New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1883-11-16
PERSONAL

Positively, 1t is stated, 1t was not Mrs. Bonanzap
Msckey who recently appeared at q European court
Dali attired In dress Of white kid.
Noros one Of the survivors Of the Jeanette ex.
petition, is going to canvass Boston for Mrs. De
Longs edition Of her husbands journal. He says
ne has had enough of Arctic experience.
Mr.. Thomas Kean, author of Emmets new ploy
/" The Bohemian" has been the dramatic critic Of
The Buffalo Courier for the past twenty years In
earlier life he travelled with Fowler the phrenolO
gist on his lecturing tours.
George Peck, proprietor of Pecks San, was once
reporter In this city, "several hundred dollars
poorer than when he was simply dead brokep and
he left New-YOrk determined never to return until
he had amassed fortune of at least thirteen dol
lars. His Sun Is said now to yield him an income Of
$4,000 year.
"Petroleum Y. Nasty" has been visiting Boston,
and The Gazette describes him short, fat, and fifty
though still a hard and steady worker. His method
when travelling is to hire a whole section in a
Pullman car, have the curtains drawn up and tho
table set up, and then proceed TO business with
typewriter and Jug"
Mr. and Mrs. Richard Mather, who on Sunday
celebrated the sixtieth anniversary of their wedding
at their home in Binghamton. n Y, are among the
oldest residents of that city. Mr.. Mather went
there to live from Lyme Conn, in 1913. Mrs.
Mather formerly Miss Caroline Whiting is great
granddaughter of Jonathan Edwards.
Charles Summers old house in Washington is now
hotel annex" Edward Everett's is occupied by
War Department Office and so IL the house in
which Seward was nearly murdered Mt the time Of
LincOln's assassination Chase's" EdgewOod" stands
empty; StantOns and Hamilton Flshs houses are
boarding houses now; and Daniel Webster's former
residence has been converted into a beer saloon.
Nine. Ziegcr-better known as Alternatives at
the little village of Vile d'Avray, were Gambctta
died on IA handsome estate called Villa Cenerentoa.
She delights in taking long walks, always carry
ing pcdometer so that she may know the exact
distance travelled. This exercise keeps her in excel
lent health, and no one would suppose, from her
looks, that she tifty-siS years old.
They say in Boston that during the recent
paign some of Buffers friends asked the Hon. Leo
pold Morse to contribute to the campaign fund.
Oh, yes will give you something" said liar-
wards Congressional representative and the hearts
of the Butler men were glad. 81 will make tho
amount he continued, "prccisely the same that
General Butler has ever given to help elect me to
any Office ~ and the Butler men stole away, nlled
with chOp-talen sadness that pen cannot describe.
NJ. Clemcnceau is fond of relating the following
incident as an illustration Of the absurd force of
red-tapc in France. When he was arrested by I'M
pcrial tyranny in 1862 he was taken to Mazas just
after breakfast Now, according TO rule every pris
ouer must take bath Immediately upon entering
the great jail. But he refused 10 do so. He had
Just eaten hearty meal; he was doctor; and he
knew it was not right to take bath at that time.
He was stubborn. So were the officers. Finally,
the case was compromised He slipped OF his
clothes, dipped ais toes into the water, wiped them
dry, and dressed again. Thus he was supposed.
technically, to have taken n bath. His health was
preserved. Red-tape was hOnOred. Everyone was
happy. Yye lEmpereur!
At the Munich International Exhibition of Fine
Arts in 1875, all pictures by wilhelm Leibl, tho
peasant tpainter," skied," while all exhib-
tied by Lenbach, who was a member of the hanging
committee were placed on the line" This made
Leibl terribly angry, and he threatened to thrash
every member of the committee if his pictures were
not lowered. As he Is man of enormous size and
strength, and always keeps his word, the committee
lost no time in putting his pictures "on the line
and he received the grand medal But after receive
ing the medal he tore it from its case and broke it
in two, to show che art jury bis contempt for an
honor which had been granted only because lac had
forced them to do him justice. HIS Indignation
reused t. fury Oh finding that the medal was
filled with plaster, aud he hurled the fragments at
the heads Ut the jurors, crying: Here, take your
base fraud. | want it not. 1t is too true symbol
of your rascally dOlngs."
WAsHINGroN. Nov 15-Secretary Chandler is
expected TO return TO Washington tomorrow.
CNCiNNArI, Nov. 15.-Dr. NOrvn Green, presi-
dent of the Western Union Telegraph Company
passed through this city on his way to Louisville
to-day.
WASHINGTON, Nov. 15.-SecOnd Assistant Post
MASTER General Elmer, who has returned TO this
city from New-York positively denies the truth of
the published report that he intends to resign his
office.