New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1888-06-08
to do their masters bidding, wouldn't it please tne
Mugwumps better IL the label were altered w.
"Public Office is public bust 2"
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PERSONAL

Mr. John Guy Vassar was able week ago 10 WISH
vessar College, for the first time In moro than year.
The Rev. V. W. Davis, of Worcester, Mass, VIII go
to Cleveland Ohio, 10 oflclate Thursday next a.
the double wedding in tho Garfield family
Dr. A. L. Chaplin, the venerable cxpresident OF
Belolt College, who recently stricken with pa
rayss was graduated at Yale In 1897 and seven years
pastor for twenty four years
Mrs Sarah s. Langdon, whose death occurred re-
Gently at Boston, was, says The POST OF that CITY,
daughter of the late United States Senator Uphah'
Of Montpelier, VT Mrs. Langdon had come TO tho
city to consult an oculist and had been In Boston
under treatment some months. She stricken down
with apopexy, and although attended by tho best
medical skill she never rallied. Mrs. Langdon was
widely known in the social circles OF New YORK ana
teemed and beloved She was noted for her deeds OF
unostentatous charity and at her homo IN Montpeiier
her kindly face was familiar among tho
ments, who made friends wherever sho went, ana her
sudden demise VIII cause sorrow to many
Mrs Alice j. Shaw, tho whistler, according to Tho
Sunday Times of London, has walked straight into
tho inner circle Of society at tho British capital sire
has whistled to the Prince Of Wales, and has already
become one Of the most soughtater uonesses Oh tho
season
Mr. Melville W. Fuller, who has been nominated Tor
Chief Justice OF the United States Supreme court, Is
reported to have visited San Francisco recently In
Identity hidden from the public because he wished to
avoid being talkd with by newspaper men.
Sir Charles Russell is a capital whist player
Mr. Alfred Nobel, the inventor and chief manu-
facturor Of dynamite, is emphaticaly man OF peace
and dcplores tho Of the explosive as destroyer
of human life "If did not regard It as on the whole
a great blessing to humanity" he said recently
would close up all my factories and never make
another ounce of tho stuff He detcsts the use OF
dynamite by the Anarchists, and whom no heard OF the
Haymarhet butcheIy at Chicago ne exclaimed
would like to gather tho whole crown OF thein ,.V a
storchouse full Of dynamite and blow them all up To-
gether."
NJ Jules Ferry enjoys being carcatured. and assid
uosly collects and preserves all such pictures of him.
When no was on his way to tho Congress at versailles
at which 81 Carnot was elected President, street
hawker not recognizing him, thrust before his lace
particuarIy savage cartoon on his Presidential
ambition No, thank you," said NJ. Ferry, ater
taking It in his hand and looking It over with smiie
IL have a copy of that ono already"
Not long ago some one entered NJ. Carolus Duran's
studio and found him gazing at an illustrated paper
which contained large picture of the wife OF rich
Bourso Spectator. what do you find In that 10 III
terest you?n asked the visitor was Wishing said
the great portrait painter that could get up 10
s,cb exal,ed fine art rs that. "Tlat? Why, that IS
a wrcched thipg!" ayes But see! spend "eehs
on portrait. 1t is finished 1t is a work OF art Ana
/ get how much for IT. Say $1,000; or perhaps
1000. IL 1t is for rich American. Well, here IS
INV friend the editor Of this paper. He prints tnls
picture 1t took his botcb Of engraver Few hours
10 make it. And he gets $50 900 for It, That Is high
art !"
A London house has made for the Thakore sahip
of Morvi the most costly state carriage ever con-
structed IL will DO drawn by six horses wearing
harnesses mounted with pure gold