Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1890-10-31
of mud and are yet unwilling to make any
effort for better roads,
PURELY PERSONAL.

JOHN ALBERT BRIGHT, son of the famous
British Commoner. will sail for this country
| this week.
THE Count of Paris is sending his photo
| graphs to the friends who entertained MIN DUR
| ing his recent visit. George W. Childs has re-
celyed one of his pictures. accompanied by his
| autograph.
MISS RACHEL SHERMAN, the Generals
daughter, is so well posted in politics that she
is an invaluable assistant to her father in sup
plying him with names and dates that have
| grown dim In his mind.
EDWARD EVERETT HALE. the Boston
preacher, is 70 years old; but few men are
buster. He breaches, edits magazine and
weekly newspaper, leads missions, olps into
politics and is President Of innumeraole
societies. In fact, it is easier to mention what
he does not do than what he does
BURDETTE, the funny man, while IN Chicago
the other day, received letter from his l5-year-
old son. reading: "Dear Papa; had dream
last night. dreamed 1 had a new safety bi-
cycle. Do you believe that dreams come
through" II fear that boy is going to be
humorist" said his father, sadly, to an inter-
viewer.
Mr.. GLADSTONE has written new book
called "The Impregnable Rock OF Holy Scrip
ture," which is soon 10 be published, which Is
a reply to Huxley's reply to Gladstone's pre-
viously published theories of the deluge, etc.
For man Of his age, Mr.. Gladstone has more
fight in him, and upon more and more widely
different TOPICS than any man the world has
THE long-talked-of visit of Sarah Bernhardt
to the Antipodes is gradually getting less
nebulous. She has at last fixed a date long
way OF. doubt, still it is so TAR satisfactory
to the Australians. She has entered into
solemn covenant with Messrs. Williamson and
Garner to open in Melbourne on June l. lSSz,
and play ten weeks season in that metropolis
and Sydney.
MRS. FAwoETT, the widow Of the blind Post
master General Of England and mother OF MISS
Philippa Fawcett, who ranked above tne
Senior Wrangler at Oxford, is herself one OF
the best speakers in Great Britain. She made
her first appearance on public platform IN
1862 In addition to her intellectual attain
ments, Mrs Fawcett is noted as horsewoman
and mountain climber.
MRS. FORD MADox-BRowN was the second
wife of the distinguished painter, his first wife
dying at Paris in ls45. The three children OF
the marriage were Oliver Madox-Brown, born
in 1856 and dying in lS74-a young genius full OF
artistic and literary promise: Mrs. d. NJ. Ros-
setti the wife of Dante Gabriel Rossettfs
brother and Mrs. Francis Hueffer. the widow
of the late DR.. Huetfer. the musical critic Of
the Times.
SENATOR BROWN, of Georgia. formally an
nounces his permanent withdrawal from public
life in a seven-column address to the people OF
Georgia. in which he reviews the history Of the
country from the settlement of North America
up to date. Touching his own history, he COM
mends his example to poor young boys. sena-
tor Brown began life without a penny. and be
is now worth his millions, being reckoned the
wealthiest man in the South.
MARSHAL MCMAHON is still on his estate,
LaForest, completing his much discussed me-
moirs. He will not return to Paris till the work
is done from title to fnis. A few of Marshal
McMahon's most intimate friends have enjoyed
the privilege of listening to his reading of many
of the latest pages of his book. For the rest of
the curious world the Marshal has made no
provision. Only six copies of the memoirs will
be printed-one each for his four children, one
for himself and one for his wife.
THE Prince of Wales. who is the guest of
Baron Hirsch in Austria, devotes his mornings
at St. Johann in writing. Every other day a
courier from England brings his letters. In
his shooting expedition the bags of the party
have been very heavy each day. On the 7th
1000 birds were killed. on the Sth l,SO0. 1000
were shot on the 9th, $500 on the 10th and |
nearly 5000 on Saturday During dinner band
of gipsies play Hungarian music. After dinner
the whole company assemblies in the hall, which |
is, like the dining room, lighted by electricity.
JOHN DLLoN's escape is a reminder of the
successful flight of his father, John Blake Dill
Ion, to America, after the abortive rebellion Of
'4S. He succeeded in leaving ireland and cross !
ing the Atlantic in the disguise of priest. On |!
the voyage he was placed in an awkward fix by |
the importunitiel of a young couple who |
to har IN