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LIFE IN LONDON. The Argonauts of the Wild West-The Princess at Kuster-Mme. Nilsson's Fortunes-The Prince and His Admirers.
London, April 17.-Buffalo Bill has arrived! The Wild West are encamped in London! Not withstanding the furore created in New York by their departure, only those who have had work to do in connection with it have any idea of the amount of labor, care and expense involved in the work of transplanting this living panorama of the life of the plains to the old world. In our school days the Wild West was marked on the map in the geography "the great American desert, unexplored." Now the man who was one of the exploreres, and who has seen it added State by State, and Territory by Territory, to the galaxy of stars in the blue [word?] on our flag, and who has shown the people of the East how that vast desert has been added to the treasures of our country, has crossed the waters to show to the mother country how her sons conquered and civilized a new world. You think I am growing sentimental? You would not if you were here amid a civilization which has existed for centuries, and developed at a snail's pace, and knew the educational value of this event. These people here are not able to comprehend how we have won from the desert the populous and treasure-trove country lying west of the Mississippi river, '"Buffalo Bill" has come to show them' He has led the Argonauts of the plains across the waters to the metropolis of the world. Since Columbus called for the wild West in search of the New World beyond the water, no such voyage as this is recorded in history. London held its breath when it was announced that they had sailed, and never breathed freely again until it was flashed over the wires that the good ship State of Nebraska was sighted off the Lizard and had signaled "Report us all well." Why No Reception The hour and place of their landing was kept as quiet as possible. Why? Because, to have let it be generally known when and where they were to arrive would have been to gather from the 5,000,000 of inhabitants of London a mob of excited and curions people that would have been beyond control. [That?] Buffalo Bill's entry into London was a quiet one is solely due to the fact that to have given him any reception of a public character would have involved such a risk to be present that it would have made it a matter presenting too serious difficulties for it to be considered for a moment. When, therefore, it was telegraphed that the State of Nebraska was due at Gravesend at 3 o'clock, about a score of gentlemen connected with the American Exhibition were [word?] by the Director General, M. John R. Whitley, to Victoria station, where they were put on board a special tug and in an hour arrived at Gravesend. Here a steam tug was in waiting at the pier, and the steamship had just come to anchor in the steam. The Yankeeries The exhibition building is virtually compicted, and the spaces for exhibitors marked off on the floors. These are now being rapidly occupied by the exhibits, which are very attractive, and in many cases novel. The gardens are in full bloom, and all will be in readiness for the opening, which is fixed for the 9th instant. The postponement of a week is due to the fact that the Manchester, Nowcastle and Liverpool Exhibitions all open in the first week in May and the postponement secures a free field and additional completeness of detail on the part of the exhibitors.
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GLADSTONE AND BUFFALO BILL The Grand OldMan Takes In the Wild West. As Much Deligthed on Any Child - The Occasioina Glim Olen Opportunity for Making a Most Excellent Speech. LONDON, April 30.- Mr. and Mrs. Gladstone, yesterday afternoon, in response to the invitation of Buffalo Bill vlalted the grounds of the Wild West entertainment. A number of other prominent guests were present, among them being Consul General Waller, the Marqis of Lorne, and Co lonerl Hughes Hallett, M.P. Mr. VFGladstone was presented to Red Shirt and had a brief interview with but throught an interpreter. THe ex-premier asked the Indian if he noticed amny difference between the English and America or if he regarded them as brothers. Red Shirt replied that he "didn't knotice much about the brotherhood." The 1500 workmen employed at the exhibition ground cheered for Mr. Gladstone and home rule. Mr. Gladstone and his wife bowed repeatedly in answer to the salutations. Buffalo Bill's troupe gave a brillian exhibition of horsemansie, which elicited the wildes applause from the guests present. At the lunch subsequently given bu Mr. Cody to his guests, Mr. Gladstone made a speech. He said that it ws impossible for him not to express great interest in the spectacle which had that day been presented to him. The institution and progress of American had always been to him a subject of great interest ov er the time when many years ago he had studied the life of Washington. He had then become aware of two things: first of the magnitude of the destiny reserved for the people of America; secondly, that the period of the birth of the American states was of more surpressing interest that any other which it was possible to study. Whenever any young man desires of studying political life consulted him as to the course of study which he should persue in the fold of history ithad ben in his invariable practice to refer him to the early history of America. Now. the demtinics of the latter were assuming much great dimensions that the prospects of what was obtained in her future became almost too overwhelming for thought. But with prgress cam responsibilities, and the stronger and greter the Americans became as people the more it would be incumbet on them to set the world an example to be followed. He could not in justice to his subject lay before them impression of all he had seen that day. They had surprised the Englishmen in fonts of horsemanship. Although Englishmen believed the had surpassed all other natlong in that particular sport,. and he hoped that their exhibition would stir up British omnilation, and lead to further developments of