Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1882-04-10


of the obligations Of Holy Week, invited
a Catholic priest to dine with him. The
priest, understanding the etiquette which
makes an invitation from the president
imperative, accepted and went with the
other guests to the table, but ate nothing,
of course.
The sons of Prince ALBERT, the English
heir apparent, have Just completed their
long trip around the world. Their last
exploit was to 60 up the Nile as far as
Assouan. They have visited Cairo and
"done'' the pyramids and the sphinx.
They have been initiated into all the OK.
tortions of backsheesh, and have navi-
gated the Nile in 4 daha breah.
Thomas HOLDEN will be appointed by
the governor Of Colorado to fill the vacancy
caused by Mr.. Teller's appointment as
secretary of the interior. Holden was
formerly a justice of the supreme court of
Arkansas was subsequently appointed
governor Of Idaho, and after the expira
| tion of his term removed to Colorado,
| where ho is now circuit judge.
Attorney General BREWSTER and the
acting Vice President, DAVID DAVIS, both
refused wine at recent dinner party. The
latter said hc stopped wine and tobacco
over year ago. anI his health had i'm
proved in consequence. Hon.. ALECK
STEPHENS and General SCHENCK, where
ever they may dine, observe always the
same rules as regards food and drink
which they enforce upon themselves in
private.
Mrs. Wilcox, Il daughter OF Andrew
Jackson Donaldson and widow of General
Wilcox, Of Tennessee, has been removed
! from the money order office of tho post
Office department at the instance o. Rep
rcsentativcs Houk aud Moore. She was
appointed to the position by Judge Key
when postmaster general. Mrs. Wilcox is
a granduiece of Andrew Jackson, and was
the only child ever born in the White
| House.
Apropos of the raids made upon the
vegetables and delicacicS Of the old sol
diers' home near Washington by it's man
ayers, Press correspondent says &C. A
lady, intimate with Miss HARRIET LANE
when she presided over her uncle's prcsi
dental household, relates that once wher
visiting her in the cottage there, she
thoughtlessly plucked a flower from the
grounds. oh, DON'T SAID Miss Lane
gently Gliding, Uncle can't bear that the
soldiers should be despoilcd OF a thing that
is theirs. lie will buy us all VIC need >
Baroness BURDETT-CoUTs bade Jumbo
a friendly goodbye, going to the dock tt
give him his final dose Of English buns
Mr.. Barnum's agent informed the
Baroness that Jumbo would Ee treated
with the same kindness in America as in
England, which evidently greatly PLEASED
the good lady. When she left the ship
she was surrounded by group of Jewisl
refugee emigrants, who rushed forward
and tried to kiss her hand or the edge OF
her cloak or dress, and she, not to be sur
passed iii pleasantness, left some money
with the captain to he expended in tn,
purchase OF sweets for tho women ant
children.
Of Americans in England, Mr.. WISAN!
is by far the most lavishly expensive. III
pays $50, 900 for deer forests in Scotland
and lives in London in great style in Carl
ton House Terrace. His reighbor there il
Mr.. RUSSELL STURGIs, of Barring Brothers
who exercises a splendid and most reiines
hospitality. Sir CURTIS NJ. LAMrsoN, thu
only living American citizen who has re
ceived hereditary honors from the British
crown. has fine house in Easton Square
Miss Lampson married Mr.. Frederick
Locker, whose mother was Lady August;
Stan!ey's sister, and who has won :: nam
for himself by his society verses. Mr.
Sturgis' daughter is the wifsof the eldest
son OF Sir Hamilton Seymour.