Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1880-01-20
PERSONAL,


In the Democratic caucus of the Louis
lana Legislature, to nominate senator
last night, RANDALL L. GIBSON received
So votes McEncry, So; scattering, 1G.
Dean Stanley, of Westminster abbey,
England, has said ''t the two greatest theo-
logians'' of the United States were Rev.
William Z. Charming, d. D., and Rev.
JOHN w. NEvIN, d. d., LII. d.
Archbishop GIBBONS, of Baltimore, will
leave this country after Easter for nine
months pilgrimage to Rome. lie will go
in compliance with the requirement of the
church that all prclates shall visit Rome
once in ten years.
The anniversary of the birth of General
ROBERT +. LEE was celebrated by the
Lee association, in Mobile yesterday.
There was parade, in which the foreign
consuls and city officials took part, and a
banquet, at which ex-Union us we'll as cx-
Confederate officers were present.
The prctcnsc put forward that CAMERON
has settled his difference with Mr..
DlllUc Is LID ulllClCuCC
with Blaine was one which cannot be
settled. Besides this, Mr.. Cameron never
settles differences. The elder Cameron
sometimes settled differences, but the
younger ono always fights them out.
Rev. Mr.. LANE, the "kissing pastor Of
Kensico, preached in that vicinity to a
crowded congregation on Sunday, and at
the close of the scriptural lesson a letter
was sent up from the congregation con-
tanning present in the form Of roll of
bills. The pastor promised to be mcrciful
and kind to those who had spoken against
him.
The Boston ,ournal has found something
new about DANIEL WEEsTERin in an old let
ter from lady belonging to the Fletcher
family. into which Webster married. The
letter has never before been printed. 1t
says : ''Cousin Grace Fletcher is trying to
entertain young man by the name of
Daniel Webster by playing checkers.
Father and Uncle Chamberlain think him
a young man of great promise, but we
guns Ulllih llill tNhNdlu WI
dant.''
Mile. AZIMON, the former soubrette of
the Palais-Royal theatre, has acquired the
right of hunting and shooting over the
state forests of Clairefontaine and Ia Ver-
rerie, and Auguste Maquet, the collabora-
tor of Dumas perc, the rights Of the forest
of Saint Arnoult, near Dourdau. The
theatre in France seems to be as good a
road to fortune as any other career. Den
merry is a millionaire, so is Labiche and
Sardou. The fortune of Dumas fills is like
wise not to be despised.
Rear Admiral CORNELIUS STR1BLING, of
the United States navy, died in Martins
burg, West Virginia. on Sunday. Admiral
Stribling, who was about 81 years of age,
entered the navy in 1912, served under De-
catur in the Algerine war and in almost
every American squadron in all the waters
of the globe. Coming from the East India
squadron in 1861, he became commandant
at the navy yard at this port, and served in
that capacity until 1864. His total sea SER
vice was twenty-six years, and his service
at naval stations also very long.
In Arkansas there is a lady who has been
married fourteen times, and is the victor
ious survivor of thirteen, being now only
fifty four years old, and, matrimonially
speaking, entirely successful. Her four
teenth husband is rather hopeful, consider
ing the epidemic that ragged with his pred
eccssors In the hall where the lady now
lives there are thirteen pegs driven in the
wall, on which hang thirteen hats labelled
John, Tom, Abe, Bill and SD on. The lady
is we'll connected. She has a great many re-
latives living in Conway county, and some
of them are the leading men of that section.