Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1881-07-14
PERSONAL.

ADELISE PATTI has signed Il contract
for 4 seasons concerts in the United States,
beginning at Steinway hall, New York,
November 8.
"IIELEN Hunt" (Mrs. Jackson) left
New Englank a pale, delicate invalid, and
now in her Colorado home she weighs 200
pounds. She is engaged on her work con-
cerning the Indians.
General GRANT. when driving at Long
Branch, uses small, nc-seated buggy,
and goes very rapidly. lie visits little
and sometimes plays eucErc in the even-
ing.
Mr.. WANAMAKER sails for Europe to-
day for two months rest in the Swiss
mountains. For once he wholly leaves
buying and selling to his sellers, ant. sits
down between earth and sky chiefly to
forget.
Mr.. JOHN A. APPLETON, the eldest of
brothers composing the we'll known pub
fishing firm OF ID. Appleton n Co., died
yesterday morning at Clifton. Staten
AoiohN, III thO ortu SNll VI dSV, ituu
him has passed away one OF the pioneers
of American photography.
Justice STANLEY MATTHEWS has fire.
queltly been mistaken for Grant. for Gar
| field and for Hayes. General Grant, hav-
ing the fact called to his attention recently,
said ''Now you speak of it, | can see
myself that there is likeness in him
to each of us, though neither Of us looks
much like the other. He is 4 sort of y
LUX between u.s."
Lord COLIN CAMPBELL is to marry Miss
Gertrude Blood to-day week. The Prin-
cess Louise will attend the wedding The
lady here referred to is the daughter of
Mrs. Victoria Woodruff Blood Lord
Colin Campbell is the fifth son of the Duke
of Argyll, and brother of the Governor
General of Canada. He is brother-in-law
to the Princess Louise. fourth daughter of
Queen Victoria.
Major H. X. DOUGLAS, formerly Of
Stoncwali Jackson's staff, finds in Mr..
jefferson Davis's book defect that is not
so noticeable in tho North rs among
Southern participants in the war. 1t ap-
pears that Mr.. Davis has entirely ignored
the resignation of Jackson from the Con-
federate army, an event which caused a
stir in the South at the time and
which undoubtedly was of great import.
ance.
Ex-Speaker RANDALL arrived in Wash
ington, ID. c., yesterday and called at the
White House to pay his respects to the
president. He expressed his deep SYM
pathy for the president and said upon
leaving the White House that he had
great hopes that the distinguished patient
would be up and about before many
weeks. The ex-speaker says his visit to
Washington at this time has no signiii
canoe, his object being to pay his respects
to the president. He will attend t" some
private business and leave in two orthree
days.
Gen. JOHN C. PEMBERToN died near
Philadelphia yesterday, aged Ga. He was
distinguished in the Mexican war, became
a captain in 1850 and in 1861 resigned to
enter the Confederate service as a colonel
Of cavalry. He was appointed assistant
adjutant- general to Gen. Joe Johnston.
He rose succcssively to Brigadier General
and Lieutenant General, and later was
placed in command Of the army in North
ern Mississippi. After defeats at Cham
pion Hills and Big Black river he was be-
sieged in Vicksburg by Gen. Grant. He
surrendered on July 4, 1868, after a long
siege. Near the close Of the war he was
an inspector of artillery at Charleston.
After the end of the war he went to
farming near Warrcntown, Fauquier |
county, Va.