Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1883-03-12
PERSONAL.

TABOR gave his new mother. in. law
$50, 600. He'll repent that.
JUDAH P. BENJAMIN, health permitting,
will accept an English judgeship.
SCHUYLER CoLFAx has been given a din
ner in Boston, but that does not prove that
ho is unforgotten.
"BEv." TUCKER will write his racy
memoirs of American politics in the last
third of century.
Gus" Williams real name is Gustave
William Lewick. His father was Pole,
his mother from Cork.
Elk SENATOR GORDON, of Georgia,is pre-
sident and personally directs the work of
the new railroad being built from Jack
sonville to Tampa, Florida.
MRS. CoRNwALL1s WEST, a rival of
Mrs Langtry. is to favor America with
the light of her couutenance at tho British
legation in Washington.
NINE. WILSON, President Grevy's only
child, has recently become the mother of
a little girl-the first child, it is said, ever
born in the Elysee Palace.
REV. J. M. Observation-Disclosures
"Senator Bob Hart"-has closed a sue.
cessful series of revival services at Yonk-
ers, N. Y, and is now in Boston for a
brief visit.
SPRAGUE's second hand bride was di.
vorced from her first husband the day be-
fore her second wedding. She is accused
of other indiscretions than marrying
Sprague.
JOHN A. HAwEs, lately commodore of
tho New Bedford yacht club, formerly a
member of the Massachusetts Senate, and
a soldier of the war for the Union, died
on Saturday at the age of SO years.
G. N. B. EVANS editor of the Chronicle,
of Milton, North Carolina, died on Satnr-
day. He had been forty years an editor,
was member of the North Carolina.
Senate and was at ono time known as
author of the ''Fool Killer Letters"
PROF. B. F. SHAUB. county superinten-
dent, has at present the best chance to
succeed DR.. Brooks as principal of the
Millersville state normal. Other names
mentioned are Profs. Lyte and Byerly,
and Shelly of York.
JUDGE Blacks daughter, Mrs. Horns.
by, continues to hold pleasant receptions
on Saturday evenings in Washington. She
is now a grandmother, a son having lately
been born to her daughter, Mrs. Evans.
and Judge Black is great-grandfather.
FATHER CAPELLE, who married the
Tabors, ignorant that both were diyorcees
has corrected his mistake as far as posi-
bic by declaring the marriage void in an
ecclesiastical view and by returning to the
millionaire groom the two-hundred dollar
fee he received.
EBEN TOURGEE. who sixteen years ago
founded the New England conservatory of
music, now the largest music school in the
world, has presented the institution to the
board of trustees. The latter have ac.
cepted tho gift, and will take possession as
soon as the legal forms are complied With.
PATTI is 60 superstitious that size will
not sign any contract or begin any new
undertaking on Friday. She will not live
at a hotel in room numbering thirteen or
any multiple thereof. She wears numer.
ous charms and believes in every supper
sutton she has ever heard anything about.
ARTHUR had New York tailor come
over and make him pair of trousers and
was 90 pleased with the immaculate fit of
them that he made the man cut eight
pairs before he left. The material was
first laid down on the floor and then the
president was laid down on It, and when
one side was cut the tailor deftly flopped
him over as if he had been q griddle cake
and cut the other side.
REAR ADMIRAL NICHOLSON, lately in |
command Of the European station, was
retired on Saturday. He will be succeeded |
IN command of the European squadron bv |
Rear Admiral Baldwin. Rear Admiral
Calhoun will be retired next month.
These retirements will make q vacancy in |
tho list Of rear admirals which will be |
illed by the promotion of Commodore /
shufeidt, now on duty with the naval
advisory board.