New-York tribune., 1884-02-28
Personal.

James A. Garfield, SOD of the late President wat
one of the visitors at the Custom House yesterday
Mrs. Astors condition continued TO improve
throughout yesterday aud strong hopes are enter
tanned of her recovery.
Mr. Edwin Booths new residence in Boston l.
nearly furnished, in most artistic STYLE Mr. Il
b. Aldrichs taste has frequently been consulted
regarding it,
Mrs. Julia Ward Howe will preside at the Wen
dell Phillips memorial meeting III Boston on tomor
row evening. and among the other speakers will be
the Rev. Samuel May, Mrs. Lucy Stone Blackwell
Colonel l.. W. Higgnson and the Rev. James Free
man Clarke.
Jay Gould said yesterday that he should proba-
bly, start on his usual trip to Florida before the end
of the week. The precise time of his departure he
was unable to fix. His yacht, Atalanta has been
stationed in Charleston harbOr during the winter
Mr. Gould said that his absence from the city would
not probably be longer than ten days. The report
that he was about to make "A trip over the South
western railroad system Is understood 70 be Will
out foundation.
Senator Riddleberger, the Yirginan Readjuster,
is fluent stump speaker, and noted for the ease
with which he slips over the strong points scored
by his opponents In personal debate. Upon one
occasion, at Winchester, after listening to a mas
terly presentation Of the Democratic issues, the
Senator arose and, waving his hand hippantly IN
the as if brushing aside lily, began - feli9 W.
citizens can write everything the gentleman has
said upon ten-cent piece, and still have room
enough left fOrthe Lords Prayer"
"With the instinct of Liberal, older as Liberal
than Mr.. Gladstone" Professor Tyndsll writes to
The Pail Man Gazette concerning the Egyptian
polcv of the Gladstone Ministry that If driven by
pressure from without into what Fichte would call
negative good conduct they will act but they
will DO so without that inherent purpose aud reso-
luton which is the sorest need of English states
manshp at the present time. For more than three
wears they have been leading their country rom
disaster to disaster, and this latest shame and
scandal which their cowardice has inflicted on us
brings us by no means to the end OF things"
Pierre Michel La Pice de Bergoudy who died at
his home on Lauderdae plantation, st. James par
ish. near New Orleans on February II, at the age
of eghty-seveu. was the first planter in Louisiana
to produce white sugar. lie was leading Creole
of the State, but native of San Domingo. whence
his family was driven by a negro insurrectlon In
1903 lie served with distinction In the Orleans
battalion under General Jackson and WAS the last
surviving LOusianan who fought ut the battle OF
Newt Orleans lie owned seven or eight cotton and
sugar plantations III Louisiana and Mississippi.
Seven years ago he visited me East nd;" ~ !,
in Java 1t has great reputation now, DeAns
known as La Plce cane.
"All tho fun that has been made of Mr. Gladstone
and his famous jam speech" declares The Whlte
haH Rrtiec - does not nearly come mp TO the humol
of the actual facts. The Prime Minister is aoso-
utely absorbed in this question of preserve, and Il
4, alno st impossible to got him to take an intefes
in any other topic. The difficulties IN the Soudsn
the redistribution problem, the battle with TN
Corporation of London. all these aro but as sound
ing brass aud tinkllug oymbals III MI. 1iashtVns