The Portland daily press., 1877-08-09
Men and Women.

correspondent, is the only journalist who ever
took to marine sports. Our editors, indeed,
seldom had any sport whatever; they were
laboring class whose chief enjoyment was in
their work. This is the case with the present
editorial force in this city. Whitelaw Reid
takes hardly any recreation. He is bachelor,
and so is Hurlburt of the World, who has little
amusement outside the Manhattan Club, where
he can spend an occasional evening""
Mr.. 81. Sidney Everett, just appointed Chief
Secretary of Legation at Berlin, is the Oldest
surviving son of the late Edward Everett He
was born in 1884, was graduated from Harvard
College in 1855, studied engineering at the Law
renee Scientific School, was engaged on the
staff of the Brooklyn Water Works, and served
for time on Gen. Saxton's staff at Hilton
Head. Finding the climate of Boston too Sc
we're for him he has lived most of the time since
1867 in Europe.
"Bogus Charley of the Modoc tribe, whose
members now occupy reservation in the In
dian Territory, has been converted to Chris
tianity.
A very curious example of Disraelian humor,
says the Liverpool Mercury, is that connected
with his crest and motto. When he began life
q candidate for Parliament he had crest
ready for use, and a motto prepared to go with
it. The former was CASTLE and we know by
his novels lhow profoundly he is moved by
"baronial dwelling place." The motto was
"Fora Mill deftcile," translated during his
candidature in Shrewsbury, forty-six years ago.
by his friends. Nothing is difficult to the
brave, and by his enemies, sImpudence sticks
at nothing" For more than forty-fve years
did that motto and that crest lie dormant. IL
was understood that Mr.. Disraeli held his
family to have been superior to crests. But a
peer must have his coat of arms, and the castle
and the "Forti nihI dibcile' have turned up
again as the ornament appended to tae'earls
title in the engraved peerages. Very appro-
pirate is the motto. Indeed. the whole story
seems part of a veritable romance. This son of
country bookworm begins life by saying that
he counts nothing difficult. He drops his
boasting till all is attained, and then he again
proclaims 'Nthat he ghas not found the fight
hard one.
Hugo is credited With new trait of amia-
bility towards children. He invited friend to
bring his young son to dinner, and the friend
SO thoroughly impressed his young son with a
sense of the honor conferred on him that he
sat silent aud uneasy all through the social
meal. "My FRIEND" finally said Hugo, "your
boy doesn't seem well?' "Not seem well?
Why? What's wrong?" "Oh, he's broken
nothing yet-he doesn't feel at home"
The statement that Mr., Jefferson Davis in
his forthcoming work on the late war, would
severely criticize General Johnstone, charg-
ing upon him the full responsibility of the fall
ure to pursue the Federal forces into Washing
ton after the disastrous defeat at Bull R1n,"
is, according to the Mobile Register, 'to bs
contradcted upon the best of authority" The
Register adds that the originator of the para
graph chad evidently no authority to speak
for Mr.. Davis, and no knowledge of his opin-
ions or purposes"
Hon. Charles Francis Adams will preside at
the reunion of the Free Sellers of 1S4S, which
| is to be held at Downer Landing on thursday.
There is rumor that Miss Lillian Conway,
the actress, will be married in the autumn to
Mr.. Charles Cablos, broker of Philadelphia.
Ida Lewis, the Newport heroine, is in poor
health, this summer, and sees but few visitors
She says that she is growing old. The hard
| ships that she has undergone are beginning to
tell upon her constitution, but she maintains
| her cheerfulness
Robert Dale Owen was Spirtualist to the
| last. In reply to clergyman who asked him
| If he had urwavering faith in the life to come.
| Mr.. Owen said: "Have you faith in the exist
| ence of this church over the way?" to which
| the clergyman responded, 81 should hardly
| call that faith. sec and know that it exists"
Sand for my part" replied Mr.. Owen, SIT
seems folly to cali that faith which is, to me,
| knowledge, knowledge acquired through facts
| convincing alike to the senses and the reason.
can no more question the evidence have re-
| ceived Of the future life than do that which
assures me Of the actual existence of the build
ing before our eyes.
Olive Logan, in speaking of General Grants
reception at London places of amusement,
| Says The first sight the audience get of our
General they rise to their feet and greet him
with such hearty acclamations as to cause the
hearts of all Americans present to throb with
excitement and pleasure. Then the curtain
rises, and Albani sings the solo parts of The
Star Spangled Banner so warmly, so thrill.
ingIy, that every eye is wet. The audience re-
main standing till the conclusion of the an
them, precisely as they do for "God Save the
Queen"