Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1880-09-24
Personal.

Lord Eeaconsteld sent his private
secretary 10 inquire after Mr.. Glad
stones health.
The Sara Eernhardt tie is of white
null, full and wide, kuotted in fluffy
bow high at the throat.
General Grant and his wife are to
visit tie Gartielus, at Mentor, as soon
as they return from the Far West.
The porc's hair is snow white. Ii.
has strong and vibrating voice, anG
bears himself with the utmost dig
nifty.
Senator Hills melting works, at Don
yer, are said to have disposed OF nearly
two million tons of gold and silver ores
last year.
Mrs. Senator Don Cameron, who is
described as Il woman OF graceful pres
ence and bright mind, and the owner
OF beautiful large, brown eyes. is among
the few most admired in Saratoga.
Sarah Winnemucca, Princess of the
Piutes, has been provided with COM
Portable little house in Oregon, with a
yearly pension Of $3.50. as reward for
her services during the last Dannack
war.
After all, Napoleon ". is not to have
a monument in Westminster Abbey.
The House of Commons has condemned
the proposed erection, and Dean Stan
ley has to yield with as good grace as
he can.
The home of the late Henry Wells,
the founder of Wells College, has just
been sold on foreclosure, and his in
valid daughter has but small annuity
left of the large property which Mr..
Wells once possessed.
John Ct. SAKE, the poet, has been
bedridden for some time, and is said to
be greatly depressed by the death of
his wife, who was woman lovely in
person and character. His only living
daughter is an invalid.
Chief Joseph, of the Okla (Canada)
tribe of Indians, is man of good edu-
cation-something of scholar, indeed.
He has been ordained as clergyman,
and has translated the four Gospels
from French into Iroquois.
Speaker Randall is genial and
kindly man, with a round, smooth face,
pleasan: eyes and glossy dark hair.
His expression is said to be winning
and boyish. He has two daughters and
son who is mentioned as boy of
wonderful promise.
A friend of Charles Dickens once
told him that he had heard from ga dis
tlnguished poulterer of Pimlico," that
he had never sold SO many geese as he
had "that Christmas" that Christ.
mas being the one when the Christmas
Carol first appeared. Dickens face
wore his mock serious look as he said
land this is fame! have only sue.
ceeded in doing for that poulterer what
his poet does for Noses"
Mr.. Tilden is described by his pri-
vate secretary--so says the Cleveland
Le0der-as one of the most companion.
able men he knows. Mr.. Tilden crises, u
says this young gentleman, "at seven
in the morning. eats his breakfast, End
goes to work. He generally retires at
half past 10 or IL. When he goes to
his room, he takes an armful of books
and papers with him, and reads lying
in bed until he gets sleepy. The great
part of his reading, and he reads d
great deal, is done after the mass Of
humanity are asleep. He has
an elegant library, and an especially
fine selection of political and historical
works. His collection of books on po
litical economy is complete. 1t con-
tains everything, 1 suppose, that has
been written on the subject. The Gov
ernor is deeply interested in all such
topics, and much of his reading is de-
voted to them" Mr.. Tilden is also re.
ported by his secretary as receiving
large numbers of proposals Of marriage
from ladies' in all parts of the country