Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1882-06-14
M General
Personal.

DETRorT Free Press: Z" Is petroleum Civ
ing out 2" Boston Post: "Guess not. Rise
up, MIR. Nasty, and show yourself"
Mr.. WEST, the British minister at Wash
ington intends shortly to present to the city
OF Philadelphia portrait Of his ancestor,
Lord DE La Ware for whom the state of
Delaware was named
STANLEY, the discoverer of Livingstone,
is now in command Of the Belgian West
African expedition. lie has again sur
mounted the Congo falls and reached Stanley
Pool where he is building a Belgian station.
Miss CLARA LOUISE KELLOGG, who ar
rived in New York on Tuesday, is busiy
engaged in gathering subscriptions to
fund for the benefit of the widow of Mr..
Comfy, the basso, who was drowned few
days ago.
LONG JouN WENTWORTH, who is the di.
rect descendant of Benning Wentworth
Cfrom whom Bennington, Vts was named),
colonial governor of New Hampshire, has
published in Chicago mis- genealogy, in three
octave volumes.
WHEN lady called upon Mrs. Secretary
Kirkwood the other day she found that lady
ironing. Hence, whole columns of praise
and fattery. Had it been some woman
whose husband had salary of S25 per
week, she would have received the cold cut
forever after-Detroh Free Press
PRINCE HAHN, Egypt's possible new
ruler, is said to bear a most striking re-
semblance to his father, Mehemet Ali. He
is about fifty.seven years of age medium
height, square set, active, hale and hearty.
He has large, fnely-formed head, brown
eyes and wears a blonde beard. He speaks
French with pure Partisan accent, and is
a member of the masonic fraternity.
BosToN Post Mrs. Sprague suggests the
early part of July as proper time for the
removal Of the remains of the late Chief
Justice Chase from Washington to Cincin.
natl, and Mr.. Butterworth in a letter upon
the subject, intimates that congress will adj
ourn about the first proximo, whereby
such members as desire to participate in
the ceremony will be enabled to do so Is
this to be another congressional drunk over
remains 7"
BIsHoP Foss (Methodist), who has Just
come out ahead in severe fight of erysipe-
las, is one Of the finest specimens of phys
ical manhood in America. Tall, broad
shouldered, deep-chested, he has a complex
ion as fair as woman's and blue eye as
clear as can be found in the mountains or on
the prairies He has always believed that
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roost | beef % consc;ance and nnre air and has
by his personal life proved the soundness of
his theories.
DR.. SCHILEMANN lives in princely style
in Athens, in an imposing marble palace
which bears on its front, above the door,
the inscription in letters of gold "Ilall of
| Ilium." Here, every other Thursday even
| ing during the winter, he entertains a hun
dred or more professors, journalists and
statesmen Inc hoors are paved WIN 1tai-
ian mosaics, the walls covered with fomPe,
nan frescoes and patterns OF ooJects tound
al Troy and Mycen@, ana homerlc inolpoes
and inscriptions abound. AT the 1amlly
table classic Ireek alone Is Spoken ana even
Sne seiva11s nate oIassio Tameo pNIie one saii
ueher Is ram Ine pol'9, peiieiopnon' anu
WV Hu,'e' 'i'" "',' O''
AT the marriage Oh John husseii louhg
to Miss Coleman at Hartford, recently, Ten
eral Grant was guest, and when the cere-
mony was over the company waited Tor the
| general to take precedence IN extending con-
gratulations. The general went forward,
leading his pretty little grandchlld, Fred
Grants child, by the hand, and after shaklng
hands with the bride said to his grand
child; "Won't you kiss the lady Z" The
bride caught the child In her arms, Kissed
1t, and then, looking up, blushingly, SAID
81 would IKE 10 KISS the grandfather, 100 II
l dared, Inc veteran warrior VINO mad
faced blazing battery, seemed al at once
to become trembling coward. lie husned
up, looked sheeplsh, but conscious that the
pride was peeping al MIN irom oehlnd droop'
ing eyellds ana was waltihg Ior MIN 10 say
or DO something, mechanically extended MS
head, and the next moment ialr lace was
in his beard, lmprinting kiss upon the line
that marked ms mouth. lie seemed 70 De
In tremor as ne grasped his grandchild
hand and backed away. All the young
gallants were surprised at the cowardice oi
an old soldier before pair oil fresh, lnvit
ing lips.
Mrs. SPRAGUE and her daughters returned
to their home at Edgewood some weeks
since and have been spending the spring
weeks there quietly, writes correspondent
from Washington to the St. Louis Globe
Democrat. The last of Mrs. Sprague's per
so,aI affaoto haya orrixa1 hara from, Canon