New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1884-03-14

Hotel are on their way home via Montreal from
Florida. The Earl is chairman Of the Board Of
Directors Of the Florida Land Mortgage Company
of London. which has invested a large Of
money in Florida lands, for the inspection OF lIch
o visit to tins country was necessary. me Pe tIe-
men were question board jay OOuld yaCht iOI
day at Fcnandina.
CONGRESSMAN Byron Cutcheon is said 10 resemble
Garfield IN appearance. Congressman Lawrence,
Of Pennsylvania might pass fora portrait Of George
Washington. Congressman Thomas Williams. OF
Alabama. is Colonel Ingersoll in miniatuFo-fat,
round face doubc-clin laughing face, bald head
all Congressman King, Of Louisiana, Huuaies
NAPOLEON Bonaparte in bangs, struts and alutuuts
rs well as in facial Con5tfuclOn' cDuY ~
C,eddee Of Ohio resembles Abraham Lincoln, put Is
not 50 large and has small feet and hands.
There is considerable literary work in progress at
Washington, this winter Mr.. Blaine and CONGRESS
man Cox are at work on political histories. fioc'
tor Knott and Librarian Spoford are writing MS
tory Of American humor. john A. kass"h Is lIepdi-
ing a diplomatic history Of the war period. DE-
Loring the Commissioner Of AgricnltuIc y WINS
o book On sugar culture IN the United states 'is
Frances IlodgsOn Burnett has "A new mover anu ~
new play in process of construction, and there y
much lesser literary work being done among tle
newspaper correspondents.
Mayo King, of Philadelphia, has been in great
request during his official life as the ceebrant OF
weddings few day ago he marked rho third an
nyersary of his first civil marriage by officiating AZ
his two-hundredth wedding. The contracting
parties were a man who had placed the ring OF
betrotlal upon the finger Of his iiance more tnah
fifteen wears ago and woman who bad come IRON
Minnesota a Journey of thousand miles, 10 piedge
her affection TO the faithful bridegroom: Fate,
which had long separated tlch pioufnt tili
topether AT last in the Mayors ONCE IN GhIladrl.
mia and they were married rs the fragrant 0l ol
sweet vioets was waited through an open window
into the room. Although he mas n,aIreo 80 many
people, Mayor KING Is 1Hsell oacheior'
Wendell Bollman the well-known bridge builder
who died few days in Baltimore, began life as an
arotbecarv's clerk Then he became a carpenter
although never more than a passable workman
He was afterward employed by the Baltimore ana
Ohio Railroad TO notch ties, for which he was pald
less than fifty cents day. He was promoted
rlp;dlv bv the railroad company uhtll ne De'd'Ho
master of the road Tie built many notable ron
bridges and was probably the first Saccessii.t Ion
bridge builder in this country; lig Dcc5U' mn w.,
in other countries rs bridge bulidcr dud IN C,rL,
and WAS invited to construct DIu9eS III SCUM
America Mexico aud Cuba. The present naIp,IS
Ferry IRON bridge was built by him. during ms
whole life he never ceased studying, aud Ms coll
lection of works on engineering is very large
ALTOONA. Penn, March 13.--John Twieq, Bishop
Of the Catholic Diocese of Pitt5burg aud Admins
TRAITOR Of the Aneghany Diocese bal another attac{
of paralysis last evening, and Is no" III CrI'''"i
condition.
Burrloer. March 13.-Archhishop Gibbons
reached this city this afternoon from AeW-l afH'
As he bad requested, there was no demonaiI aHon,
and he proceeded quietly 10 tho Archepiscopal
residence. with several priests who met him on MS
arrival from Europe.