The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1881-11-02
PERSONAL NOTES,

Mrs. Julia Ward Howe intends to lecture
during the coming winter, and has prepared
eight papers, chiefly Oh social subjects.
Queen Victoria has just been buying sew
erll large farms il Wiltshire, although land
in England is unpromising as an Investment
at present.
The Empress Augusta has been forbidden
by her physicians to ascend stairs, and an
elevator has been CONSTRUCTED in the palace
ct Berlin.
The portrait of Garfield which Queen Vic
toria asked for has not yet been selected by
bis widow, who has been consulting General
Swain about it.
Miss Edwina Booth, daughter of Edwin
Booth, is, it is reported, engaged to- marry
Mr.. Downing Vaux, son of the w~ell-known
architect.
Prince Victer Napoleon, cue Of the two
sons lof Prince jerome Napoleon, hes, with
his fathers permission, enlisted as q private
in an artillery regiment.
Coningsby Ralph Disraeli, Lord Beacona-
fields nephew and heir, Is clever bat some
what eccentric boy. He is shy and reserved
and loves music mere than classics.
Mr. Yendo Kitaro, o japanese officer vino
has been studying st the Royal Naval Col
lege at Green Hich, England, took the high
est place st tbs recent examinations.
It Is related that when the late. General
Burnside received q telegram from General
Spragup. asking how soon lie could be ready
to take charge Of the Rhode Island troops,
he flashed back the instant answer, ssIn. enc
minute!'
Colonel Higginson says that the late Ell. r.
Durant ence said 10 him Law is the nost
narrowing and the most degrading Of sll
professions. All human law is q system Of
fossilized injustice, and he habitual study Of
it only demorslizes."
Lord Lerne was the other day addressed
in perfect good faith and gravity as brother
in-lav" by the Indians il the Teuchwood
Hills. This wss dene on the strength Of
their being "the children Of the Great Moth
er, the Queen"
Mr., John Walter, of the London Times,
who Is now thinking eff turning homeward,
has been SO pleased with bic American visit
that be declares he would like his family to.
live here long enough to become thoroughly
acquainted with the people.
Mr.. Gladstone is described as showing an
eager and almost pathetic interest in the ap-
proaching publication Of the memoirs ef
public men who have lived and died within
the last half century. There is hardly 8
book of the kind which has not some refer
ence to this most active spirit Of the age.
Mile. Minnie Hauk was married shortly
before her departure for this country. She
is now the wife Of Chevalier Ernst de Hease-
Warteggg, the author CT the successful book
on North America reviewed come time time
ago In the New York Tribune. M. de Hesse-
Wartagg is about to publish a volume on
Tunis.
Count Campbello, the Roman ecclesiastic
who has lately left the Catholic church, is
retained as q salaried chaplain to the Meth
odist Episcopal church at Rome, and will
perhaps be sent to this country to collect
funds. He is reported to be already mar
ried to q foreign lady with q fortune Of half
a million.
Mr.. Henry Stafford Northcote, second sur
wing son Of the Right Hon. Sir Stafford
Northcote, is visiting this country with bis
wife, and the two are at present the guests
of Mr.. and Mrs. G. W. Childs, at Bryn
Mawr. Young Mrs. Northcote was before
her marriage Miss Alice Stephen-Brooks, Of
Montreal.
The Marquis Of Lorne is understood to de-
clare that his wife, instead of disliking Can
ada, is delighted with the region. He is 60
ing Immediately to England, and the Prin-
cess has therefore changed her plans and
will not return to her vice-regal dominion
until January, when she will come with her
husband.
Col Robert G. Ingersoll is going with ell
his family to New Mexico, where he has be-
come interested il some silver mines. Heis
quoted as saying that the Indians are so dan
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