New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1888-11-07
PERSONAL.

Mr. Justice Gray, OF the Supreme Court has moved
into his new house at Washington.
Word has come Of the death of Madame Ledru
Roln.
Senior CASTELAR, thinks the establishment Of universal
suffrage the most needed reform In Spain.
Mr. Francis Parkman has been compelled by poor
health to retire from his office as Overseer Of Harvard
In the public library at birmingham Centre Mass,
there has been placed bust Of the late Maior-Gen
cral George II. Gordon OF the I'd Massachusetts In
fantry. 1t cut from Italian marble by Daniel
c. French, of Concord. 1t is of life sze and repre-
sens General Gordon at the age of hfty dressed In
uniform coat, with cloak thrown over his LETT
shoulder on tho plinth two laurel branches
crossed with the United States coat Of arms at tho
intersection The work cost about 81, 200, aud 1t was
paid for by members of his regiment and friends and
through the efforts Of Charles A. humphreys, the
Unitarian clergyman at birmingham Centre On
the pedes tai, which is of San Domingo mahogany
side tablets of bronze. which furnish the following
to birmingham, Is2s. Graduated at West Point,
Wounded at Ccrro Cordo April II, 1s45, and again
at Juan Bridge, Dec. 81, is47. Served through
Infantry Volunteers, May "a, 1861. Brigadier-Gcn-
cral United States Volunteers, June Q, 1862 Breyet
Died at Frsmingham Aug 3d. 1852 on front
tablet and In bronke Is this dedication, To thee,
Country" and also these lines from Loweus common
grafton ode
"And these our brothers fought for her,
At LIES dear peril wrought for her.
Carved In raised letters the body Of the pedestal
appears the inscription, George Henry Gordon"
Long john Wentworth took his seat in the House
of Representatives December A. 1643 end was not only
the youngest but tho least experienced OF all the mem
bers having been the capital Of his state, nor
seen any legislative body In session. His Congress
sional record embraced every crisis In the slavery
agitation beginning with the discussion respecting tho
propriety of annexing Texas, and ending with tho
adoption of the constitutional amendment establishing
tho equality OF all persons before the law. His IL
lnois colleagues I'm the Senate and In the House
all new members None of them, he thought had ever
seen Washington before, and he had but passing
acquaintance with two Of them. He was In view Of
his frontier residence, placed the Committee on
Territories and was the only Northwestern man on
It. He had to DO the mouthpccc Of all the settle
ments in the wilds Of the great Western section. As
the Infant OF the House. he had Intended TO assume the
role of modesy and profit by the speaking OF Others.
But on the ninth day before any Of his colleagues had
said Mr. Speaker" he Informed by Senator
Brecse that the latter Intended that day TO announce
the death OF senator Mcoberts who had died In
on and he lived In Danvlllc, In the lecturers dis
trict he must announce the death In the House. He
had never seen Senator Mcoberts but little
OF him. but he hurrledly gathered what Information he
could to make himself ready to speak Senator
Brecse's resolutions when they were transmitted from
the Senate to the House. Thus his Congressional
career began.
Lady Dudley has insured hcr life for $780, 00 for
tho benefit OF her younger children.
Herr Julius konricd has been contributing TO the
Austrian papers somo interesting "reminiscences Of
living vienncss composers, and especially OF Johann
Strauss, Karl Milocker. Karl Goldmark and Franz