New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1883-12-30
Of tha limited StatesO

the hrst natye Iexan ever eiected 10 tne congress
Of the United States"
Mr.. Henry Willard, president Of the Northern Pa
cifc Railroad Company, has been confined to his
house by illness for several days His condition is
said not to be serious but his physician recommends
complete relaxation from business cares of all kinds.
He was much better yesterday.
The late Thomas Knowles, member of the British
Parliament was the son of a common pitman, and
at nine years old himself worked as GOLFERS boy
for half a crown week He died at ffty-nine,
wealthy, popular, prominent member of the House
of Commons and one OF the most influential men in
Lancashire.
Judge Geddes is said to be the most solemn look
ing member of the Ohio delegation in Congress. He
is tify-nine years old, tall, lean angular, with
big head covered with iron-gray hair, long, thin
face and high, intellectual forehead He has
moderate fortune, and lives at Mansfield in
handsome frame house situated on hill wnlcn tne
neighbOrs cali THE Saints Rest"
Representative BILL" Morrison, of Illinois is de-
scribed as a knOtty but wel-prOportion man OK
medium height with wel-shaped head, generally
disheveed hair, bushy eyebrows, black eyes, short
grizzly beard and mustache and for a farmer, sim
gularly small hands and feet. He wears slough
hat and carries his hands in his pockets. lie loves
TO lean with his back against pillar in the hotel
lobby and talk and nonsense lntel1nlngled 10
q throng in front OF him.
"JOe Chandler Harris Uncle Remusl,
Georgia man is quoted in The Philadelphia Record as
saying, sis a little red-headed, freckled-faced
farmers boy just about as handsome as burnt
shoe He is good fellow, and bright, but lndo-
lent He has been well treated blythe atlanta Con
Stitation people They give him good silary iOr
writing an hour or two every day, III ADDITION 10
very nice house which they gave him outright as
Christmas gift, l think. SO he has plenty OF tlmo
for literature and pleasant place to write H.
he day after the late General Thomas l.. Kane
was captured by the COnfederates at Harrsonburg'
Va, in 1862, distant relative, citizen OF VIZ
gna visited him in the room where he was con-
fined, and greeted him with +" How do you do.
Colonel Kane2 You no doubt have forgotten me, IL
is so long since we last met. l am -" Oh
yes interrupted Kane, /" 1 remember you we'll.
am pleased to see you, but regret that the crcum;
stances of our meeting are not more pleasant
They are rather unpleasant" said the rebel "bqt
then you brought them upon yourset you sno oaU,
not have come here you =" Leave Ihe Ioon
this instant, sir !" rOared the wounded prisoner
leave me- this instant You are the only OIdcE-
guard have encountered in virginia.!
Ernestine Wegner, the "queen of soubrettes'
and darling of Berlin and the Fatherland," Is
dead. Her most famous role was that OF the young
hussar in Our Youngest Lieutenant" and with 1t
a Characteristic little story is connected When
she first went to Berlin, her theatre was crowded
every night by the young men OF the Royal
Hussars then quarteTed there, To see her IN TINS
play. And of course many of them sought her ac-
quainlance, but IN vain. She would not allow one
of them even to be introduced to her. But after
few weeks size suddenly accepted the attentions OF
one-the youngest and vainest coxcomb OF them
all. For a fortnight she permitted him 10 10
almost constantly by her side, and of course with
each day he grew more vain of his own charms,
which had as he fOndly fanCied achieved Tor MN
n signal triumph where 50 many OF MS cOhlla2es
had failed. But he was i'll a fools paradise ono
day She babe him go to the theater that evening"
to see her In a new role which she had been study
ing ever since she had the extreme felicity OF max
ing his acquaintance. lie went; he saw; ana no
collapsed For in the ptiless glare OF the ioOtigHS
he saw-himself! His pet attitudes, grlmaceS' III
donations manners, style, cOnceted arr were cur
featured with torturing fidelity, while his 0ht-tlh
envious rivals screamed with unhallowei gee ~
his dscou future, and Ernestine Wegners brghs
eyes cleaned with the maddest mischlet thal ever
had illuniued the Berlin stage.
WASHINGTON, Dec. 29.-Dr J. Morrison, OF the
Nautical Almanac Office, Washington, has been
elected a Fellow of the Royal Astronomical Society
of London.
WAsuIYGroN, Dec. 29.-The War Department has
been informed that Major-General Hancock, VINO IS
now at Los Angeles, Cal, has entirely recovered
his health.