Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1881-10-10
PERSONAL.

velOp our Western lands.
PERSONAL.
| VlcroE HUGO has just given 100, OC'
francs to the poor of Paris.
A burst Of WHITTIER, by Preston Pow
ers, has been placed in the art room OF
the Boston public library. 1t was pur
chased by subscription.
Mr.. BELT, the English sculptor, ha.
sued Vanity Fair for libel for having al!
legged that the busts aud statues to whic!
his name is attached arc the work OF
other artists.
Mrs. LINCOLN has signfied her iHen
ton of leaving Chicago for a winters visit
to st. Catharines, Canada, where she viii
put herself under the care of prominent
physicians and medical advisers.
The news of the resignation of Cover
nor WILTz, of Louisiana, and the transfer
of his office to Lieut.. Gov. McEuery, on
account Of continued illness, has OCCASION
ed very general regret in that state, where
his commanding abilities. patriotism aud
courage had made for him an assured place
in the hearts of the people.
WILkIE COLLINS. who has just gone to
the sea coast for change of air, was 70,
three weeks confined to a darkened room
while suffering from rheumatic gout, his
eyes being affected. He is now recovering
but will not resume work during the next
six months. He has all the material on
hand for another novel.
FIRED WOLFFE, who recently registered
his name among the railroad magnates of
the country, was clerk in Montgomery
Alabama, dry goods store, seven years
ago. lie is now president of two banks,
manager of four railroads and superin
tendent of tho Erlanger Syndicate. He is
not yet thirty years of age-younser than
Victor Newcombe or Henry Willard, not
to speak of Gould and Vanderbilt.
There is considerable sharp criticism of
District Attorney CORKnILL for permitting
his stcnographer to sell to the newspapers
the confession of Guiteau. The confession
was written out and then hawked among
the several newspaper offices and finally
purchased by the New York Herald,
which alone was willing to pay the price
asked for it. 1t is an open question
whether Corkhiil profitcd by the sale or
not
Senator LAMAR willie admitting that
Arthur is man of Every consdc rable
talent and cultivation, with the most dig
niiied bearing and uuquestionabIc moral
courage" says he is u partisan of the
"purest ray sercne.'' "He never saw
anyone preside with more dignity over the
Senate, or with greater fairness until some
party issue arose. Then without even the
slightest stimulation OF fairness, and as Il
perfect matter of course, Arthur would
give all the weight of his authority to his
political side of the house,
The Chicago Inter- Ocean, bugler of
tho Grant guard, links together the names
of Lincoln, Chase, Seward, Greeley, Sum-
ner, Morton, Garfield, Hamlin, Colfax.
Edmunds, Logan, GRANT, Conkling. Sher-
man, familiar to all Republican wheel
horses, as the statesmen who have ably
and manfully defended their principles in
the public places and brought victory so
often to the party OF progress,'' while
|" the names Of Halstcad, Reid, White.
Medill, or Curtis do not appear in the
number" The Inter O;ean fails to note
that Chase, Seward, Greeley and Sumner,
died at Oriance with their party, while
the party is now at variance with Logan.
Grant and Conkling, reducing pure Re-
publicanism to Hamlin and Colfax. Ed.
munds and Sherman.
LEO HARTMANN, tho famous Russian
Nihilist, who arrived in New York a few
months ago, has left this country, having
sailed from New York for Europe on
Thursday last. There has not for some |
weeks past been any threat of the extradi-
tion of Mr.. Hartmann by tho state dc.
pastment at the instance Of tho Russian
government, but his friends have felt ap-
prehensive for his safety ever since, rs
they say, Mr.. Blaine, through his Clerk
Hit, publicly offered to deliver Mr.. Hart
mann up to tho Gar. They say that, as
the Russian government had offered
$1,000 for Hartmann's surrender. and !
as large sum was recently transmitted
here from Russia to secure it, there was
no ground Of safety and no law OF protec-
ton for him in the United States, especi-
ally as the Cars detectives were on his
trail everywhere on this continent.
Lord AiRLIE's death some DAYS ago in
Colorado is said to have been foretold at
MS Scottish seat by warning, the
sign OF death in the family being the sound
'f mysterious drum which signal has
frequently been heard by reputable wit.
,esses. The late Dr.. Norman Macleod,
tho famous editor Of Good Words, lent the
weight of his testimony to some extent to
t. Others declare that just before the
leath Of Lord Airlie's father in 1S49 they
we're staying at Airlie castle, in Forfar-
hire, aud heard the mysterious music
Ons before they were aware that he was [
ying in London. 1t is reported that the
hostly drummer boy was again heard
lst before the death of the late peer in
be far West. One Of the servants beard
first iu the corridor. and the sounds I
lso reached the room of Lady Air,;e.
those prostration was partly caused by
his dreaded visitor.