The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1883-05-03
PERSONAL.

The American public has paid
1929, 663.58 to see Mrs. Langtry the
past twenty-four weeks.
Judge Hoadley for governor aad-
Mr.. Pendleton for senator is regard
ed by the Cincinnati Commercial as
the Democratic ticket favored in that
part of Ohio.
Admiral Baldwin is said to have
been ordered to sail to Cronstadt and
to go thence to Moscow to represent
the United States government at the
coronation of the car.
Mitchell, the English pugilist, and
Slade, the New Zealander, have made
an agreement to fight on September
IL, within two hundred miles of Kan
sas City, the stakes being $500 side.
Charles r. Miller, formerly of the
editorial staff of the Springfield Mas
sachusetts) Republican, has been APP
pointed editor-in-chief of the New
York Times. He is worthy sue
cessor of Johl Ford.
w. w. Corcoran, of Washington
has bought DIR. George w. Bagby's
collection of war annals" embracing
many thousand extracts from south
ern newspapers, personal sketches
and so on, and has presented it to the
Virginia historical society.
Prince Bismarck is said to have
been much affected" by ADeAa
kotfs death. ''Beaconsiield and Gort-
schakoff," he remarked to those
around him-"the only men whom l
could becomingly recognize as antag-
onists-both disappeared. Friends,
my turn is comingp Since then Bis
marck has recognized the American
pig as an antagonist.
Frederick Gebhardt, notorious as
the constant companion of Mrs.
Langtry, quarreled at Baltimore Sat
urday evening with John A. Shriyer,
an American reporter, and the pres
ence of officers alone prevented a con-
flict. Gebhardt asserted Shriver was
no gentleman, and claimed the repor-
torial fraternity, with few exceptions,
was composed of "scalawags."
Carroll. the dead and defaulting
coupon clerk of the New York comp
troller's Office, is now found to have
maintained mistress in elegant
style and to have gamble1 Away
thousands of dollars. In thirty days
he lost $35, 900 in gambling. He was
a nice, genial, dapper little fellow.
whom everybody liked and his asso-
ciateS and superiors apparently did
not know of his doings. His deficit
will amount to $148,00O.
Henry Ward Beecher talked with
New York reporter concerning the
invitation that he has received to
rejoin the Congregationalist associa-
ton. Il suppose they thought l was
nice, clever fellow. and missed me,
said Mr.. Beecher, adding, II have
been an Evolutionist for the past
twenty-five years. Therefore it can
be seen that l did not leave the Con-
gregationalist which, by
the way, is merely ministerial club
because of any change of views.
My reasons were merely personal,
and am as much a Congregational
iSt as ever"
Mrs. Gresham, who, as the wife OF
the postmaster general, will enter
Washington society next winter, is
visiting in Louisville, Kentucky. The
Commercial of that city thus describes
her: "Mrs. Gresham is low in stat
ure, slender and well-proporiioned.
She has beautiful blonde hair,a peachy
complexion, large hazel eyes, over
Swallowed with long silken lashes.
She wore a beautiful wine-colored
silk dress, and long string of pearls
encircled her neck She is about
thirty-two years of age, and is what
might be termed model of feminine
beauty"