Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1889-11-13
PEOPLE OF PROMINENCE.

SENATOR JUSTIN s. MORRILL,, of Vermont,
is 70 years old. He was elected to Congress in
1854 and has been in the Senate 90 years,
MRS. CLEVELAND is having her portrait
painted by a Washington artist. 1t is said that
the picture will be presented to the Corcoran
Art Gallery.
ROSE ELIZABETH CLEVELAND will spend
the winter in Florida. She has purchased a
home at Paola, Orange county. at the southern
extremity of the State. Miss Cleveland has
been living at Holland Patent, N. Y, of late.
She will not return there until next April.
IT seems strange to say that anyone who re-
members Colonel William Prescott, of Bunker
Hill fame, is still living, but such is the case.
Mrs. Sarah Chaplin lockwood, a daughter Of
Colonel Prescott's niece, is living in Portland,
n. Y, where she last week celebrated her 104th
birthday. She says she remembers the Bunker
Hill hero very well
NJ, S. LANGLEY who was Thackeray's Private
Secretary, kept diary in 1850, which has been
offered for sale. The record of daily events is
full one. Notes of the great authors conver-
sation and remarks have been jotted down day
by day, and his opinions on all sorts and condi-
tions of men and events are in the chronicle,
and his personal peculiarities have also been
noted.
THE son of Richard Wagner has determined
devote himself to music. He has already taken
the first step. having caused his name to be
entered on the students roll at the celebrated
Raft Academy or Music School in Frankfort
on-the-Main. The young man bears the name
of Siegfried, and those who are intimate with
him say that the ambition of his life is to con-
duct the performances of his fathers works at
Bayreuth in the theater devoted wholly to his
music.
AMONG Senator Edmunds' many witty
speeches and crushing repartees. hardly one
can have been wittier or more crushing than
his answer to some speech of a Senator from
Texas. The Texas Senator had just sat down,
hot, exhausted and convinced. Senator Ed
munds got up and in his driest manner sent
this rustling across the aisle: "Now, if my
friend from Texas has any good reasons for his
proposition, 1 wish he would kindly state them,
instead of giving US the poor reasons, and keep
ing the good ones to himself"
THE committee from the Catholic Congress,
in session in Baltimore, waited on the Presi.
dent yesterday morning by appointment and
presented him with an address. The commit
tee consisted of the following named gentle
men: Joseph j. O'Donahue, of New York; John
Byrne, OF Ohio: John D. Kelly of New York;
B. T. Buval, of Arkansas; Daniel A Rudd of
Ohio; Anthony Kelly, of Minnesota; NJ. Glen
nan, of Virginia; James D. Coleman, of Louis
lana; r. c. Kerens of Missouri; John Guerin,
of Illinois, and Alexander P. Morse, of Wash
ington. The President received them cordially
and listened carefully to the reading of the
address.
AMONG the Presidents callers yesterday was
Mr.. Bright, of England, Son OF Mr.. Jacob
Bright, NJ. p, and nephew of the late John
Bright. He was accompanied by his friend,
Mr.. Pace of England. The President received
them very cordially and expressed to MI. Bright
his great admiration of the character and
services of his distinguished uncle referring to
his well-known friendship for this country dur
ing the Civil War. He also remarked that
among the books he valued and often referred
to was one containing extracts from the
speeches and writings of the great English
statesman. The visitors were subsequently
conducted through the White House and their
attention drawn to q marble bust of John
Bright occupying prominent place in the main
corridor.