The Sedalia weekly bazoo. [volume] (Sedalia, Mo.) 187?-1904, 1889-02-26

The veteran Hannibal Hamlin
broke the record of lifetime and
wore and overcoat Or the occasion of
his recent visit to Chicago.
The only negro in the next ma
tional house of representatives. will be
III. p. Cheatham, from the Second
North Carolina district. He is thilty-
two years old and is a prominent man
in his community.
Mrs. s. V. White, wife of the
congressman from Brooklyn, has con.
scientious scruples on the subject of
prohibition, and she is said to be the
only hostess in Washington, who has
refused TO serve wine to her guests.
Miss Jeanette Halford, daugh.
ter of the president-elect's private
secretary, lie enjoying her rural life in
Florida Immensely. She is frequent
lv seen seated on top of load of hay
and driving team of frisky mules.
John Burroughs, the author, has
at his home at West Park, on the
Hudson, a large vineyard where he
grows tons of grapes every year. He
is now staying in Poughkeepsie, get.
ting some essays in shape for pubiica-
tiOn Ia the spring.
The dress that Mrs. Harrison
will probably wear at the inaugural is
of pearl-white brocade, made with
long train. the front of which is of al
most solid gold embroidery. The
corsage opens little at the throat and
shows full ruche of real old point
lace. The sleeves reach the elbow.
The state senate of Delaware is n
body OF nine men whose principal Oc-
cupation, according 10 a corr-spcnd-
ent. is to sit around, tell stories snd
wait for the house to do something.
When a visitor appears they make a
pretense of transacting business. but
the moment he leaves they resume
their occupation of killing time.
Miss Julia Fletcher, the author OF
"Kismet," has a new navel in press
in Boston. 1t is entitled 1.-The Truth
About Clement Kerr" and promises
tobe a story that will sell. Miss
Fletcher is described as singularly |
young woman slight,
graceful, with a delicate, pale face,
big blue eyes and plenty of yellow
hair. She is very witty in her con-
versatiOn.
-Moncure ID. Conway, the magq-
zine writer and historian, is in Balti-
more making researches In the records |
of the Maryland Historical society.
Mr.. Conway's present visit TO Ba!ti-
more may recall to him one he made
to that turbulent city in the early
years of the war. AT that time he
had number of his fathers slaves
with him. and street mob, thinking
that he had stolen the negroes, came
near making short work of him.
The begging letters which Mrs.
Harrison receives from people who
wish her TO intercede with her hus-
band to secure them all Office mum be-
about twenty-five day. As soon as
Mrs Harrison gets far enough along
in the reading of letter to ascertain
that it is of an office-seeking character
she stops reading it at once aud con-
signs it to the waste.basket.
Col. BlantOn Duncan, the d.
Kentuckian, has taken to
his abode in Los Angeles, Cal, the
adopted home of several other noted
Blue. Grass exiles. Although actively
engaged there in business pursuits. his
his old-time newspaper instincts con-
tinue to crop out, as is evidenced by
a recent article from his pen in the
Los Angeles Times, in which he deals
some bard blows at railroad monopoly
in true prize-ring style He will make
himself felt OH the Pacific coast.