The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1883-02-01
PERSONS AND THINGS.

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piano, nor embroider, nor paint but she
writes all her husbands letters while he
plays billiards.
The Chicago correspondent of the Louis
Vile Courier Journal says he learns from an
entirely trustworthy authority that mrs-
Langtry's age is 36.
The Hon. Charles W. Stone, the retiring
lieutenant governor of Pennsylvania, was
with a handsome gold watch and chain,
valued at $500.
By the will of a relative who died in
England recently. Mrs. Mary A. Barnes, a
poor but worthy lady of Waiseka, ILL.,, has
come into possession of $4,000. Her
brother receives similar amount
Rev. William Gottlieb Schauffer died in
New York one day last week. He was
noted for his linguistic attainments, being
master of nineteen languages, and able to
preach extemporaneously in six He was
born in 1898 at Stuttgart.
The English postmaster general, Mr..
Fawcett, is totally blind, and DIR. George
Richardson, who has just been appointed
receiver and accountant general to the
British postoffice department. is totally
deaf But in the admiralty there is an
official who is both deaf and dumb.
1t is rumored that Miss Alice Blaine, the
daughter of the ex-senator, will enter the
Roman Catholic church soon, as Colonel
Coppiuger, whom she is about to marry, is
q COMMUNICATE of that church. He is the
son of an Irish nObleman, is twenty-five
years the. senior of Miss Blaine, tall and
fine looking.
Marian, the Amazon Queen" is now
exhibiting IN Glasgow. She is a native
of Germany, II years of age, and over
eight feet high. She is plump and of
good figure. Her hands and feet are
large yet shapely, and her features are
regulur and comely, while the general ex
preston of her'face IS pie asant and INTEL
gent. She walks easily and gracefully,
although, as one of her ankles is weak.
she does not move about quickly. Mari
an speaks English very slightly.
Nine. ChistIna Nelson. the singer. in
an interview with Cincinnati reporter
recently, said, in an answer to question
regarding her future home: Il have
seriously contemplated making America
my home, and may do so. | have no
ties to bind me to Europe; but I dispise
the ocean. never think of it or ship
but that l get deathly sick. If [ come to-
America to live, no money can get me to
cross the ocean again. | have every evil
dence of friendship from Americans and
my own people, the Swedes, and think
l Should be very happy here. The gifted
songstress would receive warm welcome
should she finally decide to ma e her home
in this country.
The most aged English baronet is the
venerable Sir Moses Montefore, who. on
the 25th of October, next, will enter upon
his Tooth year. Sir Henry Preston, a
k,0r in he
survives. There are at least twenty
baronets living who were born before the
commencement of the present century
Walcott. the New York ouail-easter dis
patched his twenty-third brace to-day
with an apparent gusto, which leads to
the belief that his stomach will not quail
before the seven additional brace neces-
sary to complete his task, which was to
eat thirty brace (sixty BIRDS of quail in
thirty days. This feat is much more diff
cult that people generally would sup
pose.
Miss Emma Wixom, otherwise Mile Ne
vada, this year receives 81 900 per month
for singing in opera in Paris. Next year
her contract calls for 81, 100 per month
and in the following year $1,000 per
month. By the expiration of her present
contract she will thus have earned $780,
900 at the Opera Comique. Then she win
come home to America to make some
more.
Sergeant: Boston Corbeft. the man who |
killed the assassin of President Lincoln, is |
living in Kansas. engaged in the cattle |
business. He has become religious en-
shusiast. and in recent letter to a friend |
n Camden, n. j., says that he had been
directed by God to intiict daily corporal
punishment upon himself as penance for
having taken human life. It is sad to
hink that the plucky Sergeant has become
he crank that he indicates.