The Windham County reformer. (Battleboro, Vt.) 1876-1897, 1882-10-13
GOSSIP AND INFORMATION.

John u Whlttler Will make LIS Aohio
in Boston the coming winter.
Constance Fenimore Woolson has been
very ill, but is now rapidly recovering.
Kossuth has just celebrated his slst
birthday and the 33d anniversary OF his
condemnation to death as traitor.
Peter Cooper was born in New York
City, Feb. lst, 1871. At that time the
city contained only $1,000 inhabitants
"Sophie May" whose fresh and ami
mated stories for children have long de-
lighted the little readers, Is Miss Repec-
ca Clarke of fNorridgewock, Me.
The Princess of Wales, at recent pai
nra = costume of cream colored silk
trimm ed with old gold lace and red ge'
raniums. What will Oscar Wilde say
John Mackay, the millionaire, has be-
come interested in the prehistoric foot
prints recently discovered at Carson, Ne
yada, and he has advanced money for
their preservation.
Samuel S. Clemens has commenced
suit against publishing firm for IN
fringing his literary nom de plume. Evl-
IDENTIFY the gentleman objects to having
his name rent in Twain.
The ex-Empress Eugenia has bought
chate au and park in Syria for $500, 900,
and it is no secret that she quits England
in anger, at the attentions shown to
Cetewayo, whom she hates for the death
of her son in Africa.
Henry Cay's old homestead in Ash
land KY, after two generations, returns
to his family. 1t has just been pur-
chased by Major Henry Clay Mcdowell,
husband of the granddaughter of the
great statesman.
The engagement of Chester A Arthur,
Jr. the presidents sun to the daughter
of Congressman Crowley, one of the
presidents most trusted counselorS, is
announced. The marriage will take
place in the White House this fall.
Preston Powers bust of Garfield is
pronounced by the late presidents
friends an excellent portrait, and he Is to
nut it into marble for Mrs Garfield. A
Cincinnati Commercial writer says it
has "a noble look of vigor and mental
strength" and an expression OF life.
Oscar Wildes intended trip to Japan
has been postponed for the present at
least. He has accepted invitations to
lecture in New England and the Prov
inces. which will occupy the months OF
October and November. He is now In
New York occupying himself with liter
ary labor.
The London correspondent OF the
Dramatic Times, who says he has pri-
vate information, writes that this time
Rernhardt is really completely broken
down. and has suffered from a severe
hemorr;,age and is splitting blood every
dav For this reason her entire British
tonr has been given up, and she has gone
back to Paris to rest until her opening
there. a month or more hence.
Costiganni, who succeeded Brumidi in
charge of the fresco work ID the rotun-
da of the Capitol, will, it is said, decline
to prosecute the work further as the gov
eminent allows him only $40 day. he
claims that he has shown that Is work
is equal 20 that of Brumidi, and that he
can employ his time much more proht-
ably on private work.
New York society has been agitating
tho momeutous question whether or not
!, snail recognize" Mrs Langtry, who
will soon be in that city. The blue
Hoods are not yet quite clear about 1t
| hut the financial clique will take her up
| That is CYRUS w. Field and Jay Gould
have decided that it will be a delicate
compliment to the royalty they so much
admire. to be hospitable to the Jersey
Lily.
Rev Henry Ward Beecher is adored
nv the babies. / once saw him, says g
correspondent, get in a pretty basket
| nhaeton for drive with a five-year-olo
sdmirer, and before they had gone 9
block he had filled the phaeton with
half a dozen dirty little street young
sters. from two TO five years, and, tc
crown all, had a round-eyed German
baby on his lap, sitting in passive ENJOY
ment. and unconscious of the undigni'
fed picture. well" he said Afterwards
.Ibe poor little todlers looked 50 wistfu
at the phaeton, and my little glrl gues'
said. LETS take 'em along. Chicago
Journal.
P.L. Buell., the veteran editor aud
Westfield librarian, possesses the orig
nal copy Of Maud Muller" as it wa:
sent to the National Era at Washington
| of which his father was one of the pub
fishers The last page contains a not'
from Whittier, in which be saws be hai
.stried TO make something of the pas
,oral conditions Of NeE England life
4 Somewhat after the manner of the Ger
man poets. and explains the term chin
ney-lur- from the old Yankee "lug-pole'
suspended in the chimney to hang pot
and kettles on
Mile Jeanne Bernhardt is sppsreltl.
no less capriciOus than her iliustriou
sister. Not long ago she was announce'
70 play the title role in SArdou's Dora
at Bordeaux. Sne got through the firs
acs well enough, but had some miseis
inxs - 10 the rest, 50, a. soon a. Ii