New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1884-04-15
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Mrs. Ole Bull will revisit Norway this year,

Mrs. Ole Bull will revisit Norway this year.
The Rev Mr. Gordon, who has just been installed
as pastor of the Old South Church, Boston, VIII
spend the coming summer III Europe.
Miss Chamberlain, the young American whose
beautv has attracted so much admiration in Europe,
is to spend month at Newport this summer
During the recent fighting in Egypt Baker
Pashas cheekbOne was splintered by four-Ounce
iron bullet which was so firmly fixed in the bone
that il had to be sawn Out-a long and painful OPP
eration-which was endured without any anes-
thetlC.
The Rev. Phillips Brooks will go to Philadelphia
this week for a two-weeks visit, and some of his
Boston friends are asking if forty days OF Lent
haven't been enough for him for one year.
Francois Mignet was judicous and discriminat-
ing conversationalist. Jules Simon said Of him
:" I'm all the years have been acquainted with him
have never known HIM 10 cast q pearl before
swine"
Sir Stafford NOrthcote recently declared Lord
Randolph Churchill to be playing the part of
bonnet to the Government" The House of Com
mons was puzzled to understand the expression,
Int the Slang Dictionary says that the bonnet "
i'm rogues paranoe is the confederate OF the card
shorner and thimble-rigger who. with air of in
nooence, decOys greenhorns into the trap.
Professor Piazzi Smyth writes thus to the Cleve-
land Society for Preserving and Perfecting Weights
and Measures of q new objection to the metric sys-
tenn: Let me applaud Your idea that the Europe
an countries which have adopted the meter are
those which were conquere by Napoleon Bonaparte,
and those which have not adopted It those which
Kopoleon tried to conquer but could not, God over
ruling him"
Senator Vest mover sees Henry Watterson with
ont being reminded of a scene at the Democratic
Convention of 1880. In the evening, after the
organization" he says g dropped into the room
of the Committee on Resolutions. There were only
two members present, Watterson and John r. lrish'
of Iowa The Kentucbian had bottle of cham
magma At his elbow aud Irish was fixed with bottle
Of whiskey. They were sweating away over the
nIatform. The palr at this moment illustrated the
| bumor of politics Here was man from State
| = nj could by no possibility be swerved from its
democracy by any issue. and the other from COM
,nonwealth as tenaciOusy welded 10 lts republican
! ;doIs. and these two fellows were assduously en-
| vaged IN constructing platform To carry the
doubtful States"
JACKSONVILLE, Florida April 14.-The Hon
| lewis Lawrence OF Utica, N ", who has been
! seriously ILL., is now better anu has soVu pro'pos
| of recovery.
PETERSBURG. Va, April II. Senator Malone,
who arrived here last Wednesday, len town FOL
Washington this afternoon. His trip improved hi
health considerably. He says he feels much bette
| and stronger. HIS family expect to start mex
| month for Europe, TO be absent for some time.
WASHINGTON, April 14.--Mr. Darius Lyman
Chief of the Navigation Division, Treasury DE
partment has recovered from his recent Illness an
was at the Department to-day. General Dumonl
Supervising Inspector OF Steam Vessels, LEI
here to-day for 0swego, n. Y, on oIfcial business