what he might call the noble art. He understood that the main purpse of the exhibition was to bring American life before the English people. If this was so, he could only say that there was no purpose he valued more. He believed that the exhibiton was a commercial specul.ation, and hehoped that it would be a good speculation. But it ws more than that. There was nothing more desirable on this side of the water than a true and accurate representation of the American World. About sixty years ago there existed, ad he believed much prejudice against England in America , and an equal amount of prejudice in America against Englad. He believed that those prejudices had disappeared. He believbed that the very workmen engaged on the exhibition groud rejoiced in being emplued in a task, the execution of which would bring England and America more closely together. God Almighty had made Englishmen and mericans kins men, and they ought to have inflections for one another. If they had not humanity would cry shame upon them. He rejoiced that the clouds which ahd parted them had almost disappeared from tjhe politicfal sky, and that the future was as bright and as promising as the warmest hearted among them could wish it to be. Half a century ago some admirable works on America had been published by, he regretted to say, not an English, but a French writer. Since them people in Englas had learned but little of America, which had during that time developed to an extinct almost incredible. America of today was as different from, the America of sixty eyars ago as the America of that period was from prairie life. America has not been idle since that time. She had gone through on of the greatest struggles known in the history of man,and he believes that the result of that struggle was what the massof the people of England wished it tobe. He believed that if theyh had to go through another similar trial, though that was scarcely possible, the result of the issue would be to the same in conclusion. He said that he could only express his warmest appreciation of the international character of the exhibition of the international character of the exhibition on, and that he had great pleasure in proposing the greatest prosperity to the wonderful enterprise.
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"BUFFALO BILL" IN ENGLAND. America has had worse representatives in England than "Buffalo Bill." He is a handsome man, a brave man, a splendid shot, a perfect rider, and if any London toughs get him in a close place and press him too far, they will find that he is a fighter "from away back." If he keeps sober he will not disgrace his country, for he is shrewd enough to know his own defects and he conceals them splendidly by a retiring and courteous manner. If he happens to go on a spree we are not sure that he will disgrace his country even then, because he drinks as he rides and shoots, and he will give London such a shaking up as it has not had for a long time. Deep down "Buffalo Bill" is a brainy man, a born General. That he can keep such an organization as his under control is a proof of magnificent administrative ability, backed by a pluck that never falters. A couple of years ago a horse was procured that tossed off all his vaqueros and Indians, and they reported to him that he was too much of a terror for them all. Bill's answer was, "We came from the West advertising ourselves as masters of horses and guns; are we going to be thrown down by a country bred [Quaker?] animal? Show me this horse." Thereupon Bill [mounted?] him and kept his seat and conquered him, and the vaqueros and savages said he was chief. Three years ago by the sinking of a steamboat on the Mississippi, CODY lost a great number of his animals, including the mule team which served in his show to haul the stage which is attacked by Indians. In [?] he bought six wild mules for the coach. They were large animals, that had the obstinate jaws characteristic of the "impenitent mule." When ready for a performance to be given the next day, the driver went to him and said: "Mr. CODY, those mules are wilder than Comanches and savage as grizzlies. When the shooting commences they will take to the hills and you might as well try to stop a cyclone." "That means," said CODY, "that you don't want to drive them?" "There will be no drive about it," said the man. "It will be simply a ride while it lasts." "Very well," said CODY, "hitch up your cyclone and tell the Indians we will have a rehearsal." CODY had secured the fair grounds of some Eastern town for a place for his exhibition, and a race track was one of the features of the grounds. The mules were harnessed to the coach and held until CODY got grounds. The mules were harnessed to the coach and held until CODY got on the box and secured the reins. He had ordered the Indians to commence firing when he started, and to keep it up as long as their ponies could keep in reasonable distance of the stage. Then he told the men who were holding the mules to fall back, and the race began. The mules ran around the track six times. CODY merely tried at first to keep them within the enclosure. When, after three miles the blown animals began to show signs of distress, CODY began whipping them, cracking his whip and yelling like an Apache. When the last three miles were completed the mules stopped at the word, just able to stand. CODY gave it, as his belief, that they were thoroughly broken, and "one of the sweetest driving teams" that he had ever tried to engineer, and the employees who watched the performance quietly passed the word from one to the other that the "old man is chief, sure enough." It is by such means that "Buffalo Bill" holds his motley band of cow-boys and Indians in subjection, and when they show symptoms of a quarrel among themselves, he goes direct to the one who is making the trouble and tells him in a soft voice, but with the old dangerous glitter in his eyes, that he always takes a hand when there is trouble in his camp, and that is enough. In other words, he is altogether a manly man, and this the men of England, from high to low, will discover before he has been among them very long.
