Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1880-04-16
Personal.
Byron died aged 80 years

Byron died aged 80 years. ..
joseph Cook says that leeturing does
not pay.
John 3. Cough was once O member
OF fire company. That accounts for
it.
Mrs. Grant says that the prettiest
girl sees in all her travels was at Reno,
New, railroad station.
Carroll Tilton lives with his mother,
in Brooklyn, and is studying for the
ministry.
The ex-ELs ress Carlotta. of Mexico
Is said. poor woman, to be showing
some signs of returning reason.
The great Napoleon asked Nine. de
Metterpich at . masked bali If she
thought that the Archduchess Maria
Louise would have him.
Judah P. njAmin, the ex-Confede-
rate who has attained both fame and
wealth as lawyer in Europe, has been
retaiNea for the claimant ia the Tich-
born case.
Bancroft, the historian, selected q
mettlssome Kentucky sadule-horse,
W uCA uO WAou"o 70 klulCul0 lilo
that he is too feeble to ride on hsrse-
back any more.
Gen. Butler looks moro like u man of
thirty five than sixty -one, trudgiag
along broadway, wrapped in q heavy
overcOat of far, and with o glossy tile
to cover his bald head.
Mr.. William Il. Vanderbilt has, it is
,nrkaJ IN hn N.ancrVp~x
IS, sou, 600 in United States foar per
cent bonds for registry. He hal pre-
viously registered $40, 600. 600 in this
security.
Edgar ALLAH Poe's watch is now
owned by family in Chicago, to oze
member of which the poet nany years
ago gave it as security for debt. Il
is a gold repeater, and bears Poe's
name.
In the list of Georgia lawyers who
have received big fees tho Atlanta
('sa.) Constitution puts Senator Ben
Hill first. He received in one case
fec of STAG, 600, OF whicA $50, 900 was
paid i'll cash.
The Pope, whe was a great pedes-
trian in the days of his yeuth, still dis
tinguishes bigaself in t..at way, taking
his daily walks in the gardeus Of the
Vatican at such u pase that his atten-
8an.s can hardly follow him.
Mr.. John G. Calhoun, the only
grandsoa of the South CarOlinian, who
is at the same time his namesake, is
wealthy planter in Arkansas which
does away with the story that he is o
saloon keeper in st. Louis.
A Western newspaper says Bancroft
never had any children, but that he is
blessed wit. two nice gran achildren.-
Detroit Free Press. 1t Looks singu-
lar; but it might hsppen.- New iaven
r .gister. Please tell US how? It
looks plural at this distance.
Tho unwilling and dedication Of the
New Orleans monument to StOnewau
Jackson took place Fe bruary 22d-the
birthday of the aan who did MS best
to weld together the country which
Jackson did his worst to tear asundsr.
NJ. Ga:abetta, vile loves a cigar a.
much as General Grant himself, and
who is generally seen with one in his
moa!h, is ordered by his physicians to
give up smoking altogether. unless he
wishes to impair seriously his splendid
voice.
The late Isaac Butt, lawyer and
member of Parliament, was going
home late one evening, when he was
accosted by desperate-looking ruffian
in one Of the suburbs OF Dublin, and
asked what he was going to stand.
" WE'LL" replied Mr.. Butt, meekly,
I'm very sorry that can't give you
much, my friend, but what l have We
will share. Here" he continued.
drawing revolver from his pocket.
:" is weapon which has six chambers.
I will give you three, and" Bat
here the lawyer found himself alone.