New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1883-04-15
else lot the companies set Of cars for passen-
gers and another set for freight.
PERSONAL.

Captain Woalley N. P, and Mrs. Whalley. and
the Rev. Dr. Red, arrived In this city yesterday by
the White Star steamship Baltic.
The Rev. James c. Beecher has sold his home on
Beecher Lake, in the Ulster County wilderness,
and will AGAIN return to and mngle with the social
| world.
Commander r. A. Newman, who died In England
on April l. age ninety years, was the last surviv-
ing omcer of Admiral Strachan's squadron which
captured Admiral Dumanoirs French feet at Ferrol
| in 1905. During Bonapartes Imprisonment at 81.
..clena he was attached to the guardshp stationed
| there.
Governor Cleveland was entertained at dinner
the other evening by General Charles Tracey IN the
| old Schuyler mansion, at Albany-the historic
house where Burgoyne was entertained after his
surrender. where Alexander Hamilton courted
| and welded his BRIDE, and where, III later years,
Willard Fillmore was married
Major Henry D. Mcdaniel, the Democratic
nominee for Governor of Georgia, is forty-sx years
| old. He served in the Confederate Army and was
| so severely wounded at Gettysburg that he was
confined to hospital until the end of the war. He
was member of the lower House Of the Georgia
Legislature for two years and of the Senate for
eight years. Though he shutters, he IL said 10 be
| one of the most successful lawyers in the State
| The Prince of Wales ha, brand-new palace car
| to travel in. which is described marvellously
aesthetic and altogether utter Ii is fifty feet long
| and contains a saloon, study, two bedrooms, two
| dressing rooms and bathroom. fhe Princess
bedroom is hung with old gold silk, and the furn-
| turs is upho stored to match Mirrors are Lot INTO
the door panels and the whole suite can be llGhted
| either by candles or by electricity.
| One more for Tabor. When he reached Washing
ten to enter upon his thirty days Senatorial career
he went to a well-known livery stable and said he
| wanted to hire for few days the best team and
carriage it could afford. "You shall have 'em, SEN
| ator" "Put the Niger in livery, will you
baug-up liveryY" "Itll be as good as Brewsters.n
" And a new plug hat, shiny 7" Yes" And
put one y them there red bugs on the side of the
hat thatl make il look tony" The hvoryman
furnished them all, red bug and shiny hat included,
and the statesman was happy.
The elegant country residence of the late
Governor Milton s. Latham. of California,
at Menlo Park. has been sold within
few days to Mrs Mark Hopkins Of San Francisco.
Governor Latham's place was one of
the finest at Menlo Park, ranking
with those of Governor Stanford, Mr.. Flood and
others, whose places have made TINS suburb OF
san Francisco so noted. II Is expected
her new purchase in perfect order,
80 that it will again rank "a one of the most
beautiful country residences IN California
Since so much comment has been excited by the
constant attendance OF policemen and detectives
upon Mr. Gladstone. the Chief Commissioned of the
London Police has furnished a statement to the
effect that the late Lord Beaconsield when Chan
celur of the Exchequer in 1867, was followed home
every evening from tue House of Commons by
police constable n PLAIN clothes, and the duty was
continued mp to the time he left Office in 1868. and
renewed IN 1874 and continued up TO the time he
went to the House OF Lords. Special precautions
were also taken at the time by the police on
duty on the line OF route TO insure his SAFETY.
A Boston Post correspondent has been visiting the
Hon Samuel j. Tilden at his home in this city, and
il now wondering ii it would bc possible TO compute
the number of lies that have beer told about that
venerable statesmans health. TIC found him IN
good flesh. with a healthy glow in his cheeks,
and with eye and mind as bright ana keen as ever.
His hand steady, and lie wrote as legibly and
evenly as IN his earlier years Mr. Tilden had stood
in and about the house. giving directions TO the
workmen four hours and over when The Post man
arrived Z" | come down from fcnkers." he said,
- every other day. and spend from three to five
hours Just as you have seen me to-day"
talking of beauty" says the Rome correspond.
ent OF The London Globe, the young Duchess Magi
anO NE 9andini married at sixteen lie the belle of
Rome; a really triumphant young creature. with
tho figure of a nymph. Mrs. Astor, the wife OF the
new American Minister. only tweny-three. Is so
beautiful thar when presented at Court her Majesty
remained speeches. with admiration. The youth |
full Mimi Lavagg, charming yourg Marchesina, Is |
to be married next month ~ another of the rich |
Gaziolis brother of the Duke MaGlianO. The |
handsome duchess Sforza Cesarini, with her fine |
eyes, Will not attend that wedding for cruel fire |
at her palace burned all she possessed, even to her
shoes. Thi, fire. with the bull which escaped from
the station and rushed down Via NaziOnale into |
the COrso, where it threw over the Senator, Pro-
fcssCr PantAleoni, innocently going to visit pa
tielt, and a rair OF horses running away with |
carriage on the suspension bridge of the Ripetta |
knocking down wall and iDiuring passers-by IN |
the street and the ridiculous duel of Prince Ieano |
with Martelii about dispute arising at the Geo |
graphical Society OF which the Prince is president
-Martclli kneeling the ground and declaring |
he would not fight '-hdye been the excitements |
OF the soasUn"
PHILADELPHIA, April 14-Among the passengers |
from Philadelphia who Will sail Wednesday in
the Galla for Europe will be Mr.. and Mrs. A. j.
Drexe A. J. Drexel, jr., Mrs. Matthew Baird ana
family. Baron and Baroness Guisbert Won Friesen |
and Lieutenant KaIl Won Friesen. Baroness Won |
Friescu Miss Florence smith, of this city, ana
married on the Both of last month.
WAsHINGToS April 1f.-Secretary Folcer has
gone 10 New-lOrk City FOX a few days
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