, 1880-02-03
PERSONALS.


PERSONALS.
Mrs. Ann s. Stephens Is the oldest liyim
American authorcss, and Is said to bc alnot
destitute.
Ex-Goy. Reuben Z. Fcnton, of Now York
Is at present In Arizona looking after so,ne min,
ing Interests Of his thore.
Josh Billings tHenry W. Shaw Is c. yesn
old, md has accumulated q fortune Of $lO0o0
by hts btd spelling.
Those two celebrated beauties--3frs. LAM.
try and Col. Nick Smltf1-aro not gotting as much
rec advertising as they did q few ycnrs ago.
Gov. Fossor, of Ohio, has been made an
honorary member Of tho Cleveland Light IL.
t1itery. probably In recognition Of Lis recent
successful boom.
Miss Harriet Hosmer Is still enGeayoring IN
discover tho secret of perpetual motion, and
has rented shops near Westminster for TIC p4f.
pose Of carrying on hor investigation.
A. son Of Minister Comfy writes that TIA
Hawalians gcnenllly "kecp not only their Owl
but oyeryboiy elsc's holidays; they would Ike
to mako living keeping other peoples holtluys
for thctn.'
Canon Farrar recently preached III West.
snry Of tts founding. md mado touching allu.Eon.
to many of tho distinguished persons incncA
'wtthln lts walls.
Tho memorial chapel OF tho Prince Impe.
rlna In to 10 crec. ell in gar]en between tho Are
do oTrlo,npho and tho 1nyA!ilcs. The cost ist to
be 80, ,00o, nnd tho money bus already hcon sub-
sct!bcd. In rcgArtl to tho proposed visit Of the
c1-Emprcss Eug6nlD to zululand, 1t can 0nlyto
aaid that Bh0 expects to start come tl,nu during
tho curly part Of March, and will DO accompanied
by Sir Evelyn Wood.
Count Masaena, q son Of Napolcon's Field
Marshal Massen,l, died In tho poor- House in Salt
Lnke City few days nRo. III mn obituary Of
this man tho Satt Lake Tribune goes around tho
maxim, tOf tho dead speak nothing unless
Hool," and ascrsbcs bis lnw end to a career ot
meRnncss and rapacity such rs marked his mnst
notorious fathor's Ito. Tho wifo Of TIM deceased
ID now domestic in n Suit Luke fnmlly. =,
All Tong Is nn observing Celestial, who
servcs II, tho humble capacity OF tlIshwashts At
tho Patace eating Btand. Tho A,ncr!cnn coek.
tall boing mystery to bin, ho has been wateh.
Ing Its operations. This morl1lns be explained;
"Omo Mclean man fo co,nu IN TIC say, DtInet!
mo kctchum b1eaAfas.' lIo dlInk wnn cocktail,
be say, 'rlcaso cook n1n blcakfas.' lie duktx
cocktnil, ho say, Gimme b1enkfas plntty quick
Putty soon he tltnk tfce coektnil, ha yell loud.
'IIeyt hcllot wlluro thunder my blcakfaaY--
VtrDinta Guy tNtpJ EnteTprtse.
When Bishop Simpson onco opologlzel to
Gen. 0rAnt for making suggestion Rs toA
military movcment, tho General replied: "Tha
general outlines OF a campaign nro mntcrs ot
pure comrlou- so1lso. Civilians cnn fornl Just ID
good IN i.lcn Us military mcn. WhI!e military
education and experience nro essential to tAo
contllittors OF campasKr. rs we'll for tho
handling 0f tho mon ID for tho preparation It
the!r supplies accHutrc1noute, transportation,
otc, tho gonornl Thought or plan Ia a matter
equally plain to mon Ut good coEntnotI:aplsc."
Mr. WIllinm II. Vanderbilt l,As Just mada
n munlI'cent stft tn the University Of Virginia.
Tho oiio!nfs Of TINT institution, desiring to nuso
ava1ablo tho gift Of blr. l.. J. Mccormick 0f biz
noblo telescope, authorized 0on. George D.
