New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1883-08-14
delay than postage stamp. one chief reason "a
missing the old fractional currency will have de
PERSONAL.

Mrs. Pyrke, the wife OF o. wcrkingman, and the
daughter of the eldest of Robert Burns the poet
| is pauper In London.
The Vicar of Bamburg states that the stone
erected in Bamburg Chnrchyard IN memory Of
Grace Darling is sadly IN need Of restoration. IN
is PITY says The London Echo, "that this an.
nouncement was not made three months ago.
contribution box attached TO Grace Darlings boat
at the Fisheries Exhibition would have secured the
necessary funds easily"
The colossal statue presented to the State Of Cal
lfornia by D. o. Mills. to be placed in the rotunda
of tho State House. Sacramento, Is by Larkin @.
Mead and has been counted one of his finest works.
Mr. Mills has always taken great interest In the
State House, and has brother Edgar Mills was one
of the Commissioners of the State charged with its
construction.
Charles y. Chouteau, q prominent merchant OF
ST. Louis, OF French descent, has offered to erect
statue of Pierre Menard, the first Lieutenaat-
Governor of the State of Illinois He has set aside
the sum Of $4,000 to carry out this purpose. and
has requested Mr.. L. B. Washburnc, OF Chicago, TO
associate with himself some prominent citizens OF
Illinois to take charge OF the project he designs "
erect the statue in the city OF Springfield.
President Lincoln's two wel-known private
| retaries John G. Ncolay and Colonel John Hay,
are about starting together for summer trip in
| Colorado. Since completing the settlements under
the Amasa Stone will Colonel Hay, not unnaturay,
deserves rest and change of scene; and the two
friends thus get the first long trip together theyhave
| been able to enjoy for good many years. Ncoay,
| who is the Marshal of the supreme Court OF the
United States of finds this his leisure season.
| Mr. Frank Bird, of Massachusetts,. Is recovering
from severe attack OF rheumatism, which has 70
Gently been troubling him. Fifteen years ago this
sturdy invalid was told by his physician that he
either die give up the two daily Injuries Of
| his life-strong coffee and cigars. Mr.. Bird medi-
tated awhile ana then rspne9 i,t ah. I've g9s
die at once" And he has continued to smoke cigan
| and drink coffee ever since.
The Rev. Dr. John Cornell, the rector of the Eps-
| cOpal Church IN Nice. is spending the summer In
Saratoga. He is credited with neat bit of pleas
antry which hits of the alleged rapaciousness Of
the landlords of Nice Being asked if be lived al
the famous Nice where the Nicene Council was
| held which formulated the creed of that name be
replied: "Oh no. II that had been the place toe
SIS bishops Who composed the council could never
have found the money 10 pay their hotel bills"
Justice Bowen. who will accompany the Lord
Chief Justice Of England to America is the young
est Judge on the English Bench. He was educated
at the Blackheath Proprietary School, where he
rose to the top of the sixth form. From Blackhesh
he went TO Rugby, where he took the first prize IN
mathematics and in football. There were two
brothers, big bowen" the Judge and baby
Bowen his brother who afterward went
into the Church. Their only sister died
early aud was buried in Lee churchyarI. Both
the Judge and his brother owe much Of their sue
cess IN life TO the careful training they received
from their father an Evangelical clergyman OF
high character
A correspondent of Tie Chicago Ners gives this
pen and-nk sketch of Congressman Holman the
Great ObectOr": Holman has great memory
for pablo events, aud very complete knowledge
of the history of the leading American statesmen.
He IS passionatey fond Of politics. and can rarely
be persuaded to talk about any thing else. be loves
to pile his feet on a table, settle back with fresh
chew of tobacco, with his hat slouched over bs
ewes and talk about Andrew Jackson and Thomas
Jefferson He is essentially provincial, and rural
provincial at that. Living for six teen years In Con-
ress as a member has made but little change In his
habits HIS wants in Washington are not much II any
| beyond the requirements of his native village. lie
was horn on pioneer homestead in Indiana and edu-
Gated in the common schools of that State. As .
LAWYER be worked up 10 be judge OF the Court OF
Common Pleas. aud from that post was sent %
Congress where he has always played the one great
role of f" object" Ii would be hard WORK
to make hrm INTO real Presidential candidate He
il too narrow and too provincial lie mas 50 littlc
rpai knowledge of the ways of the world and OF
men. he is easily imposed upon. While giylng him
credit for tho best OF motives, his career as an OPP
ponent of all kinds of jobs has not developed any
Sims of great character. He Is a very stubborn.
honest simple. minded old gentleman. who oases his
Judgment of the requirements OF the entire country
upon the average need OF tile districts of Indiana
MOUNT WASHINGTON. N. H.. Aug. 13.-W. d.
Vanderbilt, wife and friends left the Glen House
to-day They will spend the night at Fabyan's AZ
riying at Saratoga tomorrow evening Georgs
Vanderbilt, w. ID. Stone and h. Mex. Iwomoiy and
their families will remain at the Glen House Tor tns
season.
WASHINGTON Aug. 13.-Rear-Admiral Nichols
who is acting as Secret ary of the Navy in the ah
sence of Mr. Chandler. will leave Washington IN
few days for Richfeld Springs. IL is UNDERSTOOD
that Commodore English. chief of the Bureau OF
nin,nant and Recruiting will No designated 70
act as Secretary after the departure OF AdnirD
| Nichols.