Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1890-04-17
PERSONAL.

Mary O. Hall Baldwin of Chicago, I'll. +,
notifies those who think that the family
| of Shakespeare is extinct that it is not |;
that she is descendant, and that she is
preparing the genealogy Of the family
for publica.ion.
Josqu!n Miller is spare-built, sharp
| featured man Of weird appearance, with
o broad. bald forehead, and sDffsr his
tangled ntne OF hair to fall carslessly on
his shoulders. He affects semi-plericsl
style OF get-up, and says abrupt things in
hollow voice.
Misa Pbm5s Mayhery OF Oasco, Maine,
spoiled beautiful funeral last week by
coming to her senses after four days Of
| suspended animation in time to dismiss
tho relations and friends who had Assem-. .
bled to attend her funeral. Miss May-
berry is 30 years old.
| Eugene Field says that Herr Blowitz ia
"the largest salariei employs connected
| with journalism in Europe" He init
mAtea, however, that other men con-
nected with London journals must aug
ment their incomes in en- important way
ty outside writing, by lecturing, &c.
Lord Salisbury has arrived on the
Riviera, and is making the most OF the
rest nnd change. Lady Salisbur7 is look
ing better. People ara very much struok
with the increase in Lord Salisbury's size
Though, no doubt, he is much better
han he was; his stoutne7s causes his
friends some anxiety, especially as he
takes SO little exercise.
Henry r. Sleven, the erstwhils San
| Frlnrisco drug clerk who made fortune
IN dredging the Panama caual. haa gone
| 20 Egypt, and an engineer who claims to
know whereof he speaks, says he believes
thcrs's Rig scheme back of it, no less
than the old one of outing a canal from
the Red sea and flooding large portion
OF the Desert Of Sahara.
MY. SANKEY'S arrival IN Brussels is an
nounced for April Goth. The much
tN,kod.ot Congo bail is fixed for April
23i. Meanwhile Antwerp is making ex-
tersive preparations to speed the parting
guest. Tbsre is TO be o reception at the
Hotel de Vile, geographical CONVERSE
zones in the s:lons of the csrcle artia.
tique, banquet in the great hall OF the
Society OF harmony. ..
The Rev San snsll, accompanied by
bis daughter, Miss Loiia ID In Boston.
Ee in gong to copdnct religious services
at st. Johns Protestant Episcopal
Church, and will remain in the east
shout ono month, qcing thence to Utah
tnr a Taon.h. Misa Lolie Small goes to
Boston to pursue her musical studies and
take a course in modern languages.
General Hastings Of Pennsylvania says:
II will noi eooept any Office that may he
otfaroi me, as ON in the rNca for gov
arrcr aud will stay until the fiaish. |
would be wrong u my mary frienda il I
withdrew for eny other position now
cd red, hut l will tase the stump
for tha fortunate candidate though. l
have still vnry good show, as seV dele
gates arc pledged. senator Quay informed
me that he is net pledged to any candi-
date, ard wants 20 soc tsir show for all
and to see tia best mpu win"
The Reed Presidential boom bss been
fairly started by the stcta Republican
ciuha OF Washington. When Speaker
Reds miles beva enabled the Republi-
cans to put Is per cant sd yalorem
tariff tax On hides ard an increased tex
on woods the MassnGhusetts Republ cans
may be expected to come heartily to the
support of the New ENGLAND candidate,
il they are very forgiving by nature.
Eerly Presidential booms rarely survive
until the day OF triel, bot the Reed boom
seems 20 have mat with deadly frost
bs'oro it aprouted. IN. Y. Eoeniag Tel.
egTdin.
The Rev. A. N. sorers, pastor of q
Universal:st church in Black River Falia,
Wis, il credited with personal visits to
no less than 5000 placss where the
work of mound builders" exists. At
Aztalsn, which has bean dubbed ''The
Ancient City" built upon the ruins Of o
city that was evidently the copital of q
vast region held by the mound builders,
taking in the site Of Wisconsin and sur
rounding states, Mr. soussrs discovered
tho ramsins Of not one hut four cities,
bnilt ono above tho nther.
The retirem"rt OF Bismarck is reported
TO lave produced mark effect upon
4 Guddnue, who II ! oked upon in some
iart-ra pa lise'y to follow the iron
c4snceiI1E's exs pie correspondent
OF the Manchester Courior, referring to
the subi ot, says; II an bound to say
that have not received the information
first hacd, bUt it has reached me through
sourcs on which / feel warranted in
placing implicit oonidence. In what way
tho pending retirement will be formally
made known / am not informed, buts.I
believe am correct in saying that it 10
6eriouBly contemplated"