New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1883-02-12
PERSONAL.

Ex-Governor John p. ST. John, Of Kansas, was In
Philadelphia last week. and lectured on Saturday
evening in Association Hall on constitutional
Prohibition
Mrs. Ann Benois Rudd. who died last week in
Washington, was a first cousin Of John e. Calhoun
and mother-in-law of Judge John James Key. She
was eighty five years old.
The vener Bile Professor Alpheus s. Packard Of
Bowdolu Colleg,, Is expected to be present at the
reunion and dinner of Bovdoin alumni in Boston
on Wednesday.
The dying words Of young Commander Rawson,
leader of the Highland Brigade. to Sir Garnet
wolselcy after the victory Of TelelK"br, desrrve
place in history. They we're: General, did lead
them straghtP
Ex-Governor F-utou is spending the winter at
Santa Barbara, Cal in company with his Gaugh-
ter Mrs Hegeman and his niece, Mrs. Frew. His
health which has been somew hat delicate, Is now
much improved.
Ono OF the oldest men on active duty in the
Treasury Department at Washington is Colonel
George Kent of Bangor, Me. brother of the late
Governor Edward Kent of that State. He Is now
nearly eightyseyen, but Is as male ana sprlghtly AS
most men Of nifty.
Mr.. Thomas Harrison. who will probably continue
TO be called "the boy preacher If he lives to be-
como a ccntenarian has been holding revival SER
vice. for eleven weeks past in Decatur. ILL., Nearly
T. 100 persons have II IS said, protesscd conversion
under ms celebrations.
Baron Won Esendechcr. the new German Minis
ter, renamed on the steamship Elbe all day Fri
DAY, and took the evening train with his bride, for
Washington. Ex-Cousul- General Schumacher, now
Minister to Lima. met the steamer with tug down
the bay bu. tho Minister declined to leave the
shin. At his wish there was no formal reception
given hun The German Consul az this port and
CAPTAIN Meurng attachee OF the German Legation
were among those who called on hum. Baron Won
E.srndechcr will return 10 this city IN lew NoeAs.
lilo had 4 rough voyage.
Professor Melville Bell. father of the Professor
Bell of telephone fame, and himself a noted in
yentor SAYS that inventive gcnius in hereditary in
his family. His father and grandfather possessed
II in marked measure, thus making 10 date four
generations of inventors. Ho believes that tie
problem of aerial navigation will be fully solved
before long that means Will be found for making
electricity travel and convey messages at viii with
out wires; that "a method will be found of detecting
the location of minerals in the earth, and that the
next century generally will be more fruitful Of
great IN Ventions than the past.
twill be remembered that Thursday next is to
be Bradaugh Day in England. On that day,
simultaneously with the opening of Parliament,
the would-bc junior member for Northampton Is to
marshal his hosts IN Hyde Park. Application was
recently made to the various railroad companies
whose lines have termini in London to aid the
demonstration BY running cheap excursion trains.
This they unanimously declined to do, and Mr..
Bradlaugh SAYS he thinks their refusal is mon.
strOus II will diminish the gathering By 10000
NJ least but as expect to have fully 100000
friends present 1t VIII only lrrltato WltHouI Hpul-
ing"