New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1884-03-17
PERSONAL,

The Earl of BucknebamshIre, age ninety years
is the oldest peer of the British realm.
William Astor arrived on the steamer Republic
yesterday. He had been staying several months in
England and at Paris and Nice in order to escape
the seventies of a New-YOrk winter. lie returned
in good health.
Colonel Thomas P Ochiltree, ofTexas, spent SUM-
day in New-York, and exhibited to friends here the
draft of a speech which he expects to deliver today
in Congress upon BlsmaIcks treatment OF the
IaSkeT resolution.
Three years ago il was related, when President
Garfield was considering the appointment Of
Bngadier-General, and the choice was believed to
lie between Generals Miles and Mackenzie, the lat
fer was very confident Of promotion. Out walking
one evening with General Townsend he said;
know III get it, | know II as well as / knOw that
STAR pointing upward. - But, General sala ing
companion quietly, " there's miles between you an"
that star"
Senator Bowen Of Colorado, is reputcd TO be the
best poker-player IN that State-and that means
GOOD deal-and correspondent relates that once at
Denver well on toward morning he wanted four
lacks" and had only three in his hand. 20 ne
dropped the fourth card under the Gtpe, 'ilIPeI
his own Photograph into his hand ana played II ts
the fourth "jack.n II was 50 near morning mat
the other players were not IN condition 20 delrct
The trick aud lin the Cbaste language OF Denver up
lomacy d" Bowen rdked IN the pot.
II will not be surprising if Sir Henry Brand de-
clines the proposed elevation to the peewae' and
indeed if such elevation would by any possibility
yitae his or his sons title 10 succeed his brother,
Baron Dacre. such declension may be looked for as
a matter of course. For the present Baron Dacre
is the twentv-third of his line and the illutrous
house dates its creation by royal writ. back 70
1907 During the present generation the tamlY
has allied itself by marriage with the CaYandlshes
Vcruous SevmouTs and GTeys. Lord Dacre mar
RED the dqUrhter OfChaTles CaveudlSh, Lord hes
ham but has had no children, while SIR Henry nag
had ten the heir being the second child, Henry
Robert who was elected To Parliament IN lN6S AMI
5 married 10 niece of the Duke of Devonsnlre.
Ex-Governor Dick Bishop, Of Ohio" writes
Philadelphia Bec0rd correspondent, "is patrarchai
old fellow with white hair and beard, and an unc'
tuOus way who ran an immense grocery business
into hole trying to get on in politics He did get
70 be Governor of Ohio, but he promptly failed for
80 cents on the dollar. They tell me th1t he was
qucpr Governor. letter written by Governor
Bishop i'm reply TO a request for PARDON IS IN eX-
i-feuce In which the Governor SAID that he would
be only too glad TO grant the favor but mat me
nard0u quota of the county from which the fequess
comes has been issued, and 10 more can De h3I.
II seems the old gentleman had divided the p9'olbe
narlous that he might issue among the dlnerent
COMMITTEES of the State. and that he had determined
that no county should have more than ITS quota OF
pardOns however strong might be the claims az
vauced upon the Executive Clemency.'
FORTRESS MoNRoE, March 16.-Colonel Fred
Grant aud wife arrived here to-day.