Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1883-06-12
PERSONAL.

PERSONAL.
PRINCESS OF WALES thinks the queen is
very i'll indeed.
PROCTOR KNOTT is recovering his health
and will soon stump Kentucky.
EUGENE CAssERLY, ex.U. s. senator
from California, is reported to be dying in
San Francisco.
FREDDIE GEBHARDT followed Mrs.
Langtry to Halifax last week and returned
with her to Boston on Sunday.
LONGFELLOw's memorial bust is to
stand in the poets corner of Westminster
Abbey, between Chaucer and Dryden, and
next to Crowley.
s. G. w. BENJAMIN, the newly an.
pointed United States minister to Persia,
arrived at Teherau and presented his cre-
dentials to the shah, from whom he re.
ceived cordial welcome.
Mr.. RANDALL has at this time in the
southern states from thirty to forty sup.
porters for tho speakership among the
mem 5ers. elect, and in the northern states
from SIXTY to serenity supporters. That
settles it.
AERONAUT L'HOsTE. who made an un.
successful attempt last Thursday to cross
the British channel in a balloon, renewed
the attempt early on Saturday morning
and has not since baen heard from. 1t is
feared that he was carried out over the
North Sea, into which he fell and was
drowned.
GENERAL GRANT, who is spending few W
days at West Point, had an interview on
Monday with the art committee of the
Louisville exposition. He expressed great
interest in the enterprise and agreed to
lend a number of art objects collected by
him in different parts of the world for ex-
hibitiOn in the art gallery during tho
whole time the exposition will be open.
j. l.. SCHOCK, of Marietta, who was
one of the successful cadets of the class of
1881, and one of the fifteen of those whose
final examination came off recently at the
naval academy, Annapolis, leads the list
of cadets. He was not examined, being
at present at the Royal college, Greenwich,
England, but as lie was 1t tho head of his
class when he graduated his position
among the fortunate ones is assured.
WILLIAM DORwART and Stuart D. Ham,
iltOn, members of tho upper form at the
Yeates institute, of this city, after thor
Ough examination in the Latin and Greek
languages, mathematics and other branches
by the authorities of St Stephens college,
University of New York, have been ad
mitted to the freshman class, uncOndi-
toned and with honor. They will leave
for New York at the opening of the
term, early in September.
ORRIN GowELI. is tho least pretentious
of the Pacific coast millionaires. He lives
at Nevada, Cal, dresses like laborer and
handles 4 pick all day long. Ono day
last SUMNER" he said to i reporter, "
| was doing some work near my house at
Fruitvale when an Irishmau came alOn g
the street, and, seeing me there, jammed
bis face against the pickots of the fence
and called out cautiously Soy, Pat,
can't yees ship into the kitchen widout
missus seein' NV yees and git mo \ bit Of
bread p"
COLONEL. JACK Fl. HAvERLY, whose real
| name is Christopher, was born at Curtin's 8
Furnace, Boggs township, Centre county,
Pa, of poor parents. His mothers name
was Elizabeth Steele. and one brother,
Steele Haverly, is living at Bsllefonte He
was placed apprentice to VIM. Mcclellan,
tailor of BellefoDte, when quite young.
Jack or exit" rs he was then called.
soon quarreled with his boss and
after q fight he WAS locked up in Jail
at Bellefonte for throwing a hot goose as
his master. He rose from 4 pea nut ven
der, through fi4h peddling to bs COM
mon gambler.
JAY GOULD's son, George, is pretty we'll
known to the public already. The second,
Edward, is a slender, studious la,l of 10,
resembling his father very much. He is
preparing himself to DO civil engineer.
The third, Nellie, is pretty girl Of 16 or
II, not yet FREQ from the charge of her
governess. The fourth is Howard, an i'll
valid, aged IA. Belle is II, aud tho beauty
of the family, closely resembling in looks
her beautiful mother. She is a great rOmp.
and tears around tho spacious lawns and
groves like 4 sch1Olboy bro Ike loose. The
sixth and youngest is Frank. Il baby OF 5
or 6. Mr.. GOnld spends with his wife and
children all his tims away from business.