New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1883-04-19
PERSONAL.

Charles w. Jones, United States Senator from
Florida sailed Tuesday for Liverpool by the steamer
Wisconsin 1t is his inteDtio to make an extended
tour abroad, returning to America early In the au-
tumn Senator Jones was born in the county OF
Dublin, ireland. some forty years ago, and now FOR
the first time revisits the OF his early cnld.
hood as United States Senator. serving his second
term.
AL Drexel wife and son Lieutenant Karl won
Friesen. of the German Army. and Baroness Won
Fricsen nee Miss Florence Smith, OF Philadelphia
sal ed for Liverpool yesterday the Cunard steam
ship Galiia. Among the passengers who sailed
for Bremen on the steamship Elbe, of the North
German Lloyd, were Miss Josephine Gallmeyer the
German actress General Max Weber. DIR. IT, r.
Pane DR. A. Herschel and DIR. Helntzmann, wife
and daughters. Viscount Panl dAbzac, French
Consul at New Orleans sailed on the France OF
the French ilne
Postmaster-G General Greshams first speech in court
was made when he was little NOR. than boy, and
in tho presence of nnny eminent lawyers After the
first twinge OF embarrassment he spoke With free
dom. elooueuce and logical force that won the at
tention and admiration of every present AS
soon as lie finished his mastery argument, how
ey,r n reaction took place in his mind and, all
unconscious of his triumph and the sensation no
had created. he fled from the courtroom, ran home
TO the sitting room where his mother was SO wing,
and throwing himself upon lounge. exclaimed:
I've gone and mace darned 1901 OF myself
And he really believed tnat he Da1,
verv moment the courtroom was ringing Win MS
praises.
Returning home from dinner party in ST. Peters
burg once Prince Gortschakof missed from the
pocket of his oyerooat his pocketbook, containing
80 900 rubles lie at once informed the chief OF
police who assured him that the thief would quick
~ be hunted down. Surely enough, before a week
had passed the chief restored to the Prince tue
entire sun of money intact but without the pocket
book which, he SAID. the thief confessed having
thrown away to avoid identification. ms was
very veil but "a day or two later GortschakOif,
uniting on the Overcoat, was surprised 10 ma
In pocket overlooked before the missing pocket
book containing untouched the 3o'OOO IuDles,
which he really had never lost 1T all. The idea OF
restoring tho supposed stolen money TO the Prince
from the public funds in hope OF thus winning IA
vur for zeal and efficiency, speaks worlds for the
police officers Ingenuity Dnt presents curious
phase OF Russian official ethlcs
In New IDA they can give the Rev. Dr. Monck
some ynuable points on the subject OF miracles.
For example Mrs. Jones of Gold Hill, mother Of
Senator John p Jones had been afflicted for long
time with q serious and seemingly IncuraDe stom.
acn disorder A fortnight ago she accidentally fell
heudlong down flight Of stairs-ffteen steps-and
received numerous painful bruises. From these she
recovered In few days. however and at the came
time the demons of indigestion, dyspepsia, etc, took
flight IN their lace came vigorous appetite ana
perfect digestion, aud she now enjoys better health
the " Rev. Dr. M0nck would only establish his
Door OF Hope on The top OF enc OF the bridge
towers and treat all patients who climbed up there
To a grand hees-over-hcad go-as YOU please tam
bling na CHI to the BOTTOM of t3e tortuous stairw
if the result wouldn't either XII or cure it would
be the most astonishing miracle he ever performed
good story is told ut the expense of Roscoe
Conkllug who was a passenger recently ON train
going from Washington to New York. lilo reached
tho station in Washington just before ths train
III
succeeded in gettiug u seat, the last that
remained unoccupied in the drawing-room car.
A well-known citizen of New York, who is not on
,be friendlest terms with Mr.. Eonkling. was seated
near the char taken by the ex-senator. Several
promine politicians known TO both gentlemen
entered the and looked about for seats but could
find mono vacant. They finally began conversing
with the New Yorker, who rose and looked abont
him as i, TO assist them in finding places. Can't
find seatsY" said he. ]Oh you will have no diil
Guilty. Some one will give on his place. How
is that" asked one of the late corners. why" said
the New Yorker. this gentleman by me is noted for
giving up his scat" The gentlemen were much
amused but Mr.. COnling did not resign his seat that
time.
Tire Paris TOltare gives. in mentioning the forth
cunning statement by NJ. March,, the former Gov
ernor of st. Marguerite what IS said to be- the true
story of Marshal Bszaines escape from that island
PRISON. Permission given 10 his wife and little
daughter TO come and live with him. They came,
with numerous trunks and boxes of luggage, all of
which were searched, but found to contain nothing
SUSPICIOUS SD Mime. BuZane was allow ed to take
them TO her room, together. singuarly enough.
with the ropes aud cords with which they were
pleutItully bound OF cOurSe it took only short
time In make n rUpe-.adder by which TO escape liz
only remained to ascertain the exact distance from
the rampant of tile fortress to the beach below SO
she instructed the little daughter TO drop one of
her toys down. as If by accident. and then set up
unroatiOu lamontatOn. To quiet the child the
al V.H ElTalna hn
means of II hook aud line which she of course took
caro- TO slip into her pocket rd. thus having
an exact measure of the length OF ladder required.
SIR Philip Rose, whose death was announced yes
terlay. began his n lawyer during the rall-
way mania in 1Si4l46 In partnership with Mr..
Baxter under the firm name OF Baxter. Rose a. Co.,
he promoted the Great Northern Railway, and
several other of the chief lines which interseot the
United Kingdom. The partnership continued until
the famous trial of the Tichborne claimant, for
whom they acted rs solicitors After the claimants
cross-examinatIon Sir Philip Rose formed strong
opinion as to the case and refused to continue to
conduct the business Thatopinion not being shared
by Mr. Baxter the firm was dissolved. Sir Philip
Rose had retired from active practice for sonIe
wears, but nc had been successful in launching
various trusts and financial companies Among
these was the American Trust Corporation a society
for investing IN American stocks. Sir Philip was
the intimate personal friend and aferward the ex-
ecutor of Lord Beaconshcid at whose solicitation
he was created baronet by the Queen when the
Tories were III office.