The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1886-07-29
PERSONAL MENTION.

A Mr.. Saltery, of California, has dis
covered new gold mine in Silesia. The
name is suggestive, especially as it is now
two hundred years since the Sileslan mines
were abandoned.
Jules Verne, who, by the way, is now
fifty eight years old-has almost entirely
recovered from the effects of the pistol
shot wound inflicted upon him last March
by crazy nephew.
Senator Morrill, left Washington yester-
day for Vermont. He is improving in
health, but does not think it wise to re-
sumo his active duties as chairman of the
finance committee this session.
The Misses West, daughters of the Bril-
ish minister at Washington, have arrived
in England, and are spending the summer
with their aunt. Lady Derby. They will
return in time to resume their social du-
ties in Washington next winter.
Nine. Adam, the well known French Jour
nalist, writes from midnight to 4 a. m.
Her dress in her study consists of neg
lige costume of white silk, with pearls
about her neck, instead of collarette;
and with tiny red kid slippers on her
feet.
Announcement has been made of the
death of James Thomas Fallon, of Aus
tralia. He was born in Ireland in 1S43,
but for the past twenty five years, was the
principal promoter of the wine trade of
Australia, which has grown to great pro-
portions.
Mrs. Elizabeth d. B. Stoddard, the wife
of R. E. Stoddard, the poet, has written
three novels, besides being a prolific
writer of short stories and verse. She is
described as short and slender, with deli
cately marked features of the New Eng
land type.
John Bard, who was chief engineer of
the New York elevated railroads when they
were built, has been in an insane asylum
at Flushing, l.. l., since 1882. He is worth
fully million dollars, and efforts are now
being made TO procure his release on the
ground of partial recovery.
DR.. Hammond is described by the Athe-
n@um as writer who has a good deal to
say and an agreeable stock of knowledge,
but no great art as a story teller; and Mrs.
Dahlgren is set down as pompous to alb
surdity in her conversations, and as tex
pelling nature" in her characters.
The enterprising correspondents who
have been gushing over the disinterested
friendship existing between Mrs. Cleve-
land and historian Bahcroft's grand
daughter Susan now find themselves con-
fronted with the statement that these
ladies have never met. Life is simply peck
marked with trouble.
fhn l. I,,t =,
travelling around the world, sailed from
Constantinople for India on June %. He
was held nineteen days a prisoner In AT
ghanistan when within ten days journey of
Calcutta, and could easily have reached
his goal had the English military authori-
ties had not had strong reasons for not
letting him behind the scenes on the
British frontier.
DR.. j. l.. Suesserott, who died recently
at his residence in Chambersburg, was
once well-known in professional circles in
this city as professor of pathology and
therapeutics in the college of dental sur
gerry. He subsequently returned to Cham
bersburg and has been prominent in his
profession in the southern portion of the
state. He established the Jenner Vaccine
ldlih oOhho yOdlS ago, anu soub lub prO-
ducts to all parts of the world.
Senator Malone sat in the cloak room
the other day, says the Capital, discussing
the eccentricities of his colleague with a
number of senators of both parties, when
one of his companions remarked:
you are the last man that should kick,
Malone. If l remember correctly you
are responsible for Riddleberger's pres
ence in the senate"
II suppose that it is true" replied the
little senator, "but l never did job in
my life that l ever regretted so much or
was so thoroughly ashamed of. feel like
the fellow in the Bible who cried out that
his punishment was greater than he could
bear"
"Then you think that it was a sort of
Pandora's box that you opened when you
elected Riddleberger to the senator"
sit was So" replied Malone with deep
sigh.