Telegram-herald., 1886-05-16

Roscoe Conkling's fee in the Broadway
case was $4,000.
Michael Dayitt j. 10 be the next Lord
Mayor OF London, they say.
Governor Fiizhugh Lee and his staff are
10 20 10 the Cincinnati May Festival.
John Strauss has become a naturalizsd
German citizen and Is 10 take a German
wife.
Ii is remarked that since bis wife died.
Mr.. George Bancroft has been losing in
terest in all he does. and even in his beloved
rose gardens.
Mr. Cleveland was honored in the chang
ing Of the name Of Ciayborne-st., New
Orleans, a. Cleyeland-st., but there is great
grOwl about II.
Ex.President Arthur is not suffering
from Brights disease. as has been reported.
His present difficulty Is excessive weakness
Of the stomach.
William H. English is busy with book.
not of personal "reminiscences, but one in
which shall be told the history of the law
makers of Indiana.
The interior decorations Of J. c. Flood :
new house in San Francisco. furnished by
a New York firm, are said 10 have cost over
eight thousand dollars
1t is rumored in court circle. that the
Grand Duke of hesse will marry the widow
of Prince Leopold, Duke of Albany, the
youngest son of Queen Victoria.
On invitation of its executive coulcil,
Hon. Elihu h. Washburse of Chicago. will
act as president of the American Exhibit
ton which will be opened in London next
May.
Mr.. c. G. Cressey. the California million
aire. began making money as a wOodchOp-
per- then hired a man 10 help him, and so
on till he employed hundreds of men and
got rich.
Before leaving his Florida home for the
summer, Joseph Jefferson gave piece OF
land in the vicinity for a school-house, and
ordered his teams TO haul the necessary
lumber.
General Lew Wallace says that during the
four years he was at COnstantinOple he saw
the American flag in port only twice, once
on a man Of-wssr and once on James Gordon
BENEFITS yacht.
The late William II. Vanderbilt is reported
TO have said not long before be died that
when man makes 100000 he ought TO be
contented and settle down to enjoy himself
To own more than 100000 will make any
man a slave
Senator Stanford keeps his parlor cal
standing ready for use at an instant's notice
The servants live in it night and day. and
the larder is never allowed to get empty.
He keeps over 5000 worth of rare wines
and WHISTLES aboard.
Professor Maurice Bernard, who died
April at Dresden has left his whole estate
valued at SIS, 900, TO Prince George of Prus-
STA, who was once his pupil. Was there
ever a prince" asks one, who left bis
whole estate 10 a professor? '
Senator Sherman and his side partner, A
L. Barber, who lays the splendid Washing.
ton pavements have cleared a cool round
million out of Mount Pleasant, which they
bought when it was farm property, and
have sold for from twenty to fifty cents a
foot They have half of their lots still on
hand, out of which to make another mil
lion.
Governor jeremiah NJ Rusk, Of Wiscon-
sin, is a self. made American, who begar
( life a a stage driver and has driven up bill
TO the executive chair. He entered th'
/ Union army at the outbreak of the South
ern rebellion as a Major, and came out Of i
as a Brigadier General. He was elected t.
| Congress three times. and is now Governor
a second time.
Senator Malone wants TO buy the Roc.
/ Greek Valley. 1000 feet wide, clear to tb,
Maryland line for park, and Congressmer
and Senators are asking questions abOu
7 T4operty ont there. Lots OF landowner
! along Rock Greek have been wearing clothes
I bought before the war and eating hog snC
} hominy. waiting for the government to come
/ along and buy their land at big prices.