Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1881-08-01
PERSONAL.

PERSONAL.
DAN RICE's second wife is suitor fOl
a divorce from him on the charge of de-
sertion. This is the way, too, that he
came to have his second wife.
FRANK LAFLEsCHE, the brother OF
"Bright Eyes, who is now a clerk in tho
interior department., had no objection, to
his sister marrying a white man, but he
thought ''she ought to have got one
worthy of her. Ia, ia, Tibbles.
GEORGE w. TABB, former citizen OF
Jefferson county, West Va, and foreman
of the jury that convicted John Brown, in
consequence of which his family was
greatly prosecuted during the war, has
died at Harrisonburg, Va.
An amusing report has lately been
circulated, to the effect that directly the
Land bill has passed the Commons Mr..
GLADSTONE will go to the upper House as
Earl Of Oxford, and look after the inter-
ests of the bill III that august assemblage.
| WILLIAM LEHMAN AsHMEAD BURDETT-
Courts: BARTLETT seems likely to lose
himself among names. He las lately ad-
vcrtised several additions to his original
patrOnymic, and now tells tho world that.
pursuant to the Duchess Of St. Albans' s
will, he will hencclorth use the surname
| COutts.
| Senator DAVID DAVIS intends to retire
to private life at the expiration of his
present senatorial term and under no con-
siieration will he be i candidate for re-
election. 1Io intends to reside tho rc-
mainder of his days in Bloomington, ILL.,,
and de vote his time to the attention of his
private business.
| The steamer General Sherman, with SIT
TING BULL on board, arrived yesterday at
Bismarck, Dakota. Sitting Bull was given
| his first view of a locomotive. lie said he
"did not want to see any more of the iron
horse, " and he refused to ride in railroad
Car. After spending the day ut Bismarck
the Indians left in the boat for Standing
Rock.
In comforting upon our American philol-
ogist, Prof. WILLIAM DWIGHT WHITNEY,
the membership of the Order of Merit,
made vacant by the death of Carlyle, the
Emperor William has paid a graceful com
pliment to American learning, as we'll as
wOrthiIy recognized the merits of one. Of
the most distinguished of phiIologists.
JOHN MCLAUCHLIN, of Mclaughlin
Bros, Philadelphia, large owners in the
Times, who recently returned from
health voyage to Europe. has died ut Cape
May. Mr.. Mclaughlin was about so years
of aye and was highly respected by all who
knew him. He was descrvedly popular in
financial circles, and hal numerous
friends in all walks of life.
DAVID CARROLL superintendent Of the
Mount Vernon cotton-duck mills, has died
in Baltimore county, Md, Of paralysis,
with which he was attacked on the 22d
inst. Mr.. Carroll, who was 70 years old,
was the founder Of the first cotton mill at
Woodbury., in Baltimore county, in 1886,
and since that time has built and operated
other mills and died millionaire.
The members Of her Majesty's body
guard, under their now captain. Lord
Darlington, purpose entertaining his Roy
al Highness, the Prince of WALES at their
Chuck dinner" in return for his disting-
uislled hospitality to them during the sea-
son. This dinner is III institution which
took root from the fact of her Majesty
sending the corps each year fat buck
from her preserves in Windsor Forest.
Tho United States Steamer Alliance,
bound for the northern regions in search
Of the Jeanette, and with Paymaster
REAH FRAZER of this city, on board, ar
rived at Reikairk, Iceland, On July 8, and
the crew were kindly received by the
authorities. The day after leaving St.
Johns the Alliance encountered gale from
the southeast with 4 heavy sea, which
stove in u bow port and broke one of the
lower booms. The gale lasted twenty
four hours, after which, with tho exception
Of two days fresh southwest winds, it had
eight variable airs during the passage.
Millionaire MARX HOPKINS never kept
nor had kept an account book of any kind
not even a bank book, nor any other SINH
lar record, to show his individual dealings
and operations. Everything that he had,
all the money he made from all sources,
was turned into the Western Development
company, and from that company he drew
when he wanted money to pay tailor's |
bill or build two million mansion. He
left an estate of SIG, 900, 600. Some of his
heirs claim that the estate was worth $27,-
600, 900, and that s11, 900, 600 should yet be |
distributed. Mrs. Hopkins, as excutrix,
entered bond in the sum of S., OOO, 900, and
she says that only ss75-in an item that
was overlooked--remain undistributed.
Fire ana Explosion.
The grist mill of HOskins Bros. at Long
view, Texas, 'burst' on Saturday "with