New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1892-09-21
PERSONAL.

The late Joseph Randall Tussaud was for thirty
years the only wax gure-maker for Nine Tussauds
lannon's exhibition. He was grandson Of the
original conductor Of that enterprise, and proved a
remarkably successful pupil His work Is highiy
praised BY "The Pail Mall Gazette,' which says +:
"The late Mr.. Tussaud exhibited his first bust In
thirty wears Of work he received encouragement from
nearly all tho soevreigns In Europe The late En-.
perOr Nicholas had his portrait painted as present
10 Mr. Tusssud. and the Emperor Napoleon favored
him In many ways. Princess Mary Of Cambridge
was i, great adm(rer OF his busts, and on several
occasions he oxecttod work In marble tor her. He
was only sxty-one at the time Of his DEATH
A gold medal Is about 10 BE- bestowed upon Lieu
tenant J. ". Graves for brave deed performed
twenty eight years ago. While he and forty other
Confederate soldiers were escOrtng seventeen Union
pn.oncrs-members OF the 1st Iowa Cavalry-under a
nag Of truce party set upon by 80 guellhs,
led by the Infamous Jasse James, who demanded a
surrender OF the Federa. Believing that they would
be- mastered II gwen up Lieutenant Graves refused
declaring that he and his men would die In de-
fcnse Of their trust. The Union soldiers were thus
enabled TO reach their own lines THIS happened near
10 presented by the survivors Of the regiment 10 which
the prisoners belonged. Lenenant Graves was dis
coverod by means OF advertisement In a Chicago
paper a few months ago. He is now editing " The
Graham Texas Leader"
General Eoo,h has $40 men. mostly broken down
drunkards 4 time working on his farm few miles
ont N London and they are described as decent In
Professor Huxley and Lord Chief Justlce Coeridge are
among the prominent Englishmen who attended the
recent Gloucester musical festival. The latter gen
eman said TO be exceedingly apprecative OF such
performances.
Dr. Nsnsen, whose plan for seeking the North Pole
IL 10 lab into the drifting ice In stout vessel, and re-
sign himself to certain currents proposes TO lay
I'm four wears supply OF provisions when he finally EN-
barks on this voyage. He will also take along al I'm
mense stock Of patience
Three OF the assistants Of the lick Observatory,
Professor Keeler, Crew and Burnham, each made dis
coverles OF Importance before they resigned. Pro-
lessor Ke.lcrs work was with saturn's rings, Pro
lessor Burnham's with double stars and Professor
Crows IN spetrosoopy. "The San Francisco Examiner
declares that Professor Barnard who has Just found
that tiny satellite Of Jupiter. compelled until re
Gently confnc himself 10 the uSe OF the II inch glass
engatorial until about a month ago when Director
Holden was overrulcd by the Hoam OF Regents on
discovered that the now variable star in Auriga Is
nebula SAYS The Examiner and now he makes
-till more important contribution TO science.
General Joseph Il. Anderson who died few DAYS
ago at the Islcs OF Shoals. at the age OF eighty, was
ono o, the principal owners Of the Trcdegar Iron
Works In Richmond and prominent In society as well
4 business circles. The foundry with which he
was identified cast many OF the cannOns for the Con
,.-fclacv I'm the Civil War. lie served that cause
I'm the field himself for short time, and thus secured
If, military title. The Richmond correspondent OF
Tie Baltimore .l.n" says: General Anderson was
tho lntrnnlc personal ficnd OF President and Mrs.
Jefferson Davis. Tho widow Of the eX President or
he Confcd,racy and her daughter Miss Winnie. made
their home ut the Generals tnusc whenever they
came I, tho Virginia capital was General An
de-son who first suggested that the southern states
should allow the widow OF the eXPrcsdent pension
dur4rg her He. lie had occupied many places of
trrst ard responsibility In this city and state GOV
e,amopts Colonel Archer Anderson. a son Of the
General was the orator the occasion OF the un-
Yelling here IN May, 1890, Of the statue TO General
Robert T.. Lee"