Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1881-04-15
PERSONAL,


for his Norwegian home next week.
Colonel JEROME BoSAPARTE expects to
build fine residence in Washington.
President CATTELL, of Lafayette COL
lege, leaves for Europe On the steamer
Britannia from New York to morrow.
The engagement of RUTHERFORD B.
HAYES, .ir., and Miss Alice Smith, daugh-
ter of William Henry Smith, of Chicago,
is announced.
Mrs. GARFIELD has hired a new cook
for the White House without consulting
single Republican senator-not even Ma
hone.
RossI, the other great Italian tragedian,
whose range is said to be even larger than
Salvini's, is coming to this country next
year with an Italian company under MIR.
Chizzola's management.
William c. Tower, one Of the most
promising of American tenors, has died at
the Massachusetts, hospital, after a pain
full illness, aged 40. He had been engaged
for leading tenor solos of the season of
concerts by the New York and Brooklyn
Philharmonic societies.
There is division in the First Congre
gational church at Bangor, Me. One of
the accusations against the pastor is that
after modestly retiring from meeting
while resolutions in his praise were being
discussed, he listened to and watched the
proceedings through the crack Of door.
Gen. MELIKoFF carries his So years
lightly. He has a large nose, bright, rest-
less black eyes, genial expression, and
long whiskers. Ho is of middle height
and thin. Although not man of private
means, his disinterestedness has never
been called in question. His manner is
gentle and conciliatory.
The death is announced Of NICHOLAS
RuB1NsTEIN, younger brother Of the more
famous Anton, but himself a pianist of
extraordinary achievements, and for many
years director of the Moscow conservatory.
There was some question of bringing him
to this country few years ago on con-
cert toar, but nothing definite seems ever
| to have been done about It.
James Redpath pronounces BoYcOrr to
have been the most brutal and foul mouth
ed agent in the west OF Ireland. He COM
PEELED his tenants to stand with hat in
hand when he passed and never addressed
a poor man without an oath. Redpatll
agrees with Boycott that the one remedy
for Ireland is emigration, but it should he
emigration of landlords and agents.
The reason why ANNA DICKINSON broke
her engagement to appear in Philadelphia
as Claude MtlnoHe seems to have been the
physique of the actresses proposed for
Pauline. Miss Prescott, who was first cast
for the part, is taller than Miss Dickinson,
and Miss Stewart, the second selection, is
short and fat. The manager argued that
Mary Anderson frequently acts with
Cldudes and Romeos shorter than herself
aud refused to provide an actress of the
right size.
Mrs. HUGHES, mother Of the author of
"Tom Brown at Rugby" has become
more deeply interested in her sons Ameri
can colony than he is himself. Although,
she is over eighty-three. she has made ar
rangements to leave England and will ar
rive in Philadelphia with all her household
goods early in May. She will be the gues
of Mr.. G. W. Childs for short time
The Pennsylvania railroad has offered hel
4 special car to take her by easy stages tx
her future home in Rugby. Tenn.
The Ohio Democrats, in casting about
for a candidate for governor, are wisely
coming to the conclusion that the Hon
w. S. GROEsEEcK is the strongest man fol
the race that can bc found. The result Of
the recent municipal elections is very eli
courasing to the Democracy, and they be-
lieve that, with strong, honest man
they can carry the state. Mr.. Groesbeck
is that kind of a man. In ability he is one
of the foremost in the state, and in integ
lity beyond reproach, or suspicion. Fos
ter, who will be the Republican candidate
has many enemies, and is by no means 81
popular as he was two years ago. Mr.
Groesbcck is not an ofiice-seeker, but it is
believed that he would accept tie nomina
tion if shown that he might by 50 doing
save the state to his party. He can.
STATE ITEMS.
Salvini has captured Philadelphia hi.
personation of the Gladiator and the critic.
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