Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1885-10-23
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Personal.
Cardinal Manning is writing an article
on the late Lord Shaftesbury for Merry
England.
Senator Gray-Bayard's SUCCESSOR
is said TO be one of the handsomest men
in Congress.
The cheap edition Of the Life Of
George Eliot " will contain number
Of letters never before published.
The famous "Junker" politician,
Herr Bunsen, will resign his seat in the
keichsiag on account of i'll health.
Queen Victoria will be asked to mark
the course Of the fftieth year of her
reign 10y reviewing her volunteer troops,
a. she did in 1861.
AIchdeacon tarrar, in his lecture on
Browning. declares that in insight into
human nature and the very heart Of
things The poet had 10 rival.
Since the appearance Of the photo
graph Of the Princess Of Wales in the
moT;ar-board and gown of her academic
degree a. q doctor Of music, hats have
been made of a similar shape aud are all
the rage in London.
Mary Murrree, tho Charles Egbert
Craadock Of the magazines, says she
will never mary. Miss Craddock pro-
baby believes in the Tom Sawyer the
DRY that the way to get anything is to
make believe you DO not want it.
The gift Of Mrs. Benjamin Pomeroy,
Of Southport, Conn, to her daughter,
Miss Mary Z. Poineroy. on tho occasion
Of her marriage on Wednesday, in Trini-
~ church, to Dr. Hugh Wells, Of New
York. YVES check for 100000.
Parnel's estate in Wicklow, already
rich in valuable stone, has developed a
new source Of wealth in mushrooms of
extraordinary size. One recently sent
to the Dublin market weighed four
pounds and measured more than foot
within the cap.
Lessee Harris Of the Drury-Lane,
Theatre. London, has startled that city
with novel advertisement. Crowds
of people daily gathered to look at
something that icsembled a balloon
with human figure clinging toit. The
figure was the ongy Of the hero in a
new play, Human Nature"
Old as tue saying is, there is one
thing the ayeTace woman will not do
confess her age. 4 western lecturer
recently advertised a lecture for ladies'
over twenty-five years Of age. The
lecturer was promptly OIL hand, bat the
audience consisted Of only one person.
the lecturers aged grandmother.
Lord Tcigumouih. who died in Eng
land recently. in bic uine-ieth year,
could remember sceing rorceya, Can
Mig. and Sheridan al III the House Of
Commons together lie vas man Of
much culture, greatly interested in PHI
lanthI0pic movements, and very rcli-
eious. lie lived for many years in
Edinburgh. bnt possessed d large estate
Ia thc North Riding Of Yorkshire and
Laugtor Hall.
Mrs. Rogers. The cattle queen OF
Texas, Inherited from her first husband
q hord Of 'crty Thousand cattle. Tho
wicow managed the business, and in
duc time married a preacher twenty
years younger than herself. who had
seven children. She attends 90 her
estate herself, rides among her cow
boys on horseback. anil can tell j1s;
what promising steer or COW Is worth
at any size or age.
Judge Lochrane, Of Georgia. is esti-
mated to lie worth s5oo.ooo Tie has
cue third Of that IN Atlanta real estate.
\ ice paid jointly by the East Teuues-
sec anu the Memphis and Charleston
roads gave him about Sl00,o 0Uin bonds.
His resignation as general counsel Cor
Mr. Pullman has never been accepted.
lie lives luxuriousIy, laughs heartily,
has a fancy (or fine equpage, and tho
roughly enjoy his prosperity.
ON Tho promises OF Senator Brown.
q Georgia, lives IN invalid female SER
vent whose health failed while she wa
in the service II his family. She re-
! .QuiIes the daily treatment Of : physi-
clan. who is paid by tue Senator to At
tend her. Regularly every morning
Senator Browns carriage drives TO the
door Of tho cottage which is allotted to
he invalid negro woman, she IS assisted
into il by the Senator's coaehman, and
is driven to see the doctor. la 'front.' OF
his oflico tie carriage waits until the
daily consultation is concluded, aud
then the woman is carried home.