Springfield daily republic. [volume] (Springfield, O. [Ohio]) 1887-1888, 1888-04-14
PERSONAL PARAGRAPHS.

Ex-senator Bruce has gone TO Kansas 70
visit his 96-year-old mother. She used to be
slave in Virginia.
Mime Brumidi, the model Of the figure Of
Freedom in the fresco adorning the dome OF
the Capitol, IS the proprietor of a boarding
house in Washington, and is a handsome and
stately woman
NJ Chevreul, the noted scientist OF France,
who is l02 years old, has been sitting to a
sculptor for bust "Be kind enough" he
said to the artist, mot to make me look any
older than am
There are only four men now living who
have personally received the thanks of the
congress of the United States They are
Gems. Sherman, Sheridan, Howard and
Terry.
Guzman Blanco who at the present time
is the prominent figure in Venezuela, is de-
scribed as handsome man of venerable ap-
reirance, who possesses great ability, un-
bounded ambition and inordinate conceit.
tic is enormously wealthy and gave $500, 600
to bis daughter on her marriage to French
nobleman.
7. j. Potter made the remark to a newspa-
per writer a few days before his death that
he had nuyer in his life had days school
ing. And yet there has hardly been in the
history of railroading keener, shrewder or
more brilliant official than Mr. Potter showed
himself to be.
1t is said that the czarina of Russia, al
though employing a housefui of seamstressses,
makes nearly all the clothing for her young
est children, and also takes their new hats to
pieces and trims them over according to her
own taste. The empress has knack with
the needle and makes beautiful embroidery.
The Rev DR.. Harcourt, of San Francisco,
Cal, recently delivered sermon on intem-
perance. Upon the edge of the pulpit he
placed seven bottles containing samples Of
liquor from seven different saloons The
preacher then proceeded to give his hearers
| the results of a chemical analysis of the sam
pies which be had personally conducted 1t
| is seldom that realism is used to such effect
| by minister
John A. Robinson, a wealthy gentleman Of
| Norwich, Conn, who died recently, left
remarkable provision in his will This docu-
ment directed that his remains should be kept
for three days before they were placed in the
grave, where the lid to the coffin was to be
removed and the grave so closed that q per-
son could readily get out 1t also provided
that food and water be placed in the coffin.
A hammer, too, was to lie near his right
hand, while lamp was to burn in his
sepulcher for three days and three nights.
Every one of the provisions was rigidly en-
forced
Richard Goldsmith, second coxs@ain Of the
Ramsgate lifeboat, has just died at the age
Of 4S He was appointed in 1870 and since
then has rescued 433 lives from shipwrecks,
besides sixty-five vessels and their crews He
was aboard the Bradford at the memorable
rescue Of twelve survivors of the Indian
Chief, wrecked on the Kentish Knock in 1851
On that occasion the lifeboat was brought
up all right in a freezing atmosphere and
rough sea, awaiting daylight to find the
stranded ship. For this service he, with the
remainder of the crew, received the silver
medal OF the National Lifeboat institution,
the bronze medal frem the board of trade
and local silver medal as well as the thanks
Of the Lifeboat institution inscribed on vel
lum
II. Munkacsy has a splendid mansion at
Paris, in the Avenue de Villiers, which is
much frequented by the society Of the French
capital. A contemporary, describing the
hotel, says that it is masterpiece of artistic
taste and refined luxury. Everything that
the hand Of en- artist, assisted by the elegant
instinct of young wife, could devise has
been collected-precious stuffs, works of art,
wood carvings fine as lace, pictures by mas
ter artists, valuable brouzes, arms, trophies,
pieces of ancient furniture and rare plants
it is strange and glittering combination,
the whimsical harmony of which has an ire
sistible attraction. Tho family apartments,
consisting of Mime. Munkacsy's room and
boudoir, the dining, drawing and billiard
rooms, are on the first floor. On one side of
the second floor is kind of drawing room
picture gallery, which is a averitable museum,
continuing the one of which the staircase is
the magnificent casket; on the other side is
the enormous studio, each corner of which is
a sort Of greenhouse, where green plants
allow the daylight only to enter filtered and
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