The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1889-06-14
PERSONAL GOSSIP.

King Kalakaua, OF Hawaii, wants TO bor-
row $4,000 to have good time at the Paris
exposition.
Ralph Waldo Emerson's private and do
nestle life has been described by his son, Ed
ward W. Emerson, In Emerson In Con-
cord"
London Truth says that AIRY Ecilaw, the
brilliant writer, Is really Nine DE Kalomine,
the I'll treated second wife of the Grand Duke
Of Hesse.
The German crown prince the other dayre-
ceived a little roam pony as a birthday gift
from his great-grandmother, the Empress
Augusta
The court OF Pope Leo is said TO comprise
1,l6O persons, nearly 800 Of whom bear the
title Of chamberlain He has twenty private
secretaries.
A collection Of stories by Louise Chandler
Moulton will be published in Boston this sea-
son under the title Miss Eyre from Boston,
snd Other Stories"
Barrett Wendell, the Boston writer author
of "The Duchess Amelia" is IS years of age
and at present assistant professor Of English
literature at Harvard.
Mr. Thomas Bayard, who leaves Yale this
summer, will in the fall begin studying law
in the office of his father, the ex-secretary of
state, at Wilmington, Del.
Capt Murrell, the Missouri hero, is worse off
than West Point cadet. He can't keep his
buttons on his uniform. AS fast as they are
sewed on some enthusiast cuts them Off.
Mr. Gladstone and Cardinal Manning have
renewed the intimate friendship Of their Ok
ford days, which was some years ago dis
turbed by the formers attacks upon Roman
Catholicism.
At George Eber's house, in. Tutzing, books
are in almost every room, and in the cham
Der where the invalid novelist passes his days
he lies hemmed in with library shelves filled
with books in all languages
]. T. Trowbrdge, the author Of "Roger
and |" and many popular Juvenile stories, is
described as about 90 years old, tall, fresh
looking, with long gray hair, with manners
somewhat crude and taste for piritualisn.
Five American writer's on Jurisprudence,
Drs. Cooley, Hitchcock, Biddle, Chamber
lain and Charles A. Kent, have prepared a
work entitled 1.-THE Constitutional History of
the United States as Seen in the Develop
ment of American Law"
Professor T. II. Huxley, in lately pub
lished autobiographical SKETCH says that he
has never entirely recovered from the effects
of blood poisoning contracted during the
first postmortem examination, performed
when he was less shan IA years of age
Congressman Scott, the Pennsylvania DEM
ocratic leader, is said TO have spent 800, 900
during the last two racing seasons in endeav-
oring to force one Of his horses to the front
at the finish. He has bought more horses this
year. and his colors are to be seen at every
meeting.
James Gordon Bennett while at Monaco,
just before his late departure for Egypt had
a quarrel with the princely ruler of that
famous gambling resort, and the princeling
gave orders that the American millionaire
should be excluded from the borders of the
principality.
Mrs. Julia Ward Howe had the courage to
begin Greek when she was As years old, COM
paratively late in life, and now reads Hero
dotus, Xenophon, Plato, Eschylus and Aris-
tophanes. She early acquired knowledge of
French and Italian, and at ID years began to
study German.
Mr.. Blaine is trying to get summer home
near Washington for the season, as he is
getting very tired of hotel life, and the Seward
house is not ready yet for his occupancy.
He offered a fancy price for one Of the fine
| old suburban mansions on Georgetown
Heights, but he couldn't get it.
The emperor of China is seldom disturbed
in his sleep. Pekin paper announces that
'strict surveillance is kept by the gendar
merle around the palace to prevent the i'm
perial repose being broken by firing of crack
ers, street cries, or wrangling voices, the
blowing Of horns or noisy marriage or funera
professions"