Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1881-12-13
PERSONAL.


the postofice department, for the purpose
of fulfilling purpose long entertained, of
accepting tho presidency Of bank in New
York city. president Arthur has 4 very
solemn responsibility resting upon him in
making choice of 4 successor to Mr..
James," thinks tho Philadelphia Bultc
tin, but Mr.. James is very solemn man.
Representative Tom YouNG, tho pro-
noupccd stalwart of tho Ohio delegation, is
| acting in i very unpleasant manner to
ward his Republican colleagues. He
! announces himself rs tho controller Of
federal patronage, and assumes all tho
airs incident to such position. He was
"positively rude to Governor Foster in
connection with an application for Il clerk
ship.
AMOS CUMMINGS wrote up some rollicking
interviews with Rufus Hatch for tho New
York Sun, which so pleased Uncle Rufus
that when the new Inman steamship City
of Rome made its first return trip from
New York to Liverpool "Uncle Rufus
| was a passenger and he took along as a
guest and companion du ooyagc Amos
Cummings, pays all the expenses Of the
flying European trip, and pays Cummings
$40 a day in addition for tho pleasure of
his society.
At this late day somebody says ANDREW
JOHNSON once told him it was repre-
scntcd in the papers that refused to sec
Annie Surratt (thc daughter of Mrs Sur
rat) when she came to the White House,
the morning of thc0xecution. asking for
the pardon Of her mother. The fact is
that never knew it was Miss Surratt, be-
cause a man named Muzzy, who had gen.
cral charge Of the White House, came to
me and said that Il crazy woman was
down stairs and wanted to get in and see
me, and she wouldn't give her name, but
was crying and tearing her hair, and ex-
hibiting all the evidences Of INSANITY
JOHN MCCULLoUGH has q great fondness
for children, and says that while acting
Viryinius in Chicago, some time ago, =
little girl who calls him '' Uncle John, "
watched his motions with eager interest
throughout the play. Suddenly saw
her shrink back in terror and she followed
my look toward tho knife. l saw her ter
ror becoming worse and worse, and then
gave the fatal stab, and the curtain fell.
| saw her hide her head in her mother $
lap. felt so alarmed for her that went
to the box door to rcassure her. On OPEN
ing it l found her still hiding her head.
Calling her softly by name, whispered :
Don't be alarmed ; it's only fun. only
killed her in fun In Il moment she was
running toward me, and calling out : 'Oh,
| Uncle John! was it only in fun? - She
threw her arms around my neck and kissed
me again and again.
Ross RAYMOND, we'll known New
York newspaper writer, had a row with
Editor Connery, of the New York Herald.
shall suspend you for month";" said
the managing editor. "Why not exercise
tho plcnary powers vested in you by Mr..
Bennett and suspend ME till the end of
eternity?'' smilingly inquired MIR. Ray
mond, "If you talk that way to me
shall discharge you!'' exclaimed Mr..
Cornery with dynamite dignity. "Arcn't
you a little late about doing that?' re:
| sponded Mr.. Raymond with perfect good
out Of tho Office, to which lie has not
since returned. MIR. Raymond went from
| his good position Oh the Herald to a better
one as New York correspondent Of the
! London Times, to which he was appointed
by MIR. Walter during his recent visit TO
this country. The appointment WAS made
on the recommendation Of Mr.. Childs.
Early next year some sort of commission
is to be sent out by the English govern
mcnt to make an extended trip to hudson
bay and the wild region surrounding it.
| They are to be gone for a year or two and
MIR. Raymond is to go along for tho Times.
Press Correspondent F. A. Burr, who
has been over tho route Of J. WILKES
| BOoTH's flight tells how he remained for
several days at the Garret house, passing
himself Off for a crippled Confederate SOL
| der land how when tho detective soldiery
hunted him down and set fire to the barn,
he stood in the circle of flame, leaning on
his crutch and clutching his carbine with
determination to sell his life dearly,
when he was shot in the nec! by soldier
who disobcycd orders in killing him.
| The story of the Carrots was never told in
court. rs the detectives feared they might
claim some of the reward offered for the
Lincoln assassins. Interesting in the same
connection it is to read that when, in 1860,
the remains of the conspirators were given
| Christian burial, and when the lid was
lifted from Booths coffin his face was per-
feet, with the exception Of a small hole
about the size Of q dime in each cheek.
His hair was in as good condition Is if no
had just come out of 4 barber's shop. In
\ taking out tho body to place it in hand
some rosewood coffin, supplied by his
mother, the head dropped off from the
body. Mrs. Surratt's face and form were
perfect, and she looked like one in a happy,
dreamless sleep. Her head adhered to the
body in the process q transfer. Payn's
body was greatly wasted, but Atzerodt's IS
when the army-blanket that covered his
remains was lifted up it revealed shape
less mass of blackened bones and ashes,
with a bald and separated skull in ono
corner.