New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1888-05-14
PERSONAL

NJ Paul du Chaillu IS at present in England LOOKING
out for copyright on his forthcoming BOOK Inc
Viking Age
A nephew of Count Won Moltke is killing rabbits
in Australia
Mr. Agshctou Smith has planted the side OF noun
tain on his estate at Handkerchief with forest trees
SO arranged as to display the words Jubilee, 1887,
In letters 900 yards long by 26 feet Wide, to all tho
surrounding country The letters worked In trees
Of shtceored foliage cped amid Other, ui corning IN sbs
undertaking.
The unprecedented state Of things on the front
Opposition bench in the House of Commons threatens
says "yho ILLUSTRATED London News" to end In an
unseemiy physical struggle. It represents inc
Unfortunate condition OF the liberal Party since ths
split the 1lsh Home Rule questions house olvldeu
against itself Still considering themselves entitled
to their cogn Of vantage near the gangway' aDo"
the Government have no stronger supporters than
they, tho Marquis OF Harrington and Mr. Chamberlain
with their two ox-Ninistctal colleagues are yet to
be seen seated in line with Mr. Gladstone, Sir William
Harcourt MIR John Morley, Mr.. Chlders, Sir George
Trevelyan and the rest. But so crowded the osnch
often with tho Uadstonan oontnsnt that liner, Ihers
Is barely room left for the Liberal Cnonsts. Hence
it has become necessary for Lord Harinston, sr
Henry James Mr.. Chamberlain, and Mr. Hsnea vet. to
n,use az the bar OF the House, and iurtvciy rscou
pStre the front Opposition bench to see whether an
inch VI space be loft for them before vontnring 10
G march Lord TO mia narnston would be cn
te disnossess OF his seat. His Lordship pumps down
In bIs fayerts corner, throws himself back WITH
cool and determined air, and draw
INC his hat down over his brows, seems 10 say,
n,splace me II you can But so great Is the pressure
that it has sometimes como to pass that CENTER
extrsme edr Of the bench betwi1s LORD harrington
and Mr Chamberlain, until, unable to endure any
Ionror the discomfort OF slipping no has boon
lmpelled to quit tho HOUSE,.
Mr.. walter c. Camp, the Yale athlete, Is 10 Dc
married OH June 80 10 Miss Alice Sumner, sister OF
Professor w. G. Sumner.
Mr.. Marshall p. Wilder VIII sail for England on
Wednesday.
The Row. Dr. A. p. Peabody will preach the pacea-
iaureate sermou ut Lasell Seminary next month"; ana
Miss Sarah f. Smiley win deliver the Commencement
Grafton.
Miss Ella Russell writes from ST. Petersburg 10 l..
E. of "The worldn london, to recount all her tri-
umphs and magnificent presents-diamonds, flowers
1900 bouquets). It she sang from November
tu March in warsaw ffty-ive times in ton different
ouerss and received diamond bracelet diamond ring
AN album and-a solid silver and gold tcaservice LOT
twelve personsl On March Is she says, she MADE
hor debut in st. Petersburg IN "Travata' with Masn:
She has since sung times, and was the ast tiino
presented with horseshoe formed OF tes-roso DIGS IN
Tho centre OF which thore suspended small oluo
velvet box containing another rose but composed on
diamonds. 1t Is wonderful what an oetrlch,I,no
capacity prima donnes possess for assimlaunf s'oho
diamonds evor hard, or, for the matter Oh th%'
stonex OF color.