The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1879-07-26
PERSONAL AND POLITICAL.

feeble.
The honorable bilks" Of California made
nominations for Representatives III Congress.
Jem Mace is the proprietor OF t1ourishing
gymnasium In Melbourne, Australia.
It Is reported that Mapleson has lost IN
London the money he made In America last
| season.
The New York San thinks Hamilton Fish
is the Republican dark horse for Governor Of
New York.
According to Swiss paper, Prince Louis
Napoleon, before starting for the Cape, had
his life insured by ON English Insurance COM
pany for 100000.
Judge Terry. the man who shot Broderick,
is q candidate on one of the State tickets In
California, and the cry. Remember Broder-
lex, has been revived.
d. "a. january. d wealthy merchant Of st.
Louis, died Saturday, In the sixty fifth year
of his age. He was identified with many
leading enterprises OF his city.
One hundred and seventy-eight women,
mostly from South and East Boston, have
asked to be assessed for a poll-tax In Boston
as qualification for voting next Decent Der.
Gray, the man who attempted to shoot Ed
win Booth In Chicago, is nows pitcher OF q
base ball nine composed OF lunatics OF the Ell
gin, ILL., asylum.
Among those who will be examined for ap-
pDlGGnGDLS I'D SeCOuu llGuU6UHuGlGS Ill bH6
army will be sons Of Gems. Fremont, Ord,
Rucker, Perry and Hatch.
The heart Of Lord Byron rests in the maui
soleum ut Missolonghi, Greece, and there the
heart of Dellgeorgis, the Greek statesman,
is to be placed. Missolonghi was his birth
place.
Senator Anthony's Providence Journal says
Thurman Is not broken physically. He is
tired enough TO relish q few weeks rest, but
will come up smiling for the presidential
flght-whch he doesn't count himself out Of.
III adjourning over the Fourth OF July the
Texas Senate rejected the expression birth
day Of our great national republic" but
federal for national"
The Duke Of Sutherland, who Is q thorough
practical engineer, drove the locomotive at
tached to the train which conveyed the Prince
and Princess Of Wales around the Royal agri-
cultural show.
Twenty years ago Congressman De La
Matyr, OF Indiana, was carpenter and
Methodist exhorter at Lime Rock, Catta-
raugus county, N. Y. Recently he attended
picnic Of Greenbackers there and made q
speech.
At the mass in London for Prince Napoleon,
d dove lowered above the Incense and alighted
on q gilded eagle above the altar. Truth says |:
"The bird, which was tame, and had three
days lessons, was attracted to the eagle by
grain thrown on 1ts back.
The New York Sun says that VIM. Ell. Van
derbilt bought the other day S4,000,0 0D per
cent bonds the biggest investment in bonds
on record. Each bond is Of the value Of $4,000.
and the purchase was nlado as an investment
for his family.
Ex-Gov Hubbard, Of Connecticut, refuses to
be reconciled to his daughter, who married
his coachman. Since her elopement the fam
lily have been travelling In Europe, but Is at
present occupying elegant quarters at New
port The runaWays are somewhere In Can
ada.
Lord Beaconstield was quite jaunty ct the
Royal Agricultural Show. But he looks old
and anxious. He straightens himself up and
pulls himself together every now and then,
like man who feels the hand Of age upon
him. Sphinx-like as the face Is, you can see
the lines In it, and the eyes look weary.-[L Lon
don Letter.
A French critic consoles himself In anticipa-
ton OF the temporary loss OF Sara Bernhardt
with this reflection: "There will bea bad har
vest. We shall have to purchase 50O000,000
francs worth Of corn from the United States
Sara Bernhardt will at least bring back
10000 francs; this will be 50 much out Of
the fire."
Among the passengers from Sitka, Alaska,
BY the steamer California, on her last trip to
Portland, Oregon, was Miss Sallie Ball, who
Is probably the youngest government official
holding commission In the United States
The little miss, though but twelve years Of
age, Is the duly appointed postmistress Of
Sitka, and a very efficient public servant,