The Portland daily press., 1884-02-01
Notes About Notable People.

Mrs. r. B. Hayes is attaining new dis
tinction as the owner of one OF the best
poultry yards west Of the Alleghanies.
Miss Aver, daughter of the late J. G.
Aver, for whom Prince Philippe de Bour-
bon 10 said to have broken his heart, is
about to marry Commander Frederick Pear
son Of tie United States navy.
General Sherman has been mach bothered
by people sending him letters without pre-
paying she POSTAGE and now refuses to take
letters" and thinks they should be sup
pressed as a 1rst-clsss nuisance.
Senator Cullom, of Illinois, is described
as q well Termed man, with thin, dark brown
hair and plain face. His shoulders are
broad, and droop somewhat over the desk at
which he sits. He is now f1fty-feur years
old, and does not rank with the millionaire
Senators.
The Emperor Of Japan has conferred up
on General Horace Capron, of Washington,
the second order of the Rising Sun, mark
of appreciation for the valuable services rem
dered by the latter to Japan, especially In
the development of the resources of the Is
land of Yesso. the most northerly of the
Japanese group. This is the first time the
order has been conferred upon a foreigner.
Lord Chief Justice Coleridge has written
a letter of thanks to the st. Louis bar for
handsomely engrotsed and bound copy of
the resolutions which they delivered to him
during his visit there. He concludes: 81
hope that my visit at least did nothing to
impair those feelings of respect and admira-
ton which your nation and mine do feel,
and. please God, will always feel, for ons
another"
Miss Susan B. Anthony has written cir
cular letter to all the members of the House
who we're not present when 1t was decided
not to continue committee on woman's
suffrage, asking them which way they would
have voted had they been present, the idea
being, if there is any chance of success, to
bring the resolution up again. The letter is
written by Miss Anthcny's secretary and
signed by Miss Anthony. One of the mem
bers noticing that the word suffrage was
written "sufferage," enclosed it to the Com
mittee on Civil Service with note express
sing some surprise that Ain old school teach
er should pass over such an error.
Seventeen United States Senators are
werta, in The aggregate, Sol, 350, 600 They
are fair OF Nevada, $1s,000,0oo; Miller OF
California, ~, Ge0, 600; Sawyer Of Wisconsin,
81. 600. 900: Brown CT Georgia, So, 200, COO;
Palmer of Michigan, $1,000, 200; Sabin Of
Minnesota, $4,000, 900; Bowen OF Colorado,
81, 600, 600: Hale of Maine, $1,000 900; Mil
er of New York, So, 900, 900; Don Cameron,
s5 ,ooo, 900; Plumb of Kansas, $500, 600; PEN
dleton of Ohio, 81, o00, G00s Sherman of Ohio,
s25o,ooo; Van Wyck Of Nebraska, $3.50, 600;
David Davis of Illinois, $4,o00,0OO; Bayard
of Delaware, 100000; Mcpherson of New
Jersey, $250,0oO.
An excellent portrait of Samuel Rogers,
the poet, has been presented to Harvard
College by DIR. William Everett, and it will
be hung in Memorial Hall. DR.. Everett has
pasted upon the back of the frame sheet of
paper containing short history of the pie
ture. 1t was painted about the year 1S47 by
Chester Harding, and by him sent In the
spring of 1S48 to Edward Everett, who was
then president of harvard College. By his
administrator it was presented to Sidney
Brooks. From him 1t was passed by win
to William Everett 1t 10 by him presented
to the president and fellows, in pursuance
of an intention expressed in letter OF Ed.
ward Everett to Samuel Rogers.