Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1882-12-19
PERSONAL.

SIR TATTON SYKES, al enormously Itch
English barOnet, has gore over to Rome,
and the customary sensation is caused by
the event.
7. DEWITT TALIAGE is involved in a
dispute with Chicago clergyman, the
Rev. Mr.. Fawcett, over a question OF
plagiarism.
JOHN MCKNICHT, one of Readings
leading citizens, and who was widely
known in the hardware and stove trade Of
the state, died Yesterday of an affection OF
the lungs, aged Al years.
JAMES DONNELLY, Of Eastop, for years
assistant superintendent of the Easton &
Amboy division of the Lehigh Valley
road, has been appointed superintendent
in place of H. E. Packer, who is now vice
president Of the main line.
SERJEANT BALLANTYNE, tho eminent
English barrister, arrived in Philadelphia
yesterday afternoon. IN the evening he
dined with Horace Howard Furness and
afterwards attended 4 reception given him
by tho Penn club.
E. Hicks HAYHART, cx-rnem5er OF
councils Of Philadelphia and we'll known
in the political and sporting circles of that
city, died on Monday from typhoid fever
For many years he was manager of the
old Athletics baseball club in the palmy
days of its career.
Mrs. LANGTRY made her first bow to a
Philadelphia audience at Haverly's last
evening. The theatre was packed. The
papers nearly all declare her to be without
ability as an actress, and seem to think
that in the audience there were many
women as beautiful as tho famous Jersey
Lily.
EX-MARslIAL HENRY said to reporter
just before his departure from Washing
ton for Ohio, that he had experienced
enough of political life. AS far as Wash
ington was concerned, it was q cesspool
of rottenness and corruption. He said that
the Republican party was largely made uI
of rogues and hypocrites and that his re-
| moval was n Giabolical outrage.
ROBERT LISTER SMITH, or Bob Smith
Lister, who has been confined in Moya-
| mensing prison under sentence Of one ycal
for discharging pistol at Samue
JosephS. which inflicted Il wound in his
foot, while returning from tho Democratic
convention at Williamsport last summer
| year, vas released from imprisonment
Monday morning, and he and his friends
had a .iolliiicat;on ut Squire McsIullcn's
last night.
LOUISE MONTAGUE. the professional
beauty, Was offered $500 night to play al
one of the Philadelphia theatres this week
as a set-off to Mrs. Langtry. but she de
cl:ned the tempting offer. She isstudyine
for the operatic stage, and expects to ap
pear Eext season in some of tho pOpula,
light operas. The beauty is living quietly
at a South Broad street saloon, where she
sometimes serves customers. Miss Mon
tague proposes to vigorously push her
suit against Forcpaugh.
EUGENE FIELD, managing e1itor Of the
Denver Tribune, is young man Of much
ability. Some of his little poems have
added to his reputation as writer. After
his paper had gone to press one morning
lately Mr.. Field leaned out at q third.
story window to get 2 breath of fresh air.
Giddincss seized him and he fell headlong
three stories down. His body was impaled
by Eve prOngs OF Al iron railing. each CT
which pierced his back. It is thought to
be impossible for him to survive tie
wounds.
JOHN G.. SINS, !. we'll known citizen OF
Philadelphia. at one time connected with
the EDening Bulletin Of that city, but more
recently in the insurance business, died
on Monday. One Of his sons, JOhn c., is
secretary Of the Pennsylvania railroad
company, and a daughter is the wife OF
DR.. VIM. Forbes. of jefferson college,
now under indictment for completely in
the grave robbcries at Lebanon cemetery.
Another son, who died very suddenly
while he had under architectural direction
the handsome new residence of Mr.. Peter
McConomy. of this city, was tho late
James p. Sims.