Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1883-03-27
PERSONAL.


A. OAKEy HALL to-day becomes editor
of Truth.
PROF. WM. B. HALL, assisted the choir
of the Episcopal church in Denison, Tex,
with its Easter service.
AMOS R. LITTLE, of the dry goods CON-
mission house in Philadelphia which
bears his name, has gone out Of business,
and with his wife will make trip around
tho world.
REV. FREDERICK A. THAYER, pastor Of
the First Congregational church at Quin-
cy, ILL.,, died there on Sunday. He was
for three years connected with the New
York Times.
Ex-CONGREssMAN THOMPSON, of Butler
county, Pa, charged with raising note
from $400 to 81, 900, was released yester.
day, the prosecution failing to make a
case against him.
REV. JAMES F. KENNEDY, d. d., of
Chambersburg, though blind for quarter
of century past, continues to be as close
a student as ever and is now preparing
commentary on the prophecy of Habakuk.
LIEUTENANT COLONEL FRANKLIN HAIR
WOOD was found dead in his room in
Boston yesterday morning. and a physi-
clan certified that his death resulted from
congestion of the brain. He was a native
of Rhode Island, nearly 43 years of age,
and served in the war for the Union.
REvIvAL1sT HARRISON has closed an el,-
Ragement of fifteen weeks in Decatur ILL.,,
and the converts are counted up at 1900.
He was paid 800 per week for his service
and gave such complete satisfaction that
he has been hired to stay until the end of
May.
EARL OF STANFORD (the Rev. Harry
Grey married himself to tho Hottentot
lady who at present enjoys his undivided
affections, and, as she has presented him
with son aud heir, the question whether
clergyman can marry himself is natural
ly causing considerable controversy in
certain quarters.
MISS MARGARET DE BOaDANY, who was
credited with being the most beautiful
girl in Hungary and whose hand was
sought in marriage by Comto CASTOR de
Maistre. and also by Count Bismarck. son
of the Iron Chancellor died suddenly a
few days since. She had just been be.
trothed to young Bismarck.
MARCHEsA DEL GR1LLO (Adelaide
RistorD produced anything but pleasant
when she appeared the other
day as "Maria Antoinette' ut Roman
theatre on the occasion of benefit The
house was crowded, but poor Ristori now
aged 65 is pitiable wreck. However, she
is very wealthy so that she will not be oh
liged to appear on the stage any more.
GoRTscHAKoFF was vain of his facility
for writing dispatches and conquering
female affections. He fancied that his
sons divided an Inheritance of his powers.
Whenever any lady with whom he had
been flirting left St. Petersburg, it was the
custom to ask the prince when she would
return, i'll order to receive the invariable
reply ;" cannot say she is no longer
under the fascinating glance of my ewes"
The absurdity of the answer was height
tened by the fact that the prince had
saucer eyes, as dull as those of a Goldfish.
and that these watery orbs were covered
by spectacles.
CHAs. FENNo HOFFMAN, the popular
lyric poet, of more than century ago, is
still at the state luDatic asylum near
His harmless delusion is belief
in the bodily presence Of spirits. He is
aged 76 and is fully of middle height his
hair is grizzled, and rather long and strag-
Cling his face and form are spare his
,yes bright and keen, but wandering, his
igure erect, and his physical health
strong. He is striking and bizarre fig
Ire. striding along, fur cap on his head
Ind a stout stick in his hand, with which
10 continually makes passes into the air to
ward off the spirits when they approach
100 near. HIS wooden leg, or rather
'tump, does not seem to hinder his goin.
anywhere.