Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1884-02-18
PERSONAL,

IRvrNc's receipts in Chicago last week
were els, 300
yrcroR HUGo has subscribed 5000
francs To the homeless of Paris.
GENERAL GRANT is reported as much
depressed in spirits by reason of his sick
ness.
WILLIAM WALTER PHELPS has" bought
an Is, 600 site for his proposed Washington
residence,
ADMIRAL CARR GL1N, who was made
heir to her estate by the late Miss Nelson,
the actress, is dead.
ScHAEFFER, the billiard champion, is
about to return from Paris to America ;
he has beaten NIgnaux.
REUBEN WoOD, the champion fly
caster of America, dropped dead from
heart disease at Syracuse, y. \.
J. B. MCCULLAGu, of the 81. Louis
GLOBE Democrat, thinks Arthur will be the
candidate, and the bloody shirt the issue.
GEORGE c. GoRHAM has severed his
connection with the Washington NIti07l!
Republican and departed for New York u
assume the management Of the D,Aw
baugh telephone company.
Miss CARRIE SHEADs. who, a. tAe
battle OF Gettysburg, earned national
reputation by her heroic conduct in sue
coriug wounded federal soldiers, died
ia Washington recently, where she was
a department clerk.
LADY RANDOLPH CHURCHILL aud Lady
Vaudeville overshadOwed all their Eng
iish competitors as OArmaids at the inter.
national ,asant festival, and the fatuOus
dudes who went there were deeced un-
mercifully, tho rule being to return no
change.
GENERAL SIMON CAMERON left New
Orleans for florida on Tuesday. He has
received great attention during his stay.
On Sunday he drove with Senators HOar
and Cameron TO Lake PUnchartTain aud
pointed out the reservoir which he dug by
contract fifty two years ago.
MARQUIS OF LETNsTER and Lady Her
miOne DuncOmbs, the beautiful daughte
of Lord Fsyarsham, were lately wed u
London. The bridesmaids, eleven in
number, are described as being all hand
some girls and all brunettes, which shows
that the reign OF The blonde is over, and
that her dark haired sisters have come
once more to the front.
PROF. 5. WELLS WILLIAMS, of Yale
college, two years ago fell and broke his
collar bone. This was closely followed by
paralytic shock, from which he recOy-
cred. About two weeks ago he began n
fail, and he died on Saturday. The first
professor Of the Chinese language at Yale
college, ne was, until late period of his
life, better known in China than in his own
country.
GEN. BooTu, of the Salvation Army
has been held guilty of deception au-
untruthfulness in one Of his recent rea
estate transactions. He took a theatre OF
q promise 70 properly maintain the lIquO
selling part of the business, and then di,
his best to destroy il by substitutin,
some tge:otal bibllous abomiuatiou fo
genuine whisky or beer. He has beel
fined heayIlYand compelled to restore tn
premises.
Hon. NJ, F. ELLIOTT, Democrati
congressman-a large, made a great hit il
the House the other day. He spoke or
the Chalmers Manning case, and n
| young member in twenty years has mad
better impression on the House. ii
spoke because be had TO speak, an
because he had something to say, and hj
modesty, his elOqueuCe, his carnestnes
and his strength OF argument were 5
equally mixed that he quite captured
House always jealous OF new member
lie spoke, not as q partisan, but as
lawyer, and by this one speech he has pu
himself high up among the big lawyers {
the House. He was warmly congratulate
| by sCOrcg Of Damocratg ard RApu blioaDs