Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1880-04-09
Personal.


books.
James Redpath says Miss Anna E.
Dickinson makes from $40, 600 to 800.
600 per annum.
Gen. Grant is said to have authorized
John Russell Young to say that he was
the originator of Snerman's famous
march to the sea.
The highest number Of votes re-
ceived by any candidate on the London
School Board was by Miss Mullen, she
receiving 1851.
The new Maryland Senator, Mr..
German, began life rs a page in the
Senate, having received his appoint
ment through Stephen A. Douglas.
Queen Victoria's head keeper at
Balmoral has died. Tue Queen sat
with his widow during the funeral and
walked in the procession behind the
coffin.
One of the sons of the late Charles
Dickens, Francis j. Dickens, is an in
spector in the Canadian Northwest
Mounted Police, and is now stationed
at Fort Walsh.
Tennyson writes two or three lines of
poetry every day. His lines full in
pleasant places.-Fee Press. He
sometimes, no doubt, let's one fall in
observation-disclosures (Va) Baton.
When General Grant was in Florida
in conversation with u gentleman there,
he spoke freely about some incidents of
the war particularly the John Morgan
raid on Indians-in connection with
Governor Morton, comparing him with
Webster said Morton was the greater
man in many respects.
Governor Davis, of Maine, is still
comparatively young - ouly thirty
seven. As boy he worked on farm,
and went through the public schools.
AS soldier in the army he filed up
the intervals of fighting with study ing
Latin and reciting to an officer. After
the war he studied and taught.
General Sherman says that the al
lowances to crippled soldiers in this
country exceed Tar what is granted in
any other. The general believes in
soldiers meetings, calling them natural
and proper, and adds: We would be
recreant to our cause if we hesitate
thus to meet aud exchange views ON all
proper occasions"
Mr.. Pullman and his wife have a
comfortable fashion of travelling about
their native land. They have luxuri-
Gus Car of their own which is attached
to whatever train they wish to take.
Most of the railroad magnates indulge
themselves in the same way. Mr.. Van
derbilt's car attracted considerable at
tention from the old Commodore when
it was first built. Colonel SCOTS is
very plain.
Queen Victoria has Just presented
$3.50 to Private George Dodd of the
British Army, in recognition of his gal
lantry in saving q child from death I'M
der the wheels of tram Car in Dublin.
The Car was 6 Ding down a steep incline.
and could not be stopped. Dodd spraDg
fora ard to snatch the child, aud would
have paid for his bravery with his life
had not the pole struck him and
knocked him, with the little one in his
arms, clear of the rail.
Frank Leslie's real name was Henry
Carter. He adopted the name e" Frank
Leslie" when he began sketching for
the London illustrated papers. He
died at the comparatively early age Of
50. The first number of his illustrated
Ntaos was issued December IA. 1855.
Mr.. Leslie .lavished his money on a
splendid residence at Saratoga, with
beautiful grounds 600 acres in extent.
This squandering of money brought its
meritable result and he failed in 1877.
Since then his business has been man
aged by Mr.. England, of the New York
Sun.
James Fraser, Bishop of Manchester,
is scholar and gentleman of noble
and kindly nature. One bright trait
was never more pleasantly shown than
upon the occasion of his marriage the
other day when he sent a check OF
81, $50 to the poor of the parishes in
and about Manchester, saying in the ac-
conpanying letter to his agent : To
morrow, all being we'll, will be my
weddlng-day, aud in the midst of my
own happiness, should like to mark
the day by some little effort to promote
the comfort of others in the midst OF
whom 1 live" The marriage was con-
Quoted in the simplest, most unpre-
tentious manner.