| Show thedral london ENTEE THE CABINET the english postmaster gen eral said to be a candidate many breezy clicks LOND N dec 27 special the burial of sir joseph bochen the sculptor in st pauls by order odthe queen recalls the fact that though it is yet considerably sider ably short of years old st pauls has seen many famous funerals oi the burials in old crypt not a lestig ve stig of course remains every touch was des troyed in tha fire even the bones of vandyke the most famous personage buried in the old cathedral Co thedral having been burned to dust the first man buried in the cathedral was its abchi aichi hect sir christopher wren whose remains were placed in the crypt in 1723 the first statue placed in the cathedral was that to john howard the prisoner reformer that was a earliest of the great funerals was that of sir joshua reynolds that was a state burial in all but name twelve peers of alie realm bore the pall the next greatest painter who rests beneath the golden cross is turner but st pauls is the chosen resting place of great captains therein ane splendid once destined for the ashes of cardinal walsey lies nelson this magnificent marble tomb was designed when wolsey was at the apogee ot his power by the contemporary of michael angelo the second burial of sir john moore and the funerals of lord heathfield to is due the keeping of gibralter and ralph abercromby were all stately spectacles but none of these could compare with the solemn and stately obsequies of the auke of wellington in 1852 the treat general received ono of the ed funerals in all history and the occasion was commemorated by lord famous ode the lant state funeral previous to lord of magdala which took place in st pauls yeats ASO NEW dec 27 special james whitney a retired sea captain independently rich leased an old mansion which stood on what is now the corner of avenue and jeffer on street brooklyn thirty years ago and took his family to reside there captain whitney was in poor health and deya loped symptoms of insanity he hai to be watched closely night and day and a man servant was employed whose sols duty was to look after him one day the vigilance was relaxed mrs and her daugh daught t went to new borle to visit some friends and man taking advantage of their absente ab sense left his charge while ho went to attend some private business when mrs whitney returned in the evening every piece of a large collection f silverware had disappeared A gold watch and chain beloi gins to one of the misses whitney was alo missing the hired man was accused of having robbed the place but there was no evidence against him and the charge was dismissed just before capt whitney died lie told his wife that he had buried bis silverware but that he could not remember in what place the hardens on whish the house stood were dug up and the missing was lound but there no traces of the silverware the property in course of time was purchased by alie st marks lutheran evangelical church the ground is now being dug for the reception of jhb foundation walls of tho building to be erected and a small crowd of the old residents of the watch with interest every stroke of the pick to see if it will unearth the long lost treas use captain descendants are now living in new york ci ty the lost silverware bears their names and crest and if i be found some of them will doubtless come forward the claim for its possession class leaders CHICAGO dec 27 special tho chicago methodist class leaders association will c lebrage its faist anniversary tomorrow to morrow the pro gramme will include addresses by some of the leading methodist ministers in the cita A railway transferred ATLANTA ga dec 27 special the nashville chattanooga st louis railroad formally took possession to dav of the western fc atlanta railroad which it leased from the government and state officers for the period of awen ty nine years from date an expectant groom deserted far his best dan say frame ahe license petersburg va dec 26 special borne weeks ago migg jennie delaway Dem away a beautiful and accomplished young lady of king william county went to visit her sister when she left king william she was engaged to a well known citizen of that county and to day had been fixed for the wedding during her visit to her sister miss dema way met mr WG of jarretta Jar relta who became a frequent visitor the acquaintance soon ripened into lovs and an engagement followed on last monday they took a buggy drive and then it wai decided that should go to weldon to be married this they did on friday yesterday morning the gentleman from king william passed through here on the southbound south bound passenger pap train to claim his bride ant co his utter astonishment when he got to jarrate he found the lady of hia choice the wife of another man mr rhom paon who is the happy bridegroom was to have acted as best man tor alie gentleman from king william hebra benevolent BOSTON rec ya the hebrew assac aaion ranks among tue leadin charitable bodies of boston ira work is done among the hebrew residents of the city and although it ont last year it did it in such an unostentatious manner that few of the worthy people assisted found it publicly known A I 1 sacred conceit given in aid of the association at tine hollis street theater tomorrow to morrow night A notable feature will be the prea erce of the famous hebrew orphan asylum band of newyork New York numbering fifty ami aciana running in age from 9 to organization has a national reputation jevary bry is an artist and aonie of the solo are said to equal anything heard in the lr eat musical organizations of new york city BUSIED u ma thirty r concessions by government from this it appears the company is allowed two years from the ast 1st of january to organize and resume operations is required to pay for lauds on the isthmus which under the original concessions were granted them without cost also the expense ot sustaining whatever military or police guard may be necessary to protect the works and maintain peace along the line of the i canal is to pay the government of columbia a bonus of francs and give first preferred stock in the company to the about of francs will eater the calinet LONDON dec 27 stecial Sv ecial it is reported in official circles that shortly after new years mr the post master general will be invited to enter alie cabinet this body already consists of seventeen members the invitation to him was delayed as long as possible as there was reason to believe that one of the present members of the cabinet contemplated resigning and the premier is indisposed increasing the membership the proposed action on the part of lord salisbury is construed as a declaration that he does net intend to take advantage of the complications now existing between the liberals and the irish and that he does not bontem plat any movement looking toward an appeal to th country anbara anson N Y dec 27 special flames were discovered this morning in the state prison here but prompt work on the part of the fire department dep artmen t prevented total destruction when the flames were discovered there was a lively scramble almonr the prisoners alv had to be changed to other cells two firemen were injured by a fall STEAMER two hendred ines lost storm on he ocean dec 27 Sp sacia cia the steamer south JI ampton due at this cort is reported burned there wore two hundred souls on board and afis feared that they are all lost |
