Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1890-05-22
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Mail and Express.
George Bancroft. who was Secretary Of
the Navy under President Polk, is the oldest
ex.cabinet officer, both In age and date OF
service, now living.
George Augustus 5ala is paid $4,000 a
year by the London Telegraph for writing
four editorials week. The salary seems
big, but English editorials are very large
and heavy.
Marie Lesueur, the famous dancer OF 70
years ago, has just died In Holland at tho
age OF 81. She was the widow OF III. van
0obbelschroy, formerly Dutch minister OF
the interior.
"Marlon Harland," the author, is Mrs.
Mary v. II. Terhune Ia real life. She is the
wife Of Brooklyn clergyman, and is tall
woman, with gracious manners and o dig
niaed presence.
Wnen Citizen Train reached Japan, they
told him 1t would take thtee days to get a
passport 81 will get It in three minutes,
or ! viii bust the empiEe," said Citizen
Train. lie got II.
A A7O.year-old pedagogue, who has been
teaching for 81 years, Is to graduate In
medicine from Michigan college this
month. He wi bo an old school DOCTOR
Philadelphia Ledger.
Secretary Blaine, speaking OF bis WASH
ington house lately, said: "We did not re-
model 1t because we have no desire to have,
as the boy said, Queen Anne at th3 frolt
and Mary Ann at the back"
The Spanish queens two dougkters, aged
0 and z years, talk Spanish, French, Ger
man and English 1uently aud are strong
and healthy.looking children. The mud
pie has Its destinations for thsm, too.
"son." said Senator Brown, Of Georgia,
to q reporter who asked him If he WIS, as
reported, worth Il million doilars; son, q
million dollars Is mighty big lot Of
money" anti that was all he would say.
Mrs. Czarina Wood Littlefleld OF Woburn,
Mass, granddaughter Of Sylvanus Wood.
who took the fest British prisoner at
Lexington, April 10Th 1775, died on Satur-
day,at Woburn,aged II years AID months.
Jeifer johnson, who was at one time
slave In New York state Ia still living In
Kings county. A hill OF saie, still preserved,
shows that In 1859 he was disposed OF for
ESQ, and that he was then about nine years
| OF ago.
| Mrs. Mary Miller, OF Western Pennsyl-
vsnia, probably the wealthiest colored
| woman IN the country, died the other day.
Her income was 1900 day. Four years
ago she owned barren piece Of ground,
but there was oil bensbtn the surface.
The Czsr OF Russia wears the largest
ruby IN the world, valued ct 100000, in
his crown, which is nitre-shaped and has
on it's crest oross composed Of five big
| diamonds supporting this ruby. Il takes
diamonds to support u ruby OF that kind.
Sir Charles Ross, the ninth baron OF that
name, Ia a famous ehort distance runner.
He is l8 and at school at Eton. Our own
| Charles Ross, who started out younger Home
years ago, has d record for "eettlng away
which few aprlnters care to dispute.-Ae,o
York World
Cardinal Gibbons says he thinks that the
labor problem will be solved first IN this
country, "for hers we submit everything OF
that nature to the test OF reason, common
sense aud thorough criticism, and truth ie
evolved from the full and free discussion OF
the social questions"
M. Fouqne, the mlneralogist, claims to
have discovered in a mixture of copper
and lime the beautiful color OF azurrino,
the composition OF which has 80 long been
n puzzle to artists. His tint Is said to be
perfectly uuchangeable, and ia identical
with tho famous Aleyandrlne blue.
Mayor job Male of Plsinfield, N. j., who
Is 80 years old, has an umbrella that he has
carried for SO years, 1t has been recovered
four times, though never lost or mislaid
once. After the first few years relic oi
this sort gets entirely Beyond the risk oi
being taken in mistake Tor another's.
Senator Vest 10 one OF the plaInest dressed
men In Washington. During the winter he
went around In an old gray ulster almost
| lHIudubdIo Huu epht up Iut nhCtAs ~ EbpOIie
that come from Missouri regarding the sen.
atorial contest there are true, Mr. Vest him,
Bet must he slightly split up the back
Neto York World.
Colonel Josiah Patterson is on the stump
In Tennessee for nomination IS candidate
for the governorship OF that state and O
Tennessee exchange that refers TO the fine
houses he is drawing remarks: Nothing
like 1t has ever been seen since Napoleon'i
journey through France on his return from
the Island Of Elba."
The Emperor OF Germany has his cardG
like other mcrtals. They are very simple
although those OF the German nobility are
generally very highly decorated with cresti
and crowns. Ths royal cards have abso.
lutely no ornamentation. In plain Gothic
letters they read: "Wilhelm, German
Emperor and King of Prussia"
Sixteen years ago Swiss cobbler named
Bsrnaserni left hts home 10 the Canton
pessin and emigrated TO the Argentine Re-
public. He hos now returned the possessoI
OF millions which he made as u dealer IL
leather and hides. He is now building OF
the place where his Swiss house stood an
asylum for 200 children.
Charles Higgins OF Mspleton, Me-, who Is
mora than 81 years OF ege, has been In q
woodchoppers' camp oil winter, where be
held up hls end III hard work with the
other young fellows. Mr.. Higgins favorit,
breakfast is pie and pork, with dozen ol
so "hnpiacks" thrown In; and to that simple
and austsle fare he attributes most OF ht,
present Yigor.
Countess Tolstoi makes hektograpt
copies of her husbands books that art
J under ban in Russia and thus crculates
! thsm In the mali. Saa has nine living chill
: dren, the oldest daughter, aged IS, who
! sympsthizss With her fathers doctrines and
often helps him In his work with the poor
Tho Whole family speak English perfectly
George Alfred Town5and's new novel
bnsad upon the intrigue between Alex
, Hamilton and Mrs. Reynolds. Will sooI
issue from the press. IL Is said to be ful
/ Of the history OF the period, and 1t atfordi
, liiolike glimpses OF Washipgto Monroe
Burr and Hamilton, Of course. The pub
list q says IN the announcement: "a stroni
, physlcal chord of events runs through thi
I athletic and pathetic tale."
! There has been commonly receive,
4 error that the late senator Becs (who was
native of Scotland) was the only foreigI
born member OF the present Senate. Sena
tor PGsco OF Florida. was horn In London
England Senator Mcmillan OF Michigan a
Hamilton, Ontario and senator Jones o
Nevada, in England. The unfortunate cx
Senator Jones of Florida, was born In Ire
8 land ~ Philadelphia Ledger.
4 Mr., John b. Herrcshofr of Bristol, 7. !.
tho head of the large shlpbuililng firm, los
. his sight when 10 years old, and for a
] years has been an active business mai
3 despIte this inilrmlty. He decides tlnaneia
: questions, superintends hundreds of WORK
4 men, visits every corner OF the ehip,yard
Q understands model by feeling 1t. order
+, alterations And improvements in oonstrue
tIOu, and has buIlt some or tue fhmou
American yachts.
a According to the German papers, Primo
a Bismarck received so many teleRrams o
a congratulatiou on his birthday, April LIST