New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1883-04-30
PERSONAL.
Lydia Pinkha

The Earl of Jersey has gwen 10 laboring men in
one of his Oxfordshire villages fifteen acres of
ground In plots of from bali acre to three acres
each.
Canon Knox-Little has brother who turned
Roranist and is on the stan of The London Weekly
Register.
The Prince of Wales probably did not altogether
enjoy the grand gala night Of the Berlin festivities
being compelled to wear very heavy uniform and
dolmAn reducing him to the condition OF Miss Caro-
I'm, Wiihelmtna Skegvsin "rhe Vicar of Wakefield"
In fact he was thoroughly exhausted anu had TO
retire AS soon as he could.
Kansas City scribe "pumped" Senator Logan
DESPERATELY ana scientifically when the latter
passed through that city last Monday, but
could only gain the information that he was
IN good health and was gong to New-Mexico
on private businessmen to look after his cattle
rancho however. for he hasn't any cattle rancho
In roply TO inquiries about political and other
topics tho Senator displayed his ability by saying
" Don't know in dozen different ways.
Olney. Cowper's old haunt. changes not much with
time Its long street Of old houses still looking
fresh because built of calcareOus stone, though
Sonic bear tho date of two centuries, has one ia
warning aspect OF dulness If not OF gloom. The
tall red brick house III which Cowper wrote &" Tho
Task stands In q roomy anglo OF The street, tower
ing most unpcturesquely above its neighbors. 1t
is now divided into three separate tenements. The
place and its associations are very little changed
since the days when the poStmans horn was heard
as lie came over the long bridge "nems from all
nations laundering at his back" Weston Under
wood the seat OF the poets friends, the Throckmor
tons has la.ely been scld by the present barOnet,
who has two other estates The Old mansion was
long since raZed
Mr. Calan. NJ. p, whose habits are vell-lSnown
10 be conyivial, not long ago gave utterance to
unlucky phrase. Speaking of an allegation of tho
Irish Attorney General. he said he could swallow
u good deal" aud he was going on to say he
could not swallow shat but before he could get TO
tho second half Of the sentence the House burst into
uproarious laughter. The strangers in the gallery
did not know what it meant, and Mr.. Callan him.
self did not for moment. A" can swallow o good
uealD no repeated and again there was an Outburst
of uproarious laughter In which the whole Treas
ury Bench joined. Mr.. Bright was cOnvorslng nth
Mr. Peter kylands below the ganeway, and his
conversation interrupted by tho mirth. He
paused To inquire and then joined in the laughter
which by this time extended to Mr.. Callan bmself.
The Hon. Gregory A. Perdicaris, whose death at
Tangier Africa was on Friday announced, lived for
many years at the Trenton House, Trenton, N. j..
and was one OF the most eccentric and whimsical
guests that hotel ever entertained He was con.
stantly attended by one Of the negro walters upon
whom he bestowed generous fees and resounding
cano-thwacks in about equal numbers and in great
profusion. He was exceedingly fond also, of riding
In street-cars, and would travel back and forth,
from one end of the city to tho other. over tracks
that made the bobtaip car JOLT like dump on
corduroy road and never was in better spirits
than after two three hours of such exercise.
lie never noticed his fellow passengers, save now
and then To grin with selfC0mpacent glee NJ tneir
discomfort when the road was more than ordinarily
rough. Withal, he was much of q favorito with
Trenton people, and his short sturdy figure mas
been greatly mi ssed tho street and In the cars
since he went to live with his in Africa nearly
four years ago.
BOSTON, April 20 George Lathrop and Mrs.
Rose Hawthorne Lathrop will 90 abroad again early
thls summer, and "The Wayside "at Concord,