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STANLEY, well armed and equipped,
is ascending the Congo.
A CONGRESS of Fashion is talked OF
in Washington, at which all the wives
of Senators, Members Of the House, and
other dignitaFies will be members.
They viii discuss grave and disputed
questions of etiquette, dress, cooking,
bric-a-brac and confectionery.
PRINCE ACHILLE MURAT's old resi-
dence in Florida is now much dilapidat-
ed, but few. pieces of the once splendid
damask furniture still stand in the draw
ing-room Three very old colored serv-
ants of the Murat's still remain upon the
place.
DELEGATE CANNON of Utah, counts
up his family as follows: First wife,
, Elizabeth Hoagland Cannon, and six
children; second wife, Sarah Jane Jen-
ney, and five children; third wife, Eliza
Tinny, and two children; fourth wife,
Martha Tilley, and five children.
SEVERAL leading New York banking
houses celebrated New Years Day by
giving their employees handsome pres
ents. One concern gave 81 600 apiece to
their clerks; another gave its cashier
$1,000; Drexel, Morgan g. Co., gave
each clerk a sum equal to 10 per cent. of
his years salary.
GEO. H. STUART, the well sknown
philanthropist of Philadelphia, has lost
all his fortune by the failure of a person
for whom he Endorsed. He has sur
rendered his entire estate to his friends
creditors, and now at the age of more
than 20 years he lives in a rented house,
but meets his friends every day with
pleased self-satisfaction. m
A MAN in Chicago theater cried
"Brava " at the leading actress, and
she liked it, but when another and in
toxicated adnirer shouted "Bully for
you, old gal - and "You're a daisy"
she stopped acting and demanded his
expulsion. Four ushers undertook the
task, but he laid himself on the floor,
put his arms and legs around the seats,
and was immovable until they pried him
loose with broom-handle.
THE Pope has written an autograph
letter to the Gar, congratulating him
on MS recent escape from assassination.
In this communication the Supreme
Pontiff acknowledges the tolerance en-
joyed by the Romap Catholic Church
under an Emperor whose rule is char
acterized by benign solicitude for the
welfare of his subjects, irrespective of
creed. The Vatican looks for impOr-
tant concessions from the Gar, who has
relaxed the severe restrictions imposed
by his predecessors upon the Roman
Catholic Church. For the first time in
the profound antagonism of the Greek
and Latin Churches, the Roman CathO-
lie Vicar Apostolic has been allowed to
establish public schools for the children
of his communion.
b A GERMAN journal publishes curl
Gus list Of the decorations conferred up
on Prince Bismarck, AZ in number.
Among them NAV be mentioned the star
of the Grand Commanders of the House
of Hohenzollern, with brilliants; the
cross of the Knights of St. John; the
order of Fidelity of the Grand Duchy of
Baden, with brilliants and a chain of
gold; the grand cross Of the Hanoverian
order of Guelphs; the grand cross, with
DllllidubSs Vi llC AliolLldu OlICl VI Cls
Etienne; the order of the Annunciation
of Italy; the grand cross of the Legion
of Honor; the order of the Seraphins of
Sweden; the Lion and the Sun of Per-
STA; the White Elephant of Siam; the
Osmanie, with brilliants, and the Toison
dor.
A CHRISTMAS gift has caused hus-
bands arrest and wife's tears in San
Francisco. The young man, who was
poor mechanic, had married above his
station, but lived happily with his wife.
In an evil hour he saw sealskin saeque
hanging in front of a store. Nobody
was near; twas after dark and he stole
it. On Christmay Day he presented it
to his wife. She was somewhat sur
prised at this expensive gift, but thought
nothing more of it. The New Year
came, and the husband advised his wife
to pawn the sacque, telling her he would
redeem it when she wanted it. The
obedient wife did as she was bid, and
visited a pawnshop and offered the
sacqUe. The pawnbroker informed the
police, and man and wife were arrested.
The scene at the station-house was a
most affecting one. The wife was true
20 her husband, and at first refused to
believe him guilty; but the proof was so
convincing that her faith was shaken.
She fell upon his neck and wept bitterly.