New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1883-04-22
PERSONAL.

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historian of The Detroit Free Press, is in New-Or.
leans picking up sketches of creole life ana habits.
The Prince of Wales will unveil, in July next tho
bronze statue of Sir Francis Drake, by NJ. Boehm,
which the Duke of Bedford has presented to the
town OF Tavlst0ck.
Washington people thought they saw in the face
of President Porter of Yale, at the unwilling Of the
statue of Professor Henry, marked resemblance
to the features of Henry Clay.
DIR. Ziegler the eminent Swiss photographer whose
death has just been announced. was born In 1901,
and was pupil of Carl Ritter, who has been called
the creator Of modern geography.
Edwards Pierrepont and William Walter Phelps
are the latest arrivals homo from the South-the
one coming from Florida, the other from Columbia.
sc.
Colonel Cyrus NJ Wheaton, who died at Reho-
BOTH Mass, last week, age eighty-two years. had
been town clerk of that place for more than forty
years, and at the age of eighty-one was member
OF the State Legislature.
The Khedivs of Egypt has voluntarily given up
S15 900 year of his civil list to be devoted to the
payment of the smaller indemnity claims. He will
still receive S735000 year. however. and the
members of his family 100000 year more.
Mr.. Samuel Plimsoll. who has rendered such yalu.
able services to seamen in the British Parliament,
is to be presented, in recognition thereof by the
Seamen oil New south w alcS Win u sollu SILVER
model of three-masted vessel, weighing forty-hye
ounces.
Dramatic writers will scarcely feel very much en-
couraged to read that Mr.. John Madison Morton,
author of the most successful farces OF his day,
" Box and Cox amongst others, which must have
been played thousands of times-is now, at seventy
two, poor brother OF the Charter House.
Ex-vice-P President Wheeler has returned homo
to Malone from GarrisOn's, where he had spent tho
winter with his sister-in-law His health is not
good About the holiday season his eyes became
nhamed by exposure to the glare OF the sun aud
snow and for weeks he was confined to the house,
unable 10 use his eyes at ALL Lack of exercise then
brought on insomnia and other troubles. With tho
arrival of spring weather his ailments have Ia q
measure disappeared but he is still far from WELL
DR.. James C. Palmer, ex.Surgeon-G eneral of tina
Navy retired is seriously i'll at his home In Balti-
more He has been failing in health ever since the
shock given him by the loss of his son, Lieutenant
lambert Palmer, in the Inflated Huron. General
Palmer Is now seventy-two years old. He entered
the Navy in 1884, and has seventeen years of
service at sea. He was Fieet-Surgeon under Farra-
gut at Mobile, and was also member OF the Wikes
exploring expedition. His daughter Juliet was
married TO MIR. Charles f. Adam when that GENTLE
man was Secretary OF the British Legation az
Washington. Mr.. Adam, who is now Secretary OF
Legation at Madrid, Is a son OF General Adam OF
Waterloo fame
Dumaine, the Paris actor, claimed until lately, to
have the most powerful voice In France. One OF
his fellow actors, Machanette, disputed the honor
with him one day. and after much wrangling they
agreed to settle their claims by actual test at the
Porte St. Martin cafe Pm lay wager that can
break pane of glass by simply calling Come in,"
said Machanette IN wager that you will not 10
able to do it, and that | will" said Dumaine.
"DoncD Dumaine commenced. The window rat
tied but did not break; but there was a panic
among the walters. Then Machanette tried, and
10 ten panes of glass were shattered. Dumane
owned that he had lost but il was not long before
they both found out that two OF their friends over
hearing the wager, had placed themselves outside
the cafe and smashed the window with their canes
at the moment of Machanettes believing.
The late Sir George Jessell was man of ex traor-
binary diligence. 1t was his habit to rise early
every neutrality-suspicious. at O'clock According
to the rules of Court copy of the BILL answer, and
printed evidence in each case is left with the
Judges clerk the day before the trial These he
carefully studied, and knew the points as well as
the counsel either side before the case came OF.
Many barrister on beginning to state an intricate
case would be stopped by the Judge after few
sentences with Never mind all that, Mr. So aud
So; apply yourself to such and such a point;
showing that Sir George knew the whole facts and
only wanted the law argued. Cases that would
have taken other judges days TO dispose or were
heard and tired in two hours. Nor was this rapdity
at the expense of accuracy. 1t was the result OF
his wonderful powers of labor. working every day
six hours in Court. aud at least SIX more in ms
chambers and at home.
WASHINGTON, April 21.-J. R. Partridge, United
States Minister to Peru called at the State Depart
ment this afternoon and reported In person TO the
Secretary of State. After a short interview. in
which the situation of affairs in Peru was discussed,
Mr. Partridge returned by the afternoon train to
Baltimore. 1t is SAID q leave of absence has been
granted Mr.. Partridge on the ground OF ill-heath
DENVER Col, April Civ. Il. Bush has resigned
the anagement of the Tabor Grand Opera House.
His successor is W. 5. Moore.
BALTIMORE. Nd, April 21.-Dr. Noah Porter.
president of Yale College; President McCracken, of
the Western University, Allegheny City; Professor
John Trowbridge, of Harvard and President
Charles p Thompson. formerly Professor OF
Chemistry in the Worcester Free Polytechnic In
sttute and now president of Rose POLYTECHNIC
School, of Terre Hauto, Ind. visited Johns Hop;
kins University yesterday and examined the method
of instruction in force there The new laboratorles
were examined in detail.