Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1883-05-04
PERSONAL.

SAM COLLIER, the veteran pugilist, is
applying Tor a patent for swimming ma
chine.
JOHN WILLIAM JONES, M. d., an old
physician of Southwark, died yesterday,
in the 74th year of his age.
Mrs. GAINES has had her judgment fOl
million dollars against the city of New
Orleans confirmed by the local court.
REV. GEO. WILLIAMSON SMITH, d. d.
of Brooklyn, N. Y has been called to the
presidency of Trinity college.
SARA BERNmARDT has lost her best ad
vert;sing card. Five medical examiners
of a li.o insurance company pronounce heI
in perfect health.
Ben BUTLER will contract to run the
Tcwksbury almshouse for so, 900 Il year,
notwithstanding tho Massachusetts Leg
islature proposes to give it $50, 600.
CHARLEY FOSTER is SAID to be the cou.
trolling power in Ohio Republican politics
This is promise of Il calico campaign this
year of fading colOrs.
ANTHONY COMSTOCk says that during
tho past ten years bis societies have dc.
literature and over seven tons of gaming
Instruments.
GENERAL MCCLELLAN, who had accept
cd the invitation to attend the reunion OF
tho society of the Army of the Potomac in
Washington on tho 18th inst, has beer
compelled to decline.
Miss RYE will leave England on the
31st instant for Canada with large part;
Of pauper children. Several Englisl
boards of guardians, consequent on tht
promise of efficient inspection by tho Can
adian government, arc arranging to send
children.
John II. LANDS and w. II. BrOSius, o
the House of Representatives., ran dowr
from Harrisburg to the Strasburg higl
school commencement last night and re.
| turned to their posts of duty. In three
| sessions Mr.. Lands has not lost ten min
utes. His attendance to duty is exccp-
tional and exemplary.
REAR ADMIRAL C. p. RODGERS, BishoI
VIM. J. Kip. California J. N. Arnold
Illinois B. G. Whitman, Nevada Howard
Potter, New York Asa French, Mass
and Col. G. NJ. Dayton, Ohio; Senators
Cameron, of Wisconsin, and Harris, of
Tennessee and Representatives Steele, o
Indiana; Townsend, of Ohio, and Sparks
of Illinois, are the official visitors to Wes
Point this year.
WHITELAw REDS 50 ycar-old sister-in
| law went Oh to New Haven yesterday anC
| captured an old Brooklynite, aged 70
rich and respected. 1t is supposed that il
is a runaway match, and that Mr.. Quack
enbos had good reasons to evade certain
relatives who have been anxiously await
| ing the final disposition of his property
The sequel. it is thought, may not be un
like that of the famous Hicks-Lord cast
in New York.
TALMAGE had prepared himself on Sun
day to preach a sermon on "Spring u
from the text, "The time of the singing
of birds is come" but when he rose to de
liver it in tho Brooklyn tabernacle, snow
| was beating against tho windows. HI
was equal to the occasion, and prefaced
draws a curtain over the studio that lie
may better present his picture, so thu
| clouds of this stormy morning will helI
| me better to work out the scene of ths
| text"
PRESIDENT ARTHUR's favorite compan
| ions for a whist party are Senators Pen
dleton, Vest and Wade Hampton. "Aleck,' >
his valet, is a maroon cOlOred individual
and dandified. He has the confidence o
Mr.. Arthur and is always ready to answer
his call, day or night. The president i.
very careful and attentive to business
| All papers that accumulate in his office
must be retained and kept neatly. H.
is sensitive of public,opinion and does no
neglect to read those newspapers in which
he expects his public acts will bc cen
sured. He likes to see a horse race ant
when there is one he is sure to go to it
He is frequent attendant at tho theatr,
and seldom misses church on Sunday.