Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1881-03-05
PERSONAL.

JAY GOULD drove the last spike in the
most western rail Of the Texas & Pacific
railroad yesterday, 200 miles west Of
Dallas, Tex. The iron is being laid at
the rate Of 4 mile day, and the road will
be completed to Ell Paso this year.
Last Saturday at her closing reception,
Mrs. HAYES shook hands with over 1000
people by actual count OF ono who stood
near. and when she retired from the Blue
Parlor at 2:10, 1900 Others still stood
wedged in the passages that lead to that
room, hopclessly trying to struggle their
way.
All reports of the Inauguration seem to
agree with that of the New York Times,
which says: "Gen. HANCOCK was Ger
tainly the most imposing figure in the
chamber. Favored by nature, his portly
form was adorned by uniform which
was much more effective in appearance
than the gaudy dress of some of tho di-
plOmats who came in later"
The Philadelphia Ecening Bulletin OBJ
serves that Major General HANCOCK has
done precisely what might have been ex-
pected of a gallant soldier and gentleman,
in going to Washington to be present at
the Inauguration of his successful compcti-
tor for the presidency. He has been warm
ly received at the national capital, and
Republicans unite with respectable Deme-
Gratis in doing him honor as conspicuous
Il cure in the pageant of the inauguration.
We do not recall similar case of a de-
feated candidates assisting at the insta,-
latlon of his victor.''
d. o. MILLS, of California has cleared
something like sixteen millions of dollars
since he came to the coast. His whole
wealth is estimated at twenty-five millions.
1t is the daughter of this gentleman who
is engaged to be married to Mr.. Whitelaw
Reid. Miss Mills is considerably wealth
ier than Miss Huntington, who was the
last young lady represented to be the pos
SCISSOR of the infinite boon compassed in 4
matrimonial engagement to Mr.. Reid. Mr..
Mills has intimated that he will give three
hundred thousand dollars to his daughter
as wedding present.
GEORGE ELIoT's will disposes of per-
sonal estate of somewhat less than $780,
600. She bequeathes $4,000 to Miss
Emily Clark, $1,000 to Vivian Byam
Lewes and an annuity of $500 for life to
her housekeeper, Mary Dowling. There
is to be set aside s62, 500 in the names of
her executor, Charles Lee Lewes, aud her
husband, as trustees, the income to be
paid to Mrs. Eliza Lewes, the widow of
Herbert Arthur Lewes, for life or during
her widowhood, and on her death or sec
ond marriage One-half is to 60 to Mrs.
t',wes's son, George Henry Lewcs, and
the other to her daughter, Marian Lewes.
The residue of the property is given to
Charles Lee Lewes absolutely.
G. w. Emalley, writing of visit to the
late THOMAS CARLYLE, says: Without
any question or hint of mine my host be-
gan to talk of America. They think,
some of you think, L am no friend to Amer
ica. But I love America-not everybody s
America, but the true America the couu-
try which has given birth to Emerson and
to Emerson's friends the country of
honest works and brave thinkers. Never
shall forget, that the first money that
ever came to me for a printed book came
from America. When your people re-
printed ''Sartor Resartus' out of Fraser,
they sent me a good sum of it. They
need not have sent it. had no claim on
it or on them /; but they sent it; and did
and do thank them for that. BY anG by
they republished my French Revolution -
Do you know that had not had a penny
for that book from the English public till
good while after American friends re-
mi:ted to me pretty sum for it,