Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1883-05-25
PERSONALS.


Register Bruce i, thought to be one
of the handsomest women III Wash
ington. She has pretty, graceful
figure. and her sweet motherly ways
toward the little Roscoe COnkling (who
is now / wears old and bright.
sturdy "~talwart" little fellow. are
mach admired. The ex Senator is
much devoted to his winsome little
son. You people who dislike the
negro, and are disposed to treat him
discourteously. must come to under
stand that no "grecnback' issued by
the government is worth a farthing
until it bears the signature of "B Il.
Bruce"
Hon. Mr.. Hunt, our Minister to
Russia, is said to have acquired the
language of that country since hia
residence III St. Petersburg and now
is able to converse in it easily anu
fiucntly.
London papers state that over 200
people We're present at the reception
given on Washington's Birthday at
the United States lie CATION in that
| city by Minister Lowell About one
| half the number We're Americans
1t is said of our Minister in Berlin,
Hon. Mr. Sargent, that he does not
have the intimate social relations
with the court that his predecessors,
White, Taylor and Bancroft did, and
that he rarely goes into society.
Hon. John W. Foster, our new
Minister to Spain, sails for Europe
in April. He has already been the
diplomatic representative of his
country in Russia and Mexico, and
speaks and writes the Spanish Ian
guage fluently.
Hon. +. b, Washburne, late Re
publican candidate for Presidential
nomination. is now a candidate for
Mayor of Chicago.
l.. W. Pond used to be worth ST.,
100000 and own car shops at Wor
cester, Massachusetts. He is now
working in those shops at So per
day.
Hon. Eli L. Shepherd, late At
torney General for the Japanese gov
eminent, think of buying place
near Healdsburg and becoming
Californian.
Olive Logan has Init upon bit of
gossip from London about Victoria
Woodhull's daughter, who is engaged
to an English nobleman. Olive says
that the daughter is lovely, sensible
girl, and that in compliance with her
wishes. Mrs. Woodruff has ceased to
advocate her free love theories She
may possibly break out again after
her daughters marriage.
Arabs wife did not accompany
him to Ceylon, but is living in a
Paris hotel. and intends soon to take
up her residence permanently in the
Champs Elysee.
Senator Tabor of Colorado recent
ly remarked to brother Senator:
I've got more money than all the
Presidents of the United States ever
had, from Washington to Arthur
Yes. sir. I'm richer than all of them
combined" As the Colorado Sena
tor is worth at least Sl0,00O,000. he
probably spoke the truth. Two of
the most illustrious presidents, JEFF
ferson and Monroe, were so poor that
personal friends frequently contrib
uted to pay their debts. They left
names that will live forever, but no
money.
Frederick n. Crouch, the composer
| Nf q, ,{ 1,
haired man, who lives on poor fare
in Baltimore. A tattered coat of
Confederate gray keeps some of the
, cold out. He is now out of employ
, ment and too old to help himself.
He has a wife and five children
Gould's health has much improved
because of his journey to the South.
He said to a reporter: wall street
is the only blue spot in the whole
country. / do not care to venture
the prophecy, but l believe the coun-
try is in a much better condition
than it was one year ago. Money
, appears to have been very tight since
l have been away. but that condition
cannot last long Europe has been
buying our securities very steadily.
1 think, and certainly the balance of
trade is largely in our favor. l see
evidences of prosperity everywhere.
The widow of Heinrich Heine has
just died at Passy. Mime. Joubert
, describes her in her souvenirs as
, a good but soulless creature, the at
tached companion and devoted nurse
, of the poet in the long and painful
, illness which eventually killed him
How many times" he used to say
to himself, has her voice called back
+ my soul just as it was about to wing
it's flight to the unknown world!'
, Next to the care of her husband her
flowers and her parrot constituted
; the chief occupation of her life. One
i night Heine was writhing in one of
! his terrible seizures. when his wife,
in the greatest distress and alarm,
, took hold of his hand, which she
pressed and fondled She wept bit
terly, and in a voice broken by sobs
he heard her say, mo, Henri, you
must not do that; you must not die.
, Have pity on me! L lost my parrot
, this morning, and if you should die,
too, / shall be utterly broken hearted"
1T was an ORDER" said the poet, de-
scribing the scene to Nine. Joubert,
land 1 obeyed. She gave such an
, excellent reason for it that I con-
tinued to live"