New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1888-04-29
Personal

Mrs Octave Pavy widow OF the scientist who per.
shed in the Greedy Arctic expedition, has Just re-
turned to Cleveland, Ohio, from Europe, where she
spent year for the good OF her health She is en-
gagged in important literary wors In June she VII
cs,,es ON bnsnesi Will settle in London at he head
Of a literary and journalistic Office.
Sir Lionel West the British Minister at Washington
will GO to Paris attend his daughters wedding IN
lime and will return with his younger daughters 20
spend the rest OF the summer at Beverly, Mass
The Rev. DR.. Vladimir, Greek Bishop OF California
Alaska and the Aieutan Islands, has arrived al san
Francisco.
Back of the Logan house in Washington says Ito
Chicago News Is tract Of land OF perhaps hve or
ten acres 1t is lying dle plated into lots and only
one corner of is yielding any return to It's owner
This corner which is less than quarter Of an acre,
is directly back OF Mrs Logans yard whore she has
flower garden. gentleman who visited Mis-. Logan
was invited to walk out among the howers' As
they strocd about she pointed over to hs other ps,
Of sounh ana ar Saa on ,b tbs pEotey sbet
her companion. Z" No, she replied " | rent H. l
pay Sl5 year rent for II TO Senator John sherman
The Rev. Dr. Phillips Brooks IS 10 address the grad
uatng class at the Institute " Technology al Boston
on Commencement Day, May 70
have heard, says the Washington correspondent
of "The Philadelphia Record two good stories oi
Pettigrew of South Carolina, the great lawyer and
Unlonst. lie was practising at one time oeiore
Judge who was Prcsby toiian OF the straghest sec'
and vary bard-working officer II came to be
Maunday- Thursday, and Pettgrcw and the Erisco-
palans and Roman Catholics thought they would liks
an adjournment OF court over Good Friday. Petit
grew was selected to make the motion =" Your Hon.
orr he said desire to that the court adjourn
over tomorrow "why should the court adjourn
over to morrow when the docket is so crowded.
asked the Judge Because said Pettgrew, to-
morrow is Good Friday and some of US would like TO
20 to church" "No,H sad the Judge, decidedly, after
a moments thought, the court Will sit tomorrow
as usual" "Very We'll, your Honor replied Petit
crew. adding as he turned away, :" know there Is a
precedent, for Pontius PLATE held court on the hrst
Good Friday" Tho same Judge was great stlcMef
for etiquette, and when one hot July day Pott3fcW
came into the court room I'm black coat and yellow
nankeen trousers the Judge took him sterny TO TASK,
asking him whether he did not know tina, the rules u
that court required counselors to appear In blseh
coat and trousers We'll, your Honor" said Petit
grew innocently, al submit that / am within the
rule for have on black coat and trousers But
they're not black trousers" insisted the Judge ,
black coat and trousers means1that both shall %
black "Then," said Pettigrcw, call your Honor
attention the fact that the Sherif OF this court
In contempt OF its rules for thev require him 10 aten
upon its sessions In q cooked hat and sworn, ang
While his hat seems to be cooked his sword cersalnly
not" The Judge said no more about the Trousers