The Sunday herald. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1866-1887, 1885-12-27

as II now exists" "But," asked, ''can you deprive
an officer u his commission In that way?" Soon
gress," said the member, "can do anything. We did
Just this very thing In 1906 or 1850, and again In
1870. SO the question ia settled. intend to intro
ducc these two bills, and let tho country understand
something that has long been puzzle"
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PERSONS AND THINGS.
Mrs. LanRtry's engagement to Freddie Gebhardt
ls announced In the Paris Morning Ne,cs.
The revolution In Mexico Is over 1t will soon be
time for new one. 1t comes with as ccrtai pc.
riodcity as the annual revolution OF this world
around the sum-
The Macon Telegraph has discovered the alarm.
Ing fact that there are no Smiths In Congress and
no Smiths In the Ohio Legislature. There Is cOnso-
la,ion In the fact that there are Browns in both.
In humorous speech at Forefathers' " cele-
braion In New York, Congressman Reed styled the
stately Senate the Paris OF American politics. where
all good American statesmen expected TO go-befOre
they died.
The mad dog epidemic has Travelled from Newark
N. j., TO East Orange, where citizens armed with
shot-g guns and clubs have taken the law In their own
hands and killed such dogs were known to be suf
ferlng from rabies.
Mrs. Cornella Winfield Scott, wife OF Col. II. L.
Scott, formerly of the United States Army, and
daughter OF the late Lieut. Gen. Winfield Scott died
last Monday Of paralysis at the University Hospital,
In Baltimore, aged sixty years.
A three-column list OF nags who have trotted
mile In 800 or bster during the season Of 1885 Is
published in the Boston Globe. These are fast
times. Not many years since $40 gait, :" and the
old horse blowin'," was considered good record.
Washington correspondent having published
that the Treasury Department paid si1 per column
for the mourning articles when the Vice President
died, others are wondering why no newspaper was
half 80 liberal In paying them for writing columns OF
obituaries.
Among the most distinguished dead of the year
about to pass away were President Grant, Vice
Presidents Hendricks and Colfax, Senators Gwlnn,
Toombs, and Sharon, Governors ID. Gratz Brown
and George B. Mcclellan. Cardinal McCl1skey, DR..
Vanderbilt, and Gen. Mcdowell.
Gen. c. j. Paine has sold the world-renowned
yacht Puritan and will construct new soop, after
designs by Mr.. Edward Burgess, of Boston, which
he expects will beat the Puritan. Lively times may
be expected In yachting circles next spring, when
the Britlshers send over new yacht TO challenge
for the America cup.
During his eight years Of diplomatic service James
Russell Lowell has never resigned his position as
Professor Of Belles-Leters In Harvard University.
He has been rated each year as "absent on leave"
but last September he returned to active duties He
gives course In Italian on Dante and one in Span
the charge OF Charles Eliot Norton. The courses
are as popular as ever.-Graphfc.
At recent meeting OF the "Ncw York Farmers
exPresdent Arthur gave his experience as
farmer. lie said he had given considerable atten-
tIon to farming for the last six or eight months be-
cause farming seemed to be the only occupation
proper for an eX-Presldent to indulge ill., He re-
lated some Of Senator Evarts's experiences as
farmer. The Senator, he said, was rich enough to
carry on the occupation to perfection. In fact he
used TO say to his guests ut his country house,
" Which vii! you have-mlk or champagne? 1t
costs me Just abont the same" The milk was in
variably declined.
In the course OF lecture at an entertainment
given In New York by the "Committee on Intel!ec-
tual Advancement of the Independent Order OF Free
Sons of Israel" Mr.. j. p. Solomon, editor of the
Hebrew Standard, advised the Hebrew young men
to become mechanics, rather than tradesmen, re-
marking, according to the report given In the New
brews are drummers, 25 per cent. practitioners at
law, mot liwyersS and the remainder reporters p"
Mt Solomon'sadvice may or may not be wholesome,
In this country have reached the highest plane as
lawyers, and have been distinguished in every pro-
than the people OF any other race or creed, should
give up the learned professions or abandon trade.
All sorts OF stories are told of Charles Foster, the
famous spirituallst, who died recently at Salem,
Mass. Foster WIS frequent visitor TO this city,
and had an extended acqul intance among the most
prominent men of the country. Speaking OF some
of the wonderful things lie did as medium, writer
" Another time at q sitting In Salem there was
present an actress whose name don't remember.