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LATE NEWS
Heavy storms in Europe. Queen Victoria has left Aix les Bains.
The Interstate Commission is at Mobile, Ala.
Bear-Admiral Chas. S. Bogg is said to be dying.
Dom Pedro, emperor of Brazil, is seriously ill.
Patti has signed a contract to go to South America.
Annie Pixley is creating quite an attraction in New York city.
Seventy yachts have entered for the English Jubilee yacht race.
O'Brien, editor of United Ireland, has sailed for the United States.
The Canadians want a rebuction in the duties upon American fruits.
Pleuro-pneumonia has appeared among the cattle at Golden Bridge, New York.
The Duke of Partagaull's residence at Rarbland, his seat in Ayrshire, is destroyed by fire.
Reve d'Or won the 1000-guinea stake at the Newmarket, England, races on the 20th ult.
Schnaebele has been released by the Germans, whichis given satisfaction to the French.
Ex-Treasurer Jordan has returned from Europe. Mr. Manning will return about the 1st of June.
A party of Blood Indians are causing much alarm near the Montana border by their depredations.
Two of the lost Mexican bonanza mines have been found in Chihuahua. They are said to be very rich.
Senator Vest denies that the president ever told him that he would not be a candidate for the presidency a second time.
Wm. Duff Haynie of Illinoid has been appointed chief clerk to the firdt assistant postmaster-general, vice Marr deceeased.
Advices from Scutari, Albania, state that the Meridites have killed seven Turkish soldiers for interfering with the tomb of a noted leader.
The 27th of April was observed in New York city, Hartford, Pitsburg and other large cities, it having been the birthday of general grent.
The Canadian parliament wants the United States to indicate the course it intends to follow in relation to the seat fisheries of Alaska.
Gladston visited the Wild West show at London on the 28th ult. He was much pleased and spoke in flattering terms of Americans.
Hon. Yeng Chang of New York city wants a licence to practice law. Chang graduated at Yale. The committee would not grant him a licence.
A dispach from Rome to the London Chronicle says Rev. Dr. McGlynn has again informed the Vatican that he refuses to come to Rome.
The United States grand jury at St. Louis has found indictments against a large number of politicians for frauds committed at the last election.
Attorney-General Garland will locate in New York when his term in President Cleveland's cabinet shall have ended, and begin the practice of law.
It is believed that present collector of Customs at Portland, Or., who is a Republican, will be removed before the next elections and the office given to a Democrat.
Henry Younglove, a Detroiter, aged 60 years, died of hydrophabia on the 27th ut. under peculiarly horrifying circumstances. Two months ago he was bitten by a rat terrier.
Mr. Lucas, the West Virginia U. S. senator appointed by the governor, says that should the called legislature elect a senator he will contest the legality of the election.
Marker Rush, a well-known character of Pittsburgh, Penn., who was a few years ago worth $500,000, died at the Pittsburgh Poorfarm on the 29th ult., of softening of the brain.
The movement for a monument to Arthur, to be placed in one of the public squares in New York, is decided to have been a success, and the monument will be erected in October.
Advices from Crete report that a fight between a band of Turks and a number of Christians resulted in several deaths. The Turks kidnapped a Christian girl and were attacked by her friends.
Hon. W. E. Cody (Buffalo Bill) is being lionized in London. He was shown through the house of connons on the 20th ult. and actually convered with several members of parliament.
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The Prince of Wales has been to see Buffalo Bill's show and was greatly pleased with it. When William returns to this country he will have to secure a whole township to give his show in.