Delaware tribune. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1867-1877, 1867-01-31
PERSONAL.

to his old home, at Bellefontc, to practice law,
and not to Lancaster, as has been reported.
The Cincinnati Commercial dominates Gen.
Geo. II. Thomas for the next President. Do
people remember the election is next year?
1t is denied by parties connected with the
Chicago Republican that Hon. john Wentworth
has purchased the Springfield interest therein.
Representative washburnc of Illinois will
leave for Europe soon for medical advice. He is
troubled with spinal affection. Politically he has
never been wanting in backbone.
The toilettes of Madame Ristori embrace col
of $4,000.
Here is the L. S. Supreme Court THE best
faces intellectually are those Of the Chief Justice,
Miller and Nelson. The latter has M especially
keen look, with his mobile nervous features, his
long gray hair, bushy eyebrows, and keen, rest
less eyes. Miller has noble brow. Davis has a
heavy, ploddng look, a lawyer great In the books,
but slow in digestion, by whom revolutions
whirl while he is cogitating, and thus leave him
stranded like some clumsy saurian who has left
its story in the rock. Field, of California, is a
remarkably obstinate looking man. That is his
marked trait. Grier is fat man, unwhoesomely
so. Wayne the Southern Judge, hasa good face.
Clifford looks as II in state of hybcrnation, and
Swaync has the appearance of careful ponder
Gus thinker, dcvourer of books, but not read
err of men. The face of tho Chief Justice is the
loflicst and nobest of them all.
Mr.. Charles Elliott an Albany artist, is in
Washington taking the portraits of President
johnson, Gen. Grant, and Corcoran the banker.
A lecture committee in Buffalo threaten to
sue Henry Ward Beccher for failing to keep his
lecture engagements la that city.
The English are said to be much disturbed at
the growing intimacy between the Prince of
Wales and the Duke of st. Adams, who Is mo-
toriously hard character
Frederick Douglas, refused to lecture NJ sew
eral towns in the west unless coored persons were
permitted to sit where they choose. Frederick
carried his point.
--Ex-presdent Day of Yale college is living in
New Haven at the advanced aye Of nnrty-lour
years.
Some Russian scliuol-boys have sent Bismarck
letter of thanks fol having facilitated the study
of the political geography of Germany.
Governor Geary of Pennsylvania Is one OF
the fincst-ooking specimen of Chief Magistrates
in all the States. He is six feet two or three
inches in stature, broad-shouldcrcd, with Il mas
sivc forehead, and head slightly inclined to be
bald. His hair is black like his beard, which is
also broad, long and thick. He is one Of the
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handsome white cottage at New Cumberland,
on the Stlsquehanna just below Harrisburg. He
has been twice married, and his present wife Is
one of the most amiable, patriotic and refined
ladies in the Keystone State.
One of the good men in State where that
class is in minority is Col. Sam. Mckee, NJ C.,
from the 9th District of Kentucky. 4 gentleman
ut Frankfort recently tclegnphed him to have
further action stopped on the bill deicrrng pay
ment for slaves who entered the U. s. service
Ii passed, II would 'ruin our party here and in
sure olir defeat" And this is what Sam wrot,
back -
"Your telegram has come to hand If ON
party in Kentucky is ruined by the passge q
Cooks resolution, it is hest it should be so.
htNc bttH ltNil wv ~ 'sliNeEcN
myself in the last caucus, voted for this rcsou
| tion and am prepared TO stand by 1t. If our par
| ty in Kentucky is organized on such limsy prn
ciplos that II cannot stand non-pnyment for few
negroes, the money for eight out of ten Of which
would go into the pockets of rebels, let the party
CO. | shall wash my hands clean Of such M oil
ganization, and will try to start q new one which
will not be frightened to death every time i hear
the word 'negro' mentioned"
Reported that Senior Romero, the Mexican
minister, Is about to marry widow well know
to fashionable circles at Washington.
Miss Mary Harrington, daughter of ex-Assist
ant Secretary Harrington, Of the treasury Is /,
wed a rich italian count lie Il now IN Paris ar
ranging lui the event
Rev. hi. Tying, Of New York. Is recovering
Mr., Carleton, the New York publisher, leave
for Venezuela, on the 9Th inst.
Gov. Curtin and family have engaged room
Mt the Continental, Philadelphia, whore tie
will reside during tie winter. We learn that tn
Ex-Governor contcmplatcs visiting Europe in til
sprlrg.
|
ly deceased, was the last Of Nelson's captains, an
commanded the last fleet Of smiling inc-oi-batl
ships England will possess.
ii is announced from Washington that Nh,
General Williams, formerly Mrs. Senator Dong
lass, has an infant -cs.
-EN-Goyeror Lctcler has been elected mayo
of Lexington Va. Lctchcr was one of the mo,
violent non-iighting rebels during the VIII in q
Virginia,
A son vi John I. Breckenridge Is clerk in
dry goods house in New York.
-Thad. Stevens has been elected President of
Lancaster city fire company
Hon. L. R. V. Wright of the Fifth Disni,
of New Jersey, who has been absent from Cor
grcss for several weeks on account of infamm,
tory rheumatism. has re-appeared In his scat
the House.
General Jubal EARLY l. named for Goyerno
of VIRGINIA He tvnuJd ,,p,lnhtalI,. r,,,, ,,.al