New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1883-02-18
PERSONAL.

Tine wife Of General Rosecrans was recentI,
stricken with paralysis, but is now slowly recover.
| The reception given to the public last Thursday
evening by Governor and Mrs. Robie at Augusta
Ne, IS declared by the Maine papers TO have been
tne most brilliant social event in the history of that
| city. '""'
Mrs. Frank Leslie and her friends left WASHING.
ton last week for Florida, and wall thence 20 n
| New-Orleans, Mrs. Lese's native CITY, They travel
IN "a special Pullman car and make 1t their home az
| all stopping places
English papers devote much space to reports NJ
and comments upon the recent complimentary han.
quet in this city to Sir Edward Archibald IateIv
British Consul-General here, aud pay special trh-
| ntes OF respect to Mr. Evarts and his address on
| mat OCCASION" the distinguished Spokesman of n
| distinguished company" says The Telegraph
Immediately after the adjournment of Congress
Senator Edmunds Will join his wife and daughter in
the South, where they have been visiting for some
| time. They will then go together to the Pacific
| coast by the way Of New-MexcO The summer will
be spent In Oregon, and they will come home in the
| faI ny the Northern Pacific route.
The death Is announced at the age of sixty-thres
of John Owen, "Owan Alaw," the National bard
of Wales. He had for many years taken a prom-
nent part in Welsh musical education, and was
always successful as an instructor He had assisted
at all the EisteddfOdan held in Wales for thirty
years, aud had composed an OratOrO, "JeTemiahr
which has long been extremely popular in that
country
Alumni and friends of Brown University will be
pleased 20 learn that that institution is about to re-
ceiye handsome addition to its funds. Speaking
at the Brown Alumni meeting in Boston last week.
President Robinson stated that about two vear,
ago Mr.. George +. Wilson of East Providence. since
deceased showed him a clause IN his will which he
ha just made, bequeathlng TO the university the
sum OF T25O,OOO The will has now baen offered
for prOba G, so that the university will SOON prob
adv, come Into enjoyment OF the beque,t.
Marshall Jewell, as is well known. was for many
years prominently connected with a Hartford fire
insurance company. At the time Of the great
Chicago fire he in Detroit. and after some tee-
graphic correspondence with the officers of the COM
psny. he FASTENED TO the scene of ruin and found
Large crowd OF business men assembled amid tho
ashes, discussing the probability of recovering in
surance on their losses. Mounting a box Mr. Jewell
announced at once, in his own genial way. that mis-
company would pay all its losses in full. The
crowd was little scept al. and finally a merchant
stepped forward to test the matter. He presented
the policies has burned building amounting
10 - 500 which WAS mere 1.-THE OF his total loss.
Mr. Jewell on the spot, with the top of has hat for
a desk signed draft for the amount. and that was
the hrst settlement for loss on the Chicago fire.
An old story. always worth retellrlg has been re-
viyed in Washington, about Dr. Thornton who had
charge of the Pat mt Bureau in the early years Of
this Government. He claimed to have been the IN
ventor of steam navigation. aud to have made ex-
permen's on the Delaware before Fulton ma Ie his
on the Hudson. In fact he charged Futon with
being mere imitator Of himself Naturally.
lively and bitter newspaper controversy arose be-
tween the two men, and when Futon went to
Washington they bad personal discussion of the
case, bat only one. and u too many Tor
Thornton. Surely yOu must admit said Fulton,
III apparent good faith. that was the iginal in
Neutor of the process of maKlug panK~ from. saw
dust by hydraulic pressure - "Oh no. said Inc
Other confemptuouSy, " there is nothing new IN
that. have known of II ali tor a long tme." All"
answered Fulton. qulzzlcally. but yOu never knew
of nv inyentlon-hJw 10 make OAK pianks out of
pine saWdust.'