New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1895-07-20
pointment clerk OF the Treasury Department with
a salary Of $780, which will not be paid In silvs;
dollars, although It ought to be.
PERSONAL.

congrcssman Johnson of North Dakota, has Q
wife who is helpmeet for him In the truest sense
OF the word. When he was called to washington
by an extra session Of Congress he tried to get
man to attend to his hay but having faiied' LEFT
tho matter In the hands Of his wife. The harvest
casc on and Mrs. johnson was In the fields bright
and early In her top buggy, looking after the men
and teams and, when one field was cut, selecting
another and then another. All Of the hay on the
leased the hay tracts in the vicinity Of Petersburg
until the total cut to eys ~ lad Pns
hay crop OF 1888.
Louis voisson, who has been French Consul b
Philadelphia for the last ten years, has had cou-
ferred upon him the Cross Of the Legion OF Honor.
When Governor Richards, OF Wyoming leaves
the Capitol, his daughter. aged nineteen, who v
his private secretary. becomes Governor In every
thing but the name
few weeks ago, eight Seventh Day Adventists
OF Rhea County Tenn. were convicted OF work.
ing on the Sabbath day and fined. Though abund'
antly able to pay their fines they refused to do 20
on principle and they have therefore been SEN
fenced to work them out with other convfcts or
the county roads. The leader OF the band Is r. r.
Gilett a venerable man OF seventy, and native
OF Batavia. n. Y. where he volunteered as Union
soldier in the Civil War serving three years Yea ssv rhsy
day which they observe scrupulous!y from sunset
OF Friday TO sunset SatuTuay. cyinpdtny -
strongly enlisted in their behalf against further
persecution Little hope Is entertained OF Execu-
tive clemency because or this sects oDstlnacy IA
carrying their usual vacations on sunday. a
magnificent academy which they have built IN
Ciaysville was broken up In March last by prosecu-
ton OF It's teachers
The famous suit OF the brothers, Counts de Civry,
for half the estate lef; by the last Duke OF Bruins
wick has again been decided in their favor The
other heir is the City Of Geneva. The estate II
worth millions.
The heart OF King Louis XVII Of France. which
has been for years in the possession OF NJ Edouard
Durnont Of Neuilly. France. was recently delivered
with impressive ceremonies into the hands OF the
Count Trba.n de Maille representing the Duke OF
Madrid.
The Rev. DR. Richard Harcourt, the popular
pastor Of Grace Methodist Episcopal Church,
baltimore has been called to the Park Avenue
Methodist Episcopal Church. Of Philadelphia. and
he will probably accept the cali when his nve
years term at MS present church expires next
spring He has done much to build up his pres
ent church. the membership having Increased
from COO to 900 during his pastorate. The Phila-
deiphia church Is OF the largest ana strong
est churches OF the denomination In the city Dr.
Harcourt Is alumnus OF the Wesleyan University
and the Boston Theological Schoo. He began MS
active work ir the ministry about twenty years ago
IN Newark. Since then he has served in Elizabeth,
Paterson Jersey City, San Francisco ana this city
During each of his pastorates ne has won me
hearts OF his congregations and has proved himseic
10 be n successful pastor. He received his deHee OF
Doctor OF Divinity from the University OF ONO.
William r. Adams (Oliver Optic has just -
turned from a European trip