The Sunday herald. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1866-1887, 1882-11-26
PERSONS AND THINGS.

Gen. Fit2hugh Lee lectured few evenings
since IN Atlanta, ia, ON the battle of Chancelors-
vile.
Ex-senator Chatlee has been in the city for
the last week. lie viii return to Colorado shortly
ami coming East again In December will spend the
winter In Florida.
Mr.. William r. Travers lately won n bet
of So, 600 from Mr.. Charles Woerishoffer the large
German Wall street operator the price Of Denver
and Rio Graudc Railroad stock which on that day
touched 4sii, IN conformity with Mr.. Travers'.
wager that the figure sls of few months ago
would bc reversed before the year was out.
The Duke of Hamilton has received 600.
COO from the German government for his man,i-
scripts. The crown Jewel nf the collection Is the
Dante, Illustrated with nearly 100 drawings by
Boticelli, and which is probably the most valuable
manuscript IN the world. An tiition he luTe Of
this priceless work will probably he published at
Berlin
Representative Page, of California was
rendered banquet at The Mnison Doree In san
francisco last week, previous To his departure for
the East. Pleasant sreerhcs were made All round and
Chinese II Ills was sent on his way rejoicing in iho
strong friendship and esteem ihat still binds ralt Of
his constituents to him.
Many people are anXiously waiting tn
hear to whom Lord BeacOnsfnld's garter is to he
given. More than eighteen months have passed since
his death, aud 1t Is fifteen months since The insignia
were delivered NJ to the Queen by Mr. Ralph Dis
laeli, but tho stall stl romans untitled. A delay
has taken place which is wholly without precedent
AS 1t Is utterly inoNrlicable,-Lo TrHth.
The night after his arrival in London from
Egypt Sir Garnet Wolseey, though lie had Just COM
peted journey Of b 900 miles, Obliged To travel
600 miles to ialmura and back to pay his respects
I" the Queen, and for that visit, which lasted hut
two hours, he was Obliged to leave Lady Wolseley,
from whom he had been separated for mouths, and
to break numerous engagements, including one to
dine with the Prince ana Princess Of Wales.
Two plans are now being considered by
the citizens OF Concord Mass, fora titi memorial
to Ralph waldo Emerson. one is To build hand
some driveway running from the Emerson mansion
on Lexington street 10 Sleepy Hollow Cemetery
where MIR. EmersOn's body is inferred. and on the
rising ground outside the cemetery which Site over
looks The street and residence erect II handsome
monument to his memory. The other pan is to
place statue Of Mr.. Emerson in the Concord Free
Public Library Building. or In the yard outside
Neither of these plans is rs vet fully maturcd.
Gen. Francis A. Walker has written the
following ettor 10 the editor OF the Boston HaraM.
- Your kindly mention Of my name will perhaps re-
eve me OF the imputatiOu of ihtruSveness In saving
that not, aud shall under no circumstances ir "A
candidate for the Senat0rship; first because desire
u" political onico whatsoever; secondly. because am
without hesitation or reservations wholly and heartily
III FAVOR 0t the reelection of Mr. Iloar, able, D-
right and courageous Senator, such rs II is the good
fashion Of Massachusetts, retain in Office that honor
and Influence may Increase with length Of service -
Rusllin has recently been claimed in Eng
land by the Conservatives, but the Liberals, in con
tfadiciing the claim, quote the following: Lord
lieaconshell' s policy on the Eastern question: Mr.
Ruskin considered. was ito the everlasting shame
Of Englanl.r Rent is denounced AS '.the fataIlrst
form of the God forbidden guilt of usury;'' and when
asked his opinion about the Irish Land Lcague he
said that Its pnrpose--that Ireland should belong to
the people Ot Ireltnd-waS tultimately a uuipt In
evitable condition Of thIugs,n and that the only
principle which could close tile agitation was that
leach man should possess the ground lie couId use
and no more.'
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