The Portland daily press., 1891-04-15
PERSONAL AND PECULIAR.

Ex-senator Ingalls, Of Kansas, has been in
Wed to deliver memorial address on Gen.
Sherman before the New York legislature.
President Van Horn, Of the Canadian Pa.
cifc has bought 100 acres of land on Mum
ster's Island, near st. Andrews, N. B., and
VIII there have an elegant summer home.
Senator Carey of Wyoming is regarded by
the women suffragists as one of their most
influential advocates. To some extent the
Senator speaks by the card. His wife is al
ready voter.
The Gar of Russia is said to have a fond
ness for irising early in the morning and
going about the market places of st. Peters
burg. Not infrequently on these trips he
makes purchases for the royal larder.'
A guard is stationed at P. T., Barnum's
grave, as it is feared efforts might be made
to steal the body and hold 1t for ransom.
The watch will be continued indefinitely.
The will was admitted to probate without
opposition.
The trustees Of Columbia college have &C.
cepted the resignation Of Prof. c. S. Smith,
who for ten years past has ably filled the
chair Of modern languages and literature.
He will devote himself to lecturing and writ
ing on these subjects. Prof. Smith gradu-
ated from Amherst college in 1874.
Mayor Grant, of Victoria, b. c., has tele-
graphed to President Harrison, inviting him
to visit Victoria during his trip to the Pacific
coast. Should the President accept the invi-
tati0n, 1t Is understood a Britt sh war shin
will be detailed from Esquimault and placed
at the disposal of the President from Puget
Sound to Victoria.
Mr.. j. Edward Larkin, one of the best
known civil engineers in the country, died at
Havre de Grace, Md, Saturday. He was in
charge of the building of the long bridge of
the Philadelphia, Wilmington & Baltimore
Railroad across the SusQuehanna River at
Havre de Grace. He was born In South
Yarmouth, Mass, in 1881.
Mrs. Ole Bull and others employed them
selves during the intervals between the SEES
sions of the late National Council of women
In Washington in getting signatures to a
pledge drawn up by Miss Willard, not to
wear the bUdies or feathers of birds, because
of the great cruelty practiced by those who
obtain them, and the wholesale slaughter of
the most beautiful song birds which this in
excusable fashion involves. Over one hun
bred and fifty women signed. No doubt
others would have done 50 could they have
been asked.
While the Congregationalists are planning
for great International council In London,
with 300 delegates Methodists are looking
forward to similar gathering of 500 repre-
sentatiyes of their denomination in WASH
ington next October. This is to be the sec
ond Methodist Ecumenical Conference, the
first one having been held in London ten
years ago. The eastern hemisphere Is to
send 200 delgates, and the other 800 will rep
| resent North and South America. The con-
ference Is to continue twelve days. There is
| Committee on Public Worship, who will
arrange for the ministers from abroad to
| preach in prominent pulpits at points dis
lance from Washington as well as In that
city The coming season is to be memoir
able for notable gatherings Of various de-
nominations OF the Christian Church.
Lady Florence Dixey, in letter to the
London Star in relation to the case of Mrs.
|skAghxiek, writes There are many who
~ IL T. 4<dIlls lslI9xe ~. Neybzick was the
victim of cruel family intrigds, = Ne X1z1i1e
being the result of the most one-sided ana
partial summing up of the judge who has
just retired from the bench. Is it nothing to
the British public that the unfortunate
lady who occupies her present position
through miscarriage Of justice, should be
immured through the most sunny years of
| her life In an English prison for deed
| which she never has been clearly proved to
| have committed? If she murdered her hus-
band she should be hanged; but as there
was no real proof Of her guilt, her sentence
was committed to one Of living death. Mrs.
trial. or If not, released. How, too. about
the man in the case? He is not in prison.
OF course not; what In woman is griev-
GUS wrong, in man Is only slight peccadillo