The Emporia news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1859-1881, 1872-05-17
PERSONAL.

The marriage of two sons of the
second wife to two sons of the third
wife of the same man is curious
event, which is said to have occur
red in Essex county, Virginia.
It is stated that the verb sgerry-
mander" was omitted from the first
edition of Webster because tho
widow of Elbridge Jerry lived di-
rectly opposite Professor Goodrich ;
and as the families were on intimate
terms, he did not have the heart to
give it place In the gu nabridged."
1t is said of Sidney Woollett, the
gentleman who recites so admir-
ably, that his memory is so remark
able that in his public recitations he
never uses book, and can recite at
call any one of two thousand pieces.
lie recently gave the entire "Court-
ship of Miles Standish" without re-
ferring to book or memoranda.
Russia pays a little better than we
do in the matter of first-class public
servants. Prince Gortschakoff re-
ceives an annual remuneration of
about $50, 900; Prince Gazarin, ST.
London, receives about $4,000,
which is the largest salary paid to
a Russian official. The Finance
minister receives about $4,000; the
minister to Berlin receives about
S25, 600.
DR.. Shelton Mackenzie, of the
Philadelphia Press, who knows
more clever people who have -four
ished during the last half century
than any other man on the planet,
has "Book of Signers," which en-
braces letters and autographs from
persons, at home and abroad, who
have achieved emincnce in science,
literature and art. The doctor
bought this book twenty years ago
at little book-stall in London. 1t
contains four hundred autographs
of nearly ali the great authors and
actors who have been connected
with the stage for the last century,
and is probably the only collection
of its Kind ever made.
A remarkable man, one Frank
Bradley, is now living in Preston,
England. He was born in 1775, and
is consequently ninety-six years
old. Notwithstanding his advanced
age he works hard, and thinks moth
ing of mounting long ladder and
going three or four storios high
with hod full of bricks on his
shoulder, He was twenty-five years
old when the Irish rebellion of last
century took place. For some years
he was farm laborer in Ireland.
He was afterward for eight years
a; soldier in the Second Royal regi-
ment of foot and for fifty-fOur
years he has earned his livelihood
as brick-layer's laboror. lie has
been married twice, and has been
the father of fifteen sons and five
daughters-nine SONS and two
daughters during the first marriage,
| and six cons and three daughters
during the second marriage. Most
os his SONS have served In the Brit
ish army. His second wife, still
| alive, Is younger than his eledst son,
VINO is sixty -four years of age. The
old man is hale and hearty, has
nearly of his teeth, has lost none OF
the hair of his head, and looks like
ly to live for years. -
Mr., James Anthony Froude, the
historian, and Mr.. Edmund Yates,
the dramatist, have been positively
articled to the American Literary
Bureau for lectures during the en-
suing fall and winter. Mr.. Froude
says, 81 propore to begin my lee.
lures at the opening of the season,
and I shall trust you to keep me in
formed as to the time" Mr.. Yates
says,'I propose arriving in the
States about the middle of August,
and visiting Newport and other
watering places till the end of Sep
TENDER, by which time shall be
ready TO commence my lectures"
Mr.. Yates lectures will be
'tPrinces of the PenR-Dickens,
Thsckeray, Jerrold, and Tennyson-
| which will consist most OF personal
original letters and anecdotes,
of high and low life in England as
seen In the parks, at the opera, in
country homes, London, at the sea-
side, or the court. This lecture will
be illustrated by life-size cartoons
| by Firth. Leech, and Stone. In q
lecture on the "British Parliament
Mr.. Yates will describe the proceed.
ings Of that body, with personal
sketches of IFS members. The
fourth lecture, on t'Good Authors
at Discount" is 8 purely literary
essay on various good writer's whose
works are but little known.
! Mr.. DisraeIi's reception at Man.
chester, whittier he went to deliver
Ia speech, was q very remarkable
one. Forty thousand people at
tended it and passed before him II
Droeassion He alluded to IL "a staH