The Sunday herald. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1866-1887, 1880-10-24
PERSONS AND THINGS.


Sir Edward Thornton will sail for Eng
land, with his wife and daughters, on November q.
Offenbach's name In New Hampshire
paper twisted by the telegraph into NJ. jacques of
Frudbach.
German hotel-keepers are generally be-
wang the fact that since tho war Frenchmen travel
no longer In the Fatherland.
Rev. John A. Perry Baptist, is under arrest
In Rhode Island on the charge burning his property
to obtain tho excessive Insurance.
The Duchess of Edinburgh is the member
of tho royal family who IL tho least well known to
the world of fashion and tho people Of England gener
ally.
Miss Bessie Darling has copyrighted
new play under the name Of "My Enemy" and Is
engaging a company to perform It the Southern
circuit.
In Venice there il no wealthy class, and,
as the only manufactures seem to DO Of fancy glass
ware, travellers sometimes wonder how tho i30, 900
Venetans live.
Mrs. Peter Skye, widow of Peter Skye, the
Tuscarora Indian who carried Gen. Porter of tho bat
tie field at Fort Erie In 1872 died on tho reservation
IN G.s,esee county, N. y, few days ago. Aged
ninety eight.
Sir Henry Bessemer has taken out no less
than III patents The freedom OF tine city OF London
has Just been conferred upon him. Before his steel
process introduced Into shefeld the entire make
of steel was 81 900 tons year; now 1t Is $780, 900 TONS
Hon. Henry ID. Foster, who died in West
known and most valuable Of the public men OF Penn
sylyana for years. lie served HIS State faithfully and
WELL and was always true to the best interests OF the
Demsoratic party.
A business transactiOn-scene, Parispolice
station; The Magistrats'Y You broke Into the house
and you stole q 900 fraIcs.n The prisoner-"lt was
Loan" , "a & loan H., T., mYes; ii had known how
by the LoafspiUe Courier Journal.
A Pennsylvania farmer who was suddenly
taken III declined at first to have doctor because he
believed that he might recover he were left alone
tor send mo OF those bogus fellows wOdo know
enough about medicine to give me any,
| In accord: Rather hot, isn't II" said
| n Sunday school teacher to one Of his "heathen
Thi"ss pupils the other day by way Of saalation
illuminated by a cherublc smile and emphasized nn
Affirmative nod with; "Yes, DANES hoeo! Dance
hotee I'D Wicked Exchange.
| The popular kindergarten A Galveston
| clergyman was talking 10 male parent about the
'Iie Is the cuesi little ciss you saw. He can
dogs, tails, and "Does he attend school Y's
| "why parson, he Is too young for that, you know;
he Is not far enough advanced. '-0aipeston Neios.
A Cincinnati despatch says; "Mrs. Eliza
life known as great beauty, died yesterday In the
| eastern part OF the city. She was grandmother OF
Lady Chopper whose maIriageio Lord Cropper WAS
| society sensation a few years ago. Lady Cropper
IL now famous London beauty, and said TO rival Mrs.
Langtry or Mrs. Cornwalls West.
Lieutenant Governor Cantrell, of Kentucky
has Just been married to Miss Cecil OF DanviIls ana
u correspondent Of the Cincinnati Eaquirer, after
poecay describing the satin and orange blossoms
| the BRIDE naiyey says 1.-THE groom is an exceed
ingy hne and manly looking man. He Is tail. OF
commanding appearance, and was exceedingly hand
| some In fnl-tress suit white satin tle white Kid
gloves, and patent-ieather pumps"
Henry HOltenburg had black hair and O
ruddy complexion when he married Miss schwarx. al
| NaSlNllle lp Wus INN