Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1886-07-10
PERSONAL,

"OUIpA" denies that she has ever thought
OF coming to the United States not because
the tour would not be interesting, but because
she is bad sailor.
REV. c. q. FISHER. of the Reformed Mes.
SGHgcr, will leave on Wednesday for a short
summer sojourn at Winchester, Va, where
he was at one time engaged tor several years
as pastor.
REV. DIR. SELDEN J. COFFIN has lost his
voice, and has on that account resigned his
position Of professor of mathematics at Laiay-
ette college, after twenty-five years service in
that chair.
GENERAL PLEAsANTON, the gallant Caval-
ry leader, is old now, and one would never
imagine that the small, soft-spoken, mild
hammered gentleman once led laundering
troops of horse dashingly to battle.
Miss HENRIETTA LEMON, who died in
New York on "Wednesday, was the last of
the family that did so much for the Presby.
terian church. 1t had given about 81, 900, 600
TO various institutions, including Princeton
college,
oxford in the 95th year OF her age. She was
the mother of Rev. Dr. James q. Ralston,
late principal OF Oakland Female Seminary,
Norristown, and her brother was the late
Rev. DR.. J. y. c. Grier, for fifty years pastor
OF Brandywine Manor church.
MINNIE OSCAR GRAY, the New York
actress has brought suit tor SIS, 600 for al
legged libel against Henry Ii. Hadley, of
MOrey letter fame, for confounding her in
his EptOUR Ddiiy NeWs with another Minnie
Gray, who claimed to be Mrs CIausse en- and
has been having sensational time in court.
NJ. d. WICKERsHAM, nominated for state
auditor, and General q. NJ. Duskin, nomi-
mated for associate judge OF the supreme
court, by the Alabama Republican state ex-
ecutive committee of Birmingham on Thurs
day, state that they were not consulted and
are not candidates for these or any other
offices.
SAM JONES has rival in :, w. Wesley
the coyboy revivalist, who breaches to Kan
sss City sinners. Here is one of his thoughts {:
81 have got tired OF this twO-bits religion,
that has squirt ofa revival tor six weeks
and then goes to sleep, and says that the
world can go to hell for the balance of the
year, as far as 1t is concerned"
Mr.. CHARLES SCRIBNER, of the publish
ing house of Charles Scribner's Sons OF New
York, said it is the purpose of his firm within
short time to begin the publication of new
illustrated monthly magazine. 1t will be
known as Scribner's Magazine, though 1t is
in no sense a revival OF the old Scrtbner's
Monthly, which was replaced by the Century.
Col. WIN. H,GILDER, we'll known Arctic
navigator, says " am going to the North
Pole. l expect to start next Tuesday on the
Era, which sails for Baftin's Bay 1 shall be
back, think, within ii We years at most, and
| probably in about three. ! have but one OBJ
iect in view. That Is TO reach the POLE plant
the American flag there, and then return
| here as quickly as possible to let others iol
| low in my footsteps for scientific and Other
| discoveries"
Roscoe CoNKLING in his great speech in
| New York in the telegraph case hurled shaft.
| OF sarcasm at the Yankees. "Oh, those keen
| cold-nosed Boston Yankees" said he. "I
| there is a race on the earth that can see /
dollar further off I've never fallen in with It
| There are eighty-four languages and dialecu
| spoken in New York, but have yet to learr
| of dialect in which sharper work is don,
than in the dialect of those who say 'glawss
| and grawss" and lawgh.'"