New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1890-11-03
PERSONAL.

Eugene Field tells this story in one Of HIS London
letters Mr. Gladstone into town from lIawarden
early the other. morning, and feeling uncommonly
hungry he dropped in about O'Clock at the Raleigh
Club for quiet breakfast. He looked so redeyed that
nobody would have suspected that he the grandest
NJ grand old men, The sagacious waiter mistook him
for rounderr-one Of the boys. What have you
90, n eat ~ demanded the old gentleman II beg
Your pardon, SIR, answered the waiter, hanghnly,
"but we don't serve suppers after a. M
Alexei Platschschejew the most famous living poet
OF Russia whose poetical jubilee was celebrated IN
St. Petersburg with great pomp three years ago. nav
suddenly become a millionaire The poet belongs "
an old noble family. on account OF his compilcaloh
along with Dostojewski In the affair OF the socaled
Communist conspiracy Of 1549, he was condemned 10
death Gar Nicholas. however moderated TINS severe
sentence. and punished him with deprivation oil Ms
rights as a noble. Ills bravery in the Caucasus In
1s56 gained him the favor Of Alexander III, WHO re
stored him TO the privileges OF his order The death
of knsman has put the poor poet aug ,n V', ,so
million roubles four thousand des atnen OF land "
one of the best provinces OF the empire, ana spIehad
house in ST. PeteIsDure'
OF the late oliver c. Buard. of Bridgeport, Conn.,
"The standard, Of that city says His artistic nanre
fitted him properly to arrange public parks ana oeanN
Grounds and ne did much Of this work during MS
life Time In an that pertains to landscape grdenifs
and decoration he had the widest possible eNpeflehes
on the National grounds at Washington ana In sSms
ont and constructive and ordering the Whoic aIdhsc
mont of Prospect Park. Brooklyn. IIe was the right
hand man of Frederick Law Olmstead, that foremost
American landscape artist who mapped ont ana de
signed two OF Brldgeports public PARIS. "ir pubhc
marks especially Readsey Park, which has been AZ
most entirely under his immediate superintendent VII
he foreypr a monument of his tasteful and mltlnli
work For mere pittancc OF what DINER places pun
Cor such men orr city has had the beneht Of bls
rine experience taste, sound judgment and ialthph
work.
II l. only statesmen with Irish blood IN his veins
who would venture to undertake and to carry throus"
rcce.srlly the apparently impossible task OF recon-
ip, the conflicting interests OF the seventeen atoo'
nous provinces OF the Hapsburg Empire and OF driving
them together as che Count Taae, who has been
entrusted with this duty for ten years past ana VINO
uow about 10 retire from Office Is OF irish lineage
tracing his descent from the family OF the Earls OF
Carllr gfori AT the time Of the Commonwealth
anne,rs a certain Colonel Luke Taafe, or IfaHc
bro,her OF the first Earl. took service with Philp Nv
~ snain for whom lie commanded a regiment In tie
s.ate az Milan having with him couple OF MS
rcnhews. one OF whom Joined the Imperial STANDARD
when Milan became an Austrian possession. Ire
otor who returned to England at the Restoration ana
who became third viscount Taafe and second Eari %
Carlngford was the hero OF a scurrllous adventure
cIronicled in the " Memories du Comte de Grarnont
and was killed at the Battle OF the Boync where hs
commanded foot regiment. Count Won iaauc wno
desccnds from this reprobates younger Dfother ies
declared AT times that II not for MS chafse =,
nationality he might make good his claim 70 DC SS"
OF Carlingford in the Irish peeraec'