New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1898-03-29
rtalv IL no more fitted for curfews than Nap'e
piazza at carnival time.
PERSONAL.

,-.., rohnev r. Maury a Virgininn. VINO
served through both the Mexican and Civh wars
though nearly eighty years OLD ana M movernor
health. has rendered his services u '''
OF his State In case or war
The bronze statue OF Rufus Choatc. by Danei "
French Of this city, has arrived In Boston. and IS
being set up in the Suffolk County Courthouse.
il about nine feet high" says THE Transcript
"and will rest base four feet high. ms base
is thus Inscribed Rufus Choate l1syso hed 20
the People by George b: Hyde Nj. h iSyNn ,or
prominent schoomaster Of Boston, ielt ;a, ,r LII
not be unveiled and dedicated until carly IN May
Whether the eEfrr's Of doubt f Chief Justice Field
it is said opposed to an elaborate dedeat,on be
@ leave the moGr MT a II Hs II has BEEN
suggested that Joseph H. ch9ate OF opcv WIii de-
asked to make the Grafton Mayor quincy VIII oe
liver the presentation address,
Uarvov 7 Bee. known as Jubilee Bee" who
died not long ago In California. was the Oldest
living pioneer OF the Pacific Coast, and though no
made several fortunes he died poor man.
In It's report Of a local dinner recently. The
Bradford (England) Observer said; THE Amer
lean Consul. e. 8. Day. showed unsuspec'ea sntS
as an after-dnner speaker. His tall, typical New
England figure and grave countenance are nardIy
those Of the postprandial tester. but they served
humor, at once dry and quaint
Color Sergeant Walker. OF the Royal Scots Fusli-
Hers. was captured by the Afridis and kept pr's-
oner for six weeks. On his release he was court
rnar,faiIed for being absent without leave. ana.
though acquitted. condemned 10 lose MS pay
for the time he was away from his regiment
The Byron Society IS raising money to buy the
palace OF tho Empress OF Austria. at Akilleion'
Corfu and make It an orphanage for Greek chill
dren IN memory or Byron
Lord Roberts," says The Birmingham Post.
rs about TO have honor paid him which has
probably never before been accorded 10 soldier
His speech in favor OF forward policy on our
Indian frontier gave 81 much satisfaction to the
military advocates OF that policy that it was at
vice clubs that A subscription should be raised Tor
the purpose of giving 1t wide circuiation IL was
lmmedia toy seen that difficulty would Dc expert
cncod IN securing the necessary money, ana so the
proposal will be at once carried out
The late Duke OF Leinser left his valuable collec-
ton of postage-stamps to England II Is particu-
larlv rich I'm the issues OF Australia and contains
fine specimen OF that great rarity. the Western
Australia i'd blue with frame inverted There Is
already one example OF this Issue In the British
Museum collections, that the nation Will now Dc
in nossesslOn of two Of the six or seven copies
known to be extant
When General John b. Gordon was occurring In
Owasso Mich. the other evening. a telegram from
The South was handed TO him which read: "One
hundred and fifty thousand OF your comrades stand
ready to follow your lead In the protection OF our
National honor" After reading II he said: i
think I hear Rebel yels and Yankee hurrahS
mingled as our common country unites in the pro-
of on