Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1880-07-26
PERSO ONAL.

berland valley, and the manners preuic
tions justify the confidence.
PERSONAL.
Cen. GRANT is coming tO New York to
preside over . ratification meeting, Mt
which Roscoe COnkling will make 1.-THE
greatest effort Of his life.''
The betrtohal of Prince ALEXANDER. of
Bulgaria, and the Princess ZORKA, Of Mon
tencgro, is officially announced.
There is story e!o.sraphed from Pitts
burgh, involving JOSIE JONES YonK. y
noted singer Of Cincinnati and now of
Carl Rosa's London opera company, in
love scrape with DR.. McLain, married
man of Baltimore. Her friends are very
Indignant, aud threaten to inundatc the
whole newspaper world with u deluge Of
libel suits.
On a certain occasion FORREST, the great
actor, said to supe. "Why don't you say
your lines thus ~ and gave them out in
his deepest bass voice, lik the roar of dis
tant thunder. The poor supe said, "Mr.
Forrest, if 1 could say it that way l should
not be asking for three dollars week. y
lis that all you get, " asked the great Ned.
"Indeed, it isl said the supe, and For
rest Immediately responded, 49, it say
it any way you please"
About $40 guests accepted invitations to
the dinner and reception to Gen. HAwLEY,
the newly chosen president of the American
exchange, in London, which took place or
Saturday night at the Westminster Palace
hotel. Madame OsgOOd and Madame Marie
Roze, and Miss Emma Thursby. Miss Ne
vada, and Miss Van Z:.ndt promised t.
sing on the occasion. Sir julius Benedlc
(musical composer, who accompanied Jen
nv Lind on her tour in America), and Lad!
) Benedict accepted invitations to be pres
ent.
, The death is announced of Rev. JANE
, A. BONNAR, rector of All Hallows parish
) at Davidsonville, in Anne Arundel county
l Md. He had been in ill health for som
l time past, suffering from paralyti
q stroke, from which he never entirely re
: covered. He was native of England
Z graduated with high honors at OxfOr
e university and was greatly beloved by hi
late parishoners. At the organization Q
St. Marks parish in Philadelphia, the Rev
MIR. Bonnar was elected an assistant to tn
> then rector, the late Bishop Wilmer.
The Countess of ANTRIM has effected
diversion. The cards for her last afternOo
"At Home" in Lowndes Square wer
). marked "Dipping at 4:SO precisely" ," an
as may be imagined, this created consider
y able excitement. What could be about
happen? Was the countess bent on
bathing prrty? Was it some America
# surprise? What could it be? It W.
r simply that each visitor dipped his or III
It hand into vast receptacle and drew fort
!. some small and elegant present. The ide
m proved great success and will, no doub
ID be frequently adopted at fashionable II
h ceptions. 1t adds considerable to the o.
d portunities for display it will enable pc
n pie to show off their wealth in all unden
o able manner, and this seems the great an
n bition of society
!. MIR. T1LDEN is described by his priva
m secretary rs one of the most companionab
n men he knows. Mr.. Tilden "rises at
in the morning, eats his breakfast al
goes to work. He generally retircs at hs
as past 10 or II. When he goes to his roo
We he takes an armful Of books and pape
It's with him and reads lying in bed until
ge gets sleepy. The great part of his readin
re and he reads great deal, is done aft
VI the mass of humanity are asleep.
IL He has an elegant library and an especial
d, fine selection of political and historic
Of works. His collection of books on poll
RS cal economy is complete. It contai
k; everything, I suppose, that has been WI
Of ten on the subject. The governor is deel
er, interested in all such topics, and much
S. his reading is devoted to them" n
de Tilden is also reported by his secretary
receiving large number Of proposals
marriage from ladies in all parts of t
country.
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