New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1891-01-28
PERSONAL.

The statement that President MoAat OF the Denver
and RIO G.urdc Railroad travels about thc country
n a $4,000 palace on wheels WAS not ol 'o"' -
u-prtd by malice; but nevertheless 1t l. pi"odo''
that a. il cr,ulat"s through the new papers II He
o,entlv comes under the notice Of stock ard bond
holder, Of the rad who think that less costly vehc
would answer the purpose quite aS well. II So tlOi
NAV be- con,oled - learn on the best au'H",,! u.
neither the railroad nor Mr. Nonat oWN sIOn 20;
-. rho one described but that the ear when i "sci
lac ,be ur,sfdcnt and other officials OF te COMPANY
and which Is seldom elsewhere than on thc lodu "hc'V
10 hel1r., cost about one quarter o. ft"oO"'
Mrs, Eohlf, ANNA katharine Green has Just re
turned from Europe where she has met ana been
heartily welcomed by many distinguished people
Referring to the attack on Archbishop Corrlean
which recently appeared IN paper published IN h"h''
It,ly The catholic Review OF tins city says; inc
cr,t majority Of the Catholics Of the city are Tam
many h7crs and all the Catholics OF the ulo''''
are democrats The exceptions are hardly numerous
enough To prove The rule. No lact 'ouu DC "o''
,-,,.t,, 90 fine average New York catholic ;lan The
Enovlrd,e fnnt Archbishop COrrran was IaWn3llI
,,n and u politician on tn Democratic Sld'' ! e.
~, ,,r H. n, from mn-lmg in any kind of politics that
4, ..,r,. tn us he carries the policy oi absicntlnl
too lar lie will have nothing Whatever 10 90 WIN
politics. and when the Interest OF ,he , r %c IN
Legislature rather tnan To the politicians IN deieuui7
his rights
Chaunccy NJ Dcpcw is the most ellShtful of guests
at public dinner not only because he Is snch Sool
.prakpr Int also because he Is SuCh me h>tclcr'
lie fixes hi, gaze the face of the vino Is talking
and whenever a witty especially good thing Is said
he IS always The first to appreciate It. All the other
diners take their csc from his laughter or applause
and follow his leadership His function ut the dinner
fable /, in short that of the man who directs the
cheering at football or baseball game. Mr.
Dcpews laugh is catching IL seems 10 come
right his nncrmost self and spreads over the
whole his cOuntenaace To him laugh l. almost
as good a. q hear him tell story and the speaker
Who causes him 10 show signs Of appreciation i sure
Of widespread applause. Mr.. Depew is especially III
alumni N Yale, and an uniformed person who wa
present ut the recent dinner would be la doubt whether
tn occasion In honor OF Mr.. Depew OF tho
alma mater Of the guests.
Judge Benjamin r. Curtis Of Boston, who died last
sunday. and who by the way was a broher-inla law %
the Hon. seth Low, tcnder-hcarted man. His
first days experience the criminal side of the mum
opa one OF surprise and sadness. and wher
lac came OF the bench hc said In 'hc judges lobby
II IS something awful, those poor unfortunate people
How sad aud ptfu their lives must be-" THIS feel
ing led him 70 ask Phillips Brooks to ST. with him
rs Church might help devise means for mitigating
such misery.
Director Holden of the Lick Observatory I'm Cali
forna Is expecting visit soon from Lord Rose,
OF of the great rejecting telescopes.
The sudden manner In which Dr.. Schliemann fell
in love with his second vito recalls the story of Henry
Fawcett, England's blind POSTMASTER. General. lie
had been talking at public meeting when the new.
Of Lnoolns death was received and announced