The Portland daily press., 1877-01-03
Men and Women.

Mr.. p R. Taft, son of the Attorney General,
has just been married to Miss Hurlbert, a
young lady in Cincinnati, whom The Enquirer
of that city describes as 'petite, looking out of
dark blue eyes under wealth of light golden
hair
The Rev. John S. G. Abbott, who is daily ex-
pecting death at Fair Haven, Conn, still has
clear and active mind, and busies himself in
debating articles for the press. He is also die
tating series of chapters of personal reminis.
cences to be published after his death.
Louisa Muhbacb, the novelist, is sixty, very
fat, and possesses rubicund visage most plen-
tifnlly bedecked with pearl powder. She is
fond of talking about her 'dear friend the
Queen, land is, on the whole, as self-contented
lady as ever lifted nose.
Sidney Laner, cantataist, is said to look and
act like poet, with really the manners and
graces of man of culture. He also has grey
eyes and thoughtful cast of countenance. 1t
to be attributed to temporary fit of emotional
insanity.
If the article in the last Harper on Verdi can
be trusted, he is an odd genius-having two rul-
ing passions, ore for the study of the Bible and
the other for the game of billiards. He is a
great smoker and drinker of coffee, and sip
per of the best German, Italian, Spanish and
English literature.
Croizette, the ilustrious, has been before the
courts in Paris like any ordinary housekeeper.
She had taken long lease of apartments in
the Rue de 'Echelle, and of course had no soon-
er got them thoroughly furnished than she be-
gan to hate them, and wanted to move Her
landlord insisted on her paying him for the full
term. She declined. The case went to refe-
rec, and Crozette has been compelled to pay
10 900 francs for the privilege of changing her
mind and her rooms.
Mrs. Myra Clark Gaines Is very little
woman, possessing eyes of piercing brillancy,
which have changing hues; sometimes they are
black, sometimes steely gray, and sometimes
blue. She is an agreeable woman, talks charm
ingly, and has the merrest of laughs. When
she gets final possession of her fortune she
means to build in Washington large hotel,
where members of Congress will be able to live
with their families without spending more than
their salaries
Senator Christiancy was robbed on train
between Michigan and Washington not long
ago of $500, some valuable papers, and his bag
gage check. The thieves presented this last al
Baltimore and were given his trunk, and the
Senator consequently arrived at Washington
without money or wardI ODE. He Immediately
drew his mileage and a months pay, and that
night was again robbed, the burglars carrying
away what clothes were left him with the $500
he had just drawn reposing in the pockets.
When Sidney Smith resided in Edinburgh a
| certain gentleman reigned there as paramount
bore, and his favorite subject of conversation
was the North Pole. Jeffrey, among others,
| fled from him whenever he could but one day
| the tormentor met him in narrow lane twhere
escape was impossible) and began on the eter
| nal topic. At length jeffrey could endure it nc
longer and darted off, crying, 'D-n the North
Poler' "My dear fellow" said Smith, trying
to soothe the injured bore soon after, ''nevel
mind. Nobody cares what Jeffrey says, you
| know He is a privileged person; he respects
nothing-absolute'y nothing. Why, you will
scarcely believe it, but it IS not more than g
week ago that heard him speak disrespectfully
| of the equator"
Trling incidents sometimes turn the cur
rent of events, and men come to greatness from
the most trivial of causes. A sunstroke gave
this country one of its greatest admirals. David
Porter Sr., was once fishing on Lake Ponchar
train, when he was prostrated by sunstroke
A man named Farragut kindly cared for him
and the son of Porter. subsequently known a
Commodore David Porter, finding that Farra
| gut was in moderate circumstances with sever
al childreh to support, adopted David when be
was but seven years old, and obtained him an
appointment as midshipman, and kept him
| with him until after the capture of the Essex