The Sunday herald. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1866-1887, 1880-08-01
PERSONS AND THiNos.

Gen. Bourbaki has entered the Greek ser
vice and is to be chef-of-staif OF the army.
Mr.. Bret Harto spends part of the summer
with Sfr. Froude. at his residence In Devonshre
DR.. G.. l.. Magruder returned to the city
Friday from Mount Desert Me-, looking In excellent
beath.
Professor William II. Chapman, of the
Patent ONCE, is spending FEW weeks at Martha's
Vineyard.
Gen. Sherman and Vice President Wheeler
will visit tho New England Fair on September ~ It's
third dav.
Mr.. j. G.. S. Richardson left this city dui-
lug tho week for Cheyenne. Wyoming, having re-
ceive the appointment of official stenographcr TO this
Supreme Court.
Col. d. Il. Anger, city postmaster, went
yesterday morning to Ocean Grove, from which place
he will 20 to New York city to attend tue conference
Of the National Republican Committee to be held on
the 9Th insaut
Mr.. Warren Young, the noted baritone
singer of this city, retured home during the past
week. Mr.: Young met with quite an ovation from
| been soJournihg.
A little four-year old was at one of our
| Photographic sttdibs having her photo taken. The
artist said: You must keep your w.; IN, month Shut my
decided inclination To open her mouth and close her
eyes, But on being instructed she braced u, ana ~.
| ter few minutes wonderlngly asked: 'Now, what
shall do with my nose?''
London Truth: "The Dutch company
that recently visited has been received in triumph
on their return to Rotterdam. The criticisms that
have appcated In the English newspapers on them
are to he published m Dutch, and the president OF the
National Dramatic Leagne aiinctncel. Time was
Wien EnglsIilnan sieerngly exclaimed. .Drink
do, - but 1t is no longer necessary for the Dutch
man to add. "and bufn his vessels too.' Accord
man, accompanied by Interpreter, called on Miss
Beersmans when she was in London and asked her 10
marry him: The suitor was Lord Richardson' one
of England S highest nobility. "
| q, a
Ing OF the present venerable United States Senator
from that State, said: 'Hainn Is the most renlaika-
BILE man ever knew ile has never known sickness,
and has been most careful and attentive to his public
duties of whatever character, of any man In this
country. He never wore piece of flannel or Under
oycrcoai. r, Even in our coolest Weather Mr. Hamlin
even at his advanced age, pods along dressed IN the
coolest Of costumes-tle old fashioned swallow
coat-without wraps Of any Kind. while Ills fellows are
almost frozen to death beneath big overcoats and the
heaviest of undertaking. His powcrof endurance is
wonderful and his capacity for work great
Ambassadors to England now, as for in
stance Chaemel- IacOur, who Is simply rather poor
literary man, are Of far different stamp from what
they were some thirty years since being now selected
IN ls3s the Austrian Ambassador was Prince Ester
llaay, the Hungarian magnate. who. when n vain-
glorious noblenan In London boastei that he had SO
many thousand sheep, calmly remarked that that was
Just the number of his shepherds. The magnificent
Magyar, whose ''costune de gala was jacket,
pesse and pantalo0ns OF maroon colored velvet, MI
hckly embroidered with seed pearls, was very fond
when he watzed of wearing dIinnond tassels to his
IIessian boots, with the generous intent In his clo-
regraphic gyrations Of scattering few unconsideret
ri6es IN the way Of brllians for the benefit of thu
young ladies who might not be averse to picking VI
the gttering baubles.
A very remarkable man, the Rev. John
RUSSELL nearly fifty years Vicar Of Swymbridgc II
North Devon, and known as tho ''braye old hunting
clergyman, has been transferred now In his eighty
sixth year to tho valuable and pleasant benelce O
Black TorringtOn by Lord PoItimore, AMI has becI
presented at tile residence Of the Duke Of Bedford b,
the Prince of Wales, Earls Fortescue and Devon, and
number of mobiles and gentlemen with silver tnreeI
and purse OF EG50 token OF affection. IIc IL ON
Of the hest riders to hounds In England and rarel,
missed meet, hut most attentive to all his duties
greatly respected and loved by his flock, and an ad
mrable preacher. His bishop the late Dr. PhilpOts
once exclaimIng after hearing him, "What an al
mrable Sermon Sir Thomas AClaGd said: son
you ought to see him on the pig skin, my lord' Las
year, at Sandrgham, he danced the old year out an,
new one In, with the Princess Of Wales for partner
| as light as % feather.