Connecticut western news., 1889-12-11
PERSONAL.

Secretary Blaine, having recovered from his recent attack of hmbago. has resumed his duties at the State Department.
 Gen. Boulanger has sublet his residence in Paris, with the stipulation that he sball be allowed to take possession without extended notice.
 The announcement that Queen Victoria has placed Bushey Park at the disposal of the ex-EmperOr and Empress of Brazil is un- founded.
 Hon. George A. Warden, while descending the stairs at the Algonquin Club House, Bos- ton, the other day, made misstep and fell, breaking one of the bones in his left forearm.
 The Servian Cabinet has forwarded com plaint to Milan in regard to his public utter ances, with hint that unless he ceases to in- terfere with Seryian affairs his allowance will be stopped.
 Madame Adelina Patti, accompanied by her husband Nicolini, arrived at New York 8 few days ago on the White Star steamer Teutonic. On the same vessel was also the famous singer Nordica.
 Rufus Thompson the venerable father of the wellknOwn actor, Denman Thompson, was married few days ago to Mrs, Sarah A. Walker of Westminster, West Vt. MT. Thompson is S3 years of age, and the bride is eight years his junior.
 The Empress of Austria is in such bad health that she is quite unequal to any social duties, and there will be hardly any court festivities and no State balls at Vienna this winter. The result is a grand migration of fashionable folks northward to Berlin.
 Baron de Penedo, Brazilian Minister to England, has been dismissed from office and had his name removed from the diplomatic list because his hostile attitude to the Bra Zihan Republic was doing an injury to the state. Senator Itajuba will succeed him.
 The egotism of the young Emperor of Ger many was displayed recently when, not ha.- ing a knife with him, he borrowed one from forest keeper to cut off the ends of cigar, and on returning it said impressively: "Take back your knife. It is now historical relic"
 Stanley has been absent from civilization since April, 1887. During all the time that he was in the interior of Africa he received 10 news at all from any of his friends, and he had two years and eight months new fo to make up when he got into cOmmuicantion with the world again.
 William Allingham, the Irish poe, who died recently, Was afriend of Carlyle, but the old fellow used to sit on him heavily from time to time, and once he did it in this wise :: "Aihngham, ye're no bad fellow. but I'd just have ye know that man can never get i'll word of sense for your everlasting jab- bering."
 The Empress of Austria has been yachting in the Mediterranean for some months She has transferred her fondness for horseback riding to sailing OCT the sea. Being an in- valid, she is unable to take equestrian exer- else. and having a love of adventure, found yachting the most available substitute for her former fad.
 Of all royal persOnages, the Prince of Wales is the most noted for the enormous quantities of luggage which he causes to be sent with him on his journeys. He takes whole boxes of hats and huge trunks of dress suits, morning coats and other changes. He makes . point when visiting anywhere of not being seen twice in the same coat, and tbe variety of his garments Is as astonishing q tho tail0r's bill for them must be long.