Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1883-01-04
respected divine. escorted the pastor to his
own home.
PERSONAL.

tAPT. MUTT 5 NC was insured IOI SlS,
Geo.
JOEL J. BAILY's experience with the
Committee of One Hundred has cost him
$50, 600 SO far.
PRESIDENT ARTHUR will 60 to Fioi ida
with his son and daughter later in the
winter if his duties permit
Lillian RUSSELL, the pet of New York
theatre goers, is recovering from her ill
ness.
MILLIONAIRE J. c. FLOOD gave 90, 600
in Christmas presents to charitable insti-
tutions in San Francisco.
SIGNoR VERDI is building a large hos
pital and refuge for Tie poor of his native
place, Busscto, Italy.
JACKSON G. FULLER, president of tie
South Mountain railroad company, was
rendered private dinner last night at the
Union League house.
GEN. w. s. HANCOCK has been re elected
president of the commandery of Pennsyl-
vania, Military Order OF the Loyal Legion
Of the United States.
LUCRETIA Morris ninetieth birthday
was cOmmemorated last evening by the
Universal Peace Union aud the Pennsyl
vania Peace society.
GEO. MCGOWAN has been triumphan:ly
re elected president of tho Americus club,
Philadelphia. He has long been idcnt-
fled with the organization.
QUEEN VICTORIA is not expected 10 go
to Berlin to attend the silycr wedding of
the crown prince and crown princess. The
Prince of Wales will represent her.
MILE LITTA has been very ill at her
home in Bloomington, and her physician
has ordered her retirement from the stage
for all time. She cannot sing note.
REV. J. COOPER, of Mechanics Grove,
Drumoro township, rejoices over sur
prise party and donation visit on New
Years day from his parishioners and
friends outside the congregations.
SENATOR-ELECT RANDALL l.. gibson, OF
Louisiana, may resign in order to accept
the presidency of ,h, college at New
Orleans, established by tho gifts of Paul
Tulane, of Princeton, N. }.
LIEUTENANT GOVERNOR TABOR, Of
Colorado, docs fairly by his spouse, who
has procured a divorce from him on the
ground of desertion. He deeds to her
property valued at $3.50, 900 and pays her
s3S, 900 besides. She will have no diff
ficulty in getting another husband but it
is doubtful whether she can duplicate her
Tabor.
MIR. SMART, Of Indiana, School Superiu-
tendent NOrthrOp, of Connecticut, Prof.
BartiEe of the high school. and Principal
Sickel, of 4 West Philadelphia school, are
candidates for tho new city superntend-
ency of Philadelphia. Dr. Understands
name has been mentioned in the same con.
nection, but lie is still Minister to Dem
mark"
ROBERT NORRIS, the negro lawyer who
lately died in Boston, left property worth
100000. He went to the bar when
prejudice against his color was very strong
and yet his clients were for a long time
almost entirely among the Irish people,
who had great faith in his legal powers.
On the other hand, the negroes OF the city
were rather shy of him, and lie never
gained much practice from them.
DE E. RANDOLPH KEN has purchased
an interest in tho Harrisburg Telegraph,
of which Captain Mutt, shot at Uniontown
by Dukes, was part owner. Mr.. keim
will devote considerable of his personal
attention to his rev enterprise, and will
divide his time between his business in
Washington and Harrisburg. The paper
! in about a week.
COLONEL JOSEPH NJ BENNETT, the
owner of the Chestnut street opera house,
Philadelphia, has presented to Mrs.
Simpson, wife Of the Methodist bishop, a
gift deed Of u farm of twenty five acres,
adjacent 10 the Methodist orphanage,
itself 4 gift from Colonel Bennett to chari-
!y. This lard is assessed at $4,000 an
acre, and will soon be worth twice that
sum. is given for the orpbanage.
MELVILLE, the author of the famous
Coed Bye y song: SO frequently sung by
Miss Kellogg, wrote very little poetry
indeed, scarcely anything besides this
Good Bye" poem. One dreary autumn
day he left his study, ordered his horse
and rode away. Within fifteen inmates
he was brought back to his study dead
thrown from his horse and killed. The
ink was scarcely dry on the manuscript of
his Good Bye " song. They We're the
last words he ever wrote. So says Mis-
Kellogg.