The Portland daily press., 1889-06-28
PERSONAL AND PECULIAR.

Washington correspondent Of the Louis
vile COurler-Journal hears that the Jersey
COW presented to Mrs. Cleveland by Editor
George w. Guilds has been sold to WASH
iheton mix dealer named Mahoney.
William Neason, a convict in the Califor-
mia state prison at San Quentin, rescued q
man who was drowning in the bay. The
man gave him $40. Neason asked the
warden to send the money to the Johnstown
sufferers. The fact came to the governors
knowledge, and few days ago he received
a free pardon.
A $4,000 chime has just been hung in the
belfry of the Methodist church at Attleboro,
Mass The description says Fifteen
large hollow pipes. cast from bell metal, are
suspended by ropes. and they are struck by
wooden hammers, which are worked from
below by ropes and wires suspended in a
wooden frame. The hammers are quite
heavy, but so carefully balanced that child
could easily play them. The chimes can, If
desired, be operated by electricity. or con
nection be made with the church organ"
The sea serpent strayed into the North
Shrewsbury river. New Jersey, last week.
Four Red Bank young men saw him. They
were out sailing. They had no liquor
aboard the boat. At first they mistook him
for a big log. He was lying motionless on
the surface. As the beat drew nearer the
supposed log became animated and an ugly
head was lifted above the water. The head
was not unlike that of a bull dog in shape,
but large horns ornamented it. The eyes
appeared to be about the size of a silver dol
lar After the creature lifted his head he
swan swiftly toward he shore and suddenly
disappeared. The young men are sure that
he was at least fifty feet in length.
Mr. Phalns was asked Inv n rennrfar ahnut
the selection of English as the language to
be spoken at the sessions of the Berlin con
ference, 1T was done on one notion" he
said, land as English was the national lam
guage of six out of nine OF the commissioners
and the Germans. who speak English well,
fell good-uaturedly in with us, that became
the language of the conference, though we
started out in French which all of the CON-
missioners spoke. 1t may be that German
antipathy TO anything French helped to es-
tablish this important precedent. | don't
know. However, the fact remains. Even
the language Of the treaty is English, and l
do not doubt that, hereafter, it will become
the language OF diplomacy"
General Cameron had a great love for flow
ers. but his favortes were red roses. One
morning, soon after he had wakened alter a
quiet night, relative entered his room
e"iis ioS /" SiuStSi VI FUSES. ldlT ana
fragrant rose, just bursting from the bud,
was handed him. 1t was pure white. The
geneia took IT in his left hand and held it
llstlessly Tor moment, and then let 1t drop.
There was something IN his eyes which sug-
gested to his relative to give him another
and be gave him one deep red in color.
The old mans eyes lightened with pleasure
de took The bright hued flower in his fingers
lifted IL slowly and held it before him, cou-
templatiDg its beauty and slowly turning it
round and round before him.
Writing from London, New York World
correspondent says: MARY Anderson has
decided, after conference with her physi-
clans, not to appear on the stage again until
October. 1890 Mr.. Henry Abbey went to
see her and released her from her contract
with him to appear in America next October.
The doctors insisted that she must have at
least years rest. MIR. Abbey agreed to
fill dates In America on the condition that
she undertook to make her first appearance
IN America under his management year
from next October 1t is an open secret that
Miss Anderson is not so well now as she was
when she left New York Sometimes she is
well for day or two and may be met driv-
ing about Hampstead, apparently as
vivacious and as well as ever But the next
day she shuts herself in her room and re-
fuses to see anyone, even her relatives, for
week or ten days together"