New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1883-02-08
HERE LIES TIE BODY OF
ELLEN LEWIS HERNDON,
WIFE % CHESTER A. Arthur.
Born IN Culpe per c. H., Aug. 80, 1887
Died at New YORK. Jan. II, 1ooO.


Galignani saws that the American Consul at Lyons,
Mr.. b. F. Pexotto aud his wife received numerous
aud striking expressions of congratuatiOn and re-
gard on the twenty-fith silver anniversary of
their wedding. January 10. The Roumanians.
among whom Mr.. PeXotto had passed many years
Of his official le sent special dcputatlon and PR
sented TO him golden wreath upon which wer9
engraved tho words: "TO the Honorable b. +.
Pcixotto and Mrs. Pexotto, homage aud fehci a.
tIonsn Many presents IN silver were received from
friends in the United States, among them a splen-
dId dessert set solid silver, OF American manu-
facture.
Along with the announcement that crowds OF
sigstseers are gazing at Sarah Bernhardts jewels.
which are to bo sold at auction I'm few days to
mike good hor loss of 10000 francs in CONNER
cia speculation comes pleasing Ii tie story to the
effect that Sarah is merely bent on ryaling Pl0n-
Ploup AS sensation OF the day. She hasn't lost
l2O 600 francs in speculation, they say, because
she didn't have that sum to lose and hasn't been
spcculating, anyway; and as for her selling her
diamonds why she hasn't a9y TO sell ell Ne'ett ne,
viIi have n rousing bug free advertisement, and
some -hrewd jcwcler will sell out his spare stock of
jewels AT a handsome prOht.
CONGRESSMAN Kenna, of West Virginia, who will
enter the Senate next fan as the youngest member
Of that body tells good story at his own expense
of the DAYS when he out on q circuit practising
law In tho hotel of town where he an
entire stranger, but whore no was to argue
n cose next DAY, an old gcutieman-one OF gr up
of loungers in tho waiting roOm-accosted him
with. "Is this Mr.. KennaH" 1T IT," was the re-
NV al knew YOUR father wcll.' then said the old
man He was "a very handsome bright, iutelli-
pent-looing man, and he was - bright aud lntelli-
gent ns he looked. lie waS man OF talent and
inrre WIS mono smarter or bctter-loOkng IN this
couutryD Then he added, after careful gaze at
the voung LAWYER: But II IL strange cannot see
i'm Won tho slightest resemblance TO your father"
Foreign mails announce tho deaths of Wolfgane
Won Goethe grandson of the author of Faust,
aqe ak ty-throe, who had led q busy diplomatic
seientIfc and literary life; Of James Guest age
sevcnty-eght, one of Brminghams veteran Re
formers and the man who first sold an uustamped
newspaper N that city, for winch ho spent three
months in jail of Richard q. Lucas the sculptor
who executed tho statues of DIR. Watts at South.
ampton DR.. Johnson at Lichfed Sir Richard HoarC
I'm Salisbury Cathedral and many others; and OF
General Sir Richard England, WHO was on active
duty in the British Army from lSOS to 1877, and
fought at Flushing IN 1909, IN Sicily IN 1910, ut
Waterloo in 1915. and through the haiir Afghan
lo42J aud CIimean wars.
CHICAGO Feb. 1.-THE published reports concern.
Ing the condition of Samuel j. Medill, who Ormany
years has been managing editor of The Chicago Irib
une. are exaggerated. Mr Medll went to Las Vegas
for the winter and was slowly improving IN health
The recent storm which swept over Texas caused
fall of 100 in the temperature within twenty-fOul
hours and MT. Medill had u relapse. He was theI
taken to his father-in-law's home, at Quincy Ill
where he now is, In slightly improved condition