The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1883-01-08
MOSTLY Personal.

The remains of John Howard Payne,
the author of Home Sweet Home" were
yesterday shipped from Tunis for the
United States.
Mile. Pepita. Offeabach, daughter of the
late lamented composer, was married re
Gently in Paris to Mr. Prosper Brindejoint.
an officer in the French navy.
! Queen Victoria is not expected to go to
/ Berlin to attend the silver wedding of the
Crown Prince and Crown Princess. The
| Prince of Wales will represent her
| A London dispatch says that 1.-THE Harry
| Stevens collection of documents relative
to DR.. Benjamin. Franklin has been pur-
chased by the United States Government"
The Chicago Saturday, Roentsg Herald
| is of The opinion that the Eoenfaag Journal
| represents the sober and good tempered
intelligence of Chicago That is about
as it is.
Bonnets are now made of leather. When
aman wants his boots tapped, his wife is
supposed to be ready to sacrifice her
leather bonnet--if it has been worn more
than twice.
Rumor hath it that the recent visit of
Bishop Perry. of the Episcopal diocese of
Iowa, TO the east, resulted in a donation
of $4,000 for Griswold Qowa) College,
from Miss Wolfe, of New York.
The Duke of Edinburgh was recently at
tackled with an ''indispesition" because
the Queen objected to his appearance in a
public concert for which his name, as vic
linist, had been billed.
About a month hence ex-senator Simon
Cameron, of Pennsylvania, and Charles A.
Dana, of the New York San, Will leave
New York in palace car for San Francis
co, to spend two month on the Pacific
coast.
A Washington rumor is to the effect
that Secretary Folger has determined to
give up his house in Washington or the
18th instant, AID in this connection it is
said that he will succeed James Russell
Lowell as Minister to England.
Henry d. Moore, ex treasurer of Penn
sylvania, has been chosen president of the
Mutual Trust company, of New York, and |
Congressman Charles B. Farwell, of iii |
nois. and ex Secretary of the Treasury
Boutwell,, of Massachusetts, vice presi- |
dents.
Mr.. T, Polk, the absent and defaulting |
state treasurer of Tennessee, is a nephew
of ex President James K Polk, is 81 wears |
of age, graduated at West Point, was an
officer in the Confederate army, lost a leg |
al Shiloh, and served on General Folks
staff. When last heard from he was at |
Milan, Italy.
DIR. Sarah Hackett Stevenson. Chicago's
lady physician and scientist,
gave reception to Miss Emily Faithful,
The English phianthropist, at her residence
on Michigan avenue yesterday afternoon.
About 400 ladies were present during
lie afternoon to pay their respects to the
famous humanitarian.
Jay Gould is changing his habits. He
S now accepting invitations to dine and to
attend receptions, ard is frequently seen
n New York society. Thre are good
many people who believe that Mr.. Gould
reeds rest, and would feel relieved in their
minds il he would make that tour around
he world that has been talked about.
Flotow, the composer of Martha" who
las been for some time past suffering with
is now totally blind, and his
physicians say he will never recover his
light He is now So years old, and re
ides in Dartnstadt, Germany. 1t is strange
low MANY eminent musicians have been |
fiji ted with blindness-Bach, Handel,
facfarren, Smart, and now Flctow,
Anton Rubenstein is also troubled with |
ataract.
Mr.. j. III. Langtry, a merchant of Bos-
On. who happened to return from Europe t
n the same steamship with the sister of s
be Jersey Lily, thus giving rise to rumor
bat the husband of the English actress had =
ecretly made his appearance on this side
t the Atlantic, asks the press TO deny that
e is in any way related to the alleged !
eauty His friends and acquaintances
ave been poking fun at him until he says,
fe has become burden.