Delaware state journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1870-1883, 1880-12-30
PERSOk1L.

Elbridge L. Gerry is the richest practic-
ing lawyer in New York.
General Robert Toombs, of Georgia,
has given 1000 acres OF Texas land to
aid IL founding university in that State,
Shobeleff, the young Russian general, is
fond of risking his life, and the odds against
his living to All old age are considered very
great.
Mr.. j. O. Flood declares that he
wouldn't accept an election to the UniteO
States Senate from California under any
circumstances.
Lady Chelmsford, grand niece of the
Duke OF Wellington, strikingly resembles
Sarah Bernhardt, and CLOSELY copies her
costumes.
Carlyle, from bad health, has abandoned
his intention of writing his autobiography.
The historian Froude has undertaken to
write his life.
Baron Charles d. Rothschild, of Frank
fort, has spent $3.50 600 in adding to his
collection the most superb aud expensive
silver gilt cup in the world.
Mrs. Scott-Sddons, the actress, won
the prize at private shooting match
recently held in ST. Louis She used u
heavy rifi4, and scored 60 shots out of
possible ~
Bishop Quintard, of Tennessee, intends
tn build residence at Rugby, the new
English-A Americsn settlement, and make
that place his future home, at Tom
Hughes request.
Ex-Qoeen Isabella has been attending a
oh hn of Moda n
Lesseps; the Spauiard has much faith in
the Panama scheme, and has ordered her
bankers to invest largely in it.
| MIR. Epes Sargent, veteran man of let
ters, will shortly issue, through Harper IL
Brothers, Encyclopaedia OF British and
American Poetry" upon which he has
been engaged many years. 4@
Emile Zola's father was distinguished
engineer at AK, where several canals and
roads are named after him. His mother
was recently inferred in the burial lot
given by the town to the Z1a family.
The ex-Governors OF New York now
alive are Hamilton Fiah, HorAtio Seymour
Myron II Clark Edwin D. Morgan,
Reuben Il. Fenton, John 7. Hoffman,
Samuel j. Tilden and Lucius Robinson.
| Thomas Mcguire, the San Francisco
theatrical manager, at one time sold news
papers on the street in New York, bul
since that time has been rich enough to
loss 300 600 by fire and is still wealthy
The richest men in Germany are the
Ro,hsch,lds of Frankfort, Krupp of Essen,
and Beichhroder of Berlin, and Prit ce
Bismarck is also reckoned among the
mllllonaires. The number of Prussian
millionaire is only 1,l95.
Senator Matt Carpenters opinion is
entitled to re-pect when, iu speaking oi
Secor Robeson, he says: He is great
constitutional lawyer among sailors, and
great sailor among constitutions
lawyers. ALBANY Times
Lady Georgiaua Fullerton. the well
known Roman Catholic novelist, is sistei
to Earl Granville, now Foreign Secretary
Her father was for years Ambassador il
Paris, and Lady Fullerton writes French
a. well and as readily as English.
There has recently arrived at the Wash
ington monument site Il stone from tn,
memorial chapel of william Tell. il
Cation Uri, Switzerland erected in 1888
on the spot where Tell is said to hav,
escaped from the tyrant Gessler.
The Emperor William is taking much
interest in the snt'-Jewlsh agitation iu hi
country. He was absorbed in following
the recert long debate in The Chamber. al {
when it was over the minister OF publ,
worship made report to him on tn,
matter.
The following ladies are the leaders o
the American colony in Paris this winter
Mrs. j, W. Mackay, Mrs. Hutchinson
Mrs. George Walker, Mrs Moran. Mrs
Warren, Mrs. Won Hoffn an. Mrs Hoppe
aud Mrs. Banks, OF unmarried ladie
there is saio to be scarcity.
NJ. Alexander Dumas ia an early riser
He works best near sunrise. He gets nj
at day break, takes good soup sits dow
to his deck Immediately ly after and quits i
at noon only. He writes most huently il
the country, where he has around hin
grass and trees ard silence.
Zlls, the novelist, once spoke of himsel
as perhaps the only original Republican
who did not ASK for an office when thu
empire went out, and Gainbetta quietl,
produced q letter from Z1la written whei
Gsmbetts was dictator, on the very NOR
row of the imperial downfall, asking for
, srb. prefecture. .-..
Albert Wolf, in the Figaro, declare
that there is at present only one genuin
! Parisian slive he is named Dupin. H
has never been off the boalevards day
/ aud in his time has seen The Consulate an
| Empire the Restoration the umbrella d
? LOUIS Philippe, the coup d'etat, tine Secon
! Empire, and the three Presidents Of tn
existing Republic.
: Bernhardt ia tired of being called names
, She gives notice that she is going to tax
the matter into her own hands, and ian
person, be he clergyman or otherwise, VIII
attempts from this time forth TO biacke
my reputation by proclaimipg and circr
lating false reports about my life, Of whic
he knows and can know nothing, will
9 summary brought into court 10 answs
Q to a criminal charge" -..
: Thomas U. Wales, a Boston merchan
/. Who died there last week, 8ged rs, faile
4 in 1887 and settled with his creditors
/ so cents on the dollar. In 1859, aftt
+ some years of prosperity, he paid tt
f remaining 20 per cent. OF their princip
8 to bis creditors, and in 1866 he paid Ii
n interest Of % years on that principa
His funeral was attended by an immeni
concourse of the people who knew him.
Judge Jere Black is tall, broa,
shouldered, stropgly-built mana veiit
n BILE rugged oak among men. He has
u remarkable memory. When making a
Q argument before the Supreme Court
9 seldoms uses even mo- es referring to leg
o authorities he may wish TO cite. He max,
l. such references from memory. He
g learned in the law, Bible and Shskespeai
and has wide knowledge Of general liter
ture he sometimes becomes so absorbt
n in book that he reads all night and
8 oblivious of time and surroundings
u Free Press He is likewise prodigal
profanity and an extravaRspt and unpea
J, ant tobacco ohewer r-Phladelphia EUe
d ing Bulletin.
j, II DEAL" remarks the merchant
10 cut" adds the carpenter; II turn
spade" says the gardener; II pass
n observes the railroad superintenden
70 II lead hearts," adds the beau; II follo
rs suit" says the tailor with his little bill
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