The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1883-09-08
Notes About Notable People

Notes About Notable People
Montgomery Blair left only SIS, 900, when
he was supposed to be worth at least quar-
ter of q million.
Mrs. David Davis sends word from her
home in Illinois TO her people In North Car
DINA that her married life is extremely hap
Ply.
The Duke of Richmond has issued an or
der to his tenants prohibiting all widows
renting any part of his estates from marry
ing without first obtaining his consent, I'M
der penalty of FORGETTING their holdings.
John c. Flynn, newsboy of Cincinnati,
has retired from business, having accumu-
lated fortune of So, 900 in thirteen years.
he has gone to Denver to engage in the ho-
tel business.
wears deep mourning, goes nowhere and re-
the planks placed on the sands, which form
the fashionable promenade, and are followed
by an enormous footman.
Queen Marguerite, of Italy, holds her re-
ceptions on quite Democratic scale. IN
stead of the persons being led up to the
Queen to be presented, she herself makes
progress round the loom, giving her hand to
each one, accompanied by a few pleasant
words of greeting.
Ex-Governor Stanford, of California, re-
Gently bought $4,000 acres adjoining his big
vineyard at Vina, in that State This gives
him one great ranch of over $4,000 acres,
about quarter of which is planted with
vines. The Governor intends to plant ii al
with the best wine-producing and raisin
grapes.
M. henan had narrow escape from being
killed at Ischia. 1t WAS at Ischia that he
wrote his lecture on "Marcus Aurelius' and
"Calibran." This year he was to go there,
when Jules Ferry persuaded him to preside
at distribution of prizes at Paris. The
house in which he would have been but for
this Invitation was demolished by the earth
quake, and its inmates were killed.
The Marquis of Lorne recently commits
stoned the city clerk of Ottawa, a we'll
known sportsman, to procure for him some
live muskrats. Two of these creatures have
been secured, and will be sent by the Gov
ernor-General to Scotland. The Marquis
and his father have taken considerable inter-
est in the -cclimatization of American ami
mails on the ducal estate, where there is al
ready colony of Canadian beavers.
Miss Mary E. Levejoy, of Bangor, Maine,
is quite largely engaged in the silk business.
She has at present 5000 silk worms. To
thirty days from Matching the worms begin
to spin, and in nine days more the cocoon is
ready to be re6ed and spun. 1t is thought
that the silk raising business can be made
profitable in Maine.
Several years ago Maryland farmer and
his wife granted the request of travelling
stranger, and gave him a nights lodging.
He told story that interested them, and
they allowed him to remain as their guest
for ,veral months. At last cable message,
which he had long said would come, was de-
livered, and he departed for Europe. He
has lately sent his hostess and her husband
draft for $4,000.
The Duke of Saxe-Coburg, the only BROTH
er of Queen Victoria's husband, is about to
publish is private memoirs. The Duke is
known for bis literary and artistic attain
ments. Many distinguished German au
thors, such as Gustav Freytag and Paul Lin
dau, have enjoyed his immediate patronage,
while his musical requirements were exem-
plifed by an opera, performed some years
ago at KrolPs Theatre in Berlin.
President Grevy lives very quietly at his
chateau at Mont-sous vaudray. There are
no less than twenty-five guests rooms. but
they are never occupied. The only people
invited are the Wilson's and NJ. Fou, nier,
VINO is the faithful shadow of the master of
the house. Nj. Grevy rises at 8, works till
10 with the aforesaid Fournier, then receives
the people OF note, and goes to sleep during
part of the afternoon; after wbich he fishes
for an hour or two on the banks of the Leue,
small river famed for the abundance of ito
excellent fish. At 10 o'clock the President
receives his nightcap from the bands of the
ever-attentive Fourier, and at twenty min
utss past 10 all the lights in the chateau are
extinguished.
Mrs. Millicent Garrett Fawcett, the wife
of the postmaster general, is called the ablest
woman in London. She, with her husband,
is great student of political economy and
is deep and competent thinker o. matters
OF public policy. Mrs. Henrietta Muller, of
the London School Board, is fast making
an ensiaole reputation as an educationist
One Of the five daughters Of Richard Cob
den is another coming woman. Miss Jane
Golden is an active member of Liberal
club and participates In discussions of party
policy. Lady Haberton, who stands at the
head of the Dress Association, and Mrs. ia
cob Bright, wife of the member from Man
chester, are women of earnest purpose and
independence.
Sir Edward Reed, M. p, owns no less than
100000 acres in America; the Duke of
Sutherland 10000; Lord Dunmore 100, 1000,
and Lord Dunraven 10000 acres. Messrs.
Phillips, Marshall & Co. own farm Of
300, 900 acres; the heirs of Colonel Murphy
100000 acres; Ell. Diston 1900, 900 acres,
and the Standard Oil Co. 1,0O0, 600 acres. 1t
appears that nine men own a territory equal
to that of New Hamshire, Massachusetts,
and Rhode Island combined Then there
are the great railroad corporations, whose
free gifts of land from lavish Congresses
amount to upwards of 100000, 600 acres.
Eleven of these corporations have received
120,0O0,O00 acres. The Northern Pacific
road had grants amounting to 100000
acres, and other grants made ranged from
100000 acres upward.
DR.. Charles c. Abbott announces in Sci
ence that a mound builders pipe has been
recently found in New Jersey. These pipes
are complete working implements, unlike
the ordinary pipe-bowl found in New Jersey
and New Eng and, which lack the stem.
Since 1882 copper spears, such as were
found in Wisconsin, have been found IN
New Jersey, as well as arrow heads, which
are equal in size and delicacy and finish to
the best examples from Oregon. The infer
ence is that the Inference in skill of handi-
work, whether in stone, bone or clay, be-
tween the wild tribes of the Atlantic sea-
board and the people who erected the earth
works of the Ohio Valley is not so great as
has been supposed. DR.. Abbott confidently
expects to find artificial mounds in New Jer-
sey.
Madame Demorest Ia 80 widely known AZ
an authority on patterns and fashions that
persons are apt to think of her only az the
brilliant and successful woman who has
built mp great business by her talent and
industry, But she Is something more and