The morning news., 1888-06-25
PERSONAL.

Miss GOSH is said to be the handsomest girl in
Watsontown, Pa, and all the young men ia that
locality swear by Gosh.
LoRD WoLsELEY is not altogether the weak
brother he has been represented He has re-
fused several invitations to lecture.
THE duke of Portland won only S17.s0O by the
Derby victory of his horse Ayrshire The
heaviest winner was I. G. Wilson, bookmaker,
who cleared $4,000.
JAY GOULD is said to have aged wonderfully
within the last year. Still when he gets a nice
fat lamb cornered in Wall street he can remove
his fleece as deftly as in the years of his prime
MAD KING OTHo of Bavaria no longer amuses
himself by pee!ing potatoes, but now imagines
himself a mole and hides in dark corners or
crouches beneath beds and other articles of
furniture.
IT HAS been repeatedly asserted OF late that
Leonard SWEET, the Chicago lawyer who nomi-
mated Gresham Thursday is the man who norni-
mated Abraham Lincoln. This is not correct.
Norman b. Judd Of Chicago was the man.
Mas. MARY NANTz has farm of 200 acres in
Butte county, California The wheat on it will
give her profit of $2100 this year. A wild
eyed man remarked that she had n great head
for fi-Nantz and then ran violently down a steep
place and persisted in the sea.
ACCORDING to correspondent, who may or
may not be good judge, the two handsomest
and best dressed men at the Chicago convention
are Gen. Adam L. King Of Maryland and Gen
Harry Bingham of Pennsylvania They must
be summers TO outsbine senator Hiscock.
ABOVE President Cleveland's new barn at Oak
View waves a handsome American flag, be-
meath which red han1ana floats upon the
summer breeze. These emblems were
raised by order of Mrs Cleveland, who is an en-
thusiastc supporter of the Cleveland and Thur
man ticket.
THE most startling campaign picture to be
found in Chicago Is charcoal sketch in the
room Of the Kansas delegation at the Palmer
house. II represents John James Ingalls, slay-
ing python bearing the head of Senator Voor-
hees. Voorhees, has a happy expression on his
face while Ingalls, looks as though he might be-
suffering from severe attack of cerebral in
fammation. The picture is much praised by
democrats who have seen IL.
SAYS Henry Labouchere in London Truth:
"When Miss Rehan plays Katherine she does it
with view-halloo, whoop and a tally-ho She
stirs her audience. She, to use one of her coun-
trymen's phrases makes them sit up whereas
modern English art reminds one OF several very
small mice squealing behind waiuscots. We
want a revival of the breezy school of acting
that has fallen into disrepute. Our actors and
actresses were going to sleep, and Miss Rehan
has awakenedthem."
AMONG the visitors in Chicago at present is
Col j. NJ. Norton of Texas. He is about 20 years
OF age and hl5 white hair falls in curls half way
down his back His white beard reaches below
his waist In 1si5 Henry Clay was a candidate
for President and Col Norton registered vow
that he would not cut his hair or shave his
beard until Clay entered the white house. He
has roliglously kept his vow, and now presents
most picturesque appearance. He says, how
ever, If Mr. Cleveland Is reelected he will have
his hair cut and his beard removed.
LoRD WoIAER, NJ. p, eldest son OF Earl
S,lborne, formerly lord high chancellor Of
Great Britain, has an article in the National
RerieW, entitled The Bitter Cry of the Eldest
Sons" He expresses profound contempt for
the house of lords whore "a young man cannot
speak, for no one will listen to him or report a
line; he cannot listen and learn, because no one
will make n speech" Looking to the time
when sorely against his will, he will have to
leave the only house in which he cares to sit
Lord Wolmor exclaims: This then, is our
blessed privilege. We are liable to be com.
PEELED 60 exchange what we most prize for
what we least want