The Portland daily press., 1885-02-14
Personal Paragraphs.

President Arthur's sister, Mrs. McElroy,
says that Miss Cleveland is clever and at
tractiye, and is the possessor of much tact
and administrative ability.
Gov. Pattison, of Pennsylvania, says he
will not enter the Methodist Ministry at the
close of his official term, nor does he expect
TO be member of the incoming Cabnet-at
least, well, that is to say, you know, he
hasn't been asked yet.
In George Bancroft at Washington the
sixth of the Authors at Home papers, in the
Critic for Feb. 7, we learn that Mr.. Ban
croft has vivid recollection of having dis
cussed Byron with Goethe at Weimar and
Goethe with Byron at Monte Nero
Senator George and Representative Van
Eaton, of Mississippi, who called on Mr..
Tilden on Saturday, say they found that
gentleman enjoying better health than for
some time past, and that he personally
showed them over his magnificent Greystone
and its grounds. He still manifests a lively
interest in matters political.
Gen. Grant has recently repaid loan OF
$1,000 made 10 him last May, when the firm
of Grant & Ward failed, by man in Ian
singburgh, n. Y. The use of the money
was voluntarily offered for one year without
interest, and in returning it Gen. Grant
expresses his thanks and ez plains that he
had been able to earn the sum himself with
in the time specified.
1t is remarkable fact that in less than
one year, in 1s43'44, Maine had six differ
ent governors which number has probably
never been equaled in any state of The union
within similar period of time as follows.
Gov. Fairfield elected in 1S43, resigned; Gov.
Kavanagh, president of the Senate, 1913,
deceased; Gov. Virgil Delphini Paris, who
succeeded Gov. Kavanaeh as president Of
the Senate, 1913; Gov. Dunn, Speaker OF
the House, 1845, superseded by Gov. Dana
president of The Senate, 1874; GOV. Ander-
son elec.ed for the year 1874.
| One Of the duties of Judson Macumber
an intelligent colored man employed in the
Austin Texas Post Office, is TO cut daily
supply of kindling wood for the stoves ir
the building. A few days ago the supply
was short. ''Why don't you chop up two
or three days supply of kindlng wood, so WI
can always have some on hand?n asked
| Colonel DeGress, the Postmaster. sNo, sab
don't cut up no kindlin' wood for de da,
ahead We am liable to hab our headl
chopped off any minute, and / don't hab NJ
| kindlin' wood in de cellar for de Democratic
niggeh what gifts my place."
The Pail Mall Gazette invited the pur
chasers of its Christmas Extra to compet
for ten guinea pr'ze offered for the list o
the greatest ten living Englishmen. Abou
1900 persons responded. Mr.. Irving wa
deemed the greatest actor by 1887 Of them
, Lord Wolseley the greatest General by ], 160
| Mr.. Sala the greatest journalist by nearl,
| 900 and Mr.. Millas the greatest painter b.
about the same. Mr.. Ruskin was declared
to be the greatest writer Of 56S. No on
else received majority Of all votes cast TO
| candidates of his class
| A committee claiming to represent tn
youth Of italy propose to honor on Feb /
the memory of Gierdano Bruno, who Oh
that day in the year 1900 was burned as al
atheist in the Campo de Flori in Rome
Bruno was an ex-Dominican monk, who fee
Italy and visited several of the German uni
versities and other places north of the Alp
during the last years of the sixteenth cen
tury. But desire to see again his nativ,
land induced him to return to Venice, wher
he was betrayed by friend to the familiar'
| of the Three, by whom be was handed owe
| to the Inquisition.