bias" very close together. that the structure re-
seubles an exaggerated dress trimming, OF srags
and bias poles instead of straight and bias ioas
IL is as pretty rs 10 is unique. The lord Of the
silver streaked hair and vhiSkcts clean-cnt ier
lures and bright. clear gray eyes. lie - notlceaby
precise IN speech aud neat ~ dress, ana instantly
impresscs being scholarly rather thau me-
rarv His home has lately gained new JOYS by the
advent of an only child, and she is the Baby
>Orcere5s" OF his recent poem IN The Century.
PORTLAND Ne, Nov. l8.-A dispatch to The Ar.
cus SAYS that the Hon. Lot N. Nurrllps co-dIt.Or
has not materially changed fer several days.
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