New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1889-12-06
PERSONAL.

Mr.. Charles c. Colby. who has just been appointed
10 succeed Sir John Macdonald as President OF he
Privy Council of Canada, and who, moreover mas
become a member Of the Dominion Cabinet is ue
first American who has ever occupied scat IN inc
Parliament at Ottawa. He born at Derby Yer
mont in 1927 and graduated from Dartmouth
College in 1s47 For five and twenty years he has
sat IN the Dominion Parliament of which body he was
elected Deputy speaker two years ago lie was NO. G,
over, one OF the principal promoters Oh tne Oan''a
Pacific Railroad.
The mention of the name OF Dom Pedro, the exlei
Emperor of Brazil, in the presence OF AhtnonS
Trollope used to have almost the same effect on MIN
as the sight of red rag bull 1t appears that
at the time when Troope held ono OF the prncipai
permanent places In tho General Postofce u fell 10
his lot to show the Emperor over the Department az
St Martins 10 Grand. TrolOpe, who was the most
vain Of mortas, had Just bowed His Imperial Majesty
TO HIS carriage, and pluming himself on inc
manner in which he had accomplished his task, when
ldedecamp stepped up and desiring 10 oS sna the
hands with n cnnIe Of eorins in the palm Of
his hand. Trollope met with many reouns Ia Il%
but nothing could ever approach the horror Wh,n
which he wont to refer to Dom Pedros recognition
Of his services.
Tho next meeting of the Massachusetts Reform
Club will take place at the Parker House.
Boston. at pm. The subject proposed lor oiS
cussion IS Administrative Reform" and among those
who are expectel 70 attend Messrs. F. J. Pheps;
WAYNE MacYeag h c. p. Bonaparte. John X. Cowan ana
General Francis A. Walker.
A movement Is on foot 10 celebrate In suitable
manner tho centenary of the death OF John Howaiu
That great philanthopist, for whom unseltsh LABOR
ON behalf of prisoners won immortal fame, died OF
January 90, 1890, at Khcrsnn, in Russia An IN
auential committee has been formed by the Mayor OF
BEDFORD, his native city, with view to the proper
celebration Of the event. Towards labOrs were much
appreciated In Russia, and the Cars Government
has offered a handsome money prize for the best
essay on prisons and prison discipline its memorial
to the great prison relOtIler.
The marriage of senator Allison to Miss Theresa
stoughton niece of Senator Hale, of Maine, is an
nounced TO take place before Christmas. 1t appears
that their engagement was brought about during tho
visit of the Senatorial Committee TO Seattle, last sum
mer Senator Allison and Miss Stoughton were the
only unmarried persons Of the party and II was re.
marked at the time that the Iowa statesman paid
very marked attention to the young niece OF his Maine
colleague
we'll known European physician processes to have
discovered the bacillus which badness. These
bacilli according TO DR.. Gaymonne, invade the hair
follicles and make them brittle that they break
off, II the mischief has not gone too far the baclli
NAV be exterminated by smearing the har-or the
spot where the hair had been In happier days-with
mixture consisting of cod liver oil and the JUICE OF
onions DR.. GaymOnne thoughtfully remarks that the
remedy is sometimes distressing TO the patient
friends and neighbors. Perhaps 1t Is better 10 DC