New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1888-02-21
Personal

1t IS said that Representative Jehu BAKER iookS
almost Young and vigorous as he dd when ne a.
In the XLth Congress Colonel Sioirlsoh ,mHhs 81"
Governor Rusk of Wisconsin, has gone to Florida fo'
a week
Conspicuous citizens of CsDads arranging TO give
Lord LansdOu'ne a pubic testimonial oanqoe' oe"o
he leaves great country which he has served so wen
"The Ana California; deeply regrets that Mr.. Will
lam r. Coleman shorid have declined In advance ut
appointment 10 be a commissioner To the heibouFhc
Exposition.
Toe busy With tricky politics TO regard such minor
virtues heroism and vsted pIIan hropy, England
let the recent anniversary Of ordons death gu by m
noticed, by fcw Tory newspapers and a con
gregaton Of about 600 persons who attended, .
memorial service In London. AZ This service the
Rev. H. Waller, an old personal friend Of General
Gordon, preached the sermon, and during the dis
course read the following sworn testimony Of ono
Of tho loyal sergcsnfs who present at General
Gsrion's death. and which was communicated TO
Lieutenant Gordon, nephew Of the fate general The
sergeant said he formerly In tho garrison OF Ber
Dor, bot eseapcd at It's fall to Khartoum, whore he
was one OF four sergeants. orderiies 20 Gordon Tic
was on duty on January &c, and was with Gordnn
tho look .ut" the top of the palace Gordon,
tho evening before, warned the people that
he had seen great deal Of extra excite
mont going In tho rebel camp, and that
unless a good resistance was made that night
the town would fall As tho morning star rose the
rebels made q fcInt at portion OF the defences,
under Ferag Parha with tho blark troops but at tho
same time they direcied their full attack at the
defence commas by Hassan Boy Ben Assereh. with
tho 9Th Regiment OF Fellaeen- and succeeded In GET
ting into the town When Gordon heard the rebels
In the town he said, Ii f. AL finished to-day Cor
don will b. killed. and went dow ustalrs followed
by the four sergeants who took their rihes Win
them. ", took chair and SAT down on INC riehe
OF the palace door, the for s'rs-artS stah'tne on
his left An at a shekh gafIoped mp With some
Pagaree Arabs. The srYgeants wore on the point OF
firing when Gordon. selling OF their rifles, SAID
No need Of rifles to-day; Gordon Is te DC h''lea
las bcf,rc) The she'kh told Gordon that he had
been ordered by fhs Nahdi TO bring him alive Cor
don rcfuScd 70 60. saying he would die where ne "sS
adding that no harm was TO be done to The iour
sercrants who had not fired on the rebels Inc
sheikh remated the order three times and each tne
Cordon CAV, the same answer. Aftrr f'w Won fhe
shefkh drew his sword. and. rushing up 10 Goruon
ent him over tba left shoulder. Gordon lonEins nm
straight In tho face and offering no resistanfc IT'S
no AL was cut of and takcn the Nahf al Orndurman
and his body was buried close to the door OF me
palace and tomb hunt over H. The tomb IS tresred
with res psct Tho letter handed TO MI Waller
few DAYS since bv Genc AZ Sr Gerad Etaham
v c. who commanded the troops at sualm
Albany people Increasingly insist that General
Sheridan was born I'm that city.
The Hon Frederick Billings few days ago saw and
visited for tho first time tho fine library which bears
his name and which his gift to the city Of Buring
ton, Vermont.
Anton Rubnstcin Is properly addressed as lOuP
Fxcelleucy or vasha OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES.
Mr. Henry w seymour. who has just been elected to
Congress In Michigan. IS son of Mr. william H. sey
mour of Brockport, y. Y. Ho was claSsmaie OF
Senator ingalls,.