New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1888-06-30
PERSONAL

Mrs. HarrIsons father, DR.. John W. Scott, is re-
marsably wellpreserved and genial, handsome and
courteous gentleman, lightweight years of age, ana
has for years held a clerkship in the Pension
Office lie IS said to be, with single exception,
the oldest man In tho active service OF the Govern
ment.
Ex-Governor Bedle, Of New-Jersey, will 60 with his
family to Rlchdeld Springs early next month.
There is living at Merton In Surrey, says The Lon
don Globe,7 named Hudson, who know Lord Mel
son. His wife was a daughter OF Nelson's gardener
Crib, and he himself boy was employed about
the gardens of Sir William and Lady Hamilton, and In
running on messages and fetching parcels from the
stage wagon He well recollects seeing Nelson fishing
In tho river wandlc, near the old Abbey MILL and
saunterlng with Sir william and his wife about the
pretty grounds, which were intersected by canal
which Nelson called the Nile" and which at that
time extended on both sides of the high road Hudson
witnessed the final departure Of Lord Nelson from tho
house on the 18th of September, 1905, Just month
before his death at Trafalgar; and that occasion
shut the door of the postchaise in which no ef receV
Ing from him cordial grip OF the hand, with Word
of counsel, Be good boy till come back again."
But he never has come back says old Hudson, and
don't think he ever will" He still points out, at the
bottom Of his little garden, the rvulet which used to
feed the Nilep though 1t flows in diminished
stream and contains not a single mnnow. Hudson
says cottage In which he lives, and ts
also, form pair quiz ny VI tOI
coachman and his gardener so thoroughly had com
mupty of goods been established between him ana MS
host and hostess and he points with prde TO the 1ac
that tho mulberry tree on his little grass poI vas
planted there by the order of Lord Nelson himself
great reception given on Tuesday evening NJ
ST. Louis to Bishop Bowman, of the Methodist
Episcopal Church, who has returned to make his home
I'm that city.
The wife and children of Senator Fassett have gone
to California for the summer.
The Rev. stopford Brooke and Miss Brookej OF
London, are visiting Newport They Will sail Tor
home ON Wednesday.
Anent the recent marriage Of Prince Henry OF
Prussia and Princess Irene of Hesse 1t is stated that
a family chronicle written by the late Grand Duchess
OF Hesse in the style of old records of the Kind and
extending from the date of her wedding till her deah
IS kept in the Palace at Darmstadt 1t is adorned with
many pictures painted By the Princess Herade and
contains, under date of July Il, 1866, the day OF
the Princess Ircne's BIRTH picture In the centre OF
which is represented Bellona with faring war torch
In her hand, with a Hessan soldier on her left, and
in full blown rose, a newborn child, with white
dove over It, and the Irene, which means peace,
written in gold. At the Prncesss birth her father,
the present Grand Duke then on duty with the
Hessian troops arraycd against Prussia. The young
bride IS reported be the heiress Of the high artistic
and other talents of her deeply lamened mother She
be cry fond Of the and of her husbands pro-
fesson q sailor-a taste she acquired during her
trips to England to visit her grandmother,
Queen Victoria.
The Hon. Andrew d. White Will sail for Europe OF
Saturday.