Springfield daily republic. [volume] (Springfield, O. [Ohio]) 1887-1888, 1888-03-17
PERSONAL PARAGRAPHS.

Interesting Items Concerning People OF
N"te-What the Newspapers Say.
Sabin was a millionaire when elected to
the senate, in lSS3. but made Tn assignment
TO his CREDITORS. He is on his feet again, and
is even reported to have recovered consider
able of his fortune.
Lord Lyons has left a regular series Of
diaries, in which are related all the more
striking private incidents of his diplomatic
career. The passages relatizg his Washing
ton experiences during the civil war. and his
notes OF PariSian life bcforo and after the
fall Of the enpire, are of extraordinary in
tereSt.
On his 6Sth birthday, Feb :, 1885, Cen
Shermai was captured by Lieut.. GurBey, of
i Sarony Photographic establishment, and
DARN. his term of imprisonment was taken"
in twenty different positions. Gen. Sherman
was in full uniform, and bore the ordeal with
his usual stoicism.
Mr., Gcorge W ChiIds went to Washington
a few days ago to stand godfather to tho in
FAINT of John K Mclean. editor of The Gin
cinnati Enquirer. Mr. Childs presented hi,
godchild with a silver bowl Another silver
bowl was presented by Mrs Grant, and bore
the inscription, From Mrs Julia Dent
Grant, widow Of Gen and President U. s.
Grant"
Wagner was ths most furious anti Semitic
fanatic of his time, but the Jews as least love
his music. Apropos of this a story is told of
LISTS visit 70 a wealthy Jewish lawyer Of
Letpsic. Sitting in his library ti,n two dis
, cussed music with great enthusiasm, when
suddenly List stopped in the midst Of a
laudatory tIrade On the "Music-irama" with
tho interjection. But ( forgot: you probably
feed race hatred toward Wagner" The
other arose, took down bust from a retirel
niche showing Wagner with q chapiet of
laurel around his brows and halter around
his neck, and said: That's what | think Of
Richard Wagner"
Charles Hoa., who died recently mt Mime
apoliS, was oas of the original settlers Of
that city There was not doz,n actual
settlers west OF the river at tn Fails Of St
Anthony, now nearly forty years ago, when
Mr.. Hoas arrived there with his family. and
within few weeks OF his advent, he hai the
distinguished honrr of standing godfather
.or tho new frontier settlement. Having
scen school teacher in the east hs con-
,ived the idea of combining in tho name OF
he now settlements Il word from the ancient
the name Minneapolis tw1tcr city literally.
Mrs n. G.. Croly, better known az "Jcnnis
June" is one Of the few women who have
hal n thorough journalistic training She
began her career by writing for the news
papers and she has worked in every depart
ment of newspaper office except the COM
posing room She is u vrry hard worker,
hut she has won the reward that do,J not
always follow hard work-good pay Mrs
Croly was one of tho founders of Soresis,
and was its president from the flrst until
within two years, when she handel In her
resignation, much to the regret of the several
hundred members of that society. She il
now editor and proprietor of the long known
'Godey's Lady's Book"
John Hhbberton made moro money ous Of
"Heien's Babies" than out Of all the rest Of
his books put together. but it Is hardly safe
to mention it 10 him. He thinks more Of
any Of the others, and has great distaste
for being known especially as the author Of
that siiie What he wants 10 bo and is will
ing 20 lose money in being is q heavy his
tOrian Bret Harte has an almost equal dis
taste for being recognized on the merits OF
the "Heathen Chinea- But he never rc-
ceived directly & can't for that He wrote it
in California newspaper offlce to ill spcce
and quell the ins:stenJ cry for copy, and he
never thought it was funny
We hsvo two Peter Coopers In Washing.
ton-ieorgs Bancroft and W. W Corcoran.
They nrs the last resort for people who wish
20 vrits newspaper paragraphs. When
everything elSs fails, then George Bancroft
can bs trotted out. l saw him last at tho
Whi5e HouSs, whers he il very fond OF going
whom weather and health permit He had
just passed in front of the president and was
being shot throughths passsseway into the
East room, which was already well filed lie
tottered as an Old man in his Goth year will,
and he was rather tirnid and gsrruEous He
was cliE,ing TO tho arm OF his granddauGh-
ter, Suzannis, who elopsd with q fellow to
Baltimore and married him. Don't 60 SO
fast" 10 said. I'VE shall gee lost In the
crowd Here, hold on To my srml Dear me,
what "A sight of people. Be careful Of the way
yol go" The story that ne is losing his mind
is contradictei by Gen. Radeau. who rc-
Gently spent several hours chatting with hun.
The general tells ne that be found Mr.. Ban
croft in the best mental condition, with q
cieGr recollsction of the past. OF course, he
will never write much more history. and
,oms one elss will have TO rake IN his .rsar
work vhen he leaves IT,