Telegram-herald., 1888-12-23
PERSONAL PARTICULARS.


srfNoNDs, the balloonist who was killed
recently in England. was the man whom
Blondin carried on his back when he crossed
the Falls Of Niagara on tight rope.
MRs AsHMEAD BARTLETT, the American
mother Of Lady Burdett Coutts' husband, is
described as a sprightly old lady Of sixty
five, who hab.sualy wears widows weeds
and has American ways She hives IN En-
gland.
Hu.rOS HELPER, the author Of . The I'm
pending Crisis" is still among the land Of
the living lie. Harriet Beecher Stowe and
Parker Pillsbury are the three old original
abolition writers now living.
AT meeting Of soldiers and sailors In
London. to take action on the death Of Gen
eral Sheridan, LORD Woiseley said - fell;
as proud Of his achievements az if he had
been commissioned by the Queen instead Of
by the President"
THE English writers seem 20 be fond Of
the weed Tonnyson and " illiam Morris
are often seen with their pipes. H. Rider
H,ggard at home wears knlckerbOckers
and a bObtail jacket smokes a briarwood
piDe and finds great consolation in tobacco
FRANK HATToN, the ex-Postmester-Gen-
eral has drifted into business as the West
ern agent for a newly-lnvented stove. Two
other ex-CG.inet officials of recent years
embarked in mercantile business on leaving
Washington. One was ex-Secretary Bclk-
nap, who sold mica, and ex Treasurer Nor
ril, who "drummed for dry-goods firm
Nh BRowNrS0 is reported as fond OF
society, while Lord Ternyson is almost .
recluse, and seldom COOS any where Mr.
Browning's son, Robert Barrett Browning,
familiarly known as Penn" has pur-
chased palace IN Italy, where ne will live
with his American wife, and where his
father. who "a devoted TO Italy, viii spend
part Of the time with him.
SwTNBURNE being asked TO send 10 a
magazine bit Of verso. OF mot more than
sixteen lines" answered: Il fear / can
hardly undertake 70 supply verse 70 order,
10 point of length OF otherwise; and. IN any
csse. should certainly not thluk it worth
while 20 let a magazine have the first
fruiis Of any thing Of nine for less than
fifty dollars
SAxrKG. PI1SByTRY. lste Of California bui
now Of Newburyp0rt, Mass. has n his pos
session two patent certificates signed by
Thomas Jefferson IS President and James
Madison. Secretary II state. One RI them
IL for bark Mil. The other for making shoe
PEGS. These patents NeFe Ef"t~A - ai.
Pnsburv's father. who was for many years
tho only manufacsurer Of shoe pegs m this
country.
PRIScH RrPzls1. ~ Barar1a, who Wa
sent - barcelona 70 represent his country
AZ the pnvaslinE of the ststce q Christo-
pber Columbus. ran OF - Paris and had a
lark Re has DOW been bzniened n So
cluded and remote village - repeat and 70
form There IA Little possibility that ostro-
c1sm VII rcvcncrste the giddT Prince. who
is only nineteen. and wso bac never 0eiors
been "a PARIS
H RTDER HA1GsED II c1e - 10 fevs
fortunate novelsste who do pct have T. 10
pend won thcir br,ks fo~ support Ee
married q No~fcik iEa0 aodt heiress. who
- owner q DltcEir Cbam AenoT, on the
csigr r. Zoe Ban bills r. corDer rooIa
. Toe frs Ell house. whlcn IS overr1u
v1th roses. cleu1stss sad jasmine. H4EEaT1
co1cocts and writes bis rc7u la~ 7aras- la
vrars fra ar.d-essT rosts11e. WITH Eaics-
erhocser b-occasrs ard a boofsii }sclI>f-
re suoTre a hriar- WOOD Isrf. a0si Ake
/ most ilis'rsry rneu. finds grcat oons-ssstfen
in toaaooo his hor1e is flied U4Ia csrlcss
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