New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1892-02-17
PERSONAL.

Society I'm Washington was much interested last
week I'm dinner given by Secretary and Mrs Noble TO
Pre- sdent and Mrs Harrison. After much inquiry INTO
usages At home and abroad, Mrs Noble decided not 10
place the President at one ide Of her. occupying one
nd OF the table herself pa, gave him the most place
and next him, while her husband took the seat Mt
the other end
II IS proposed 10 send Il bust OF Harriet Bcccher
stowe to the Worlds Fair from Connecticut the work
being paid for with money raised by nickel slot
machine, get up In the po,toiices OF the stale
our own Moody Is one of the men they talk Of as
Surgeons successor pastor Of the Metropolitan
Tabernacle in London. Acres, tb water II Is believed
that the great American evangelist T. enough OF a
BAPTIST to come within the requirements Of the trust
deeds Of the church prop ry bu little hop, Is eItnr
brother OF Mr. Sturgeon ard three OF the great
preachers students. Archibald Brown. william tuii'
and +. G.. Gange, are also among the possibilities.
This IS one of the stories they tell OF Sir Morell
Mackenzie: a young woman. who bad Injured her
throat by drinking carbolc acid, to kill herself, came
under his notice for few weeks at m hospital, and
thereafter fingered year or more Before she died she
longs, to see her doctor again Some told him Of
the case. and he nsked. Can help herr not phvsi.
cally was the reply; but il would give her untold
comfort The doctor went that very evening tfOugh
It was in distant Stun, by the gir, suggested one
or simple alcvations call her my dear and left
died .Xt day, but she had seen 'her Doctor
The Marquis di Rudin has received from Kaiser
william the order Of the Black Eagle the highest Ger
man homo: OF TIM sort
Sir Robert Ball. Astron Royal OF Ireland, Is @
candidate for the owndean pofessorshp made vacant
by Professor Adamss recent death but IT is thought
improbable that lie can succeed with Dr. Glllshcr as
rival.
President Mcleod. Of The Philadelphia and II aiding
Railroad, about whom the whole country is talking
since the contamination Of the gigantic coal deal. IS
like many another American who has attained success
and fame u self made During the carly days
Of his cnreer he was In very staitcned circumstances.
II is now related Of him that before his connection
with III, railroad business he the proprietor Of a
pottery IN Texas and that after hard struggle for
several years he wa, sold out by the sheriff. Then
he went West with unlroken determination 10 make
hl, fprtun,.r II possible. About this time Alexander
Erydcn Of PttSton Penn mine boss, was travelling
IN Colorado with view 10 investigate coal lands there
and form - company 10 operate them II practicable
In "A small town he met Mcleod, who was financially
fat hi, back with 10 prospect Of lettering his
condition. lie appealh 10 Dryden for 'nough money
Ia pay his fare East again, and his appeal met with
n generous response. As he took the money, Mcleod
said Dryden, I'll b. in position some day 10
return thi, kindness. and won't forget YOU lie
wa, true Ia his word When the now great railroad
king was placed In charge of the Philadelphia and
Reading Interests one Of his carlc, acts to nd
for Bryden. who had returned to Piston aud offer
him the supcrintendcncy OF tn companys schuy kill
anthracite industries Of the most responsible pos,
lions in the corporations business and most coveted
because tho fat salary attached TO IT, Eryd'n &C
ccptcd took the rcin> for year but found that the
duties were telling his health. and resigned and
returned his old place AT Plttston. IL i needless
10 say that Mr. Dryden takes tho kecnest interest in
Mr. McIeod's latest and greatest scheme, and that
he hopes for his friends complete success.