The Portland daily press., 1889-04-12
PERSONAL AND PECULIAR.

The venerable George Bancroft called on
President Harrison last week. He looked
hale and hearty for man of his age, but
climbing upstairs was too much for him, and
he was assisted by his secretary.
1t is recalled that President Lincoln once
extended executive clemency to young
Englishman found guilty of piracy and
blockade running, because, as he expressed
1t, John Bright Of England has asked us to
pardon him.
The impression that the army is entirely
West Point institution is not borne ont by
the facts. OF the 2,755 officers on the active
list 1857 are graduates of West Point, 917
were appointed from civil life and Ill from
the army. Twelve hundred and fifty are
without war service, and 905 saw service in
the Rebellion; CT the first lieutenants, SO
have war records.
The Matthews family announce that the
marriage of Miss Matthews and Justice Gray
will take place sometime during next month
The Supreme Court adjourns ON May IL. and
the wedding will likely occur on the follow
ing Wednesday, the 10Th. The wedding will
be very quiet, owing to the death of Miss
Matthew's father. The Matthews mansion
Is advertised for sale, and the family will
separate for the summer Immediately after
the wedding. M
An Interesting little struggle is going on In
Philadelphia, where the women at least do
not always hold to peaceful Quaker precepts.
The Philadelphia Dressmakers' Association,
with grievance against the dry goods es-
adjustments. which declined to allow dis
count on purchases, boycotted the refractory
firms and went to New York for their frills
and furbelows. Easter was not far away,
and the dry goods dealers were confronted
Ia los L.
OF their trade. SO John Wanamaker surren-
dered at discretion and the other dealers
were forced TO follow suit.
Mrs. Stonewall jackson, who has been
talked of as a suitable person for postmis-
tress of Richmond has been living with her
father in North Carolina during the past six
months. Her father has reached very ad-
vanced age, for which reason she declined
the tender of the Post Office at Lexington,
Va, where the body of her husband is buried
Mrs. jackson is. of a singularly unobtrusive
disposition and an enthusiastic church
woman. The Richmond rostoffice was long
held BY a woman. When Gen. Grant was
elected President he appointed Miss Lizzie
Van Lew. She was a Union sympathizer
during the war, and rendered the Union
cause signal service, and she held the posi-
ton during the two terms of President
Grant.
AhO ohPiChO NOuit Va NOW 1Olk udS
granted to the executors of the will of the
late William T. Garner the power to appro.
pirate $685. 900 year for the personal use of
Marcellite Thorn Garner. daughter of the
deceased, now residing in France. Miss Gar
nar was q years old on March last Her
father, William T. Garner, was drowned in
his yacht q few years ago. He left an estate
valued at $4,000 600. He was proprietor of
large mills. Miss Garner has been receiving
large income heretofore, but not sufficient
to support her in Paris. She wrote to Judge
Nelson asking an increase of allowance, Civ
ing as as reason that 1t cost her $4,000 a
year for dresses alone. As the estate would
more than warrant the increase asked for,
the Court readily granted the motion Of the
young lady's counsel.
Herr Hans Won Bulow, the eccentric in
terpreter of Wagner and Beethoven, is to get
$1,000, besides having all his expenses paid,
during his four weeks tour in this country.
Captain Theodore Cook, the famous COM
modore of the Cunard line and commander
OF the Etruria, has retired from the sea, and
at 70 years of age begins the enjoyment of a
well-earned repose. To sketch his career
would be to sketch the history Of the Cunard
company from its inception down to the
present time. He began his career with
VIM inv 40 Ill oIlCcI III Out Oh u66L Oh IOuT
boats-the Britannia, Columbia, Acadia and
Caledonia-which took over fortnight to
cross from Liverpool to Halifax or Boston,
and which ran fortnightly in summer and
monthly in winter What would have been
aeemed at that time an utter impossibility
has since been realized by Captain Cooks
becoming commander of steamer which
regularly crosses the Atlantic summer and
winter within six days, and which is one Of
fleet OF, not four, but "a boats. The Chair
man of the Cunard line, in announcing
Captain Cooks retirement to the sharehold,
ers said: Captain Cook has, after AZ years
active service with the company, and on &C
count OF falling health, felt 1t his duty to re-
sign his position as captain of the Etruria.
There have been few commanders, il any.
who more fully realized the ideal of what the
captain of great steamship should be than
Captain Cook. He never for an instant for
got That the safety Of his ship and passen-
ge yer. was momentous charge, and he per.
mitted nothing to come between him and his
9 Uy He has been in command of 2S of the
ST onn steamships, and has retired after a
rest" w ooOA "oh-earneu