The Sunday herald. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1866-1887, 1880-08-22
PERSONS AND THINGS.
No aunrter-a twenty.cent piece.

Sir Charles Dixie is suffering from fneU-
matte gout.
A Western woman says her baby will enjoy
sG5 hocr days this year.
The saints who are bound for heaven by
way Of the gallows are all on the home stretch.
MIR. h. l.. Farieon, the novelist, will
shortly launch weekly to bc called saturday tt'r-
noon.
The Boston HeraM headlines thus;
racing, brothcrY
San Francisco has a woman who goes to
sleep whenever she sits down Her husband thinks all
the world Of her.
The only chance n stay-at-home man has
for GOODNESS 1T this time Of the year to get up little
breeze with his wife
The Chicago SpiritUm journal explains that
Tanner did not really fast. lmpalpable spirits fed
him imperceptiblc food.
Congressman Clymer was thrown from his
carriage at Reading, Pa, aud suffered fracture OF
his right arm and collar bone.
Mrs. Senator Cameron is described as
woman OF graceful presence and bright mind, with
beautiful large dark brown eyes.
Pope Leo XIII has been slightly i'll owing
to the unusual heat of the Roman summer and over
application In preparing the Encylcca the belgian
troubles.
The plate owned by the Duke of yelling
ton Is estimated TO be worth ~, 200, 900. Great
Caesar what plleof vctuals 1t must have held when
1t was hcaped ur.
Victor Hugo intends to leave all the manu-
scripts Of his works to the Bblioihcque Rationale.
They are written on paper OF all klnds-caids, backs
OF letters, envelopes.
Mr.. Cyrus w. Field is about to make q
tour OF the world AMI Is now busy arranging his
affairs for absence OF nine ten months. lie Will
start on the 18th of October
Col Bob Ingersoll says that when man
smokes chews he should confess the fault to his In
tended wife, and II after that she accepts him he
'has the dead wood on her.''
The recent Brown lIobson wedding, which
created much comment and scandal Ia Baltimore
and this city, reminds us OF two farces, liolson $
Choice ~ and "Done Brown.'
Horato Seymour arrived at Saratoga Tues
day last to take part In the sessions OF the American
l,ar Association. His appearance Indicates perfect
health and the strength Of person little beyond mid
die age.
Mr.. John C. Hamilton, sou of Alexander
Hamilton Is IN vigorous health despite his elghtysx
years. lie made visit recently to Hartford to view
the model of statue OF his father, which Is being
produced In granite.
The maiden of uncertain age should never
despair. A husband may arrive at almost any time.
The cloud that rises on the horizon may lc no larger
than mans hand but II II he waited for Ii may
bring big domestic storm
The savage of the Fiji Islands, who knows
nothing Of chastity, sins less says recent writer than
the beauty who plays with temptation and stands on
the verge of danger calculating how far she may 20
without ruhng her reputation.
A young gentleman of our acquaintance
noted punster, being piled with the question, ''Why
don't you goto some some Of The summer rescrlsy y' got
very mad anil replied, 90 Dernier reeOrf.t This is
what we call going toextremes.
Promotion in the Army is slow but sure,
II the officer Is married and deserving. Gen. Phil
Sheridan has been promoted to the ownership of ar
other little SON. and Gen. Howard has been brevete'
by tile arrival OF granddaughter
Hancock, Hooker, and Burnside are said
to have been the handsomest on horseback who
fought on tho Federal side In Virginia. Mcclellan
rode too large horse. Custer and Farnsworh wer,
splendid horSemen. Grant rode we'll, Int moi
graceful. Meade was not good rider.
When you enter picture gallery yol,
leave y"nr cane or umbrella outside, so that you may
not use 1t TO point at and punch the pictures cele
brated artist Of New York recently went into The
ocean at Manhattan Beach and carefully handed hi.
umbrella TO the keeper Of the bath house, saying that
II he did not have II with him he could do damage
When girl is looking along the seashorC
for ls,hea skeletons and queer shells, of which sl,
promises that she will make hrc-a brac ronreited
fellow VIII hunt for three days for old bt Of lha.
dephia brick and, hiding II In the sand until an op.
portnnity recs, VIII innocentiy pick II ur and viii
modest smile say, "Niiss, here is bit of brick
bat.''
Hon. James Alexander Seldon died Thurs
day at his residence In Goochaml county, Va, after
painful Illness. From the time he was compare.
cupled prominent place In the history of his native
state, AMI as Secretary Of War Of the Confeicrat,
States government he was known throughout til,
| South.
| Mr.. Hadow, one of the leading amateur
crcketers of Great Britain, who visited this country
with Grace's famous team, has married Lady Con.
stance Hay, eldest daughter Of the Earl and Countess
Of kinnou and niece of Lady LondcsbOrough. uu,le
whose chaperonage the young lady has been known I,
the fashionable world of London for the last two
| three seasons.
| Every day one gets n letter from deal
wife or dear friend or dear somebody who is inItl
country, saying: sdelightfully cool here we Ia,
fire to sit by last night; really pity you there II
| the hot city, Every day chmckles he read
the letter, remembering that for the last week la
been so cold In 'the hot city'' as to make an over
| coat iecessary-nse, IL not outside.
During his recent stay in England Gen
Mere'lith Read had the honor Of dining en- faniUs
osborne with the Queen, the Princess Of Wales
Princess Beatrice, and the Duke and Duchess Of Con
naught. II is the first time such an attention ha
| been shown to an American. The Prince OF Vale
| also gave dinner In the General honor.
There is a story that the Duke of Argyll
| and tho Duke OF Sutherland were once trayen,
| together by railway, when commercial trayele
| entered the carriage. The conner took his shar
In general conversation TN one OF the peers got ont
| an intermediate station. The commercial tIavele
| then asked his companion II he knew who tn
| "party ~ was, and on being enlightened exclaimed
| "Dear me! Was that really the Duke OF -
Just think of his talking In that there afiabe way
| u couple of little cads like YOU and me!''