New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1882-08-28
Rev DR.. Joseph T. Duryea formerly Of Brooklyn,
will be O member of the council.

Frau Materna has sent to Chief Bunker, Of tho
Cincinnati Fire Department, handsome souvenir
of her visit to one Of the engine houses under his
charge 1t consists Of fine engraving Of various
fire escapes, showing their manner OF use set IN a
frame OF white oak and gilt, and bearing n suita-
BILE inscription in the giyers own handwriting.
gentleman who recently travelled In the same
car with the Hon Benjamin Harris Brewster, At
torney-General Of the United States, says he was
much puzzled by the fact that Mr.. Brewster carried
six hats with him. one on his head and five piled up
the seat by his side. One of them was century
old in style, being of light brown felt, very high.
and furry. For it Mr. Brewster manifested a s.'onS
Partially, always wearing it when he lett the car
The memorial to the late Lord Beaconsheld in
Hughenden Church has been ut last completed
1t consists Of a window in the western side OF the
church, organ and some decorations in the chan
eel. In addition numerous other tributes to the
dead statesman's memory have been placed there
prominent among which are: the monument pre-
sented by the Queen; the east window, by Lord
Rowton. Sir Nathaniel de ROthschild and Sir Phhp
Rose; the south window and brass, by the under
graduates of Oxford; two bells, completing the
peal by Mr. Robert Warner; and a pair OF brass
candelabra, by two members of Lord BeaconsheIuS
household
Baron Rothsclild of Vienna, evidently does not
Ing and he gave the raDacious Boniiaces OF Bay
reuth good lesson when he went there to attend
the performance of "Parsifa" The hOtel-keepers
had laid themselves out to bleed every visitor mer-
cilessly in NIagara-Falls-h lckman sort of way.
and they especially expected to fattcn on the
plcthOrc purse of Rothschild. Bnt, 10! he came
IN his own private railway car, attended by ser
wants and cook. The car was shunted on To, q
siding provisions in the rough were brought
by express and prepared and cooked and eaten IN
the car. And there the millionaire baron dned an
lodged during his stay IN Bayreuth, ana smiled
with plying disdaln upon the baled pirates Oh the
inns.
Lieutenant DancnhOwcr has given to a reporter
of The Washington Star account of Alexy, the hero
of the Jeanette expedition, whose name was
little known until found penned so often IN the sad
journal of Commander DE Long During all that
march TO death in the Lena delta ii will be remem-
bered. il was Aexy who went on ahead TO explore
the way. it was Aexy who secured for the wander
ers their meagre supply Of food, 1t was AleXy who
gave his coat to save De Long from freezing and II
was Alexy who, faithful to tho end, at last sue
cumbed and lay down to die among the latest sur
yivors. This brave man an Alaskan Indian,
from ST. Michacrs, Norton Sound. He was finely
proportioned, with small dclicate-looking hands
and feet. Among the Jeannette's crew he was a
general favorite on account Of his polite manners
and readiness to help IN any work lie learned the
English alphabet, became expert at htulhhg DlIds.
and also learned 10 draw. lie waS line dauccr, ana
often amused the crew bv illustrations OF INDIAN
war-danccs He WAS very fond of his family, ana
at times became home~Ick, fearing his "lte ana ~
tie boy would not have sufficient coming NIlIc hc
was away. Before sailing he had made arrange
ments TO have his pay all given 10 his wife. She
Will not know of hls death unii next spring and IT
Is thought that some arrangement VIII be made by
which she will receive his pay up 10 that time.