New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1882-07-30

visited They also GOT n good many ideas abroad
which will lead 10 numerous Improvements III OUT
mppOdrOmc department next year -.
'Besiies tending TO all this business did you
cniOv much recreation 1! r,-
..Oh. YES. had a most delightful time While
most Of nv time was spent in Southport ne OF tue
most beautiful watering places III eXlstcnce-l went
to London a number of times, ana always ehJoAAch
myself very much there. was present at tIie 1ll-
ner given BY Henry Irving on the stage ot ms LY-
cc.in Theatre, on June %. Abont seventy gcitle-
men OF note were present at this dinner lnciu1ng
Lord Lytton. the Lord Mayor sir Jull's bcueu.cS
(the conductor of my Jenny Lima cOnceilsl,
Dion BOucicault and many othci0 WIN whose
names YOU are familiar. L also Attended, ny
special invitation, n military tournament al AerIc
cultural Hall at which the Prince and Princess OF
Wales and other members OF the hoyu Ianliy
were present. sat within lew feet Oh iile ho5al
box. During the entertainment a number Oh 'Hc
Royal Life Guards, mounted on jct-Dlack sieeds,
gave their musical ride winch consists OF an III,
gcnlOus series OF marches, coulleI-.HaIchcs anu
cvOlutlOns not unlike the grand entries h my CIR
Gus rings While all this was gong on, was
pointed out 10 the Prince of Wales and the Duke 81
Cambridge ana they gave me good LOOK
ing over CoiOncl Burnaby came to me a
litle while aftcrward and told me tGaI
the Prince OF Wales bad remarked TO
him that Air Birnum seemed to be taking consld-
cradle interest in the Lilo Guards, but that lie
hoped Mr.. Blrnun would noi conclude 10 laSc
them of 10 America with INN. This remark VIII Do
appreciated whcn you remember that the Frnce oi
aes uns uccessiuly used his influence toward nav
ing my contract for Jumbo broken: he pc PIE
| over III En- gland are half crazy over Jumbo. lhey
|
was taken away iToih them f0n should see Tue
letters got referring 10 JumDO wliiic was abroad
! PeCp,o want TO get " subscriptions 10 OuS MN
back, and Oitr almost any amount
of money. Wherever l went IN LoilJl'
Liverpool, Manchester. and 80 on INC
ncwsOoys and uOOtbaciss and al the children man
| aged TO iuG Out VINO / Was and would crown
| around ana shout about Jumbo. almost came
near being tie ylc.Im OF one or two JuNehslo nIoOS
on account OF having carried OH lnc great pct Va 'no
shall you take Jumbo back at all!" 49,.
g / may take hI.n back III November ana eXhlpli
| him i'll Engand until March. / have not decided
vet, but believe hc would draw barrels OF moAcy
| III England, must have him here next slAIIleI,
though, ior he has not been over half Ot THIS couh-
try yet.| pu.,.., ,;,, ,o, NOT
| Mr.. Barnulng
"Acs, / delivered few lectures for charitable
purposes exclusively. / lectuled III southport III
! tic winter Gardens, jumbo and upon my ne as
| "a Snowman. 4 also lectdred AT Bolton ana Bury
| upon the same subjects. Colonel Pond offered me
100 night for twenty nights TO lecture through
England, but told hln was not III the lecture ciu'
| A LOnCOn hrm published NY autobiography WIN
| lac account the Jumbo venture written up 90
| date. The book is published at = shulngs, ana
| half Il million of them have been sod already.
Therefore, You sec, If over there win my snow
alter awhile. Will not DC an entire Stranger " lc
| English people" . m
Alr. Barnun Is looking exceedingly well. The
| seventy anniversary OF his birthday Oc-
| CURED while he WAS abroad. Tomorrow
| he Will 20 to POughkeepsle 10 meet DIS
! show, wne Mrs. Barnum goes DaCA
| 10 their home at adcmere, Bridgeport. Conn
| Among Mr. Barnum's new schemes Is the lorna
ton O1 an chronological exhibition OF an interesting
| ana unique description. lie proposes 10 BRING to-
! gethcr men and women OF ali nations, hving
| specimens" oi each, SO as to show the clNillAea
world what manner of people inhaDi. every part vi
| a. qiO