The Portland daily press., 1883-12-21
Notes About Notable People.

Notes About Notable People.
The London World prsttily says Of our Mr..
Lowell that lie reminds you of nothing so
much as beautiful Indian summer of his ma
tive land"
M. Rouher, the favorite minister OF Napole-
on I'LL, is slowly dying of an affection Of the
train, at a little village in his native Au-
yergne, where he has country seat.
The count and countess de Tocqusvill are In
San Francisco on visit to the couutess's IA
ther Mr.. Victor LIE Roy. They will probably
spend the winter
Pere Hyacintbe has face which no one
who sees will ever forget 1t beamI with be-
nevolence and goodness, and at the same time
shows great intellectual force. His wife 10 al
most as remark4Dle as the Pere. She is
woman who would be selected In anv company
as one of great vigor and intellectual power
When Weston started the other day from
Westminster bridge to walk fifty miles day
for 100 days, TO illustrate the physical advan-
tages OF temperance, a.crowd Of distinguished
doctors and eminent clergymen and bene VIOLENT
b.rone;s and isir ladies gathered to see him
off, and he started TO the strains of temper
ance hymn.
Gov. Cleveland, says the New York Trib-
uue, not only gave the public school at Hol-
| land Patent $500 for additions to its library,
| but he has personally supervised the work Of
selecting and purchasing 'he books, and secur-
ing the largest possible discounts from pub
fishers. in order that the money may be ex-
pended to the best advantage.
/ Gen. Longstreet has explained his breaking
down in a speech in Woodstock, III. The news
papers had spoken OF him as overcome by bis
emotions when speaking OF burying the past.
The General says: 81 carry q bullet In my
throat that struck me in the battle Of the VIII
derness. 1t always troubles me Ia publie
speaking, and l frequently break down after \
short effort. That was the overpowerirg enc
tion which interrupted my speech in Iliuois."
Gen. DoDiphsn, says the Chicago Tribune,
has name that sounds something like that OF
the Greek leader, Xenophon. bat the reeem-
blance goes fHrther-both made marches Of ex-
trsordinary length. Gen. Donipban, st the
outbreak of the Mexican war in 1916, led
band of 1000 soldiers from Fort Leevenworth
to Mexico and back, distance Of 5000 miles
n thirteen months. He lives now at Idaho
Springs, man Of rs, tall, hearty and every
inch republican soldier.
Mrs. Aver, the vile of a gentleman who
failed in Chicago for S2,OOo,O00 lady OF fine
education aud linguistic requirements. went
Immediately as a saleswomaD, on her hus-
bands failure, into the establishment OF Sy-
pher & Co from whom she had at various
times bought more than $4,000 worth OF curl
os Several ether firms, knowing her reputa-
"a
She furnished house in New York with the
remnants ot her furniture and collection, rent
ing il to Mrs. Langtrv, and She is to travel in
Europe for the firm that employs her. She Is
educating her children, while her husband is
in California trying to repair his f'r'unes.
Washington correspondent writes to the
Philadelphia Press: Mrs. Carlisle was present
to see her husband assume his new dignities
and sat with several other Kentucky ladies on
the front seat of the gallery reserved for mem
b-rs families which for several years past has
been on the Democratic side. der initials
are the same as her husbands; her full name
Jane GnodsoD Carlisle. AS the daughter OF
Major Goodson Of Covington, she was one OF
the bellies of Kentucky, and erich enough tn
marry where her heart Inclined" She is All
elegant woman, with tall aud supple figure,
far and wavy brown hair, blue eyss, and
clear. well-modulated voice. She ialks well,
and has as much of that indefnable quality
called "preseI Co" as anv LADY one tnee's htre,
and much graelousuess With 1t. She has heen
a fav, rt- Ia her own right during the four
wears her husband has heen IN Cnngr ss, end
her W. dnesdav receptions 81 the Riggs House,
which sbe has decided not to begin TIL jar
nary. ar- sur To b. smohg the leAGins atirac-
tions OF the win'er.