Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1882-01-02
PERSONAL,

Mrs. LANGTHY has promised TO appear
at Wallack's theatre, New York, next
autumn.
E. JOY MORRIS, ex-minister to Turkey,
editor, legislator and publcist, died in
Philadelphia on Saturday, aged Ga.
Speaker KEIFER will not organize his
household this winter, but will take apart
ments at the Ebbitt during the congress
siOnal season..
THOMAS II. HENRY, colored, has been
admitted to the Philadelphia bar. lie is
the first colored man passed there.
Another negro practicing in that city
brought his certificate from Boston.
S. II. REYNOLDS, esd. of this city is
| chairman of the committee of arrange
mcnts for next years reunion OF the men,
bcrs of the constitutional convention,
which will come off in Lancaster during
the holidays.
Mr.. Arthur SULLIVAN is i'll, and has
sought the blue skies. the yellow sands
and the lazy waters of Egypt. Floating
on the Nile he means to complete the
music of tho comic opera which will sue
ceed Patience"
Tho Tri1une's London correspondent
declares that the Times, Philadelphia cor
respondent, JOEL Cook, is pursuing his
usual plan of telegraphing most fully to
England whatever is most discreditable
and exceptional in his own country.
The Forest oil company has purchased
from Hon. ORANGE NOBLE, of Erie, for
S1O0, 600, two hundred and thirty acres in
fee of a part of the Borden lands near
Duke Centre. There are 81 producing
wells on the property.
The following named ladies have been
invited by President ARTHUR and will
assist him at the New Years reception at
tho White House: Mrs. Logan, Cameron
Na), PendletOD, Jones (Ncv.) and Miller
(Cal.), wives of the senators. and Mrs.
Representative RObesOn.
The Times has advices that Grant after
a most careful examination of the case of
General FITZ JOHN PORTER has decided
that he failed to do justice to General
Porter when he had the authority as pres
ident, and that it is his duty to appeal to
President Arthur for the restoration Of
Porter to his proper rank in the army.
ALEXANDRA, Princess of Wales, has
made SO public a display Of her attach
mcnt to her young sons and daughters
that it has become the mode for tho fash
ionablo British matrOn similarly to express
her affections. Small boys and girls have,
completely eclipsed tOy-tcrriers and pugs
as the pets paraded by ladies in Victoras
and on feet in Hyde Park at the height of
the season.
DR.. BOYNTON says he never made any
charges during the presidents illness. He
had been his physician in Ohio, and had,
at the request of the president, attended
Mrs. Garfield during her illness at the
White House. When he left General Gar
field sent him check for 81, 900, which he
Immediately returned, with the explana-
tiOn that he visited Washington as friend
and did not desire any remuneration for
his services.
The West Chester Village Record, which
is booming State Treasurer Butler for
governor, says His record is clear.
and in regard to that scandalous job the
State College, in Centre county, he
stands right, while General BEAVER is so
identified with it rs president of the board
of trustees, and its chief pillar and sup
port before the Legislature, that he will
find the business of explaining it and
apologizing for it not very easy matter"