The Worthington advance., 1881-08-18
Personalities.

The German papers say the Count Vor
Moltke gets but three hours sleep per night
| Mrs. Won Moltke must have the greatest
case of cold feet on record.
Oscar Wilde's address to Sarah Bern
hardt is not 90 bad:
"Ah! surely once some urn of Attic clay
Held thy wan dust and thou hast come again
| Back to this common world so dull and vain
For thou vert weary of the sdnless day.
The heavy fields Of scentless asphodel,
The loveless lips with which men kiss in hell.
The morning attire introduced from Rus
sia by the Princess of Wales fits like d glove
to the person, producing the effec: when
worn of jet cuirass, and its glitterine
blackness is extremely becoming to both
figure and complexion. It costs about ESQ.
The late John Norton Pomeroy, of
Burlington, VT, has left legacies of $780,
600 for the endowment of a professorship
of chemistry in the University of Vermont;
81, 900 to the Home Tor Destitute Children;
and 81 900 to the Unitarian church. Mr..
Pomeloy's direct bequests amount to $780,
and the trustees of the Elmwood Avenue
cemetery in Burlington are among the
residuary legatees.
Lord Odo Russell is quoted as telling an
amusing story concerning his kinsmsn, the
late Earl. When Queen Victoria wished to
confer the Order of Garter on Lord John.
the old gentleman took up his pen, and,
while ''humbly and dutifully" thanking
her majesty, remarked: II cannot, how
ever, accept your majesty's gracious offer,
unless my brother( the late Duke of Bcdford)
will pay the herald's fees, for really have
not the money" It is added that the duke
got such hint from royalty forthwith
that he paid the FL 200 immediately, though
he had not the reputation of liking to part
with his money, and that Lord John got the
Garter directly.
The East Indian Prince of Gondal is
about to marry, possibly ere this has
married, for the precise date of this event
is not named in the report, seven maiden
daughters of men who are in high favor at
his court. Seven days will be consumed
in the several ceremonies, and each bride
of the preceding day will be present st the
wedding festival of her rival. Each bride
receives the same presents in jewelry and
dresses, and has her apartments arranged
like those of her companions. None of the
seven has yet completed her fifteenth year.
It appears that the sudden death OF the
late Alfred D. Jessup, the wealthy paper
field, was largely the result of the shooting
Of President Garfield. Re was in London.
and had arranged to go to Great Malvern
tor short visit. Just before getting into
his carriage to drive to the .iepst he heard
Of the attempt on the presidents life. Sup.
posing the shot to be fatal, Mr.. Jessup was
greatly distressed, and no sooner had he
alighted from his carriage than with q cry
he staggered and foil. He died in fifteen
minutes, without speaking word.
General Grant wrote letter declining an
invitation to attend the reunion Of the
Palmer family at Stonington. Conn.,, on
August 10 and II, in which he said: 1T
would afford me pleasure to be present on
that occasion; but I have been running
about SO much for the last four years, with
nothing else to do, that now, when ! have
employment for my time, feel 10th to &C.
cept invitations that take me away from it. "
Rear Admiral Howell, who is in COM
2:and Of the United States steamer Tren-
ton, the flagship of the European station,
in view Of the fact that he was asked to
Surrender his cabin to the French visitors
and government guests invited to attend
the Yorktown celebration, has requested
permission to leave and been authorized
BY the eecretary Of the navy to return to
the United States Ii any steamer hp may
prefer,