The weekly miner., 1880-12-07
PERSONAL.

4 Spain, has arrived at Madrid.
n Senator Matt. II, Carpenter, is attending to
business in Washington, although his health
IS precarious.
Prof. David Swing has sued the Chicago
TIMES for damages under the copyright law,
for publishing sermon of his before it was
delivered.
Queen Victoria, with the desire to specially
signalize the marriage of her first grandson,
will, it is rumored, go to Prince Wilhelm s
wedding at Berlin on February 26.
The President recently appointed ex-
Secretary of the Treasury Boutwell, to be
counsel for the United States before the newly
organized France-American Mixed Claims
Commission.
A Statue of Alexandra Dumas, pere, is to
be erected in Paris. 1t is to be executed by
IL. Chapu, and will be put in the Place Male
sherbes very near the dwelling of the dead
novelist's son.
Capt, c. L. Hooper, of the United States
revenue steamer Corwin, has just submitted
10 the Secretary of the Treasury report of
I the cruise made by the Corwin in Behring
sea and the Arctic ocean.
Senator Bruce is in Memphis, Tenn, where
I the leading colored citizens gave him ban
1 quet the other evening He made speech
wherein he heartily praised the President
elect as the friend of all oppressed people.
4 Mr.. Edward King writes to the Boston
!, Journal that Mile. Bernhardt is to wear in
I the "Sphnix" wonderful, glittering dress
$50 corrusceting that it seems to put out
i which one sees it.
Among the passengers of the steamer
Celtic, which arrived recently from Liverpoo |,
were Senior Don Santiago Caloca and the
1 Count de Chambroley. who were on their
| way to Mexico. on affairs between the French
!, and Mexican governments.
The Princess de Metternich is about to re-
q turn to Paris. When she was there before,
I she took lessons from Theresa and surpassed
her teacher, showed Worth how to improve
!, the trimming of his ball dresses, and played
j, in opera boufe as well as Hortense, the queen
i of opera boufe, herself.
/. After Miss Marie VANS debut in Rome, OF
which the FdnfullG SAID, sThose who could
/. not applaud such divine singing were GER
i talnly people of another world,'' musical
gentleman telegraphed to his friend concern
Il ing her, "Van, ven, VIM which, being inter,
Il preted, is, "Van came and conquered"
N Lieut.. Flpper is said to be steadily win,
Thing his opportunities for study at the Fl on
I, tier post where he is stationed. While acting
AS counsel for white non commissioned
a,ptficer, recently, he is reported to have made
an argument on the admission of certain
t'eyiderce which showed great ability and care,
i full study of military law.
A Princess Frederick, OF Hanover, is still un-
q forgiven by her family for her marriage with
1 p mere baron. Their anger is still hot, too
u against Queen Victoria for her hearty encour-
n agement of the Princess nessdllidnce, and
the Queens recent order to put on King
Georges monument the words 'The last
King Of Hanover" has made the dead sover.
a'eign's son still more angry.
The Baroness Burdett- Contts in contribu-
1 ting $500 20 the Truro Cathedral fund men
/ lions that Truro was the first cathedral whose
Il Foundation stone was laid with full masonic
|iaonors, and adds: "Lat us hope that this
may be type that the churches Of Christen-
3 dom may become more united, and convey
4 more perfectly their Masters precepts EN-.
& bodied in even what the ignorant know o
I the principles of the craft
II 'sI saw Victor Hugo riding in the Bois the
4 lother day. says the Paris correspondent o
f 5he Boston Journal, ''and was surprised t.
notice the extreme heartiness of his look
The old poet seems good for ten or fifteen
a'7ears of life yet. He had on a straw hat
although it was a cold day. and he was riding
/; lnconcernedly in hired cab, which was de-
II sidedly the worse for wear. Hi
;tt ace is quite red, and is set in frame o
i,4Ewhite beard. He always wears his hail
/. cut quite short, and in the park strange
i. might readily have 1ancied him mercllan,
;sifor bourgeois retired from business. Blu
,iifghen his face is lighted up by strongemotiol
i fH-when he is speaking on some topic il
H which he is very much interested-the ex'
4 preston becomes excep ionally fine. He con
Y tinues to go out in all weathers, and neve
. Rcomplains of being ill, which is pretty goot
lsRor man who was already a celebrity il
sshS26."
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