New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1883-01-06
PERSONAL.

Sergeant Balantine returned to this city from
Boston last evening. After few days rest he ex-
poets to go to Canada to fill two weeks engage
ment upon the lecture platform. if he does not
decide to accept business offer which has recently
been made him from London.
The three leading winners on the English turf last
year MIR Crawfurd, Mr.. Lefevre and the Duke of
Westminster with respectively $4,000, $7S,50O
and $50 0OO gross gains in stakes. The Duke of
Hamilton won $4,000. Lord Rosebery $4,000
Prince Soltykoff 800, Mr. Keene $780, and ME-
Lorillsrd 5000.
The lato Robert Morris. the colored lawyer of
Boston, once examined, witness, a portly
daughter of Erin, who squarely turned her back
upon him at his first question. After vainlJ To-
questing her to face him. he appealed to the judge
" You must face the counsel, my good woman" said
that officer. San would ye, judge" she cried IN
dgnaptly, have n woman o me shtandin face u
naygurV The judge did not insist, and Mr. Morris
seemed to enjoy the joke as much as anyone IN tho
courtroom.
CASTELAR, was the hero of q striking scene in the
Spanish Cortes short time ago. when he led twelve
negative votes in roll of 2S6 on a Conservative
motion TO eject a commission to congratulate the
King and Queen upon the birth Of an Infanta and
upon the recent coming over to the Monarchical
party of the powerful elem of the Left and the
Denvcrats The great orator smoke out with his
old-time force and boldness, declaring that he
would never alter his democratic views but would
remain Republican until death. IL affirmed bis
faith in the ultima 10 triumph of democracy III
Spain and scathIngy denounced Martos and the
Others who had deserted to the Royalist camp.
Miss Elizabeth Manning Hawthorne, oldest sister
OF Nathaniel Hawthorne, who died last Sunday at
the age of eighty years. was the last survivor of
that generation of her family the third aud young
est member MISS Maria Louise Hawthorne having
lost her life years ago in steamboat disaster.
Elizabeth was a careful student and wrote much,
hut 80 far is known none Of the fruits of her gs-
mus have been given to the world. Her gifted
brother often said that she could attain greater
fame than he il she would try. She Was an ardent
admirer of nature, and spent much time among the
trees and flowers and for the past thirty years had
led a very retired HE.
A correspondent tells talo of Mrs. George Tick.
nOrs last summer at Newport, which touches one of
the most sympathetic chords of the human heart.
In her hall always stood most impassiNe end i'm
pressive livefied fOotmaL, bearing silver salver on
which TO receive cards, and showing Usually no
more emotion than the wooden hat-IacK. But one
afternoon when Mrs. Ticknor ont. and the
house was very quiet, an amanuenss, copying notes
in an upstairs room, WAS startled by series OF
bowls and wells from below. Sne kept at her work.
thinking that If the servants in the kitchen were
killing each other il was no business OF hers. Soon
no came maid to ask if she was frightened. She
said she was not. "Oh. ye amt! Well. thought
ia tell ye mum. that it's only the ioOtman. " hen
the folks is an the house quiet be can't stan it,
an he has to boiler. It's kind o. reieYn to him."
Nr. william H. Vanderbilt has given up his pro-
iected pleasure trip " TO Havana and Mexico. He
has cancelled his order for passage ticket on the
Newport of Wards Line, TO Havana and yesterday
he sent word 10 the Mossrs. Alexandra, that he
would not take passage on the steamship British
Empire from Havana to Vera Cruz. Mr.. Vanderbilt
was intending 10 sail to-day on the Newport
for Havana and remain there until January 10, TO
ioin the British Empire ana 90 far as Vera Cruz.
william K Vanderbilt said yesterday that his
father mad fully decided rot to 90 South, and that
he had been talking about going nOrthward.
friend OF Mr. Vanderbilt said that he would remain
i'm New-York until after January 2. at east. be-
cause lie knew that Mr. Vanderbilt had important
business engagements on that day.
Chief Justice Waite, Of the United States Su-
preme Court, saysa correspondent, looks very lit
tie older than he did eight years ago. when he WIS.,
tied Richmond, Va, TO hold his first term OF
court there. His simple manners then almost
shocked the people of that aristocratic city When
the Marshal called 10 inquire at what hour the
Chief Justice woud require his services as escort TO
the courtroom he was taken all aback at the quiet
answer: Il guess can fnd my way alone I've
walked about town some and located the place
while | was ont" Hardly knowing what TO say,
tho Marshal let his gaze fall from the Judges face
10 his boots ana then, seeing a small patch on the
too of one OF them, beat nasty retreat. FOR he
thoueht a Chief Justice independent enough TO
wear n patched boot in Richmond, OF all places,
would certainly not hesitate to plot himself 70
the court house nor to act as he pleased wien ne
got there And for a week after that the ambition
of ali Richmond was to get a peep at Mr.. Wate's
boot to verify the MarshafS story.
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