The Portland daily press., 1885-02-11
Personal Paragraphs.

Last Saturday was Mr.. Blaine's fifty-ffth
birthday.
Elk Ex-Governor Begole of Michigan has been
mentioned" for cabinet position.
John Bright in recent letter complains
of the "deplorabe state of British morali-
ty."
Beverly Tucker of Virginia expects to
his volume of "reminiscences ready for publ
cation in November.
Mr.. r. G. Jervis, a brother of Lord st.
Vincent, who was killed in the late battle
in the Soudan, is carrying on an extensive
farm near Lemar, Iowa.
Charles 81. Reed, who was counsel for
Guiteau, is asking Congress for compensa-
ton. He says he never had cent for his
six months work.
Lieut.. William Stanton, U. S. N, and
Miss Mary Louisa Burnett of New York
were married at Newport, Z. l., Thursday
afternoon in the presence of large am, dis
tinguished company of relatives and friends,
They will reside in New Mexico.
Mrs. Frederick Nelson of New York,
sister of Fred Gebhardt MRS. Langtry's
worshipper), has been converted to Roman
Catholicism by Mgr. Capel. Mrs. Nelson
has an inherited estate which gives an IN
come Of $1,000 a month. She is young,
beautiful and accomplished.
Baron Hochschild, Minister of Foreign
Affairs of Sweden and Norway, has written
recently to John L. Stevens an autograph
letter warmly appreciative of his "History of
Gustavus Adolphus," commencing its i'm
portance and value as a literary work.
Baron Hochschild is an accomplished
scholar, speaking several languages, and
was formerly for years ambassador at the
Court of st, James.
John G. Emo attended the opera, the
''Chimes of Normandy" in Quebec a few
nights ago. When the old mser Gaspard,
gloating over his gold, repeated aloud, !'iThere
are no defauting bank presidents here,' all
eyes in the hall were instinctively directed
towards Emo, who colored up to the roots of
his hair, and appeared to find his seat ex-
ceedinglv uncomfortable for the remainder
of the evening.
In recent letter George G. Min says: st
have been blamed great deal for essaying
to play leading roles, but the public has
never known that first of all applied to Mr..
Edwin Booth for subordinate position in
his company, and was met with distinct
declinature, for which I have since been
extremely grateful. have won success by
myself, and, being in America, I still have
the audacity to work at the trade of my
choice, although among the follies of my
youth is numbered a temporary occupation
of the pulpit"
Jay Gould had intended to make an ex-
cursion on his yacht, but thinks big rise in
afoa1zn sc ~ IL
stay at home till March LIST. He says there
will be harmony among Western roads, a
year, now. Everything he continued,
points to an improved condition of affairs
in commercial circles. We are now export
ing about $50, ZOO, 900 more than we are i'm
porting, which must add to the wealth of
the people everywhere. The cars and en-
gines OF all the railroads are taxed to their
utmost in all directions. Grain is being
moved freely, and my advices indicate that
business is improving at all points,"
The venerable DR.. Peabody of Harvard is
much noted for his benevolence. One
warm day in summer he was coming into
Boston from Cambridge. He had just left
the horse car, and was hurriedly turning
the sharp corner near the Revere House,
when he came near colliding with an old
gentleman. The elderly looking individual
stood with his hat off, wiping the perspira-
ton from his brow, but he held his hat in
such position as to give the appearance
that he was begging. DR.. Peabody, seeing
only the hat, dropped quarter into it with
his customary kind remark. DR.. Oliver
Wendell Holmes, who was holding the hat,
put the quarter into his pocket, solemnly
thanked DR.. Peabody and passed on.