Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1881-11-08
PERSONAL.

Queen VICTORIA completed on Oct. % Il
reign Of II years and les days, which is
just the length of time that Queen Eliza
beth sat on the throne.
BISMARCK has brought an action for
SANDER against Herr Won Bunsop. Seccs-
sionist, arising from speech of Herr Nnn
Bunson's to his constituents.
JANAUsCIEK is the possesscr of the
largest diamond in America, one of 4 dia-
dem presented her by the late emperor Of
Russia for appearing before him. 1t
weighs fifteen karats and she has refused
:u offer of fi(teeu thousand dollars for it,
The marriage of CLARA LOUISE KELLOGG
is again rumored. This time the reported
happy man is Mr.. Whitney, of Cincinnati.
Miss ANNIE LOUISE CARY has sold her
house in Portland Me. 1t is reported that
she will make New York her future resi-
dence.
WILLIAM kEMELE, 4 prominent citizen
Of New York, died On Sunday, in the S7th
year of hisage lie established the West
Point foundry in 1917, under the auspices
of the government, was one Of the found
ers Of the Ulster iron works ut Sauscrtics,
and was for many years agent of the Penn
sylvania rolling mills. lie retired from
active business in 1867.
Rev. Mr.. CHRISTIAN. i member of the
Lebanon classis of tho Reformed church in
Pennsylvania, resigned the pastorate of
the Minersville church because members of
the church took chanchcs 1T fair hcld to
raise money to pay Off the church debt
This he denounccs as Oh ungO:Iy proceed,
ing, aCd he was backed up by classS,
which gave its approval of his course.
CARLYLE liked greatly Ivan Turgenen's $
"Moomoo. the story of a deaf and dumb
giant of \ man who cared for nothing in
the world but his dog, and was compelled
to kill it because it first despised and then
disturbed the great lady, whose house por-
ter he was. Carlyle once said of this story
81 think it is tho most beautiful and most
touching story ever read
Ex-Secretary WINDOW, referring in con-
versatiOn to the alleged difference OF opinion
between President Arthur and Attorney
General MacEeagh at a recent meeting OF
think it proper for him to discuss the na-
ture of the business transacted at that
meeting he has no hesitation in saying
that the published account of the pro
cccdinSS is entirely without foundation.
When WALT WHITMAN first put out his
poems the presentation volumes were
mostly returned to their author, some
with insulting notes. The London critic
called for "the executioEer's whip
g Beastly" was the reiterated cpithct of
the Saturday Reriew, and it still sticks to
it. Another paper called the book a
gathering of muck,' and still another,
the Christian Examiner, describes it as Il
crazy outbreak of conccit and vulgar
ity.' Several subsequent editions met
with like reception. Now Boston pub
fishers arc glad to get it out just rs the old
gray poet wants it printed.
Tho venerable Bishop PECK, of the
Methodist church, recently celebrated
his golden wedding. and among the con-
tribntions to the enjoyment OF tine occa-
Sion was a tribute in rhyme from the Rev
DIR. King. Those who remember that the
bishop weighs so pounds see the point
of these lines:
" Throughout the land his works dd praise
him.
IL took 4 dozen States at least to raise him.
His Titan limbs OF stalwart Drawn consist
And every inch i loyal Methodist.
His spinal column, never known TO lurch,
His ample breast (cXcuSc the Scensng bO:lSt y
Is broad and generous as the Pacific Coast
The seat of power, rs wide as you may make
You need moi doubt he'll I'LL the clair or
break it,"