Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1880-10-22
Personal.

List say HE pen is tired, aad that
he will cunpoae ID more.
Miss Nelson wet IN the stage when
she was fifteen That Was fifteen years
ago.
It is James Goricn Brnuett's earnest
effort to be good that IS making him
gray.
There are some who look upon David
Davis as a solid North all alone by him.
self.
4 plain. SMALL marble slab marks the
grave Of Gen. sam. Houston at Hunts
Vile, Tex.
Wilson Macdonald, the sculptor, is
at Governors Island MO telling like
ness OF General Hancock.
VIM. H. Singerly, the Philadelphia
Record man, has fallen heir to 500 600.
He is Singerly fortunate editor.
The equipage used III South Africa
by the Empress Eugene has Just been
sold at Natal. The price it brought
was sos.
Calvin Sykes, an eccentric character
OF Snilield, Conn, refu~es to shake
hands with any one, and has not done
so for years.
Senator Bruce, o! Mississippi, will
make his home III Ohio, where his
wife's relatives reside, when his term of
otlice expires.
We do not knew how good IL physi.
clan DR.. Tanner is, but he certainly has
more patience than most doctors. -
Boston Commercial.
The venerable Lucretia Mott is re-
ported i'll rapidly failing health. Al
though confined to her room, her mind
is strong aud bright.
The plate owned by the Duke of
Wellington is estimated to DO worth
$500, 600. Wonder how much bis
! cup and saucer would be valued at?
John G. Hamilton will present a
statue of his father, Alexander Hamil-
ton, to the city of New York. The
statue will be Sc. up in Central Park.
DIR. Tanner, the faster, says no has
demonstrated that the people are mood
winked by physicians and dosed with
medicines wnen it is lot necessary.
Larkia J. Mead il at work in Flor
ence, Italy, on his colossal figure of
Z" The Mississippi Il commission from
Elliot +. Sae,mrd, for Central Park.
james Russell Lowell, poet essay
now Minister at the Court of st. James,
is greatly sought after, and one of the
most popular men i'll London society.
Judge William West, of Bellefon-
tame, is quoted as saying that Senator
R1uip., ySnl IN, LA ,ln,l / Al e.,
his remarkable knowledge, the ON
niscient Blaine.
1t is said that it cost the New York
Herald 81 600 to watch Tanner. Ii
would have been cheaper to have paid
his board at first class hotel, where
he wouldn't need watching.
Mr.. English. the Democratic candi-
date for VIce-Presidency, is q man OF
wealth. His autobiography places his
riches at "several millions of dollars. :"
He pays taxes on u large amount OF
small real estate in indianapolis, being
the landlord of four hundred tenements
His tax return does not show heavily in
personal property, aud it is understood
1 that he owns about 500. 900 worth of
Government bonds.
Governor Mcclellan. of New Jersey,
w7z5 nsss Doen * K IS TAG " uiS %
with Mrs. Mcclellan, is reported as
looking as tough and rugged as bear.
His hair is but slightly gray. and he
has it cut pretty tight to his head; his
face il closely shaven, except stubby,
gray mustache, and he wears his straw
hat tip-tilted over his larboard eye, US
if he meditated going on lark or run
ming for the Presidency. He is fifty
four years old next December, but he
doesn't look over forty. five