Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1889-01-15
A BARREL OF APPLES
Sent From Syracuse ito Her Majesty,
Queen Victoria of England,
DRAWS OUT SEVERAL LETTERS,
The Royal Household Thrown Into High
Fever of Excitement.
THANKS AND BRITISH GOLD RETURNED.
THANKS AND BRITISH GOLD RETURNED.
Recipient and Sender Gratifed by the Package Of
Yankee Fruit
ESPECIAL TELEGRAM TO THE prspArcH.

ESPECIAL TELEGRAM TO THE prsPArcH.I
SYRACUSE, n. Y, January 14.-George
Thorndill, who lives near this city, has
been in this country since the fifties, but re-
tains kindly feeling toward his old sover-
eign, Victoria. Desiring to give token of
their affection for the Queen of Great Britain
and Empress of India, on November Mr..
and Mrs. Thorndill sent her a barrel filled
With seven kinds of the finest apples raised
on their place. The first response was re-
celved four weeks ago to-day, and the letters
that have been coming ever since from the
different branches of the English court indi-
cate that the royal household must have
been thrown into a state of high excitement
over the barrel of apples from America.
The first letter received by Mr.. Thorndill
was on royal paper, stamped Windsor
Castle, " and is supposed to have been penned
by the Master of the Royal Household,
though 1t was unsigned. 1t reads:
WINDSOR CASTLE, eth December, lSSS.
The Master of the Household presents his
compliments to Mr.. Thomdill, and has the
honor to inform him that the Queen is very
sensible of his attention in forwarding for Her
Majesty's acceptance the case of apples which
arrived here yesterday.
ON HOME RULE PAPER
The next letter that arrived was printed iu
a rich green that would answer for a home
rule document. 1t is as follows:
BOARD OF GREEN CLOTH, !
BUCKINGHAM PALACE. :. w.
9th December, lSSS.
SIR-The Lord Steward has received from
Sir Henry POnSOnberry your letter of the 9th
of November last and desires me to say that
the apples which you wished to present to the
Queen arrived safely and are now being used
in Her Majesty's service. l am to thank you
for this kind intention of yourself and of your
wife in making this offering. The good feeling
is duly appreciated in high quarters, but as
Her Majesty, by Rule, does not accept pres
ents, the Lor6 Steward must ask you to ac-
cept as an equivalent of value. a small sum of
9S, which he judges may represent the outlay.
The Paymaster of the Household has accord
ingly received instructions to send the same to
you at Syracuse. Yours faithfully,
THOMAS c. MARCH.
Mr.. GEORGE THoRNDILL, Syracuse, U. 5.
As the barrel of Yankee apples neared
the royal presence the plot seemed to
thicken, and the next to pay his respects to
Mr.. Thorndill was the ROYAL High Pay
master, who evidently is called on to settle
Her Maiesty's grocery bills. This is the
note which the high grocery bill payer sent,
accompanying the ''cheque" for e3:
THE MONEY COMES ALONG.
PAYNAsTER OF THE HoUsEHoLD, J
ST. JAMES PALACE, 5. W,
LONDON. 29th December, lSSS. \
DEAR SIR-N on have or probably will by this
post receive a letter from Mr.. March, of the
Lord Stewards Department of the Queens
Household, informing you that am to send
You cheque Cor the apples you sent to Her
Majesty. l now inclose the cheque for s3, and
] should be obliged if you would kindly sign
the receipt for the same and post il to me at the
above address. Very truly yours.
GEORGE MARRABLE.
George Thomdfll. Esq.
This is the receipt that MIR. Thorndill was
to sign:
The Lord Stewart Department, third class
No. AK.
Received. 1889, of the Paymaster of the
Household the sum of G3 for apples sent to
II. NJ, Queen Victoria. in the quarter ending
the 3lst of December. 1888.
Mr.. Thorndill and his wife hope that the
apples have got to the Queen by this time
They feel very proud of their correspondence
from the English court, and they like to
think of the Queen of England and the En-
press of India enjoying their Northern
Spies and Spitzenbergs at Buckingham Pal
ace these winter evenings, or a pie made
from Onondaga apples.