Delaware tribune. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1867-1877, 1867-01-24
PERSONAL.

The Hon. Chas. Sumner and wife are leading
the social gatherings of Washington. Mr.. Sum
ner invites the leading characters of political and
literary life to his house, and plans so that the
most opposite in principles meet and get better
knowledge OF each other. Success to this attempt
for harmonizing the elements.
The hero Of the Yacht race is no longer called
Young Plum Gut, " but prince James,
General Butler has sued the Infamous Brick"
Pomeroy Of the La Crosse Democr0 for 100000
libel damages.
The Louisville Jon,Nm is very personal in liz
items under that head. What do you think Of
this - Yesterday we had the pleasure of meet
ing Miss Ella Taylor of Wilmington, Ohio at
Wizards. She is a flower of exquisite beauty
and We hope that one of our boys will capture
her before She il tmnslanted to her northern
home.
The several yacht clubs Of France propose to
confer medals Of honor upon James Gordon BEN
nett. Jr., the owner of the successful yacht Hem
rieita.
In Ralph NJ. Townsend's chutty and graphic
Medical Sketches, he gives the following pleas
ant incident concerning DIR. Pancoast. the cele-
biated Philadelphia Surgeon t.
During the late rebellion Pancoast visited the
army hospitals around Washington. The time of
his sojourn had expired all to ten minutes liz
was passing, carpet bag IN hand through the last
ward OF the last hospital, when his attention was
drawn 10 man. pale, exhausted, eyes starting
from the sockets. agonized by a wretched cough
dying.
Whats the matter with the man ~
shot in the lungs. He will die" said the
! surgeon in charge.
ale won't" said Pancoast, who should have
been surgeon ill charge.
In five more minutes the cars would start. 1t
! was three minutes walk to reach them. No i'll
strilnents at hand Necessity il the mother of
invention. There was an old broken catheter
on the window-sill, keeping company with rus
~ hisoury. The last went first in the mans
lung. and the cnthctcr followed to keep the way
open. Out poured the matter by the pint, color
came back into the pale checks, sluggish blood
warmed into life-a man was saved, and there
was two minutes left TO reach the cars That
was a cavalry charge
Professor Blot, the 'cookist, must he called
| BLOW"
Rumor engages young Mr. Bennett, the sue
Munster to France.
The largest man in the United States House
Of Representatives is Mr.. Baldwin of Massacllll-
sets, the smallest Mr.. John F. Starr, (.twinkle,
twinkle little star of New Jersey the tallcst
:. Long John Wentworth Of Illinois the short
est. Mr.. Brandegec of Connecticut the handsome
est man (allliough there is much dispute on this
poinD is, perhaps, James G. Blaine Of Maine.
DR.. S. G. Howe Of Boston, proposes to give
hi, services free of charge in the distribution Of
relief to the starving Cretans providing the
/ - Uul,'' will t,isn LII
that object.
A Washington correspondent Of the London
RAJ .NdH Gd.tHe says that Mr.. Banks Of Massa-
cllusetti has gained reputation for profundly
by looking wise and never saying anything, even
when lie makes speech.
Mr.. W. P. Garrison. Of the Nation resides
nj Orange. \. j.
Ex-Prcsident Pierce is slowly recovering
from an illness which was feared at one time 10
he fatal.
1t is said that Helen Western, the actress,
was the first 10 introduce the fashion of wearing a
solitary long curl swung over the left shoulder
The :. Presidential Mansion, jefferson Da-
WIS., late residence in Richmond, is Offered for
sale. The managers hope to get 100000 for it,
1t is reported from Washington that Hon. Z.
B. Washburne, Of Illinois, is going to Europe for
lii health, TO return carly in the spring.
Bradley r. johnson, Maryland rebel Gem
er has been admitted to practice in the Supreme
Court since the resembling OF the test oath.
- How Henry j Raymond got lis ,oubrquet
Of Little Villain was thusly.-
" He had obtained for the Times IN official ad-
ycrtisemcnt containing the weekly bank state
nents for the State Of New York This was an
item Of importance in the way Of news But
when Greeley desired it for the 1ti5pae. he was
told he could have il il he would give credit to
the Times. Greeley Indignantly wrote 10 the
officer who had supervision OF the matter:
why the Little Villain insists that if We print
this we shall give the Times credit for il
The letter was shown to Raymond, who wa.
. indiscreet enough 10 publish it as specimen OF
Grccey's Incorporate language. The epthet
iicAlcd the public ear, and has adhered to him
ever since.
, Sterling Prices friends arr talking Of buying
lin 100000 house in st. Louis.
"A contemporary, in noticing the death of til,
young poet, John A. Dorynn, speaks as fol
lows TO some persons Dorgan's life ma,
almost fruitless, his literary labors Of small
| account But even in the vague and tunid vast
oi America letters ane activity worthy and sucl
a high faithfuness rs his do not fail OF their GOO
results, whatever may be the immediate issue
Henry Thoreau is a signal instance of the fact-i
a very different degree, SO is Theodore Win
=, tllrop-and So in still another measure will b
the poet whose death We lament
DIR. John II. Craven, Of Newark, author {
!, The Prison Life Of JEFF Davis is cmployin
e his leisure On Scientific work. which he wi
\ publish shortly.
/ = Geo. W. Carleton, the New York publisher
c having skctcled China and Peru, is now goin
Ii to Morocco.
a Nellie Dean, twelve years old, is the :. SIX,
n torial'i queen at Pittsburg
J. Out at st. Paul, somebody asked Tilton /
s lecture 9 on Literature, not Politics. and this
what Theodore answered =
& CEDAR RAPIDS, Iowa. Jan. 2, 1867.
i Mr.. X, My dear Sir: am informed thu
your democratic friends in st. Paul prefer TIN
would lecture in that apostolic city not on N
2 construction but ON literature.
= came to the West, this winter, solely for Il
purpose Of speaking in behalf of equal rights. J
:; to literary recreations, can pursue them vii
more pleasure in my library at home, than |
G. muting myself up Ikea l.aplandcr and slcig
riding toward lyceums in the high latitude
id Moreover, to literary lectures | had suppos,
nj that Mr.. Andrew johnson had already somewl
!; fatigncd our democratic friends with that spcci
of amusement. | shall 20 to st. Paul for the G
press purpose Of arguing, and possibly proyin
~ that the negro, an American citizen, is entit
VI to all the political rights which belong TO the e
% itor Of the ST. Paul Pioneer. II you do not wi
u, me to come on such an GRAND, then ! will st
re away, and content myself with referring ST. Pal
mt the city, to st. Paul, the apostle, who sal
ITS " Purge ont the old leaven, that yc may be n,
ds lump. for We are nnleayened,'
a., Truly your,
:. THEODORE TIl.T0N.
~, Major John II. Stewart, Of Pitsburg has be
appointed Pennsylvania State Agent at Washnst,
~ relieving Col. Frank Jordan who made Sccrets
a of the Commonwealth by Governor Geary.