The Sunday herald. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1866-1887, 1886-04-11
PERSONS AND THINGS.


A loncss In wombwell's menageric in England
lately had two cubs and one Of them was transferred
TO q female dog and reared by her. The cub has
lost nil It's mothers fcroclty, and has developed the
affectona,c disposition OF Its wet-nurse.
The Charleston yeirs says: at cannot he repeated
too often at this stage in the agricultural affairs OF
South Carolina that the grape can he grown ~
readily cotton or any other crop with which our
farmers are familiar, and with more pront."
The sale In London OF los pictures from the Duke
ofMarlborough's collection will take place during
thelas week In June and the FIRST fortnight OF July
Among the pictures TO be sold Ia Carlo Dolci's
machless "Mater Doorosa," for which tho late Lord
dudley nst offered $4,000 gulncas, and then 10000
guIncas, In conjunction with gems which aftcrward
only realized 900 guncas, and the Tencrs gallery
OF 100 paintings. Fifty Thousand guIncas has been
offered for the picture OF the third Duke of Marlbor
| ough and his family, and 10000 gulneas for the
| "Fortunc-Tollcrs,n by the same artist.
Progressive cuchre has desccndcdupon New Eng
| land with swift vengeance. Every shop window
| In New Haven, Hartford, and Springfield Is filled
| with candy and toys labeled loudly, "Prizes for
Progressive Euchre and Drive Whist" Drive whist,
| being Interpreted signifies the same sort of new
| tangled notions In whist that progressive euchre
brings to the euchre deck. One clergyman who
stouly objected TO the epidemic which fell upon his
congregation in this line was called upon by COM
|
he did not see It there Is GOODNESS in the church.
"rhe well.known Hungarian duest, NJ. Pfennyi,'
says the Pau Mai Gazette, "has Just celebrated ut
the town Of Pesth his thirty-nfth duel by unique
banquet Only those were invited who could prove
that they had fought In at least six duels. Many
heroes Of note were present, some with faces
covered with scars, others minus an car, and others
again without an eye, or with two or three fingers
missing. The least presentabe Of all the guests was
n tlnv,n xyhn n lnui NOS ~
bat with NJ. Andrassy. The six ducls' rule above
mentioned was strictly adhered to, except In one in
stance, that Of lady, who had actually killed her
man-whehcr by the fire Of her eyes or by her pistol,
or both, we will not venture 10 say. This ornament
Of the fair sex was unanimously elected president
Of tho banquet which, by the way, the wits of Pcsth
termed le banquet dcs sans peur ct sans reproche!
"The illness Of royal personages" says the London
World of March IL, are always kept as quiet pos
slbe and nvaids Of exalted rank rarely allowed
to be even slightly lndlsposcd till they are absolutely
In danger. am very sorry TO have to announce, on
undoubted authority that the glowing reports OF the
health Of the Princess OF Wales which have ap
! pearcd In the daily papers are simple fabrications
The Princess has caught another cold since she wen
to Torquay, and has suffered complete relapse, ant
all last week she was quite serlouslyill. Sir William
Gull has been In frequent attendance, and DIR. LAX
Ing has also been summoned from London. The an
nouncement on Friday that 'she takes constan,
drives Ia absurdly untrue, for the Princess has moi
taken a drive since this day fortnight and, indeed
she has not been ont Of the house, except go III,
circus Saturday week, to attend service ut Babba
, combe Church on Sunday week, and TO 60 to tht
theatre last Monday and 1t was on the last occasion
. that she caught fresh cold"
: Tho Washington correspondent Of the New Yorl
Times says: "In discussing the subject of removal:
from ofce In tho broad range that the subjec admits
of, diplomatic cited an Instance OF the days Of
!. Buchanan that 1t is to be hoped has no moderI
parallel. More than forty years ago Mr.. Peter Par
ker went ont TO China as q missionary. Having
made progress In the language, and being superior
man and person Of culture and address, he wa
: drawn Into the service OF tho United States Lega
ti0n, that was them with all other diplomatic estab
I llshments, fixed In Canton. Later he became Sec
rotary Of legation and for long Interlms Charg
d'Araires. After years in China he decided upon
vacation trip home, and. delegating the office o
charge to his next secretary, started the lonI
4 journey. When he reached London Mr.. Buchanan
who was then Minister to England, expressed tn,
greatest surprise that he should have left China
0 lie insisted that DIR. Parker's presence was mos
0 necessary TO the welfare Of American interests II
b the East; that could I'LL his place or approach
! his able management of AFFAIRS and urged with tn
zeal OF one who believed all that he saying, tina
4 DR.. Parker should return to China at once, an
. heaped encomums upon him. The charge wavere
y for while, but finally pursued his Journey home
and while here was commissioned rs Minister {
| China lie returned to Canton almost Immediately
and later his London almirer became President of tn
y United States one of President Buchanan's frs
acts was TO lop or the Official head of DIR. Parker
, | who never learned why he had become unnccessar
ii to American interests in the East"