The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1879-11-01
Personal AND OTHERWISE.


Personal AND OTHERWISE.
Tennyson's place In Surrey Is called AID
worth.
The Boston Pilot supports Butler now,
though ft once called him al "amiable KEEP
tomRniae.'
The Boston Transcript says the butter
sculptress is Ike the Sultan, because she mas
designs upon grease
John Dunn, the Scotchman who was Cote
wayo's "prime minister has twenty Iulu
wives and ninety children
It ID calculated that the banquet to be given
Gem. Grant upon his arrival In Chicago will
coat $4,000. The tickets will cost 81 each, In
GLIDING wine.
Senator David Davis has grown IN size
since the last session Of Congress, ant has
been forced to order chair Tor the Senate
chamber larger than that which he has occu-
pied hitherto.
"A Chtnaman In Paris committed suicide
because his tormentors had cut off his queue
He fastened the cherished braid with pins to
the place where 1t ought to grow aud jumped
into the river.
A French paper says Mile Sara Bernhardt
has just given 5000 francs, or Il2o. fora dress.
She can afford II. for, unlike many prime
dome or omlnence. she has not got u husband
to support.
Artemus Hale, the Oldest living graduate
of Bowdoln College, and the oldest ex- Repre-
sentative having served In Congress In 1876
40, will celebrate the ninety sixth anniver-
sary OF his birthday at Bridgewater, Mass,
next Monday.
"A rival marksman OF DR.. Carver has APP
peared lii California. His name IL Dr.. John
Ruth, and one OF his common performances ts
to shoot apples and cigars from the mouth OF
an assistant who stands a considerable dis
lance away.
fs~1 r. tt1S{hlnv ,rf a ra
table In his parlor. In 1t, at the appropriate
nlaces. are leaves for the family record, and
on the cover, In raised gilt letters. u the Ia
scription: "1his il an Inspired book" The
volume 10 a copy OF Shakespeare.
The sixteenth of October was the eighty
sixth anniversary of tho death OF the Queen
Marie Antoinette. From o'clock in the
morning until midday masses were said
every hour In the Expiatory Chapel OF the Rue
d'Aniou, Paris.
Prince Bismarck. according to German
paper, ID blessed at the present time with 40
crosses or decorations of all kinds, the dis
play OF which In a single row would cover
about six yards. The only power which IS
not represented In the collection seems to be
Great Britain.
Gov. Blackburn, OF Kentucky, has appoint
ed John Feland Of Christian county, u. ID.
Tyler OF Fulton county, special judges to hear
the appeal of Col. Buford, who murdered
Judge Elliot, the judges Of the Court Of Ap-
peals having refused to hear the case. All OF
the special judges are lawyers.
Lieut.. VIM. r. Weir, who was shot by the
Utes much as the Prince Napoleon was as
segaied by the Zulus, was brother of Prof.
John Weir of Yale College. One of his sisters
liz the wife of Gen. Trueman Seymour and
another OF Col. Casey, OF the army. Young
Weir had passed his twenty-seventh year. He
was popular officer and close friend Of
Gen. Merritt.
Mr.. Hamburg, q member OF the British Par
lament, has been cautioning his constituents
u, Newcastle under-Tyne against reading too
much While he admitted that there were
thousands OF reasons In favor Of an Increase
In general reading, he urged that there We're
others against 1t, and one Of these was seen
to great extent In Greece. where only one
seventh OF the land was under cultivation,
owing to the literary ambition Of all classes
Mr.. James Graham Jenkins, the Demo-
cratic nominee for Governor Of Wisconsin, Is
native OF this city, d son of the late Edgar
Jenkins, Esq, and q grandson Of the late
honestly By bis Democracy Mr. jenkins IS
but forty-seven years OF age. He Is one OF
the ablest lawyers In Wisconsin and was
formerly partner OF Senator Matt Carpen-
ter.
The English papers hit upon neat way of
recording the fact that the Right Hon. w. E.
Forster was suffering from a sore throat
when addressing an educational meeting at
Bradford. After prominently mentioning that
the com pany had dined, the report goes on to
say, "Mr Forster on rising apologized for
q slight indisposition which rendered him a |
trife indstinct." 1t Is we'll for MI Forster
that he Is no relation Of Zach Chandler.
NeiIl. w. Blair, a colored man, was hanged
at Camden, S. c., last week for the murder
of William AdanSOn, in drunken brawl |
The two men, who had been almost insepara-
BILE friends, spent several hours In a carousal, |
and Blair, provoked by q trivial remark.
drew pistol and shot his companion dead.
A satisfactory departure from the routine Of
executions was the circumstance that the
condemned man asked TO be forgiven by the |
world, instead Of rendering his forgiveness to |
all mankind.
Capt. Lord Clifford will get $500 for bring
ng the dispatches announcing CeteWayo's
capture. This Is the fee for news OF the sue
,essful end Of campaign, and will, no doubt,
DO very satisfactory TO about the poorest
member Of the House Of Lords. No wonder
he English people complain Of excessive tax
Ltion. TO pay SIS ,0o0, 900 In cash and several
hundred lives LII u war which terminated In
be capture OF q lame and corpulent African
rould seem poor policy to anybody but
sxeater. !
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