Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1882-02-10
PERSONAL.

Oldest Mason" in the United States has
died, aged % years. He had been Mason
for 81 years.
Queen Victoria has commissioned GoU
,'oD to write a nuptial march for orchestra
and organ, to be produced for the first
time at the marriage Of her youngest and
favorte son, Leopold, Duke of Albany.
NILssON's husband, now crazy from fl
nancial losses, had control Of her fortune,
and she is coming to America again to
sing. He was Creole, domestic in his
habits, and insanity ran in the family.
Rev. GEORGE E. SHEPHERD. assistant
minister at St. Clements Protestant Epis-
copal church, Philadelphia, is to be pros
ecutei by the Society to Protect Children
from Cruelty for assaulting the choir boys
of the church on the evening of January
80.
''Owcn Innsley,'a new poet is Miss
JENNisoN. Some of tho New England
| papers are in i fever about her passionate
sonnels, and the Providence Journal says
that she is the first genuine poet who has
appeared in Boston since the era of Long
fellow, Lowell and Whittier.
General RIAL A. NELL, who COM
| mandcd one Of tho western bri gadeS in
the army rf the Cumberland during the
rebellion, and who ut the close OF that
struggle was brcvctcd major general
for gallant services, is dying at his home,
West Philadelphia, from three wounds re-
ceivcd in the service Of his country. and is
| in absolute want.
1t is believed III Washington that the
route cases which they have been consider
ing and directed the present ment for in
dictmcnt of $. W. Dorsey, l.. w. Van,
John VI. Miner, J. r. Sanderson, n. G.
Revdell and Thomas J. Brady. This is
what is termed the DORSEY combination,
and they are charged with conspiracy to
dcfraud the government.
The latest gossip ABOUT tie treasury de-
partment suillotiue is that Solicitor KEN
METH RAYNoR is booked for dismissal and
that he will be succeeded by J. AMBLER
SMITH, of Virginia, All cx representative
and prominent lieadjuster Republican.
lie is strongly urged for the position on
account OF services in tho last campaign
and also because he is Il son ir-iaw Of ex-
Senator Lewis, prominent Virginia poll
| tician.
In publishing the sketch Of " ians
| B!citman-CHARLES G. LELAND-the
l.: t1> Il
ton OF Pennsylvania. Probably no
other man in the state--Or the country 10:
that matter-couh tell off-land who
..strampsycliius was or what Chaudo
gacho means. In fine, there is probably
| no living Amcrlclu III who has such :, stock
Of Tscful, ornamental and useless knowl-
edge ready to use 1T 4 moments notice."
! OSCAR WILDE has been to Niagara,
and, though at first disappointed with the
falls. as Il: had been with the ocean, he
came at last to realize their majestic
| splen'!or and tl.a strength Of natures ply
steal forces there. He admitted that they
cxeei anything he had seen in Europe,
and he wrots in the Prospect house pri-
is like the roar when the mighty wave of
democracy breaks on the shores where
kings lie couched at case
The New York Times discovers that Mr..
RANDALL. has gained Gas much prestige,
and perhaps more, than he would have
| had as chairman Of the ways and means
committee. lie has gained the distinction
withnnt assuming the responsibilities of
the leader of the Hong Oh the most i'm
| portant question that will he brought
before it. The manner in which this sub
stantial, and even brilliant, victory has
| been brought about by the ex-speaker is
| something which the Republicans in the
| House would 10 we'll to ascertain
| There is considerable OF pail over sen
atoriai society in Washington. Senator
and Mrs. WARNER MILLER have been
| thrown into mourning, his father being
accidentally killed. Senator VAN WICK
and his wife are in mourning for their two
children, and also for her father There
will be no entertainment at the residence
of Senator JONES, Of Nevada, this winter,
on account Of his brothers death. Sena.
| tor ASG,-s C,MERoN's wife is in deep
mourning Cor her mother, who died in the
! autumn. Senator VESTS wife is in
mourning for her brother, who died very
| suddenly last spring. Senator WILLIAMS
wife is in mourning for her brother, who
died at her hone in kentucky last sum-
mcr, and. Senator and Mrs. Brown, Of
| Georgia, lost one of their children last
| summer. Senator ANTHONY still mourns
| the loss o.: his Fidus Achatcs-Burnside.
! vniEVES TO BE TURNED LOOSE.
adelphia Crowded Win Criminals.
Within tho next fortnight the terms of
more than so of the most expert, daring
and desperate professional thieves in the
! Eastern penitentiary of this state will ex-
pire, and the convicts turned loose to aug.
ment the horde of other malefactors now
| operating in Philadelphia. The majority
Of the convicts who have served long terms
have spent all or nearly all OF their savings
in endeavors to secure pardons and conse
quently will come out almost pennileSs.
| The police say the terms of an unusual
number of professional thieves have cx-
pired this winter, and to that fact attri
butte the noticeable increase in burglaries,
house robberies. highway assaults and