The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1883-08-09
Personal,

Rosa Bonheur, in the sixty-hrst
year of her age, paints necessarily
and still dresses in male attire.
Gov. Hamilton, of Illinois, has de-
clared that the military companies of
that state shall not parade on Sun
days.
Field Marshal Won Moltke was
taken for tramp recently and or
dered out of one of the German in
land villages.
Peter McGeoch, the lard man, is
said to have sacrificed everything to
his creditors, even his wife'S property
at Milwaukee.
Ex-senator Thurman, of Ohio, likes
his glass of whisky and takes his
snuff, and appreciates young people
and general society.
Lord Beaumont, Roman Catholic.
and seventh in the roll of English
barons, is said be anxious to wed
the California heiress, Miss Flood.
Mr.. VIM. G. Elan, the wounded
duelist, writes that he is doing well,
but suffers an occasional attack from
neuralgia in the region of his wound.
John Barnett, the first railroad
conductor employed in passenger
traffic, died lately in England. He
accompanied the old No. l engine in
its trip with George Stephenson.
Jennie June says: If the women
would only dress more simply the
men might be tempted to get them
selves up more picturesquely in knee
reaches, slashed double and SUCH"
The civil servant under the crown
longest in harness in England is Earl
Granville. He has held Office even
longer than Mr.. Gladstone. his present
chief, whose record is so long and
varied.
Hon. George w. Julian says of Mr..
Tilden that "he is the ablest leader in
the Democratic party" and would be
good candidate for the presidency if
not too old and feeble to accept the
responsibilities of a nomination.
Archbishop Bourget, who is now
completing his forty-siXth year in
charge of the see of Montreal, is
ninety years old and still strong and
vigorous. He is the Oldest wearer of
the mitre in America, and has only
two seniors in the world.
The president was accompanied to
the Yellowstone Park by Senators
Wade Hampton, of South Carolina,
and Vest, of Missouri. He has in
Yited them because of their ability
with the rod and line and expects
them to keep the family in fish meat.
Henry Labouchere, the editor of
the London Truth, never writes at
night, not being believer in the mid
night oil as applied to the journalistic
machine. His working hours are
from 10 o'clock in the morning till 3
o'clock in the afternoon, after which
comes recreation.
Z. D. Jones, of Durham, n. c., owns
a large, black whisky bottle, out of
which, it is said, Generals Johnston
and Sherman took the last drink after
signing the articles of the surrender
on the 26lh of April, 1865. The bot
tie was left with Mrs. Bennett, who
lived four miles of Durham, where
johnson surrendered.
The pathway of Denis Kearney is
not strewn with roses. He has been
jeered at by the Central labor union,
''Sot down on by the New York park
| commissioners, and, as last insult,
has been challenged by Wong Chin
Foo, of the Chinese American, to a
mortal combat for remarks deroga-
tory to the Chinese people.
T. V. Powderly, the grand master
workman of the Knights of Labor, is
mayor of Scranton, Pa, an Office that
he has held for three terms. He has
been grand master workman for three
years. He is a typical American and
IS forty three years old. In person
he is tall and commanding, and wears
Il long and flowing mustache.
Lord Chief Justice Coleridge, of
| England, Will reach New York the
last OF August. He VIII be the guest
of E. F. Shepherd, son-in-law of W..
H. Vanderbilt, who will place at the
visitors disposal three elegant cars,
Tor extensive travelling. Lord Cole
ridge will pay special visit to Will
liam F. Evarts, at Windsor, Vt.
Japan loses in Mr.. Iwakura, third
president of the council of State, one
of its most distinguished men. He
will be remembered as thehead of the
embassy sent to the western powers
in 1872. Upon his return he became
the leader of the progressive policy
since followed by his country. He
was a member of the old court no
bility, and was an actor in the reYo-
luton of 1868, which restored the EN-
peror TO power.