The Cheyenne daily leader. [volume] (Cheyenne, Wyo.) 1870-1884, 1880-03-26
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Queen Yictoria's income is $1,000 .
day.
Helen Hunt jackson Is writing a
book about Indians.
Mrs Emma Maloy Is giving = series
Of lectures on "-Teetotalism' In Rich
mond. Ind.
Miss Ellen Frances Mason has trans
lated the Apology" s'Crito." and
"Phedo," of Plato.
Mrs Burnett wrote her most ia
nous book. The Lass o. Lowris,sr on
her lap, after the ann OF school
girls.
Clarinda Moore, a noted Iowa tenn
perance ~reyiyalist, closed a bargain
with her husband by which, In consid-
Grafton Of $4,000. she permits 4 formal
separation.
Mrs. Lydia Manning Grimes, who
has resided at Hounslow for a great
number Of years. has left the sum OF
10000 for the purpose OF erecting =
hospital for Hounslow and its neigh
borhood.
Mrs. Abba Goold Woolson is deliver
ing a series Of lectures on English
literature" In connection with English
history, at the parlors Of Ex-Governor
clahin, to an appreciative audience Of
the highest circle Of Washington So
ciety.
Miss Carrie Eastman and Mrs. Asa
Adams are to read papers on ..How to
make the life of the farmers wife less
monotonous, and more social and at
tractive," ut the next meeting Of the
Hampshire agricultural society at
North Amherst.
Miss Nelson wins her success by hard
work. On a recent Saturday In Boston
she went TO the theater ut two in the
afternoon to play Rosalind. She was
no. able to return to her hotel until
after six, and in less than M hour went
back 10 theater to play Imogen for three
or four hours.
Mrs. Rodgers, Of Columbus, Ga. was
formerly wealthy, and among other
property owned Laura Mitchell, "a me-
gress. The war freed Laura and made
Mrs. Rodgers poor, and for fourteen
years the slave has supported her old
mistress by Ler own slender earnings,
and when Mrs. Rodgers died the other
day, Laura SAW that she had a decent
burial.
Miss Bertha von Hillern. the pedes-
tlian, is said TO have been adopted as a
daughter 10y u wealthy couple il, Boston,
vino take her into the best s6aety and
are permitting her to study art. The
money which she earned by her pedes-
trianism-seyeral thousand dollars-is
in the bank, where it was deposited
three years ago. Her adopted mother
took her home Immediately upon the
completion of her walk in Boston.
Helen Potter, in her popular readings
and impersonation of character, which
she is giving to large audiences in the
west, is doing a very good work for
suffrage. She impersonates Susan b.
Anthony, and recitcs in n very plain,
impressive menner, her entire speech
before the court when she was arraigned
and fined for voting. At a recent ex-
hibition ut Richmond, Ind, this speech
was applauded rs much as any eenti-
ment in the whole entertainment.
Lady Sabine, who died at 10 Ashley
Place, on November 2sth, was the
daughter Of the late Mr.. VIM. Leeves,
of T~ortington, Sussex. During 80 years
of married life, she devoted herself to
her husbands pursuits, placing ut his
service the best efforts Of n mind such
as has but rarely been given to any
woman. Her chief published works
were the TRANSACTIONS of Humboldt's
Cosmos" and 'Ansichten der Natur,''
but these do not represent a 1.-THE she
afforded to British science in rendering
accessible to English readers the works
of German sdrdnts. Sir Edward Sa.
bine's fifteen contributions to terres.
trial magnetism, which found a place
in the Philosophical Transactions OF
the Royal Society, might new have
been written had ii not been for her.
FRANCHISE Rougger, nee Paiche,r, {
lady of abont sixty years Of age, re
Gently made application to Judge Mat
son, of the probate court, to be granted
letters of citizenship. She is n nativ,
of Bologne, France, having immigratet
from there to New York city In 1s47
When questioned by the clerk to whom
the application vas made ms to her OBJ
ject in pursuing so. novel a course, sh,
stated simply that she wanted to be
come n citizen of this country ant
wanted to have some written evidenc,
of 1t. No objections was made by til,
clerk TO the granting OF the papers, n
the application came within the decis
ions of the United States court as Il
citizenship, and the papers were nc
c)rdingly granted To her. 1t Is now
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