Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1882-07-25
PERSO SONAL..

PERSONAL.
LIE CLARE, the artist who painted Gen.
Grant, is to have sittings from the presi.
dent soon.
EDWIN Booth played Bertuccio on Mon
day evening at London. He vas called
before the curtain after every act. The
house was crowded. .r. ..-4i..
Miss LILLIAN NORTON, tho American
prima doDna,, has made very successful
debut at tho Grand Opera house, Paris, az
Marguerite, in "Faust." 4r'. ',r.
The EARL OF KIMBERLEY, the colonial
secretary, has according to the authority
OF the st. James Gazette, accepted the
Chancellorship of tho Duchy Of Lancaster,
which was recently resigned by Hon. John
Bright.
Mr.. HARPER, the stenographer, who
took the testimony in the Cnristiancy
divorce suit has filed the same in the
clerks Office. 1t comprises about 900
fOlios and was brought into the Office in q
market basket. .". r.
GEORGE P. MARSH, the American min
lister, died suddenly at Vallambrosa on
Monday. The Italian government has ex-
pressed it's deep sympathy with the widow
and has telegraphed to Washington an
expression of the sympathy Of the Italian
nation.
MIR. DARRALL, the only Republican re
preventative from Louisiana, finds that
Senator Kellogg is using the Republican
employees of the New Orleans custom
house to prevent his denomination. If
Secretary Folger does not order these
gentry back to their desk, Darrall threa-
tens to introduce a resolution of investi-
cation in the House.
FRANCIS G. PORTS, Of the firm of Sower,
Potts & Co., book publishers at No. 52S
Market street, Philadelphia, the oldest
i firm of the kind in the United States, shot
and killed himself at his residence, in
Philadelphia, on Monday. Ho was the son
of Nathan D. Potts, an old surveyor in the
district of Spring Garden. Ho was also
the brother.in- law of Mr.. Sower, his bust
ness partner.
Mr.. WILLIAM HENRY HULRBERT, the
distinguished editor of the Ne,u Yorl
World, has surprised his many ac.
quaintances. who had thought him vowed
to life Of celibacy, by public announce
ment of his matrimonial engagement. The
lady is Mrs. Mary Neal Sherwood, Of
Portland, Me-, sister-in.law of Mrs. J0hr
Sherwood, two of whose daughters viii
be led to the altar before she becomes Mrs
Hurlbert.
EX.GOvERNoR CoNARD BAKER, of In
diana, native of Pennsylvania, is Law
partner of the Hon. Thomas A. Hend-
ricks and the acquaintance and intimate
friendship of the two dates from the stat
campaign of 1868, when the former wa
tie successful Republican and the latter
the beaten Democratic gubernatorial can
didate. In that hot contest they learned
to appreciate each others abilities ant
when, in 1876, Baker regarded himself as
out of politics and Hendricks was defeatet
in his race for the vice presidency, they
painted their names on the same shinglt
and have since then been carrying on on,
of the best law Offices in the state.
Ex-SENAToR" B. GRAFT Brown, Wit
was the vice presidential candidate of the
Democrats and Liberal Republicans il
1872, visited Washington few days agt
after an absence Of fifteen years. Wher
he appeared at the doors Of the Senate the
dc0rkeeper did not even remember hi
namc, and only allowed him admission
after gave misgivings. Only three sena
tors in tbs whole body knew him, and O
these Anthony and Sherman were fellow
members fifteen years before. Mr.. Brown
stood like one frightened against tn,
gilded columns, until Captain Bassett, Wit
entered the service of the Senate in Jack
sons day. offered him the seat once occu
pied by Roscoe Conkling.\
Miss WooLFTAN, q beautiful brunette
while attending the high school at hel
home at Buena Vista, Ohio, two or thre.
years ago fell madly in love with Mr..
Farney, the principal of the school. The
attachment was mutual, but An obdurate
father opposed their union. Finding that
his case was hopeless Mr.. Farney, after q
last interview, went away in darkness and
tears, and three days afterward his body
was found in tho Ohio river and buried
The girl was inoonsolable, but in course ol
time married a gentlemen with the under.
standing that she could not love him.
Her husband was soon aftsr killed in a
railroad accident, the widow withdrew
from society and all things rclapsed into
their usual state of humdrum quietude
Suddenly new suitor loomed up and in
the twinkling of an eye he was accepted.
Events afterward proved that it was the
original and long missing lover, who had
not been drowned and now there is re-
joicing in the house of Farney.