The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1883-06-25
Gossip
About Men and Women.

Bismarck is again the clean shaven person
as to his chin, that he used to be.
Dom Pedro, Of Brazil, is going to give
himself another vacation in Europe.
The death is announced of Lord Rokeby,
the last of the guardsmen who danced at
the Duchess of Richmond's (''sound of rev.
elry by night'') bali on the eve of Waterloo
and beat back the Frenchmen at Hougou-
mont farm house.
Mrs. Mackey says her daughter is not en-
gagged to Prince Philippe de Bourbon or any
other prince, and furthermore isn't going to
be, if she MRS. NJ can help it. Further
more, that the young woman, when she is
married, won't receive penny of dowry
down.
When Secretary Lincoln went away from
Washington he left Gen. Sherman in charge
of things as acting secretary. To friend
who asked him how he was getting along,
the general replied "Sp.endidly. For the
first time since l came to Washington there
is perfect harmony between the general of
the army and The secretary of war;"
The late James w. Sheehan of the Chlea-
60 Tribune has been great part of the
journalism of that city for an average life
time. He started the Chicago Times in 1854
and was for many years the next friend of
Stephen A. Douglas. He was an accom-
plished newspaper man of the old school,
fond of books and his friends, a gentle and
lovable man.
DR.. Gallaudet of the National College for
Deaf Mutes in Washington, says the Trib-
une, lives In an elegant house built in every
detail according to plans designed by him
when he was boy CT fourteen. In his own
room, on the high carved head-board of his
bed, hangs five pairs of tiny shoes the first
shoes worn by his little ones, of whose baby
steps the whitened toes and the wrinkled
uppers tell delightful story. He calls them
talismans against bad dreams.
A telegram from Danvlle, Kentucky. To
the Louisville Courier-Journal, says:-s'The
many friends of the confederate General 1.
Warren Grigsby will be pleased to learn that
his daughter, Miss Virginia, has, through
the aid of kind Republican friends, secured
lucrative position in one of the depart
ments at Washington. Miss Grigsby leaves
for the capital city in few days accompan-
led by the kindest wishes of hosts of friends.
She will be followed by her mother, Mrs.
Susan T. Grigsby, about the LIST of July"
Mr.. George Bancroft has arrived, writes
Newport gossiper to the Sun. He is daily
holding miniature leyees in the midst of his
gorgeous display of roses. In 1875 public
attention was first called to Mr.. Bancroft's
love Of ND ha In
he cultivated, and from that time to the
present he has had constant stream of
visitors each summer. It matters not how
many people visit him, he never sends them
away empty handed. He has a special Gift.
like Queen Victoria with her India shawls.
his being a bouquet of lovely roses. When
President Grant visited him the bouquet was
presented by Mrs. Bancroft Mr.. Ruther-
ford b. Hayes called in 1877, and received a
bouquet, and last year President Arthur had
several supplies from the beautiful grounds
OF the great historian: In few DAYS Mr..
Bancroft will take his daily horseback exer-
cise He rarely rides in a vehicle.
Another old-time abolitionist has passed
away, says Chicago contemporary. The
Hon. Zebina Eastman was born in Amherst.
Mass, in 1915. At IA years of aca-he was
apprenticed to the printing trade. Four
years later he became sole editor OF the Yer
mont Free Press. In 1887 when Elijah P.
Lovejoy was murdered ebya pro-slavery mob
at Alton, Mr.. Eastmaz had his attention so
forcibly drawn terthe 'sirrepressible conflict
that he went west and located in Ann Arbor.
Mich. In 1889 he first visited Chicago. but
remained only short time, as he thought
he saw tleld of more effective antl-slayery
work-efsewhere. In 1912 he returned and
egan the publication of the Western Citi-
zen. an Abolition journal which soon at
tanned to large circulation. In 1850 he
was delegate to the International Peace
congress, and 1861 President Lincoln APP
pointed him consul at Bristol. England. a
position which he filed with credit for eight
years.
The death of the Rev. Charles t. Brooks,
says the Brooklyn Chronicle, reminds us of
little aneedote. At tea party given by a
member of the Rev. DIR. Thayer's church,
the leading Orthodox church of Newport.
one summer evening some Is years ago, a
lady remarked to DR.. Thayer that she had
great mind to chide him for his intimacy
with that Unitarian, the Rev. Mr.. Brooks.
81 mast admit" said the reverend gentle
man, "that Mr.. Brooks and are very good
friends, and that am really fond Of him.
He is most delightful companion, and we
often go a-fshing together. To-day, howev-
er, while we were on the fishing ground he
shocked me by little exhibition of profani-
ty." Profanity exclaimed the Orthodox
sister, ''you don't really mean that Mr..
Brooks is profanep' ST must confess that
he was somewhat SO to-day" said good DR..
Thayer. "You see it happened thus: we
were at anchor with our lines out, Brother
Brooks, the skipper and I, when, after some
tedious waiting, the skipper cried out, /
had id good bite then, whereupon
Brother Brooks quickly responded, so did
Ipn