Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1886-06-03
Personal.
Prince Bismarck already is rusticating at
Frit dIichsruLe.

Prince Bismarck already is rUlstcating at
Fri, drichsrube.
Mr.. James II. Mari, chief clerk in the Of
fee Of the First Assistant PostmasteT-Gene-
raj, Tuesday entered upon his fiity-sixth
year Of continuous service in the Post-Of-
fee Department.
NJ. Renan, IN his new talks in Paris, is
advising every one 10 take the sunny side.
He is freshly down on the fddlc-faced phi
losophcrs who, as Balzac says, would take
spring from nature and youth from human
life.
John Bright, sitting in meeting with the
Friends at ST. Martins Lane, London, the
other Sabbath. was moved out OF HIM
self when Quaker prayed for those who
govern this nation brittany that he inter-
iected q sonorous but startling "Amen!"
NJ. Sarcey's Partisan friends are to give
him watch in token OF golden esteem.
The Poitdire says that OF course q repeating
cbrOnometer will be chosen for him, one
that will mark. among other things, days,
weeks, months, year, centuries, and
linen!
Savanyu JOSH, the last OF the Hungarian
brigands, has been captured and placed on
notable rascal in his palmy days. When
Madame Adam visited Hungary recently
he sent her letter OF greeting and his
photograph.
MIR. Thackeray, wera he alive, would lift
his eyebrows in Interest when told that
"the EsmOnds OF Virginia" is about TO be
played at the Royalty Theatre in London;
and be doubtless would give funny little
'Oh!" when told that the play has no.
thing 20 do with bis "Nirginia Esmonds."
''The Duke of Roxburghe was fishing
the floors water in the Tweed few days
ago with n trout-Ay when he hooked sal
mon which II took on hour and "A quarter OF
| hard work TO land" This from Truth is
| especially interesting to Americans, III that
| Il shows that lord can work an hour and
! a quarter.
Virginia J.. Wagner, pubic-scbool
teacher Of Paterson, N. j., has been mss
! ing since last Tuesday. a severe fall, re-
ceived in skatiDg-rink last autumn, with
mental ovcrwork, is supposed TO have
| affected her mind. She Is twenty-five
years old, five feet eight inches high, and
has gray eyes and short dsrk-brown hair.
General Sherman has finally succeeded in
renting his 81. Louis house, and will leave
that city about July LIST. Ii is his intention
| 10 take up permanent residence IN New
| York, but before doing so be Will 60 to the
| Pacific slope, having promised to attend
the Grand Army Of the Republic rednion
| at san Francisco, and visit some friends In
! Oregon.
A Mrs. Lee, according TO London Truth,
| Is Coquelin's most valued pupil. Her mo-
Their was native Of New Orleans and her
father OF New York, and she was brought
! I'D IN Europe. She can decam In five Ian
| gllages, and Coquelin says she could make
fortune on the stage. But she will not
90 there. 81 have such sweet baby"
she seys, "and could no more do without
IL than IL could without me-" Sensible
woman.
Ex-senator Davies. Of Bradford, has Just
returned from fishing excursion in the
! Adirondacks especially elated with three
casts he made on one Of the Adirondack
creeks. Against q strong wind he put his
fly good forty feet three times IN success
SION. Ca the first cast he captured six
teen.inch trout. On the second hefanded
a twelye.inch trout. The third east resulted
in the capture OF foot-and-a-half beauty.
The three trout weighed four pounds.
lie GQalois PARIS tells that Victor
Emmanuel OF Italy and one OF his mobiles
were once compelled TO seek shelter for 0
night Ia peasants hut. The King notl.
eng that his companion kept turning hi:
head away from their host, asked wAa
was the matter. "This man smells like
wild beast. cannot stand IT," replied
the other. -" Nonsense" said the King
zone OF us would smell the same IL b,
went week without washing" "Neverl'
ITO proycit," said Victor Emmanuel,
I'm try il myself" At the end Of five
DAYS the nohiemau came into the roya
presence and said, "Your Majesty wa;
right"
Sir Henry Gordon has made public q
translation OF dispatch IN Arabic written
by his illustrious brother at Khartoum.
The dispatch has just come TO light, having
been IN the possession OF a messenger who
was captured by the Arabs, but has lately
escaped, and II bears the same date-De-
cember 90. lSsI-as that one which said
"Kbartoum all right. Could hold out for
years" IL Is addressed "From Gordon
Pacha 10 the Soyereigns OF the Powers
and funs as follows: AFTER situations
would al once, calling TO mind what have
gone through, inform their hajesties the
| Soyereigns OF the actions OF Great Britain
and the Ottoman Empire, who appointed
me as Goyernor-Generai OF the Soudau for
the purpose OF appeasing the rebellion Ia
that country. During the twelve months
| thai have been here these two Powers,
the one remarkable for her wealth
and the other for her military force,
bsve remained unaffected by my situa-
tion-perhaps relying too much on the news
sent by Hussein Pacha khalifa, who surren-
dered OF bis own az cord. Although per-
sonally am too Insignificant to be taken into
account the Powers were bound, never.
theless, TO fuifll the engagement upon which
my appointment was based, 10 az 10 shield
the honor ofthe Governments. What have