New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1895-08-24
PERSONAL

,..,.rd w Volk the weIi-known sculptor, dled
IN sunday last at Orceola. WIS. Mr. Volk was
horn IN We,lsburg, y. Y, In ~" ana went 10 Chi.
c,ro in 1851 He was one OF the most famous Of
American sculptors his bust OF Lincoln being con-
coded be the be. IN n' other
notable pssss are Of the Henry Keep a.
.sr.Sxp VI and bSss u Henry 9' cay zsssa
Fan chandler Dr. Daniel Brainard. Bishop Fowler,
P P;iS% B Bay WsshSurn
u,ss Powderly the American secretary to Lady
Henry Somerset Is not related to the labor agator
She IL a New England woman with college educa-
ton. whose talents and abilities are many. She 10
a lnguis musician, stenograpner ana typewriter,
hesides being a beautiful penman
John T. Blair celebrated the ninety-thIrd anniver.
.arv Of his birth at his home in Blsirstown. ". J..
On Tbursday Mr. Blair Is conspicuous illustration
NJ the theory that a very busy life promotes lon
gevitv Few men In this country or anywhere have
been 80 closely identified with 80 many Important
enterprises Beginning his career as country mer.
chant. in which he achieved marked success. hs
became an extensive manufacturer developed iron
md coal mines managed railroads East and West,
had the honor Of building the first railway Line
ncross Iowa and finally became director In seven
ter roads His energies found employment In many
directions aside from the great enterprises IN Which
he was engaged and In Az OF THESE acu'ues ne
exhibited Giadstonian vitality
Tho Rev DR. George Thomas Bowling Is TO preach
every sunday morning during September In this
c,,y ~ crace Episcopal Church. In the absence Of
the rector. the Rev. Dr. Huntington.
vrs Marion Foster Washburne who has begun
. crusade aeainst the methods Of certain class Of
the furniture dealers in Chicago who sell on the
,ns,alment plar Is said 10 he a woman of great
.rerov and force Of character. She Is the daughter
~ a nhvsician and the wife Of Or. @. T. WASH
ourne Mrs Washburne is member or the chicago
Woman's Club and is a good speaker
A cable dispatch reported few days ago that
N. czarewitch Grand-duke Georges. had left the
mia climate Of the Caucasus, where he had been
ord.red nv the doctors to reside. account Of his
consumptive condition. and that he had gone to
denmark at the court OF his maternal grandfather.
King Christian II was surmised that this indi-
Gated an Improvement in his health. but 1t appears
from the particulars published in the latest Euro
mean papers at hand that IT was not so. Recent
" the Dowager Czarina, widow OF Alexander Ill
paid a visit to her Georges At Abss-Joumans
in the Caucasus The Prince. who entertains no
Illusion in regard TO his physical condition. begged
permission 10 visit more the castle OF Peter
hof at St Petersburg. and TO accompany AFTER
ward his mother to Copenhagen Although Pro-
lessor Leyden discount nanced that voyage 70 the
North the Czarina had not the courage 10 refuse
this last wish OF her and she took him 70 Peter
hof But they remained there one day only, Tor
the professor had declared TO the Car that an i'm
mediate catastrophe might occur II MS brOtner the
Czarewitch. prolonged beyond stay OF twenty-four
hours his sojourn at Peterhof splendid but ex-
cessvely nsaubrous place. The SICK Grand.
duke started therefore. Immediately. accompanied
by his mother, the Grand-duchess Olga and the
Grand-duke Niche, fer Copenhagen.