The Iowa plain dealer. [volume] (New Oregon, Howard County, Iowa) 1867-1895, 1879-06-20
PROMINENT PEOPLE.

Ex dov. HgNpmcxs. of Indiana, IL
now entirely gray.
DR. HOLLAND has received $4,000
for Bitter Sweet"
THE elevated railroad of New York
has made 4. ]. Tilden and q. w. Field
richer by from s2.OO0.0OO TO A.OOO. 1000
apiece.
ORvlLLr GRANT, brother Of the 0cn-
cral, has scttled In Geneva, ILL.,, and ID
restored to reason on all questions but
the one OF finance.
Mn. +. G. sTkplhsx. The poet, has
sailed for Europe 10 spend his vacation
In Great Britain, beginning his sight
seeing In the lake regions of Ireland.
LEO Kill. Ia becoming noted In Rome
for the unostcntatious WAY of his life.
A letter from Rome nays he lis the
most simple IN taste of I'll tho popcs
known to history. His bedroom il
paved with common stones, and Ii never
warmed. His reccption-rooms are fitted
mp with Injuries, but his private apart
menta arc ~ clleerless IA q hcrmit's
cell
CorNT BEusT, who has Just gone 20
Paris ~ Austrian Minister, Ii said ID bc
the wittiest Ambassador In Europe.
He II sAid 10 have that happy faculty,
which tho late l1urd Pnlmcrxton pos
sessed, Of pArrying any direct inquiry
in way which means, Don't ask too
much" Count Beust 10 also . poet
and musical composer of more ihMn
average merit. and che piano In his
working room shows Ia which direction
his cultured hobby lies.
0Ex. NoyEs, American Minister at
Paris. recently gave i dinner Ia mum.
Der of American cclebrlties. which Was
lightcned mp by the prcscncc and genial
chat Of Mark Twain" In tho course
0f the dinner he expressed his want of
admiration Tor tho general run of
Frenchmen, and thought that. 10 fAr A.
looks were concerned, most u thcm
would bc improved by mntilation.' The
elegant Twain : il now II work on an.
other book Of travels. liaron Tmuchnilx
has arranged 10 print German edition
0f Tho Innocents Abroad" aud sent
N. 7. handsome check for tho honor.
Gov. DkEw, OF Florida, 4 New Hamp-
shire man. owns 10000 acres oi land.
He employs 400 men cutting logs and
saving them into lumber. All his men
live 10 neat cottages built by him, ios
which he charges no rent. Hc In now
constructing = trAmway eight miles In
length into tho forest. and the trees Oi
convenient access 70 Ii will be iclled,
and the logs conveyed BY II 70 hia mill
When the trees nre exhausted on this
line the tramway will lc run ont III an.
other direction. and the process of ~.
hanAtion repeated. Tho lumber II
tAkcn In cars b Jacksonville. Fla, and
there placed IN scllooners for NV
York.
RALPH WALDO EMEAsoS II n year,
old. He lately gave very interestine
lecture OH Memory" In Boston. 10,
the benefit Of the old south Church
He begged that no report should bs
made Of IL. Tho Herald, of that city
says: Mr.. Emerson IL now unequal
10 the effort 10 speak to large audi.
ence. His form 10 still erect his pierre,
ing eye Ii N keen ~ ever; his smile
has lost mono 0f its incl1Able awcctLeH.
but still II Ii evident that old age !,
coming npon him rapidly. IL read III,
lecture 1T 4 small dcnk. In n sitting
posture, hin faithful daughter guiding
an.l prompting hin, whenever b. lomI
his place. with hi. audience of some
100 persons 10 thoroughly touched with
emotion hy hin inilrmiticS that they III,
not mind what they lost, provided onl,
they could look into his serene lece Ant
watch its VARYING expression"