New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1889-07-05
abling them to outwit and elude the authorities
of Mississippi might have been better employed
PERSONAL.

Mrs, Lynn Linton has been q most energetic can
v,sser for signatures 10 the protest against woman
suffrage, IN "Thc Nineteenth Century, AT parties
and receptions she has gone around. notebook ana
pencil in hand, soliciting names SneS Thus, az 8:
captnred Mass Ellen Terry and Miss Cenevievo
Ward.
A writer In "Tho Spectator says that Lord
Beaconsfelds fondness for the primrose originated
wben be was living In HIghbury, London. Here no
was much attached TO a young lady residing in the
same locality, who the daughter Of gentleman
~ oood property. At ball given at this gentle
mans house, tho young lady in question wore
wreath OF primroses. discussion arose between
Mr. Disraeli and another gentleman as to whether
the priuroses were real not. bet of pair OF
gloves was made, and on the young lady being con-
suited. and the primroses being examined the bot
was won by Mr. Dlsraeli. Tho primroses were real
primroses and the young lady gave two or three Of
them TO the future Prime Minister, which he put IN
his buttonhole and kept, and used to show long
afteruard Some have thought that because the
Queen sent wreath OF primroses 10 Loru Deaoohs.
fields funeral the flower became his badge In that
way This Is a mere invention. The queen dhi
not know at the time that the primrose was Lord
Beaconsfelds favorIte flower, and she did not, con
sequenfly. send wreath OF prmroses TO his funeral
at all Others have entertained the oplhioh unte
the noble lord appreciated the Hover oecad,o no
cosent salad This is incorrect again, and inc Tue
history of the way the primrose oeCs"e '"' io'''
Professor ". N. Burt, principal Of the Indiana IN
stitlte for the Education of the Deaf and Dumb.
has accepted the position of superintendent OF the
Western Pennsylvania Institution for the Dear Anu
Dumb, at Pitsburg.
The late Nine. do Crouchy, widow OF Bonaparte's
Marshal retained the end Of her life her brilliant
powers as conversationalist She was eighty-sx
years Old
David Andreas Saxlehner, owner OF the Hunyahi
Janos, died recently while his way to Carlsbad.
lie YVES man OF limited education. but practical In
the extreme. After falling in several undertakings
he established national clothing house" In Buda
Pesth in which home goods alone were sold. Louis
Kossuth consented TO act Saxlehners clerk Tor
several days, consequence of which the business
increased enormously. While Saxlehner was sitting
one day in his Office peasant entered and com
planned that he could get fresh water on his farm
lie had bored wells IN number OF places but sue
cceded in getting only peculiarly scented fluid.
which he feared to Saxehner was Interested.
He asked the peasant 10 bring him sample bottle of
the water had IL anayZed. and decided to purchase
the estate. He paid 900 guidcn per acre for the
farm, and established factory as soon as possible.
Tho water became popular at once and the red label
upon the bottles famous trademark. VI late
years the sales reached four millions annually aud
made Saxlehnor many times a millionaire.
Hartford people recall that General Harrison has
visited their city before. The first visit In 1872,
when no a guest of the old Pscatorlus fishing
club, and went with them cruise up the coast OF
Name
Word has come Of the death of Canon Cook who
edited "Tac Speakers Commentary" lie was eighty
years old.