New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1882-09-22

orchard. which arc Mr.. Sberman's especial PRIDE
There are hundreds Of apple pear and psach Irees
and grape vines in the orchard, all OF which pear
luxurIantly None of tho fruit Is over solo, Dnb
among the poor people OF the city it Is freely dlstrp
uted by the basketful TO those VINO nave ho Hui'
and are unable To buy.
Professor Blacies successor in tho chair OF Greek
in the University of Edinburgh will be selected
next MONTH There are many eager candidates foi
the place. including DIR. Donaldson who was n ,t
long AGO Amounted to Professor Blackies old chair
in Aberdeen. A notable feature OF the competition
is the number OF candidates who hail from tue Fly
lsh Universities. Ii was not so IN past va s
When Professor BlaCke WAS elected 10 Iho Eui.i-
buroh chair thirty wears ago not n single Compel
itOr from oxford or Ca mOrldge obIalneu d EoVo,
nor indeed. did any member OF eitneI Vl V" t,
Universities make any serious euort 10 oDVa'n '"o
place.
The Rev Mr. Lansicll whose book on Siberia has
attracted much attention, was recently arrested by
the police in that country and brought back 10 81
Petersburg where he succeeded in getting released.
He had started on a missionary tour and was dls-
trlbutng Bibles among the people These the police
mstook for incendiary Nihilistic propagandas, and
it is SAID tnat the Chief OF Police under whose
supervision the arrest was made pluned hImseH
on the achievement, and sent to the Gar Lom-
bastIc dispatch. announcing the capture OF Tue
head centre OF the Nlhist organization, WIN VOL
umes of bylaws roll books. etc, IN his possession,
which proves the policeman to nave Deeh sdu
Mile. Jeanne Bernhardt is apparently less
caprlcous than her iilustrous sister. Not long ago
she was announced to play the title role in Sardou's
DUrd," at Bordeaux. She got through the Drst
act well enough, but had some mIsgvings as TO the
rest So as soon as the curtain dropped she stole,
unnoticcd, down to the doorkce2er's room, bor-
rowed there q tcnnet and shawl, and then, with
ont word Of notice or explanation 10 the manager,
made off and spent the remainder OF the evening
wandering about the quays and by streets OF the
city, "studying human nature" Or course the
luckless manager had to dismiss the audience and
refund the money at the .bOX-Oiiice. Next day the
actress took dose of laudanuin. and her LIE was
narrowly saved by the use OF emetlcs
Marshal Serrano recently caused great political
sensation in Spain by the announcement that he
was willing to become Primo Minister to King
Alfonso, il invited by that monarch to form CaDi
net IN the event of Senior Sagastas failing to carry
out the reforms demanded by the Radicals This is
deemed significant, inasmuch hitherto the Mar
shall has kept strictl, apart from active politics
since the BouIbO restoration in 1879, only show
ing the present Liberal Administration occasional
favor by his vote in the Senate on few important
divisions. He now declares his confidence In the
possibility OF bringing the most important portions
OF The democracy over to the hearty support OF the
dynasty if Alfonso will consent TO the reestablish-
mcnt of the democratic constitution voted IN lS69
and accepted by Amadeus but set aside togetLer
with universal suffrage by the first Cortes after the
restoration.
Captain Mayne Reid. whose utterances are usu-
ally marked by the sturdiest independence OF popu-
lar whms does not hesitate 10 express plainly his
opinion of Cetcwayos visit to England and the cod
ding he there received "CetewayO," lie recently
wrote seems to mo to be somewhat shabby
treated in London, as regards his board and lodg
ing An humble dOmcile IN Melbury road IS not
much Of a residence for royalty; and from what
read his unvarying diet, both at breakfast and
dinner consists of but three cOurses-beef with a
following not accompaniment OF potatoes, and
wnd-up with boiled beans. Surely his sable
majesty must have Jared as well # not better in
ms mud hut on the banks OF the UmvOlOsi
What deNtcrOus diplomat this mountain of royal
fat. bone ami sinew has shown himself. Cute AZ
any dealer i'm wooden nutmegs ever known IN Con-
nectluut, How ceyerly he has drawn the oiled
feather OF tattery over everyone worth Amounting.
from the Queen downward. giving Gladstone a
double coat OF H. as though well aware 1t wOnd
stick Neither the honey -tOngued Beaconsied,
nor the 'judicious bottle-hOder. Palmersion-not
even the Peoples William himseI-could have
done 1t more deity"