The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1885-03-05
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PERSONAL.
Lulu Hurst, "the Georgia wonder"
having lost her magnetism, attributes |
the loss to the fact that she shook |
hands with so many newspaper men
The late duke of Buccleugh left in
his will directions for the manage
ment of his estate for 1900 years in the
future. This is why they call the
Scotch "canny."
Mr.. Carl Schurz, replying in Little
Rock to the toast, "The Excellency
and Permanency of the American
Government" said that it would be
permanent as long as it was excel
lent.
The London Post says that Chinese
Gordon when hating between two
opinions always sought divine guild
aAce" by tossing up half-penly. 1t
wonders if he followed his custom be-
fore making up his mind to go to the
Soudan.
Nine. Ristori thinks that the south
needs musical culture. While she
was playing in Athens, Ga, she says
that the local orchestra played "Billy
In the Low Grounds" during the exc
cution of the earl of Essex, and allow
ed Queen Elizabeth to yield up the
ghost to the tune of "Dixie."
President Cleveland is reported to
have said that once every four years
100000 people begin to write letters
at once, and that just now he is get
ting them. One reason the American
people eject president is to have
some one to write letters to.
They say that Mr.. William H. Van
verbilt's fortune has, by unfortunate
investments, dwlndled down to one
halt what it was IN 1881, and that now
he is worth barely $l00,OO0,O00. This
is sad, but perhaps he is just as well
off as though he were rich.
The emperor and empress of Rus
STA have entered gay life again, and
are attending the theatres and giving
balls, much to the delight of their
subjects. Dynamite, however, is as
powerful as ever, and it would occa-
sion no surprise were it to begin its
tantrums again in st. Petersburg.
A good one is told on Pierce Young.
When he was the youngest and hand
soonest brigadier in the army of Vir-
gin1a he attended ball in full uni
form. AS he strobe across the floor,
his sword dangling and his spurs
jingling, a pretty girl, with the fear
lessness Of youth and beauty, said:
General, why didn't yea just ride
inY
"Well, Mr.. Smith," said large soap
manufacturer at fashionable eve
ming party to New York journalist
who was there as a guest and not as
reporter, 81 suppose you will write up
full account of the affair tonight
for your paper2" Possibly" replied
the journalist, forcing smile. "And
by the way" he added, 81 wish you
would just book my order for couple
of cases of laundry SOAP"
M. Wilson, son-in-law of President
Grevy, in answer to correspondent
who asked if the president would be
candidate for reelection on the eX-
piration of his term in December, re-
piled: mo, certainly not; he is so
overworked from the performance of
his duties he cannot think of re-elec-
ton" NJ. Crews duties are about
the same as those of the fgurehead Of
ship.
People do not generally boast that
their ancestors were blacksmiths, but
the wife of DR.. Belossa of New uaven,
Conn, shows with pride relic of her
blacksmith grandfather, Carl Nicho-
las. 1t is a meerschaum pipe set in
silver. When Napoleon Bonaparte
was young man in Italy he was
smoking this pipe while Nicholas shod
hi hC In orlT
done Napoleon handed the smith the
pipe along with his fee.
Minnie Hauk will make her entree
at the Royal opera house, Berlin, in
April, after an absense of two years.
The favorate prima donna has been
invited by the Intendant General of
the Imperial theatres to appear there
in Mignon, Faust, Tanning of the
Shrew, Daughter of the Regiment,
and last, but, in this instance, certainly
not least, in her great part of Carmen.
Minnie Hauk is now singing in Swift
zerland and South Germany to
crowded and enthusiastic audiences.
G. II. Holmes, president of the Chi
cago Railway Company, says that the
cable railways of Chicago carry 10000
people every day. The system has
numerous advantages over horse rail-
ways. 1t is more clearly; 1t does
away with great deal of noise; real
estate increases in value instead of de-
creasing by the introduction of cable
roads; the system is less liable to de-
lays from snow-storms and other nat
ural causes, and, besides all these ad-
vantages, more people can be carried
on cable railway than by thor
oughly equipped horse railway.
In the collection of British state
jewels kept in London Tower are half
a dozen crowns, the royal wand, a
solid stick, 3 feet inches in length,
the royal communion service, three
large fonts, all of solid gold, out of
which the royal children are baptized,
besides numerous other valuable pres
opts that have been presented to the
state by friendly soverigns. The en-
tire collection is valued at $15,0O0,0OO,
much of which sum Is represented in
the rare stones that grace the Gowns
and scepter, the famous Kohinoor, the
second largest diamond in the world,
being one of them.