She had married a man named Lander, who became
general, and was killed short time before this In
battle. lMrs Gen. Lander was Jean Davenport-Rd,
Giobe) Foster said to her: You go down in the
lower entry, and there you'll find the spirit you wish
to see.' She went down, and there was u handkor-
chief with her husbands name written across 1t In
peculiar shade o. red INK Then the ice was broken
and his IAN airs. She has believed In spirltualsm
ever SINCE"
Hugh J. Campbell, the leader In Dakota politics,
whom the inchoate State Legislature of Dakota
honOred with an ovation, has been the exception to
the rule that ga rolling stone gathers no moss,
Born In Virginia, he removed early to Iowa, where
he was conspicuous figure In local aud State poll
tics. In 1862 he removed to Louisiana, where his
peculiar talent for political jobbery soon manifested
Itself. lie framed the Infamous election laws OF
that State by means of which her electoral vote was
stolen for Hayes, and served as major general
Of the State militia and judge Of the Fourth District
Court Of New Orleans After the collapse OF the
came TOO hot for him, and M Hayes rcwared s
faithful II not merltorous services with the APP
pOlntment OF United States attorney for Dakota lie
was Still In that embryo State at last accounts. His
career there has been equally crooked as II was 10
Louisiana. Such IL the man whom the Dakota
In State sovereignty delight to honor.
Among The Richest American estates ever gathered
Is that OF the Aston family. Efforts made 10
ceal the enormous figure that would express tho
so0Oo,OOo Is not an extrayagant estimate. The es-
tate OF william II. Vanderbilt was saoo,O0O,oOo A.
7. Stewart was worth at the time OF his death fully
500 oOo,0Oo large part OF which has gone one way
yns he Win Gsi ae aSa sas
more as he pleases TO make. Armour, the Chicago
hog-packer, is worth si5,ooo,Oo0. Mackay, whose
step daughter the child OF California canip-barber,
married the prince OF the ancient house OF ColOnna
Is worth Mt least slO,00O.000 and Fair, his former
eas t a EaSa j. n 0 nsr
the Ex-Governor, has s30,000,00o. James Gordon
Bennett, one Of the richest OF the younger men Of
Wolfe, the wealthiest spinsier In the country has
nearly $4,000 900, and is The last OF her lne.Ne,c
YORK World.
A decidedly novel claim is being prepared for the
Military or War Claims or some other committee, to
be presented to Congress by the " soldiers friend"
Hon. ii. d. Lowering. 1t Is Just ayear or two beyond
Its majority, having reached the age of
bnt mas never before cast In It's lot with the some six
or seven thousand bills that take their chances OF be-
Ing pigeon'holed in Congressional committees. one
Richard August Neurt. native OF Landau, Bavaria,
came to America when eleven years OF age. and In
1869 enlisted In the Forty second Massachusetts
Regiment. While In the field he received notice
from the Bavarlan Consul In New York that he had
been drafted In the Bavarlan army. lie applied for
a sixty-day furough TO enable him to present him
self In Bavaria and contest the draft on the ground
Of American citizenship, modest request politely
refused He then wrote his father to procure him
substitute Tor the bavaran army, which the Old
gentleman did, at cost OF s3ia. After some corre-
spondcnce through the foreign aud domestic crcunl-
locuton onlces, the Bavarian government declined
TO refund the ss42, on The ground that the money
was paid 10 hrd party, and not Into the Bavaran
treasury, With divers other good and sub
santal reasons. Application was then made to
Seward, who automatically declined, for
want OF available funds. Now Mr.. Neurt, ST., be-
Ing wise Ia his generallon prudeny determined not
10 accept Mr. Seward advice TO "appy to Congress
for relief" So the claim rested Now Neurt, ST. has
gone TO the good place where tho wicked cease from
aud applicants for Congressional bounty
are at rest. But before departing no made will |
wse man, In which he left, az II were, this s9i2
claim upon the conscience OF Congress to his son, |
the aforesaid Richard August Neur, for Ia dividing
up his small property he deducted from Richards
share the sum paid for the Bavaran substitute. |
Hearing OF the zeal with which the Honorable
Lowering undertakes any thing aud everything In the
soldier line, Richard has placed his claim In the
Congressman's hands. We expect
to hear from II next hill day, when the Ma are
reached Ia the call OF the House; Ia fact We expect
to hear OF II semi annually from now on indefinitely
aud TO see II as often In print In fact, we have no
doubt that many times more than s3l2, will DO
spent IN printing the Same and the proceedings
thereon IN tue Congressional Record, In bill FORM
aud IN tue way OF committee reports, hut unless
Richard August Neurt shal, come TO Congress
himself, or some one OF his lineal descendants shall
nave the honor OF representing Boston aud the Neurt
claim IN that body, we never expect TO chronicle rs
passage.