Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1885-03-26
PERSONAL.

L B. spsece, aged so years, = promi-
pent contractor aud builder, dropped dead
Sunday fat his residenos In Chicago.
Daring the late war he WAS major In the
Seventh Pennsylvania Reserves.
George D. MAoan, formerly OF this city,
ia now the popular mAnsgsr OF Milwsu-
kss, Wis, skating rink, the lady patrons
Of which recently presented him with =
handsome gold watch and chain, In ap-
probation OF his courteous attention TO
their welfare.
President Cleveland has rented pew
in the First Presby terian Church OF
Washington, Of which the Rsv. DR. Sun
der!and, ex. chaplain Of the United States
Senate, is pastor. The Ptesident's pew
wss occup pied 4 Sunday ly his sisters,
Miss Cleveland aud Mrs. Hoyt.
Yesterday week was the 4s!h ami
yeraary Of the birth Of President Cleve-
land, and most Of the large number Of
CALLERS upou him congratulated him upon
the occasion. A little girl, to whom the
President had bsen particularly kind .
few days before, sent him handsome
bouquet Of yiolets with her card, wishing
him the compliments Of the season.
CHARLES H. B. Day, Esq., now serving
his sixth consecutive year as president OF
the town council Of Dover, was Monday
week presented by deputation Of his
fellow ioWpsmen with = handsome gold
headed cane, inscribed as testimonial
from the oitizens OF Dover. John R.
Nicholson, Req, m de the presentation
speech. at tho last eleclion there was .
contest for the cfios, aud AIR. Day was
re elected by a msjority oi three.
Dan Rice, the clrous clown, is running
a lO. cent oirous in the ench qusrter OF
New orleays. He talks sadly OF the good
vld days whsn bis Plotting Palace was
| the sensation on the Father OF Waters,
nud thous apde upon thousands OF people
av armed from far aud near TO eee him.
He gave kn entertainment few nights
ago when not 800 psrsons ware present,
and about one-third Of those we're pro-
fessioua al aud other desdheads.
Slnos the election Of Ex-Governor Stan
ford Of California to the United States
Senate, various ne vspapers have pub
lished reports that the heslth Of the sen
ator Ia failing; that his mind has been
Affected by the loss OF his son, who died
| kDrOAu hpUut yohh Skot ehN sA~'
recently he has become convert tc
spiritualism. An intimate friend Of Sem
Ator Stanford says emphA'ically that the
senator's health is excellent; that his
intellect is ss sound as II ever Was, and
that he has not become spirituAlist
The senator has been in Washington I
couple Of weeks, and several Of his col
lesgues have expressed the opinion thA'
he is as we'll equipped for his publi'
duties as his friends could desire.
Madame FANNY DuohAuiour, who hsl
has just died at the age Of S9 years, wa
long . notable figure In New Orlean
society. She WAS q daughter Of DR.. Gar
dette Of Philadelphia, who came L
America In 1850 with . French expedi
tion. Madame Duchauflur WAS born o
DR.. Gardette's fret wife. The second wa
Zuline Carrere, mother Of MyrA ClArl
Gaines, who was consequently . step
sister Of the deceased, but some 10 year
younger. Madame Duohaufour hal
quite an eventful career, residing Of time
In PhilAdelphia. Nashville aud New
Orleans. In her youth she was beAusifu
and accomplished, and retained even II
old age q remarkable intelligence ant
vivscIty. II is said that she knew reall,
more Of Mrs. Gaines true relationship y
! Daniel Clark than has come 10 light.