Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1885-01-03
PERSONAL.

ERNEST HARTLEY CoLERiDeE Is at " work
on u new memoir of his grandfather, famous
in literature.
Mr.. GLApsroSE's principal objection TO
American axes is that their handles are not
cut OF a, right angles
CHARLOTTE BRoNTEs nurse, eighty-two
years Of age, is an inmate OF an English
workhouse. Her name is Nancy Vain
wright.
II. r. wEssoN, Of Springfield, Mass, has
sent $1,000 contribution to the fund of sloo,-
600 TO relieve the personal effects of General
Grant from mortgage liability.
ELLEN TgRRN's dog, fox terrier and a
gift from the Prince OF Wales, came nearly
being stolen by thieves in Pittsburg who ex-
rccted to get $500 ransom for the brute.
REV. JAMES DE NoRuASpIr, who is to
conduct the CnitdridR Rcricr, beginning
with the January number, is pastor of the
historic old First Parish church In Boston
REV. LoRn PErRE is the first Catholic
priest who has sat in the British House of
Lords since the time of James H. lie took
his seat several weeks ago, wearing his cas-
sock and q Roman collar, along with the oili-
cial robes of his civil office.
Dr. JAMES II. HARRIS, physician of In
danapolis, who died on Friday, left a will
directing that "no funeral he held over his
corpse, and that his body bc taken directly
from his late residence To the dissecting
table" His wishes will be complied with.
BISHOP HuGH MILLER THOMPSON, of
Mississippi, advises the Protestant Epsco-
palians not TO employ negro clergymen for
the southern negroes. Separate congrega-
tions with white rectors are what he recon-
mends. He believes that the blacks enter
tain no respect for ministers of their own
color.
ARCHDEACoN DUNBAR. the Noncon-
formist, has opened at Noting Hill, what he
calls " A New Musical Church." where the
| services consist of elaborate exercises and
sensational sermons ON Advent Sunday
evening the choir broke down singing the
Magnificent" whereupon the archdeacon
roared out Stop! Try that over again -
CHARLES q. LELAND, {" Hans Brett.
mann") once met Bret Harte at an English
| dinner party. A lady begged Harte to re,
! peat The Heather Chnee," and he did not
| know 1t whereupon Leland arose and said
that anybody could write poem, but tina;
it required genius to he able 10 get il by
heart and repeat it and that he would Illus
trate it by speaking the piece " in question
| which he did
DIR. FREDERIC ELIOT, deceased, whose
services during the war of the rebellion. and
whose wise methods of practice since thai
time will not be easily forgotten, was alst
! noted for his common-sense views of health
He was once accused of being overcareful in
providing for the wants Of his stomach Ii,
replied If my stomach is in working
order, am in working order when | tax,
good care Of my stomach, it takes good car,
| of me-
STEVE ELKINs' four little boys were al
converted to he sound Democrats by theii
Jacksonian grandfather while their dad wa,
trying TO help J. q. H. The climax wa
reached on the morning before election, " her
7-year-old Steve, ir., announced triumph
antly to his father that they had induced
:-Geir governess to promise to vote for Cleve
land. 4 day or two after election one of tn,
youngsters was heard announcng-to tn,
utter discontinue of his father-that I" al
the men in our family voted for Cleveland. =