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PERSONAL.

The new volume of ''Brief Biographies
of Mr. Herbert Tuttle' Is sketches of Ger
man Political Leaders" is very nearly in
type. 1t will include sketches of Prince
Bismarck, the cabinet ministers, tive mem
bers Of the diplomatic service won Arnim
and Hohenlohe), two parliamentarians,
FIVE prominent party leaders and five
Scholars in Politics. class which is
influential in Germany # not here. Mr.
| Tuttle's volumes are great success, writ
ten in an easy, flowing style. full of interest
and show him to have been an acute
observer of men and affairs whilo abroad.
lie promises to be an author of whom Yer
mont may well be proad. Boston Cor.
Rutland Globe.
The Khedive of Egypt is an immense spec
ulatOr Not content with the affairs of
| government he is great real estate Oper-
ator, owns vast properties In city and coun-
try, builds hotels and opera houses, runs
steamboats, and railroads. is an extensive
cotton and sugar planter, has immense
sugar factories, exports cotton by the ship
load, has more palaces than he can use, and
as conseq uence of the number and extent
of his schemes, is swindled right and LETT
by agents, and has run his finances into the
gr md.
Mrs. Benjamin F. Butler died at the Mas
sichusetts General Hospital, Boston, Satur
day, from the effects of surgical operation
performed on Thursday, for the removal of
a cancer from her neck. Mrs. Butler was
about 90 years of age and was an actress In
her youth, having played in New York,
Boston, Cincinnati, and a number of South
ern cities. She was married to Gen. Butler
in 1912. Mrs. Butler was the mother OF
three children, two sons, and a daughter,
who is wife of ex-Goy. Ames of Mississippi.
She is described as a very excellent and
worthy lady. devoted mother and an af-
iectionate wife, and among her most init
mate ACC uaintances she was highly esteemed
for her domestic virtues.
There is a quite but formidable movement
on foot to cpring the name OF the Hon. VI il
liam A. Wheeler of this State as a compro-
mise candidate, il it appears, after several
ballots, no other candidate Is likely 10 re-
ceiye tho nomination. You will perceive
there are several a. ifs =" in this programme,
but the cards have been shufiled with view
to the contingency of uniting the New York
delegation and putting forward some good
speaker 10 nominate Mr.. Wheeler as the
unanimous choice Of this State. His friends
hope to carry him through on the hp-high
hurrah basis, by which the Democracy were
swinded into the nomination of HOratiO
Seymour, in 1865. He has several warm
personal adherents in the delegation, who |
will on the first and second ballots stand by
Roscoe Conkiing. 50 as to bring over his
friends to the support of Wheeler at the !
critical moment-Nag York Letter 10 Che |
oago Tribune
Col. Andrew Derrom, Of New York sailed !
for Venezuela. last week. TO assume the |
duties Of supervising architect Of that gov
ernment One feature of the extensive pub /
lie improvements which have been begun in |
that country is the city OF Caracas, which |
has never been entirely rebuilt since the de- /
strCctive earthquake in 1872 Five hun |
dred fine houses will be built of concrete. in |
the P0mI elan style. fire and earthquake |
proof, alter the improved designs OF Col. |
Derrom. In addition to native workmen,
Col. Derr0m Will employ several hundred |
skilled American artisans. whom he Will /
select on his return in May. Dressed stone,
fine woodwork, plumbing and other maze
rial will be shipped from this country.