New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1883-01-31
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Bishop Sanford. OF Gibraltar. in charge Of the
Ehpl sh churches on be Continent will visit Nee
IN March following i'm the wa ke OF Bishop Little
John of Long Island, who is now visiting the Amer
can church there.
An industrious caller in Washington society ; the
Chinese Minister al nough every word IF conyers'-
ton has To b. conducted by means Of an in err
prefer His arr. who usually accompahl
him rs interprrtei, is br ght young ChilAm N OF
polished manners and god co nmani OF Eng lsh
bur now and then no gives his ing n words
Chinese setting with a com cal Offset one
day the two were taxing aterm9on ia at MIS-
Frrlin ,huysens "O.e or twoT n asked IS
usua. y, isng a lump OF sugar over the cup. QlOtn
the secretary, No sugar. no cream, on" spoon
The late ex-Congrrssman Lewis Solye, of r CHI
ester began business in that city as common
blacksmith hut loon rose to be the leading man.
ufacturer there OF edged tools and engines. During
the later years of his long and useful lie he was
proudrr than OF anything Use OF the tine double
rows Of shad -lrees eXeI ding the en Ire lehg'n OF
Lakc-ave., which he nad inset pan'eJ, ma al
ms own expense. H. wa. iamii'dry known ~
"Old Broad ire from the fact tina as d Tnah
he Ii cured tho pa sage Of an ord nance Ieq "lr-
in9 br ad iTos on ho wheels ot vehicles u'eu LOI
carrying ho Wy loads.
District Attorney Corkhl of Washington, will
Civ, IA complimentary dinner TO General sherman
Gu the evening Of February .; that date marking
the Generals sixty-third birthday End practical
retiremont from the Amy. Among he guests eA-
pected to present are the Hon. James e. Biaiue,
Justices Waite. Miller and Harlan, ANA Generals
Grant and Sheridan. correspondent OF Inc fhHa-
deiphh frees remarks that the friendly "hect III
existing between tenor ais sherman anu Sheridan is
closer than the world suppUsos. TueJ correspond
like school Jay lovers aud are IN close accord on
every uuraIion clN niIOus Is the elde cbielta'n
10 hIA regard foI his suoCesaOi that Ne Is saId 10
nave asked Tor change n the law, 50 that bis own
rank OF General borne only bI himself ahd Gentral
Grant. may NOT now die out. out descend TO Gal
liant Little PHIL
A judge full OF caustic humor and shrewd cOm-
nonsense and remarkable for the brevIty OK Els
judgments aud the rapid decision with which 10
WINS won't 10 cut the much-entsngleG k cts Of It'll
g.tion. WAS sir Samuel Marin, Baron OF the Ex-
cbeoner whose death ut the are OF eigbty-two was
almost Simultaneous. by curious Coincidence, win
the recent opening OF the new iaw courts oil Lon
dol In a cer,ain case he once summed mp as fol-
L,vs afiar a mass of contradictory testimony and
long speoches by counsel: Gentlemen OF the Jury,
Won have heard the evidence and the speeches OF the
learned counsel you believe the old woman In
red You will fad the prisoner guilty If you do not
bolIeys her. you will iind hm not guilty" lie had
n thorough hatred Tor interpreters 10 court. and
once when a Spanish sRiloT beng tried and the
intsrpr ter was particularly unskiliul, he ex-
oiaimed "Mr luterprctr tell the prisoner mat lie
has got 1ir - To prosecuIe blln anu or - W uo-
fenn HIM. ana that am the judge, and IhIs Is tue
ia v th &C wul try him." This wing been conveyed
10 The prisoner, the Baron con,inucd: Now, Mr..
Interpreter, stand dowu," 0cd tried tho whoe case
I'M E.Rlinh purr ana simple. Baron Martins ,arrer
Jsas ull of mercy aud kindness AS we'll a. justice.
ard he let the bench few years ago crowned with
the respect ana love Of alt VINO knew Elm. Apart
from Uowiug deafness, his physlcal aud int. lee
tusl faculties rrIna.ned unlmpSued until within
three days Of his doaih.
Madame Christine Nilsson recently sent check
for $lOO-twIce the price OF q LOx for the Chill
dren's arnIval-to Mrs. ngbert Guernsey, with the
request that the Swedish Consul MIR. B6rs,
Should occupy ii, she would not be able to Oe
present,