The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1884-01-18
PERSONAL GOSSIP.


borne ON this Isle of Wight is marked by exs
IRENE quietness. She receives no visitotB.
Rosa BoSHEuR, the great genre painter,
has quite recovered her health, and writes to
her friends in London that she is about to re-
sumo her work at her home in Champagne.
Her hair has become snow white.
SENATOR BUTLER of South Carolina is pro
nounced the hondsomest man In the U. 8. Sem
ate, though MIR. Riddleherger can dispute the
palm in this respect. Senator Ingalls, is con-
sidered the best dcbater. Senator Morg II is
the best logician. Mcssrs. Ednunds and Gar
land are the ablest lawyers, while Senator
Vance is the finest rhetorician and best story
.eller,
"CHINEsE" GORDON, the famous English
general, whose career would be illustrious with
out its greatest achievement the suppression OF
ehe rebe lion Ia China twenty years ago-has
made sacrifice OF his position in tho British
army to accept the appointment of King Leo
pold, of Belgium, as SANKEY'S associate in the
work of the International African association
on the Congo.
LoRb WoLsELEY says he does not believe
in universal peace. and is OF the opinion that
there is coming over the world some terrible
war
OLIVER WENDELL HOLMES is expected to
visit England during the winter and make q
lecture through England and Scotland.
EDWARD WHYMrLR, the Alpine celebrity,
has lcn England for the ayowed purpose OF try
ing The ascent Of Mt. Kilima Marc, i'll equato-
rial Africa
JUDGE KELLEY, tho "iather OF the House, y
has apparently recovered his health entirely,
writes Washington correspondent. 1t is not
| oilea that man has u cancer cut out Of his
| ilca and RECEIVERS. The result in general is a
mere pro ongation OF his agony. Mr.. Kelley
had cancer in his mouth, very similar to that
of Ben Hill. But It is now certain that Kel.
I ley,s was not of such u malignant character.
| 1t was brought on by his lifs.long habit Of 60
ing to bed with a quid of tobacco in his mouth.
The pressure of this lump of poison upon the
inside of his cheek for number of years pro.
duced the cancer. He has stopped the use Of
| tobacco entirely now. He has had good
4 fright, and, of course, will now take no more
risks He is taking such good care of himself
| that doubt very much if he attempts to make
! Any more speeches. He has two children, Il
son and a daughter. The judge is very proud
of his daughter. She is an enthusiastic SUDDEN,
| of political economy, or rather of the political
economical system of which her father has
/ been SO long an earnest advocate. Last spring
she and her brother made visit to Europe,
and made walking tour through Germany
and France. The judge, like all men who
have hobby, rides it 10 death. He talks and
thinks about nothing but the tariff. His read
ing is all directed to that end His daughter
the pride OF his heart, is perhaps the one
| woman in America who thinks ut least, that
she knows something about the tariff question
OF Marshal Bazaine the English ILLUSTRATED
! Magazine says: 'No. q very grand soldier, II
/ the physical sense, this man, who i'll forty
years OF steady ,purposefu! duty had raised hun
| self from out OF the very ranks to the position
Of Marshal Of France. He was short. some
| what fat long in the body, short and bulgl
about the legs, and with puffy, rather pasty
face. But there were physical features tina
were to be marked iavorably. lie had good
] straight, manly eye; his mouth had habit o
setting itself firmly; his voice, rathe
| hoarse in its lower notes, had a clear-soundin!
ring when raised, as it many time had OF
| been raised to bid men follow Inn in thu
charge. He could be silent, and he could 81
still-two rare virtues III the lmperialis
| soldiery"
| DENIS KEARNEY, the "agitator, is peddlina
/ tea and coffee in booth in the neighborhood
Of San Francisco.
| Mr.. LABoUoHERE, of London Truth, says
Give to Ireland all the rights possessed by
each state OF the American Union and The
| Irish would ask no more.''
| THE will of Joseph Longwoith of Cincinna-
| Il, which was probatcd recently, gives his en-.
| tire estate. an ountng to S4,0b6, GOO, To hi;
two children, Nicho rs Longworih. recently on
the bench Of the supreme court OF Ohio, and
Mrs. Marie Longwor h-Nicholas, wife Of Col.
George Nicholas Of Opcrp Festival fame