The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1884-01-04
Notes About Notable People.

Madame Nisson's salary is $4,000 fer each
performance.
Senator Aldrich is the junior partner in a
wholesale grocery in Providence, R. L.
| There is only one Smith in the present Con-
gress, but the Joneses count four.
The Due de Chartres is the leading 5 inner
.on the French tnrf this year. His winnings
amount to $4,000.
Clara Morris is credited with buying 81 200
worth of Christmas gifts in New Orleans
which she sent TO friends all oyer the country
Nearly $4,000 has already been raised by
/ the ARMY of the Cumberland for the statpe To
| the late President Garfield
Senator Malone appears to be cold proof.
In the coldest weather he goes about Washing
ton, by day and by night without an overcoaI.
and with his Prince Albert G, at unbuttonsd.
| The late King Victor Emmanuel is not for
gotten BY his sui Jets. Up t. the LIST Of De-
| cember over 10000 names had been regi, tered
| on 'he DOCK ID the cemetery 10 which he sleeps
| Senator nddleberger, says Washington
| correspondent, is a tall, lank man, with hair
plsstered low dow on. his forehead and An ar
of wondt ring delight at finding himself ia suol,
high position
General Simon Cameron stated to an intar.
viewer in the West that the last time he hazard
| from his son the latter was much improved j.,
health and hoped to be able to resume his scat
in the Senate next Spring
Mrs. Rathbone, the unfortunate victim nj
the recent tragedy in Hanover. Summarized
PRESIDENT Lincoln when he fell wounded by
The assassin, and the dress she then wore
staiued by the Presidents blood il nreserved
as relic at the family Homestead in ALBANY.
Senator Sabin as met on lrain near ST.
Paul, Mimi, the other day by reporter.
Come you as newspaper mau?" be a ked an
the reporter Introduced himself s.Aysunt
then! I'll none of your Nevertheless. The
s ~, SINE r+porhr printed column and a
half interview wi him.
John b. Cough oontemplates a aepartura
from the lyceum platform to religious revival
ism He told reporter that profanity was his
beset'iug SIM He was not st all inclined To
intersperse his ordinary Conversation with
oaths, but when suddenly excited whopper
was apt 10 Pop out Of his mouth.
Anna Dickinson tells reDorter that IL
Shakespeare had got around to it in his life
time, he would have Rewritten tHamle
throughout; that the Prince was "a mere col
lese ooy;,' that be was of 'shrewd, keen dr.
positions" and that the character is s'emiuent
ly suited for wonian's capabilities"
Tolman Wheelsrsof Chicago, who has given
about $40 goo to religious corporations has set
apart piece Of land on Washington Boule-
ward near California street. for q theolocical
seminary, and to il he will add S1OO. 900 for tie
buildings and 100000 for the endowment of
the seminary.
II is stated that Millais, the painter. is to
be made bsronet. He has sufficient propertv
qualification, being worth million of dollars
and is earning large yearly income. BE will
De the nrst painter baronet, rs Tennyson has
been the first poet peer Mr.. MIilais's oplv
sl>ter is the wife of MIR. Lester Wallack.
There have been various painter knights ike
Reynolds, Lawrence, and Sir f. Leighton
General Hancock, when asked by reportsr
in Cheyenne, Col, the other day, il he would
decline apt Their nomination for the presidency,
said: well, L rather think / should ASH
SAID before, 1 am not much of politician.
do"eVer, such an event is not likely TO occur,
No man ought to seek the presidency, and ur-
der some circumstances he ought not to decline
it," N'o----'
Russell Sage told Boston Transcript re-
porter that there was no significance in Mr..
Gouid's retirement from the New York and
New England board. "He simply sold his
STOCK and went ont One little story that
trevails about New England inside AFFAIR." is
that Mr.. Gould kindly let his good friend Cy-
rus Field have about half million dollars
worth of the stock at about so.
one OF Senator Vanco's stories: In North
Oaroiina white man was arraigned for steal
ing chlckens from negro. The iurv was
composed OF seven white I1en and five negroes. |
anu one OF the latter was made foreman
Ihey came into court, aud the clerk demand |
ed: Have you agreed upon a. vtrdicr9, |
es, sah." "What is it?'' ''De iurv am |
gone Democrat, sab, and dc prisoner am NOT |
guilty" "''' A'O'
Gen. Logan TO New York reporter whom |
he met on Fifth avenue recently: az mnst |
refuse to be interviewed. The truth ia that |
nowadays single word or expression seems 10 |
grow ana expand into long and important |