Johnston to visit New York, and, II possible. OBJ
tatn funds for that purpose. Con. Johnston.
after calling upon few gentlemen, bud MI IN
tcryiew With Mr.. Vanderbilt, doubtless with toH,o
hope Of receiving dunHtion. ills delight mhy
therefore ba imaKlned when Mr. Yantlcrblltsa sat
down and wroto him check, which ho quietly
banded to him. Tho check wns for tass, 100
Gen. Grant, IN ono ut Ills conversations at
aca with john Russell Young, alluded tn Ccrtala
officers WIN wcro hurried in the stnft, md did not
rIso. "lnRalls, for instance, remained QHarteE.
muster Of tho Army Of tho Potomac during all
tho commands. ind did great work. ingalls, III
command Ut tho troops would, in my opinion.
h1vc bccome IL Ercat md fam US Gcn"ra!. Il
tho command Of tho Army Of The Potomac haa
ever bceome yacunt, would have given II 70
1nxalls. Horace Porter wns lost III tho stal'
LtNg Ingalls,, h0 was too llaaful TO be spait'E
u,lt as commander Of Troops Porter wo's'a
hava risen, in my opinion, to r high coantnand.'
The introduction 1T Minister Andrew d
Whftu TO Count MDltke, Mt one Of tho court eH'
teTtnlnMeuta, whs rather amusing. Tho Ecfllte
man introduced Mr. Whitu BY saying: Co'lft
lot int present to ytu gentleman from AMER
leu, wto wAa born Ia Homer, lIycs 1T syEacttt.
una hRs founded university at lt1!nca.' lae
upion OF classical names Fatlsor puzzlca u:
Count. Mr.. White explained tho gcnsrnphen!
'nuddle BY saying that tho custom formerly anu
beer In Anlorlcs to select na1ncs from nnt1'ia!!
for thu n,nny now towns coming into cA!stensei
hut that now names of tho hcroes Of no'eta
tl'ncs ware oht,Acn and TINT In tho Far "ch q.
tho United Htntcs there wero nircnay rlstts
wtt(ra hAl llccn chriatenc.l MOltke. Tho 5l'tne,
ler's neAt tnrn Of tho matter ercated gel!eia!
SMILE, III which tho Count Joined, saying that ~
should like 'Iothtng bottor thnn to ~ tn Anef'e"
and Visit ono Of h's geographical natacsakes'
III Mme. d. lsAtnusat's "Afe1nolrs ~ nv
Private Ltfo of Napoleon and Josephine Ms
a0lno very Interesting lotMilA OF tho JMpet.'
hnusoholl. Enpoloon's inot'tne wns abo't ~.
loo,0Q0 sour. exclusive Of whnt ho took 1ipa
tho sccrut service and othgr fl,tsis lle alloHsSS
himself $1,000 u year for hla dtrss. II WY .
knnwn that, II Ill article as cIothtng dli roy ~.
him o1Hoty, clthor In mako or material. II W..
cun.icmncd. mud that be wus greatly giscn~
linking or grcasIn8 hls whtto brooches, aaa" nav
burning his boots by using his boot for poAs.
cspcclMlly when h0 was anxEy or cxcItca. ~
.tsAllly roso ut l. II h0 wAkoned III tho n'sp'
he frequently Gathed, ato, or wurked befoFe ~ ~
ing to slccp ugain lEo suffered froln Nv.
sto1,uoa, and often faneieI that ho haa W.
poisoned. 1t took u. Do Rttnusat d long t'me"
tench him to shave himself; tho Cha!luef"Mla ,r"la
was moved tn this through Napo|oons y ''s'Ds
uneustneaa when III tho barbers hands II : sa,
luent did not please him, 1t was torn on an1
thruwn on the t.oor or into tho IRE. III 411a,
ming his mills. OF which TO waA vhtn % ~ ~
countless pairs of aclssoss, that wore smaso.s
pQ-hana II thoy Wcre uot sharp. The onsy r. -
5sIinu ho was partial to WIS cologne, OF whea w
required sixty botsles Y mouth. Iio ate ~
drunk little, though be wss yt1y fond Of een.u1
At dinner he bud everything M9yed at once, ~
fed 1t hszasxi, oftoa taking q eana oF 4 a1a y"
sweets before touching Tho entries,