Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1882-09-01
PERSONAL.

Mrs. GARFIELD is under DR.. BoyntOE' s
care. She is suffering from malaria.
Hon. HESTER CLYMER has succeeded
his brother, VIM. II. Clymer, as president
of the Clymer iron company at Read
ing.
Beavers estimate Of Pattison, that he
is " a mild hammered young man, who
wouldn't do any great HARM" differs
widely from that of some of Beavers
party in Philadelphia, whose occupation
ended when Pattison's reform began.
JOHN TYLER, son of the late president
John Tyler, has boon appointed as ono of
the three commissioners of the tre asurg
department to superintend the destruction
of Cancelled government bonds and paper
money of the government.
NJ. G. DEMMING, of Harrisburg, Pa,
was yesterday. elected vice president of
the National convention of hOrt-hanil
writer's, iu session at Cincinnati, The next
annual convention will be held at Toronto,
Ontario.
TENNYsON says that he meant to refer to
Goethe in tho much queried lines of I" In
Memoriam ~
lhold it truth with him who sings
In one clear harp in divers tones,
That men may rise on stepping stones
OF their dead selves to higher things.
THE PRINCE OF WALES is described by
IN English writer as being very jealous Of
the military reputation of his brother-in-
law, the German crown prince. He is
anxious to perform some warlike feat, but
is prevented by his mothers fears for his
safety.
MIR. HERBERT SPENCER is travelling
among the Catskills incog. with an Eng
-lish friend, Mr.. Edward Lott, and the
hotel registers show simply "Mr. Lott
and friend" Mr.. Spencer is advised that
he must have perfect rest of mind and new
forms of recreation.
Mn. w. J. LATTA will assume the duties
of superintendent of the Eastern division
1, succeeding Mr.. s. NJ. Provost, who goes
the road. MIR. Latta is thoroughly
drilled railroad man, a native of Chester
county, and will fill the bill.
GENERAL r. E. CoLsToN, who served in
the Egyptian army for six years, told q
Washington reporter the other day that
the British are going to have hard row
to hoe in Egypt. He thinks that after
months campaigning the English horses
will be unfit for use, as they cannot stand
life on the desert.
GENERAL WARREN left his family des-
titute, because all his savings were eaten
up in defraying the expenses of the War
ren court Ofinquiry. Gen. G. w. Cullum
chairman Of the committee organized to
collect fund for Mrs. Warren and her
children, announced yesterday that he
would be glad to receive contributions at
Newport.
CETEwAYO was photographed recently
in London. It was hard work to impress
upon him the necessity of remaining still
during the focusing and arranging of &C
cessories and in q pleasant way, whom
his likeness had been taken, he placed the
artist in the chair from which he himself
had just been released, and waved to the
attendants to operate upon him. as some
sort of retribution for the duress, short as
it was, that he had suffered in his own
person.
Dow PEDRO, emperor of Brazil, cares
nothing for splendor. He rides in an Of
binary black coach, usually drawn by six
mules, and followed by twelve cavalrymen
mostly negroes, whose discipline is not too
strict to permit them to smoke cigarettes
while escorting his majesty. The coach
men and footmen are shabby in worn suits
and silver lace. The emperor wears the
plainest of black clothes, and is verv
courteous to all who approach him. BE
has aged rapidly since his visit to the |
United States six years ago, !