New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1889-04-19
PERSONAL

Miss Amelia b. Edwards's first lecture IN Anerioa
will ba delivered on November at the Academy "
Music, Brooklyn.
Tho Rev. Alfred g. Mortimer. Of New ghton. 8 IL.
has declined tho call to the reotorshp OF et LuhO
Protestant Episcopal Church at Baltimore: he p
fers to remain IN MS Heso oi uSotuAnesS - ~" "
school
The death 4 announced of Thomas James seEo'
dramatist novelist and actor. He WIS the son OF .
well.todo London tradesman. and was born In i'eo'
He was writing veact plays and pressing tnem Oh INC
,ttant,on Of the committee Of Drury Lane Theatfe
nv tho help Of his friend and patron Mr. Peter Moorc'
NJ p, one of that body, somewhere about inc yea
Of the Battle Of Waterloo He was intended or no
bar but he preferred the life Of stroiing player
though 10 brought him little glory. I'LL one das wnou
no was playing In Brussels tbs celebrated IaAm~
str,ck with bis talents. introduced himself to him
behind the scones and By exercising his influence
Win the British Embassy procured him introducuons
IN London sere used TO attribute to this generous
patronage bis first important engagement Ihis was
at Covont Garden. where be appcare1 as hamie"
in November. 1926. His engagement extended over
three years during which time he played IN important
vsr.. IN association with Edmund Kean. Young
ggSaries Kernble. Warde and Nine yestrts In later
DAYS 6ere was better known as ofamsNs' anu ssaeo
manager than a. ,s sS aSsor hnSly ana respectful
illusions 70 ssrie enacted the iesdng se1 ot
bis ave act drama The Merchant o Of ~ ks HOUSE, Of
Coihergs another romantic poetical drama n nye
acts In the autumn of the same year mi Sorie.s
Connection with Macready - acting mAnaSeT "a
tended over some years, and he noncompliance, t -
famous traredian with Miss Helen FeucH anu Me
Eneish Company n ls44'45 For many years Mr
Serie had Nyed N retirement az his house AZ Hor ,
ioRt0n 10 which, in memory OF nis VIC Soo a
NoyeIlo daughter Of the composer ana sstcr o. mIs
Cowden Clarke. he had given the nsne oi No'sAo
Cottage"
The iats George W. Uteqmehle was the owner OF
more real estate in te District Of Colum6ia than any
othr man. He paid taxes on mofe thah oOV HOUSES
President Bartlett has decided to return 70 Drt
mouth College In June, instead Of going TO Japan.
lecture of the late F. W. Dawson. of Tho CnsFes
ton News and Courier is now published winch was
written in 1884, and which in part reads as fonows'
II is my aim and hope in life to bear an hohorA"lo
nauie IN south Carolina and know that have never
heen wanting in doing my whole duty 70 the Staie. as
could see n have had selfish PURPOSE 70 serve'
And az Won know, have avoided pubic ounce anu posr
lively declined Il But / am treated oS sono a.
hnu1b were the greatest Villain unhung1 ono o1S
he snjrit Of iustics will assert Itself In the eat ZEN
sbsll have my due 1t will be when an SeSn 4
say this In no spirit Of resentment. shan 10 truo
to the end. all tho same"
John Bright used 10 gay That in one importsns
respect dog is superior to man: Whom man Is
utterly ont OF everything, he gives up; put oSs
simply cprls UP and so continues 70 msAe D'u 'N-'
meal