The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1884-02-08
PERSONAL GOSSIP.

The revelation published by tho editor OF the
Ereuzzeitnng gives m interesting view =.
Prince bismarck 25 years ago, when the young
iiplomatist was lending his active support to
INC Conservatives, and WIS divided between
lear of revolution and distrust OF Austria. The
chancellor, though he has always hated the
press, has always shown n due consciousness oi
Is mower, and has used it as successfully rs
INV statesman in Europe; 80 that II is inter-
esiing to know that he served ms time, SO 10
peak, us an apprentice in journalism ana ior
, considerable period contributed Articles
Yearly every day to the kreuzzeltung. . sun,
mid the man of blood and iron even IN iooo'
~ cannot deny like Khalif Omar, have
,ertain longing, not only to annihilate all
hooks. except the Christian Koran, but also 10
lestroy the means of restoring them Inc art
of printing is the choice weapon oil Anuchrist'
3RIpeE1 KELLEY died at Utica, N. T., aged
aearly LOG years. She went to Utica oo years
,go from county Mayo, Ireland
SENATOR LAMAR has always been noted az
being fine scholar, and between him and
Senator ingalls, it isa question which stands at
The head of the Senate, writes Washington
correspondent. Lamar is a beautiful writer,
and he IL fond of classical allusion. lie rarely
makes long speech on the hoor, but often
commences, speaks 20 or 30 minutes, and then,
growing nervous, asks leave TO print the rest
Of his speech. His family is one oil the Oldest
and most noted Of the South, Mirabean d.
Lamar was the first President OF Texas when
it became republic. Henry L. Lamar was
the candidate for governor OF Georgia IN 1901,
when Joe Brown was elected, and there were
several Iainars in the late war. The editor Oh
the Macon Telegraph and Mesengeris Lamar,
and in fact you will find item all along the
lines of Georgia history. This Senator Lamar
was born in Georgia. He has been iour terms
In Congress- two before and two after the war.
He was rabid secessionist, and jeff Davis
sent him to Russia as his ambassador. he has
| five years more to serve in the United States
Senate, and he is only So years old.
Mrs. JAMES MORAN died in Bangor, Me-,
aged lO4 years. She came from Ireland.
| Miss EMILY FAITHFUL is going to Trollope
| America-perhaps, although she is too good
natured, and has too many friends here, to be
very severe on us. To n Salt Lake reporter
| she said recently: ~ have been requested to
prepare n book under the title of Three Visits
record of observations here during the past ten
years."
GEN. GRANT still maintains his eminence as
the one man in public life who knows when his
ideas on any given subject have run out and he
has nothing new TO say. If there were more
such men Congress would be a more decent
body. He said the other day: 81 am too I'M
well to discuss the Mexican treaty for publica'
ton. have said previously so much on the
subject of its importance that anything would
say now would be but repetition Of what
have said before"
4 MATTHEW ARNOLD, poet, critic, and con-
descending patron of America, was gently "sat
on by clever New England schoolmarm.
Going through the various departments OF the
girls high school he praised certain work OF
one of the pupils very warmly, ending by say
ing, ~ don't believe l could do that myself.
ooh, yes, Mr.. Arnold" replied the quick-wittee
Young teacher who was showing the work, ano
who was offended by the insistent patronage o.
the visitors manner, "perhaps you could do i
If you tried.'
president Folks widow is still socially
active in Nashville.
MAST, the caricaturist, has recovered hi
health by travel. He was in Washington a,
last accounts.
Mrs. s p. WAGNER, who died recently il
New Orleans, was one of the girls who
strewed flowers in the pathway OF Gen. Jack
son on his return from the battlefield OF Chal
mette, and she danced with Lafayette when III
visited this country.