Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1879-11-28

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is sail IN fall possssaioa Of his r.ezs.l
s.eal;Ses and - cssaf-ksadel - ever.
Profsssor Gray, Il h snnoznsed. ~
been rscognIsed - the ocigaAl investor
Of The telephooe, and 10 10 receive 20
pes cent 4 the pro6ts from the rsnsl
Of the UscAsnss IN America
The oGiy reason Why the boys dsdn I
steal yanderbils's nelons When be vas
. Long Island fArner sAs because be
vss too poor 10 r.ise any. II be had
any he " eoonsd them himself
Mrs. Cannes, vie Of the hrsser.
recently gave Q ball in London 81 . COS,
Of go 900. The forAl decorations we're
nAgaihoent, and included blocks Of ice
into which towers we're frozen.
The oldest minister Of any denonin-
alton in New England il ssid to be
Rev. Moses Hov. Of Portsmouth, ~.
r.. aged ninety yeArs- He became Q
Methodist preacher sixty i've years ago.
Jay Gould nAlea quick bargain with
the Amsterdamers. They wanted TO
smoke over the sale OF some bonds, but
Gould made mp his mind to leave by
the 2:30 train and the sale Was con-
cluded off-hHnd. They thought about
it next day.
Louis Herbold, Q horse-car driver in
Elizabeth, n. j., has been suddenly
raised to the position OF Q millionaire.
The fortune, which will amount to
about 81 500, 900 comes by the death of
0 grandfather. on his mothers side,
who recently died at Vienna.
General Grants plain, comfortable
brick house in Galena has been
thoroughly repaired, and is ready to re-
ceive its owner. This is the house
which was presented to him by his
Galena friends at the close OF the Re-
bellion, and which he found complete
~ prepared for occupstion-even to the
dinner smoking on the table. ....
Lord Beacons6eld is still scrupu-
lousy careful as to his dress, although
not so cockneyish as in other years. He
no longer appears in embroidered
waistcosts, festoons of gold chains, silk.
lined coats and light trousers. He goes
now to the House of Commons quietly
dressed in frock coat, black neck
tie and pair of bronze.colored trousers.
Senator Morgan, of Alabama, is at
his Washington home suffering severe
~ from an injury received in California
during his recent journey from the
Yosemite. In front of the hotel at one
of the stations was an excavation COW
cred with loose plank. In attempting
to walk over this planking the Senator
fell into the hole and broke his collar
bone. .,, ...,....., -
Chen Shu Tang, the Chinese Consul.
General in California, gave himself a
birthday entertainment the other day
which cost $4,000. A theatrical per-
Torrance was kept up all day, all the
dresses and decorations being imported
from China. Luncheon was offered all
day long by host of attendants, and q
dinner Of forty courses was served in
the evening. Many American ladies
and gentlemen we're invited to the fes-
tival. r....t....,.o.;. ...t "a,
jenny Lind writes to Mr.. Saal6eld,
of New York, who desired to secure hen
services in concert during the coming
season, as follows /: 1.-THE kind feeling
which you were pleased to tell me still
continues towards me in America, not.
outstanding the lapse of time since
my departure from that youth inspiring
country, can only fill my heart with
still deeper gratitude toward that great
continent where I received such warm
hospitality and met with such appre-
citation OF my cherished lot"
When Mr.. Longfellow, says the Lon
don Literary World, visited Queen
Victoria at Windsor Castle, the servants
crowded on the stairwsys and in the
Hobbies to get view of him. On the
Queen asking them next day why this
compliment was paid to the poet, she
was told that they used to listen to
Prince Albert reading "Evangeline
to his children, and knowing the lines
nearly by heart, they longed to see the
man who wrote them. The Queen is
fond OF telling this story. ...t.
Cetywayo, the Zulu King, is rather q
handsome man. He has singularly
dignified and stately air, tall, sinewy
figure, good features, q fearless glance,
beautiful teeth, head splendidly SET
upon his shoulders and velvet skin.
His attire is likewise impressive--a ~
tablecloth of the ordinary red and green
pattern. His captivity does not seem to
affect his spirits he is perfectly cheer
full, has good appetite, chats pleasant
IL with his wardens and enjoys his daily
walk.
A Shy ScHo1AR.-It is hard to I'M
derstand how Nathaniel Hawthorne
succeeded in performing his duties al
the Custom House in Salem and in the
Consulship at Liverpool, for he was &c
shy and timid that he rarely went intt
society, except on compulsion. Mr.. A
Bronson Alcott gives an amusing &C
count of his social habits at Concord
When he removed to Concord, Mr.. AL
colt expected great personal enloyne1n
from his society.