New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1891-02-26
PERSONAL

Governor Russell shook hands witt hundreds OIL IFS
constituents at a reception which he gaze TO te
public in Boston for two hours. Monday, but there "crc
no presentations by name.
Jason Brown. second son of the old abolitlohlS'
whose &" soul is marching on" recently came East from
California, where he has lived for the last SIN years
and is visiting at York, Penn; not very flr IRON
Iiarpcrs Ferry. lie is now sixty eight years Old
and lectures "a good deal on Temperance
The Rev. DR. II. NJ. Wharton, OF BrantIy Bapus'
Church, Baltimore, will soon sail for the HOY iaHu'
with a party Of thirty or more tourists organized under
his auspices.
Eduard Tarrar, editor OF THE Toronto Globe VINO
has been brought into prominence by reason OF sir
John Macdonald's attack upon him, Is a remarkably
versatile writer. 1t Is said that at one time, Wheh
not regularly connected With any Journal, lie was EN-
ploycd to write a series Of editorials for II CathOhc
and an Orange paper without the managers OF eithcr
knowing Of his work for the other. simultaneously
he was cXpOunding both sides Of the tarlf question III
two other sheets. For several weeks says "Ihc
Chicago News an interesting and exciting contrO-
ver,y was kept UP between the religious papers,
In which the hOnOrS were about evenly Ill
vlded. An equally exciting controversy was
raging in the columns of the party organs
Public attention was drawn to the able way in when
tnc arguments for free trade that appeared in the
Liberal paper to-day were met by the Tory paper the
next day and vice-versa. Orangelsm never iAu 50
keen a champion and the opinions OF the Catholc
No.
Church wore such Il modern air that many people
rnbhcd their exc, and thought they were dreaming
AS they urilIsed the columns Of the CdtIOhc paper
Then tle secret leaked out and with II went tWc en-
nloyunouf of Mr. Farrar. There was anger Tor a Whlle,
ihcn laughter and one fine morning the obscure
Journalist wohe up TO find himself the most talked OIL
man in ontario. Since then his talents nave never
ru,ted for want Of employment
say, The Washington POST: a critical period
i'm tho history of this country is recalled by the dis
covc?y OF the old fashioned French bed,tcid on which
Abraham Lincoln slept during his entire occupancy
81 the White House. and on which his body was lad
when brought from MI. Pcterson's house, opposite tho
old Ford Theatre, on Tcnth-,t, after the assassination.
Mrs. VI. ". Magrudcr. Of no. 135 ThlrteentllNt.. i
in possession of the bcdstcad, and prizes it very highly.
Tie same bcd,tead was used during the Administration
Of General Grant. and a portion of that Of Mr.. Hayes.
II was stored in the attic Of the White House. and IN
the early part VI President Arthur's term was pur-
chased by Mr.. Magrudcr. who was employed at the
White House as II carpenter. at the general sale OF
furniture. It has been identified By several Of the
cmploycs who were ~ the White House during the
period, mentioned. and particularly by me coloreu
man who made the beds. 10y Mrs. Llncoln'' MESSENGER
and by President Lincoln, valet. Mr.. Magrnder mas
also a handsome marblcstOp table. purchased Dy htr
husband ~ the same sale. which has been HANDED, down
rom one administration to another, ana which was
Away, understood to have been President liarriSons
card table