New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1884-03-28
PERSONAL.

The widow of StOnewal Jackson has been spend
ing short time in visiting relatives in Memphis,
Tenn. 1t was intended to give her public recep-
ton during her stay, but she declined ii with
thanks.
The building committee of Trinity Mission, Com
cord, Mass have received the following note from
Mr. Bronson Alcott concord, March "a Please
accept the inclosed 500 for the building fund
for the erection OF your chapel Mr. Alcott was
baptized and confirmed in the Episcopal Church,
and has always felt much interest In its growth and
prosperity.
farewell reception to Robert Gordon will be
given by the artists of New-York at the Academy
of Design on April II. Mr.. Gordon intends to
spend the rest of his life in Scotland. He has long
been q prominent and honored merchant in this
city, and in his spacious mansion on Murray Hill
which was bought few days ago at auction by
Samuel SlOan-he has been extremely liberal III MS
hospitality, especially to artists.
"If returned to the House of Commons said Mr..
George Jacob Holyoake recently, - l shall take no
oath, either by speech or pantomime. would not
profane the oath in the opinion of of Christian
conviction by soemnly repeating words which indi-
Gated no corresponding belief in my mind; nor
would |, like the late Emperor Napoleon, demors lie
public faith and public trust by taking the oath as
a formalityjO AS to general politics. Mr. HOlyOake
said he was neither Tory, Radical Social Democrat
nor RefOrmer by COnliscatlOn, but thlck-and-thn
up-and-dOwn, Observation-Disclosures follower or Mr.
Gladstone.
An old British army pensiOner relates this story of
General Chinese" GOrdOn On the first day on
which fire was opened at SebastopoI from the
twenty-one gun battery, the sand-bags forming one
of the embrasures caught fire from the fash of too
closely mounted gun. corporal and sapper Of
the Engineers were told Oft to repair the damage.
The corporal ordered the sapper to mount the en-
brasure and proposed to hand up the fresh bags to
him. They were under heavy fire at the time, and
the sapper, with some want of discipline, certainly
demurred TO this arrangement. and suggested that
the corporal should get up and that he the sapper
would go on with the handng-ur business. There
was a bit of wTanGle over it. Gordon, who was
passing inquired into the matter, and quietly tell
ing the corporal "Never order man to do what
YOU are afraid to DO YOURSELF got up on the pile OF
bags himself and said. Come mp here, both of you"
and then ordered the men who were working the
gun to hand the bags up The storm OF bullets cts
charmed life seemed to protect the trio lie finished
his work, ard came down as cooliy as he had
mounted, but the lesson never forgotten, and
there's fine ring about the words, Never order a
man to do thing you are afraid TO do yourself"
BOSNIAN Digma's whole relation to the revolt, and
the amalgamation in him Of religious political and
mercantile aspirations" says The London Times are
hard TO comprehend. broker and trader, and
principally o slavetrader in Suakim and Jeddah, he
received severe financial blow when, some six
years ago a British cruiser captured two slave
dhows full of victims, the way to Jeddah. Os-
man Digmas trade then fell from bad to worse, his
house property In Suakim all mortgaged, and
he became hOpeessly involved. Being of no great
distinction by BIRTH his selection by the Mahd to
lead a religious rebellion in these parts is not in &C
cordance with the structure of Arab society and
feeling and is attributed TO the accident that Osman
Dpma in one of his iucuTsOnS far south Tor slaves,
met the Mahd who formed a high estimate of his
ability and of his influence acquired through sue
cessfnl trading If this history be trustworthy.
passions for other objects than holiness are the key
note of Osman Digmas character and motives, and
it is against all probability that he will cast his
goods and his position into the broken balance OF
battle. He is no ignorant fanatic, and he cannot
himself believe the myths which he multiplies In
order to control his followers. STILL all say that he
will fight"
WASHINGTON March 27.-SenatOrs Ingalls,, Saw
yer, jones' of Florida, and Henderson, with their
families, left Washington this morning by the At
lantic Coast Line for pleasure trip to Jackson
vile, Fla. 1hey were accompanied by Sergeant
alarms Canaday, of the Senate, They are TO
return to Washington by Tuesday.