The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1883-10-04
PERSONAL.

Mrs. Fran, Leslie will bring So
OUO pair Of earrings from Paris.
Mrs. Langtry is given the odd name
of the American Sarah Bernhardt"
by Figaro.
Carrodus, the violinist, has paid
S34O0 for the StradivariuS once used
by Paganini
The Duke OF Hamilton cleared
$4,000 by the victory OF OSSian in
the st. Leger.
Miss Kate G.. Ho;.e, of Cambridge,
is said to be the most finished amateur
actress in New England.
Princess Winnemucca, of the Pi-
uteS. is lecturing to the Bostonians
about the wrongs of the red man.
Emperor William has appointed
King Alfonso, of Spain, to the COM
mand of SchleSWig-uolStein Uhian
regiment, garriSonod at StraSSburg.
Mrs. Cox, who is said to be sister
of George w. Cable, the novelist, is
making a reputation for herself in
New Orleans as painter Of animals
President White, of Cornell college,
rej0ices in the possession of copy of
"-Esop's Fables" in Greek, and an
original Latin poem by Malancthon
ii his own handwriting.
President Grevy, OF France, has
decorated the king of AMMAN with a
grand cross of the Legion of Honor
and has made two of his ministers
grand officers Of the order.
Nine. Modjeska never rips up, de-
Stroys Or gives away any of her stage
dresses, but sends them all home to
Poland to be stored away for coming
generations to ponder over"
The Emperor Of Brazil has given
Prof. Lacerda $4,000 for his discov-
cry Of permanganate of potassium
hyDodermically injected as an anti
dote for the bite Of the conbra.
Talmage, the acrobatic gospeller
has commenced saying nice things
about the newspapers. 1t is evident
he is contemplating his latter
end and wishes to appear well in thu
obituary notices.
Mr.. Williams, the switchman who
by heroic conduct, averted collision
at the Beverly, Mass. railway station
has been presented by the Humane
Society of that state with a golC
medal.
Another famous English beauty
Mrs. CornWallis West. will, it is re
ported, visit this country in October
She doesn't come to gather the shek
els of foolish Americans. but to visit
her brOther-in-liW, the British minis
ter.
Mr.. w. II. II. Adirondack Murra,
will begin his career rs a lecturer il
New Y ork city on September 30, tax
ing for his topic christianity VS.
Theology; or, The True Method 0
Reconcliing the Religion of Jesu
with Modern and Scientific and Pro
gressive Thought"
DR.. Hermann Miller, of Lippstadt, a
Prad, in the Tyrol. lie was probabl,
the foremost authority in the worlt
on the subject of the relation of in
sects to the fertilization Of flowers
lie had also devoted much time to tn
study of the genesis of the color o
flowers.
The great leader, Ii Hung Chang
having visited the United States flag
ship when at Shanghai, China, an(
having been received with honors
sent a slight token" next day of hi
appreciation, which consisted O
twelve live sheer, two bullocks, 20
fowl, 1000 pounds of bananas, siXteeI
cases of English beer, and eight case:
of claret.
Charles Goodnight has the larges
cattle ranch in the world at the heaC
of the Red River, Texas. He began
buying land four years ago, gettin!
275,000 acres at thirty-live cents al
acre. The price has risen to So al
acre. lie is still buying. He con
trolls 100000 acres. TO inclose his lanC
$50 miles of fence is required. He ha
10000 cattle.