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actor until next October.
King Kalakau thiaks of introducing
narrow. gauge railroads into his dominions
The New York Evening Post fears that
there was too much Wood in the tariff
bill.
Chas. Dudley Warner is to make book
ofhis charming Adirondack papers in the
Atlantic.
Capt Sir George Mares is about TO un-
dertake a voyage of Antarctic discovery in
the Alert.
A telephone connects the boudOirs of two
Washington bellies living on opposite sides
of the streets.
Thomas Hughes is about to print vol
ume directed against the movement for
disestabllshing the church.
The New Orleans PIcayune says that
Paul Bremond, the father Of Texas rail.
roads, has many family ties,
The Sanitary Record warns visitors to
Paris not to drink the water of that city, as
it is productive of typhoid fever.
Mr.. Fair, the wealthy California miner,
is building an elaborate house in San
Francisco which is 10 contain large art
gallery.
Mrs. Marian Lewes George ELLIOT has
written new poem with the title of "A
College Breakfast Party" 1t will appear
in July.
Mr.. Edward Strauss says that "the un.
certain political situation" will prevent
him from giving any concerts in Paris this
summer.
Bishop Doane, of Albany, has received
a present of 81 $50 from some of his friends
to assist in defraying his expenses to the
Lambeth Conference.
New Jersey has millionaire barber He
never spoke except to whisper Next" and
had been known TO tell man that his
hair did not need to be cut
Mr.. Henry Irving, it is reported, is about
to appear at the London LyCeum as Van.
derdecken. in version Of the Flying
Dutchman, written for him by Mr.. Wills.
Mrs Kate Southern, of Georgia, who
killed Miss Fowler, her rival, will probab.
bly, be unconditionally pardoned soon, as
public sentiment in Georgia is wholly in
her favor.
Father Hyacinthc's conference on the
harmony of Christianity and civilization,
it is announced, will be held on the I'd, 9th,
10Th and 23d of June, at the Cirque d'Hi.
yer, in Paris.
Gen. Henry Raymond, with one excep.
tlon the oldest surviving veteran of the
war of 1912, has been stricken with paraly.
sis and now lies in critical condition at
his home in Jersey City.
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President of the British and Foreign
School Society," and the tiitieth anniversary
of his election was celebrated few days
before his death,
DIR. Schlieman is building house at
Athens, His little daughter will worry
through life under the burden Of the name
Andromache, while his two female house
servants are named Penelope and Briseus.
Gustav Freytag, the German novelist, has
been so much out of health during the past
winter, that the publication of the last two
volumes of his novel series of German life
Die Ahnen-The Anccstors-has been in.
definitely postponed
The beautiful Mrs. William Waldorf
Astor wore, at her wedding on Thursday,
white satin and tulle, and Il magnificent
diamond necklace, the worth of which is
starllingly estimated at $jO0,0O0 1t was
the gift of Mrs. j. j. Astor.
In opening one of his many lawsuits in
New York, the other day, Count Joanncs
challenged Juror for prejudice "I never
heard Of you" said the unhappy juror,
The Count passed his hand across his brow,
and veiled his eyes in sorrow for the al.
legged human race.
Being asked what was the most noticea
bic thing on exhibition at the Paris show,
an American replied; "the fact that the
bar,maid in the English restaurant whom
| saw five years ago at the Vienna Expo
Sition, is not apparently day older than
she was then"
The Prince de Sagan was not at the late
ball given in Paris to the various members
Of royal families in the city. He remained
at his club playing whist, On being asked
by an acquaintance if he did not intend
gong he replied: II don't belong TO my
wiic's circle"
Two ofthe musicians in Queen Victo
ria's service, being strict Methodists, refus-
ed TO practice on Sunday. They were dis.
missed, and she restored them, saying, IL
shall not permit any of my people to suf.
fer on account of their religion, and shall
not allow any rehcarsals on Sunday"
A woman wants her garments to cling
10 her gracefully until she meets rat on
the cellar stairs, and then she wishes that
she was the center pole of a raised umbrel.
la that has been caught by the passing
gale and is sailing through the blue EN-.
pyrean at the rate of forty knots per hour.
Semiradzsky, the great Polish painter,
who is attracting so much attention in
Rome now, is about thirty.iive. He is a
true Pole IN appearance and manner. He
is tall, slender, has dark hair and eyes;
his face has strongly marked features and
all the Sclavic subtlety of expression. His
manners are very charming.
The library of the late Rev. ]. Wood
Warter, Southey's son.in.aw, is on sale
in London Ii includes, besides many
printed books with Southey's autograph
notes, very extensive correspondence
and a large number of manuscripts in the
poets handwriting. Among them is the
manuscript of that precious book, "Tho
Doctor"
On the 22nd of Jnne seven huadred
carrierpigeons will be started from Rome,
which is 7G0 miles from their homing
point, Brussels. 1t is supposed that the
Tourney will occupy the winner three days,
Large results are not expected, for at the
last race Of this kind, which took place
from the same starting point, out of 800
birds tossed only four reached home.
Shortly before the death of Cruikshank,
one of his letters brought large sum at a
sale of autographs. One of the artists
friends met him the same evening and
told him about 1t. "Well there are silly
people in the world" he exclaimed; 81
wish, however, they had come to me, and
would write letters all day for half the
money"
The whole of the unpublished manu-.