Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1880-06-04
Personal.
Mr. Edwin Booth is forty seven.

Mr. Edwin Booth is forty seven.
Prince GortskaAoff is no better.
Rear Admiral Worden is slim and
straight, bearing scars Of battle on his
face.
Sir Stafford Northcote is industrious,
a fluent speaker, public-spirited and
genial.
Don QniXote is said to have modern
type in appearance in tic Duo de Ne
mours."
The late Senator Chambers face has
been reproduced in bust by Mr..
Leonard w. Volk.
ARENAS Hale is called the Oldest ex-
member OF Congress. He is 90, and
lives in Bridgewater, Mass.
lola can work only on an empty
stomach, lisps and has exceedingly
small, white, delicate hands.
Yung Kwail, a Chinese youth, has
graduated second in his class at the
Springfield, Mass, High School.
Emperor William has granted about
500. 600 to Prof. Custius for his archie.
illogical exploration of Olympia.
Col. Frank W. Johnson, who is
writing history Of Texas, is the only
survivor OF the struggle at Alamo.
M. do Freycinet is going to issue a
circular explaining in detai1 his foreign
policy since his accession to office.
Hanlan now possesses the lightest
boat in tho world. Twenty six pounds
and six ounces are the total weight.
Mario, now 70. is Overseer of the
Royal Museums of Rome; sinecure
position, with salary OF 81 600 year.
NJ. Ernest Rcnan, in London, has
been chatting with Tennyson, Alma
TadeI,a, Dean Stanley and other men
OF hi, Il.
Mr.. John I. Morse has been elected
Overseer OF Harvard College, vice DIR.
Bellows, whose non-residence renders
him ineligible.
Minister Lowell mas been elected an
honorary member of the London Garlic
ton CLUB, with all the privileges Of ac-
tive membership.
Coy. Colquitt, of Georgia, because
gas company would not reduce tue bill
against the State House, shut off the
gus and bought lamps.
Rev. James Freeman Clarke is repre-
sented as saying that the election of
Congressman is Of more importance
than the election of President.
Albert Victor and George, sons of
the Prince of Wales, are now midship-
men, their pay having been increased
from one shilling to one nine
pence per day.
Mr.. j. Bartlett's fifteen years oil son,
Paul, is the youngest American art
student i'll France and Premiet. his pre-.
ceptor, says that he bids fair to at least
equal his father as a sculptor.
Liszt, while ut Rome gave several
sittings to the sculptor Greenough for
medallion head. 1t is said to he one
Of the most accurate portraits of the
great pianist and composer ever made.
Gen. Garfield likes stout boots and
black broad-brimmed SLOUGH hats, and
dresses plainly. He is devoted to his wife
and children, and very fond of his house
in the country no eats heartily and
plainly, and Is extremely temperate |;
no is hard worker, but Is genial and
81 CitOle, anu uu CACtllcnt COUNeFSutlOu-
alist.
Sir Hugh Allen, tho large Montreal
ship owner, is seventy years Of age.
He started in life as a dry goods clerk, :
with a capital of 500. He has become
u merchant prince, with accumulated
wealth reputed to amount to SIC, 600, 900
or $15. 100000. Not day passes that
he IL not found in his Office from ten
o'clock in the morning until late hour
in the afternoon. Besides his shipping
interests. Sir Hugh is connected with
almost every manufacturing and indus
trial enterprise i'll the Province. He
is President of the Montreal Telegraph
Company, Richelieu and Ontario Navi-
CATION Company, Hudson Cotton Com
pany, Adams Tobacco Factory, Will
llams' Sewing Machine Company, Mon
treal Elevator Company, and Citizens
Insurance Company. He is also di-
rector Of tue Merchants Bank