Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1880-03-19

and to walk around the Senate chamber
"like an ergrown school boy.
When the Duo D'AUDIFFREr PAsQUIER
first became ambitious to have seat in
the French academy he sent in an applica-
ton in which the word "Academie" was
spelled with two "c's. "It is known to
you," read Camille Doucet-one of the
secretaries-from tho dukes missive.
"that am very fond of letters. Yes, >
broke in Alexandra Dumas, J6ls, the other
secretary, $50 much SO, that he uses two
where one would be enough"
Mrs. CHRIsT1ANcY, wife of the minister
to Peru, concerning whom the latest
Washington scandal is current, says she
was compelled to leave her husband on
account of ill treatment, and that the latter
went so far as to strike her and threaten
her life. She has'6led an application for
divorce, and avows her purpose to make
public the bargain Senator Christiancy
made with the late Senator Chandler,
whereby the former resigned his seat in the
Senate SO that the latter might succeed him.
CYRUS w. FIELD has resigned his posi-
tion as president of the New York elevated
railroad company and as president Of the
Wabash, St. Louis and Pacific railroad
company. Neither resignation has been ac-
cepted, but it is believed that Mr.. Field
will persist in his determination to retire
from both companies. Mr.. Field says
his action has no serious significance
in either case. He is not dis
satisfied with the policy of either company,
nor had he any disagreement with his board
of directors. He has not parted with his
interests in the securities of the compa
nies, and his retiremens is on account of his
determination to travel around the world
for pleasure as soon as he can possibly
get away.
In the TSmes's "White House Gallery to-
day is hung the portrait of Gen. w. S. HAN
COCK, who is thus sketched Hancock,
in personal appearance, is tall, we'll formed
and very handsome. His height cannot
be less than six feet, two inches, and he
weighs fully two hundred and forty
pounds. He would make the finest look
ing president who ever sat in the White
House, except, possibly, George Washing
ton. His form towers above other men,
and he attracts attention by his mere looks
wherever he goes. His eyes are blue and
have benignant and mild expression when
in repose, but inspiring when in danger
His manner is di:nified and knightly and
he is courtesy itself. He is always mag
netic and draws men to him by his kindi
ness and gentle interest in their affairs
JOHN CESSNA drifted into Lancaster on
Wednesday evening. Being on literary
and religious matters intent, the politi-
clans neither sought nor found him, but
the INTELLIGENcER, being literary and
religious, as well as a political newspaper,
readily encountered him. He was more
interested in determining who should sue,
ceed Prof Smythe in the chair of mathe.
matics at F. & NJ. college, than who should
sit next in Hayes's chair, but Of one thing
John is certain-he always is-that the col.
lege will find good professor, and the
Republicans will get a winning candidate,
even if it won't be Grant. Of another
thing he is even more certain, that is that
he is chairman of the Republican state
central committee. He says the position
has been formally rendered him by Le'
mon, Green and the chairman of the Re-
publican state convention, who were au-
thorized to pick the man {; he has accepted,
and that settles it.