Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1890-03-13
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John Svinton, the labor refprmer
writes occasionally from Europe that be
IL in good spirits and health and enjoying
himself
It is said that Queen Victoria has beer
obliged to GiTe up wine on account Of
sciatica mud has taken to Irish whisky
and water.
joaquin Miller, the poet OF the sierras
writes An almost illegible hand. It Ia sale
that this ecceniricity DISCUSSES some
equally eccentric apelling.
Mrs. Betsy L. Hutchinson of Plymouth
Mass, nov 81 years Of age, is OF good
old Pilgrim stock, being the fifth il
direct descent from Elder Brewster.
Emperor William takes daily fencing
lessons Ut an hour each from Colonel
Won Dresky, it is stated, and finds the
practice strengthening his weak left arm
The young Chinese emperor has in.
sisted upon the closing OF gambling es.
tablishmehts in Pekin, and is trying tc
cut down expenses connected with the
government administration.
Hon. Sir DinBhnw Manockiee Petit ia :
Parsee gentleman who has given away
over 3 ,00n, 900 in private charities. He
has Just given 100000 rupees toward
founding leper hospital in Bombay.
General Sherman confesses that he
likes the bands to play Marching
Through Georgia" in his honor. He was
surprised By hearing the tune as sere
made when he visited Ireland, aud was
surprised TO learn that II was an ancient
Irish air.
Prince Bismarck is fond OF walking,
and whenever his health allows he sl,ll
goes out on foot always accompanied by
his big dog), and wears his military cap
and tunic; but instead OF dangling j
sword. as few years back, he now leans
on cane.
Thomas A. Edison has engaged rooms
in Charlotte, N. o., for the usa OF him
self and hissssistants, who will for the next
year pursue Investigations In tina mining
districts Of North Carolina, which Mr..
Edison 10 convinced is the richest mineral
region in the world.
One of Robert Louis Steyenson's nc.
quRintances Rtstes the opinion that the
novelist has gone to the South Seas, not
so much for his health or for material
for stories as TO search for buried treasure,
as he has o real "Traasure Islandn some.
where in view. y Philadelphia Lsd2er.
Senator B air has lately been volunteer.
ing advice az to how 2 newspaper should
be run. He modasIly .hinks that dozen
columns or SO Of his speech on the + in.
cat,onal bill would form IN attractive
feature, but, all the While be was de.
liveriIg it, Il caused what theatrical
managers term q frost in the Senete.
The SENATORS couldn't stand it.-IhilGiel
2htI LsiQer.
DR.. DJllinger, the celebrated German
scholar, made by lis Will ono OF his
nieceg HIS heirtBs. nc lef. small leRsaie.
OF money to all his relations, and hit
! splendid library, which IL one OF the
tiaest private collections in tue world, to
the Univeraity Of Munich, which is ia
pint full catalogue OF the books aud
then sell them by auction, the process ii
from which will be devoted to forums
an aoademical foundation at Murioh
which is to bear his name. Boston Post
There has Just died at kouen man
who played an important port in the his
tory of France. His name was Thoral
and he was ono OF principal actor5 in thu
escape Of Napoleon III from imprison
nlent il the Castle OF Ham in 1876. III
Thorel YVES o drummer at the time, RnC
drove his trap between the various town
and VILLAGES Of tho department OF Somm
md the Pas d--Calais. In the disoharg
OF his commercial duties, he came int
contact with Inelin, the devoted sergau
OF the Imprisoned primes, and was induce
by hiia to Cooperate in the escape. |
was in Thore.'s vehicle that NApo!pan &C
away, and it was Thorel also who prl
yided him with clotaes aud other article
o which he stood in need at the tins
u. Thoral was not forgotten vine
Napoleon bscame emperor He was mad
knight Of the legion of honor and wa
sided financially. Paildde, paia Egenfa
Telegraph.