The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1883-12-13
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PERSONAL.

MIR. st. John, ex-governor Of Kan !
sas, receives $50 night for lecturing |
in the cause of prohibition.
Cornell Jewett, in q New Jersey |
weekly, is pushing II. a. w. Tabor for |
president of the United States.
Wilkie Collins works are being
translated into the Bengal tongue.
Poor fellow. He can't read his own
writing.
The German ambassador at Paris
has given notice that the crown prince
will pass through France on his way
home from Spain.
Many men have been knighted for
fighting. but Editor Dawson, OF
Charleston, is probably the first man
ever knlghted for not fighting.
YES" said the Texas man, 81 voted
for Tom Ochiltree, and would again,
| but I'm hanged if I'd play poker with
him unless he tied up his sleeves"
If it be true, as reported, that Ben
Butler helped Anna Dickinson finan-
cially to make her assaults on Hamlet,
Shakespeare has been terribly avenged.
Mr.. Irving's receipts in New York
Were as follows: First week, $l5, 772;
second week, $18,714; third week, Sl0,-
$50; fourth week, $22, 321.50; total,
$75,68750.
New York society objects to Ellen
Terry because it has heard that she
has four husbands. Perhaps Terry
has to have more bonnetS than the
| New York women.
Henry Ward Beecher attended 2
| theater and gaZed raptuf0usiy upon
CORPS OF ballet dancers few days ago,
and the following Sunday lectured on
"Glimpses Of Paradise"
DR.. j. G. Buck, prominent citizen
of BIaddock, Pennsylvania, was shown
to be an accompIice of hlghwaymeD,
and was sentenced to five years and
six months in the penitentiary.
When Gen. Jubal Early wants to
converse relative to Gen. William Ma
hone he feels CONTAINED and embar-
raised if he does not happen to have
| a lexicon of swear words within ready
reach.
John Randolph Of Roanoke, used to
ride on a pack mule to Washington.
Senator DUlph, with half the name, is
coming over from Oregon in a private
sleeping car, dining car, and car
for sitting room.
Mrs. II. n. Prewett, lady well
known in The literary circles Of Mis-
sissippi, died in YaZoo City Sunday.
Mrs. Prewett was at one time editress
of the Yazoo Banner, and the author,
ess OF many admired poems.
Evangelist Moody is in London,
supposable on a mission to save Mr.
, Bradlaugh'S uudying soul. But why
didn't he convert Bob IngersOll before
going from Chicago. Or didn't he con
slider Bob worth the saving?
Miss Purviance, school teacher al
l Attica, Indiana, stepped out on the
: porch OF her residence and was IN
" stantly seized, silenced and carried ;
>, mile by two men. She was found in
e sensible the next morning in pile o
= straw.
DR.. j. Mathew Shea, who for year!
: has been materialiZipg medium II
Chicago, held a seance in the Yves
; division. With false beard and flow
ing white robes he undertook to rep
resent the spirit of an Indian prince
and was seized, stripped ndllocked u
: by Lieutenant Hubbard, Of the pc
lice force.
1t is reported that the Langtry'
z husband is in America and is closet
o watching the movements of the beau
C ty. Perhaps he caught a glimpse @
/ Freddie as he stepped into her privat
car at Toronto a few days ago.
e New York correspondent AYERS tina
e Freddie accompanied the Lily all tn
# way to Louisville.
e Nearly all the justices of the Uni
Ie ted States supreme court are goo
whist players, and they nave forme
70 themselves and their families into
a whist party, meeting every Saturda
n evening at the home of one of thei
Ie number. Justice Miller is probabl
( the best whist player among then
ID and Chief Justice Waite and Justice
Blatchford, Woods and Matthews al
said to be expert euchre players.
Id Miss Anderson's studies in tn
re British museum have been not onl
Ie of early Italian costumes for Rome
+ and. Juliet" but also of Greek statue
le for poses in ''Pygmalion and Gal;
4 tea" She is thus making good he
/ claim, rs far as study viii assist, r.
marks the court Journal, ste be tn
most graceful actress on the stag
1t is plea5anter to think Of this tina
of Sarah Berhardt watching dealt
ne beds in the Paris hospital"