New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1884-03-10
PIRSON1L.

The Rev. Or. c. G. Cuule rector Of st. Lnkes
Church. Philadelphia has reconstructed his resgna-
ton, recently rendered to the yestry and will re-
main rs rector.
Mrs Astor did not sleep well Saturday night, but
felt little improved during yesterday. Word has
been teleHaphed her son, W. W. Aston, United
States Minister at Rome that his mother is out Of
danger but very weak.
"Calamity" Weller Is one Of the conntry-look-
ing Representatives IN Congress lie has
roughly cut face, long black hair and short
brown beard that apparently has been trimmed
with buzz-saw. When he speaks he slashcs the
air at spasmOdlc angles and yells out hs words
with all the emphasis hls whole body can give.
NJ Cheyreul, the distinguished French sayant
was recently much offended at proposition to
relieve him of his duties director of the GObeni
mandatory and place him on the retired list
Reured And why Because Of HIS age they said
Then he stOrmcd more fuIiously than ever. Age
Why, he was only ninety-eght! Did they call that
old He would teach the babbling boys Of fifty
and sixty better things than that Old forsooth,
and not yet hundred SO they allowed him e
retain his position. NJ Chevreul is teetotaller, q
spare eater-takmg only two meals a day and
deyOtmg only fifteen minutes to each, because, he
says. he cannot waste time in dnng-seldom wears
a hat, and works steadily twelve hours every day.
The story goes that when the Emperor William
" White Lady" bodng death to one of the Hoben.
zollerns, he sent for his physician, who agreed to
have n certain noted gypsy called in to prophesy.
This was done and the soothsayer said Sire, you
will live to DE hundred years old YOur son. the
Prince Royal. will not reign, but your grandson
Prince William, be your immediate successor"
Now it is no secret that His Majesty manife>ts far
more fOndness for William than for Fritz. and 80
this promise of fifteen years more of life and then
ID bp ed ~
Boy ne cried 10 the sentinel at the door II you
chance to see the White Lady again, tell her TO
come back in fifteen years"
Montreal papers gave. during the recent carnival
season, glowing accounts of Lord Lansdownes
visit to the great tobogganmg hill known as
"Lansdowne Slide" and of the brilliant display Of
fireworks that greeted him on his arrival at the
summit. II is now related that as a matter Of fact
he never went up the hill at all. On the evening
appointed for his visit it is said he and Lady
Lansdowne Lord Melgund and a member of tho
LanSdowne snowshoe club drove in a sleigh to the
foot of the steps leading up the HILL But there was
a great throng Of people there, and the snow-shoe
MN determined to pilot his noble charges mp me
hill by another route He endcayOrcd TO do so, but
soon the three visitors were almost walst-decp IN
soft snow. They plunged and tlOundcTed about
helplrs.lv for a time " hlle far above the fireworks
bazrd and the crowd chcered-all unconscious OF
the sad plight of those for whom they were cheer.
ing. Pretty way to treat the OOVtrnor-peuelaI,'
gr0wled Lord Melgund, crawling out Of a snow
bank; where is the reception commit" then he
stumbled and took n header" into another bank.
Don't be angry. Megund," said tie Marquis;
perhaps they couldn help it," SWELL I'm not
going 10 stay here any longer, anyway said Lady
Lansdowne and She scrambled 10 the sleigh fol.
lowed in bad order by the others, and they went
back to the hotel.
SAN Francisco. March 9..-P6re Hyacinthe ar
rived here last night from Los Angeles.
OMAHA. March 9.-Bishop Clarksons condition is
unchanged. No hopeful indications have been de-
veloped in the last twenty-fOur hours.