The Sunday herald and weekly national intelligencer., 1890-10-05
PERSONALS.

Mr. Elmer E. Houk has gone to Tennessee on
a short business trip.
Assistant Secretary of State Wharton is spend
ing three weeks vacation at Lenox, Mass
DR.. E, S. Carroll has returned to the city after
we eil's visit to his parents in Meadville. Pa.
Director of the Mint Edward O. Leech is off on
the first leave he has taken since his appoint
ment.
The thousands of friends of Mr.. William Dick
son will be glad to know that he is rapidly re-
gaining his health after serious illness.
Gen. H. V. Boynton has gone to Ohio He will
return in time to be present at the meeting of
the Rock Creek Park Commission, a week from
tomorrow.
Secretary Rusk and his private secretary, Mr..
o. d. La Dow, returned to Washington yesterday
from their trip to Omaha and other cities in the
West and Northwest.
Mr.. Russell H. Scott has reIinquished his place
IN the Chase National Bank, New York, ana re-
turned TO Washington 10 take place in the pas
senger department of the Pennsylvania Railroad.
Mr.. Harry SpofTord leaves tonight on a four
weeks vacation. After joining Mrs Spofford at
boston, together they will take sea trip from
that point to Norfolk, thence going TO Ohio by
the Chesapeake and Ohio Railroad
The denomination by the Democrats of Boston
of the Hon. Joseph O'Neill affords much salts
faction here to that gentemans host of political
friends. Though new man in Congress- Mr.
ONeill accomplished much forthe benefit of his
people.
Senator Chandler left here yesterday afternoon
for his home at Waterloo, n. H., where he will
remain several weeks. In conversation Mr.
Chandler represents that the Republican party
IN the Granite State is united and harmonious
and he is quite confident of the success of ms
party in the elections this fall.
Mr.. Alexander MuIlowney, the well.known
and popular young lawyer, has entered upon
the discharge OF his duties ias attorney for the
United States in the Police Court. He was pre-
sented with a handsome basket Of flowers by a
number Of fellOw-attorneys when he assumed
his new duties. Mr., MullOwney Will prove an
efficient and capable official.
Mr. Joseph ]. Potts has almost been disabled
for the proper discharge Of his new duties as
clerk OF the Police Court by the amount of con-
gratuatOry hand-shaking ne has received since
Judge Miller gave him the appointment Mr.
Potts is one OF the best known, best liked, and
most painstakng newspaper men in Washing
ton, and his appointment TO the Police Court
clerkship was an excellent one He is entirely
familiar with the duties, and will prove first
rate official.
Four members of that famous organization,
the South Mountain Fishing Club left the city
on Friday and yesterday, accompanied by one
guest for a two weeks angling tour along the
North Carolina coast The members of the club
left Washington in installments so as not to
cause too sudden a slump in the amount of
Waltonian talent in the city. The gentlemen
who composed the party We're Maj. Thomas
Bracket Kirby, Mai, Fergus p Ferris, Mr.. Ed
win Hood, and Col. William G. Sterett, members
of the club, and Mr.. John p. Miller, of the
EUentnD Star, the guest of the club.