Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1880-12-15
PERSONAL.

PERSONAL.
General LoSGsTREET, the newly ap-
pointed United States minister to Turkey,
presents his credentials to tue sultan to-
day.
RICHARD GRANT WHITE, writing about
Sarah Bernhardt, speaks of the "light,
sweet girlishness of her emotional ex-
pression."
Lord BEACONsFIELD, it is now stated,
wrote "Endymion twenty-five years ago
and it has been published with no material
alteration.
Senator LAMAR has paired with Mr..
Blaine until his promised arrival in Wash
ington. 1t is denied that he is i'll he is
staying in San Antonio, Texas, for the
sake of Mrs. Lamar's health.
A private cable dispatch has been re-
ceived in Boston from LEO HARTMAN, the
expelled Russian revolutionist, stating that
he expects to arrive in Boston before JAN
uary 1st.
Senator-elect MALONE, of Virginia, who
expects to hold the balance of power in
the next Senate, will vote for ex-Secretary
GEORGE c. GORHAM, for secretary of the
Senate. This vote would change the OF
ganization of the Senate from Democratic
to Republican. On all other points Malone,
it is claimed, will act with the Democrats.
Miss FLORA SHARON is to be married to
Sir Thomas Hesketh On the thirty-frst o:
December. The marriage is to take place
at the brides home, near San Francisco,
and man and wife will Immediately there
after sail for England. The future Lady
Hesketh will have an income of $4,000
Sir Thomas and her father having each
settled s25, 900 a year on her for pin money.
Her mothers magnificent diamonds were
left to her and are now being reset. The
necklace is said to have cost $50, 900. Miss
Sharon is pretty and charming young
lady, and will honor any house she enters.
MINOR TOPICS.
IL the Catholic parish church of Notre
Dame, Montreal, on Sunday, the otficiat-
ins priest warned his congregation against
patronizing Sara Bernhardt's perform
ances.
THE mines of the United States have
produced during the last seven years about
$3.50, 600, 900 Of gold and s21l. .j00,O0 of
silver, an average production during that
time of $40, 600, 900 of gold and s3s, 80, 600
of Silyor nor aun,,m
IT has been proposed to send a dcputa-
tion from New York to Washington, with
a memorial to Congress, asking that the
president he instructed to use his good Of
fees as All arbitcr between the queen and
the Irish people, in order to secure the lat
ter their rights and to save the country
from bloodshed and revolution.
EMERSON might express it more elegant
ly, perhaps, but the Milford (Mass.) Joar-
nal gets the under-hold Of great truth
when it says:
There's u mighty sight of b!ab talk
and slushy nonsense spewed upon the
country on this subject of what to do
with ex-presidents. Honest labor ouch:
not to be degrading to any man in this
country"
THE marriage of an American lady resi-
dent in London to Mr.. Martin, 4 banker in
Lombard street, which was to have taken
place to-day, has been postponed, it is
rumOred, in consequence of stories from
America unfavorable to the lady, who is
said to have taken the advice of influential
friends and will commence libel suits both
in England and America TO vindicate her
SELF
Ar Liberty" in Bedford county, Nir-
ginia, on Monday. three colorcd men were
sold at public auction under the old vasrant
law, by order of a magistrate, absolute
ownership to cease at the end Of three
months There were few bidders at the
strange sale, and the unfortunate men
were " finally knocked down at four dol
lars cash, charity for their destitute condi-
ton being the principal motive Of the bid
bers.''
The Popular Vote.
New York Sun.
The Chicago Times, in Il carefully pre-
pared summary of election results, gives
the popular vote for the several candidates
rs follows
Garfield. 4, 49,, 12S
Hancock. ..................... 1, ABS, ,G41
Weaver. NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.. BOG, 74O
Dow. .................... 1885
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