The Portland daily press., 1884-12-08
Personal Paragraphs.


Gen. S. w. Crawford, one of the few sur
ter, is at Washington.
NJ. Stieglitz, the Russian millionaire, re-
Gently deceased, bequeathed 100000 rou-
bles to Nine. Sophie Menter, the pianist.
Savannah, Ga, claims to have among its
citizens young man who is second cousin
to Grover Cleveland and third cousin to
Belva Lockwood.
Gen. Mcclellan writes letter in which he
says that the Count de Paris as his aide-de-
| camp was all that a soldier and brave man
| should be.
1t is stated that two hundred copies of the
Lytton letters were distributed before the in
junction restraining their circulation was ap-
| piled for. Great eagerness Is displayed
among certain circles to obtain copies of the
| book, and 1t is understood that large prices
have been offered TO their possessor.
1t is stated that Nine. Patti will appeal
against the recent decision of the tribunal at
Paris granting the Marquis de Caux a di-
vorce from her. She POUNDS her appeal up
on the injustice of refusing her divorce
and granting one to Marquis de Canx, as the
decision entities him to all her property in
France.
Prince Edward of Wales will leave Cam
bridge at Christmas, and soon after leave
England for tour, in order, through Ger
many, Austria, Italy, Canada and the
United States. IT is not probable that he
will set up an establishment of his own for
two or three years yet, and when he does 1t
will not be-if his grandmother is still living
at Marlborough House, the story that that
house would be assigned to him being on
tirely groundless.
MI. Frank Vincent, Jr., the traveller and
author, has received from the king OF Cam
bonia the diploma and decoration of an Off
Ger of his majesty's royal order. The diple-
ma is engrossed in red, brown and black up
on sheet Of yellow parchment two feet
square. The decoration, of gold, with red
and blue enamel, is in form cross with
eight points surmounted by the imperial
crown, all richly chased. The order is be-
slowed upon Mr.. Vincent ''for services rem
dered to the kingdom Of Cambodia" in his
publication OF "The Land of the White Ele-
phant."
lady residing in Erie, Pa, has in her
possession perfume bottle that was once
the property Of Gen. Lafayette. 1t is scarce
ly larger around than ones finger, although
seven inches in length. The lady and her
husband entertained Gen. Lafayette upon
his last visit to this coubtry, and upon leav-
ing his room in the morning he LETT the bot
tie upon the dresser behind him. The lady
Immediately seized upon the article as a me-
mento, tying the cork in with a bit of
thread, and TO this day the remainder OF the
perfume and cork are in the bottle as the
general left them.
A tall, handsome girl in the Horace Bin
ney school, Philadelphia, applied recently to
the board of education for permission 10
change her name She exclaimed tearfully:
"Tbe name of Burehard is burden to me.
Our neighbor sannoy me by calling me Rum,
Romanism and Rebellion whatever that
may mean. 1t must be something pretty
bad, for people who used to love me and
treat me kindly now sneer at and revile me
in the street on account of my name. MY
name is Barchard, and never did anything
to disgrace it. don't know why people
treat me so cruelty; but, please sir, tell me
how l can get il changed"