Peninsula enterprise. [volume] (Accomac, Va.) 1881-1965, 1888-03-03
PERSONAL. PARAGRAPHS.
Interesting 1toms Concerning People of

Interesting Items Concerning People Of
Note-Whnt tho Newspapers Say.
sabin was millionaire when elected to
the senate, in 1882, but made an 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 regular series Of
diaries, in which nro related oil the moro
striking private incidents Of his diplomatic
career. Tho passages relating his Washing
ton experiences during the civil war; and his
notes Of Parisinn life before and after the
foil Of the empire, are of extraordinary in
terest.
On his 6Sth birthday, Feb. 8, 1888, Gen
Sherman was captured by Liout Quincy, Of
Sarony5 Photographic establishment and
during his term of imprisonment was "takenn
in twenty different positions Con. Sherman
waa in full uniform and bore ehe ordeal with
his usual stoictsn
Mr. George W. Childs wont to Washington
few days ago TO stand godfather to tho In
cinnati Enquirior. Mr.. Childs presented his
geAphild with u silver bowl Another silver
bowl was presented by Mrs Grant, and bore
tho inscription, From Mrs. Julia Dent
Grant, widow Of Con. and President q. 8.
Grant"
Wagner was tho most furious antl-Semitic
fanatic Of his time, but tho Jews at least love
his music Apropos of this, o story Is told Of
L;szts visit to n wealthy jewish lawyer Of
Leipsic. Sitting in his library tho two dis
cussed music with great enthusiasm, when
suddenly List stopped In tho midst of q
Mandatory TRADE on tho "Music-dramn" with
the interjcction, "But I forgot; you probably
feel q race hatred toward Wagner Tho
niche showing Wagner with q chaplet Of
laurel around his brows and halter around
bis neck, and said: "That's what think Of
Richard Wagner
Charles Hong, who died recently ct Mime
apolis, was ono Of tho original settlers Of
that city. There was not dozen actual
settlers west of tho river at the Falls Of St
Anthony, now nearly forty years ago, when
Mr.. Hong arrived there with his family, and
within few weeks Of his advent, no had tho
distinguished honor Of standing godfather
for the now frontier settlement. Having
been school teacher In the cast, he con-
ceivcd tho idea of combining in tho namo Of
tho now settlement q word from the ancient
Greek and ono from tho Indian tongue, hence
the name Minneapolis twater city literally.
Mrs. D. G. Croly, better known as "Jcnnio
Juno" is ono Of tho fow women who havo
had thorough journalistic training. Sho
began her career by writing for tho nows-
papers, and she has worked in every depart
mcnt Of newspaper Office except tho COM
posing room. She is very hard worker,
but sho has won the reward that docs not
always follow hard work-good pay. Hrs
Croly was ono OF tho founders Of Sorosis,
and wns its president from tho first until
within two years, when she handed in her
resignation, much to the reGrot of tho several
hundred members Of TINT society. She is
now editor and proprietor of the long known
"Godey's Lady's Book"
John uabbcrton made moro money out Of
"Helens Babiesn than out OF oil tho rest Of
his books put together, but 1t is hardly safe
to mention it to him. He thinks moro Of
any of tho others, and has o great distasto
for being known especially as tho author OF
that s,lit What ho wants TO bo and is will
ing to loso money in being is heavy his
torian. Bret Harto has OIL almost equal dis
taste for boins recognized on tho merits Of
the "Icathen Chinee." But ho never re-
ceivcd directly q cent for that IIo wrote it
in California newspaper office to ill space
and qucll tho insistcnt cry for copy, and ho
mover thought it was funny.
Wo hnvo two Peter Coopcrs in Washing
ton-GeorSc Bancroft and w. W Corcoran.
They arc the last resort for people who wish
to writo newspaper paragraphs. When
everything else fails, then George Bancroft
can be trottcd out saw him last OF tho
White House, where he is very fond OF going
when weather and health permit. lie had
just passed in front of tho president and was
being shot through tho passageway into the
East room, which was already we'll filed. lie
tcttcrcd as an old man in his 90th year will,
and no was rather tiinid and garrulous. He
was clinging to the arm OF his granddaugh-
ter, Suzanne, who eloped with fellow to
Baltimore and married him. "Don't 60 so
rast,n no said "TVo shall got lost in tho
| .rowd Here, hold on to my arml Dcar me,
| What sight Of pcopla Be careful Of tho way
vou gon The story thas no is losing his mind
{ contredicted by Gen. Dadoau, who re-
,contly spent eovcral hours chatting with him.
PThe general tells mo that he found Mr.. Ban
croft In the best mental condition, with q
sleor recollection Of the phst. OF course, lio
wal never write much moro history, ana
,omo one else will have to tako up his great
work when he leaves it.