The Portland daily press., 1891-02-26
PERSONAL AND PECULIAR.

General Sherman once declined an offer of
$4,000 year, to contribute regularly to a
Grand Army paper.
The Italie of Rome announces that the
Pope has summond Cardinal Gibbons to the
Vatican for conference on church questions
in the United States.
Old Lawyer Luther R, Marsh doesn't
seem to have learned anything by his exper-
periences with the Diss De Bar woman. He
Isl now reported in tow of another medium"
Mrs. Clarissa j. Huyler, giving public lect-
ures on ''spiritualism," and announcing his
purpose to devote the rest of his life to the
cause.
A dispatch from Washington says that
after their grand tour of the United States
in May, President and Mrs. Harrison ex-
pect to go to their cottage at Cape May
Point, and afterward to the mountains, per-
haps spending some time with Mrs. Mckee
and her babies at some New England resort
which Mr.. Mckee can easily reach by train
from Boston.
Senator HiscOck Of New York gave din
ner at the Arlington Saturday night in honor
OF his colleague, Senator Evarts, who will
retire from the Senate on the 4th of March
next. President Harrison, Vice President
Morton, Secretary Tracy, Representative
Belden, Arson g. McCook and about twenty
I'VE OF Mr.. Hiscock's associates in the Sen
ate, OF both parties were present.
Professor Charles Waldstein. the Ameri-
archeologist, announces that he has definite
ly withdrawn from the competition for the
honor Of making the excavations on the an
cient city of Delphi and the consequent
studies, The professor says that he will
| leave the French free to prosecute the work
| In their own manner. He adds that the
Americans have been unfairly treated.
1t now appears probable that the income
Of the Manhattan Athletic Club for the first
year OF its occupancy of its new home will
run up to 100000, and. perhaps, to round
half million. The club now has the largest
membership Of any club in New York, and
probably of any club in the country, having
1900 active members. 240 nonresident men,
bers and 30 life members. By the first of
April 1t will have its full complement of
5000 active members. which will mean an
The daily receipts of the club house are now
in excess of $1,000
Writes q correspondent to the New York
Times: Il can cite every case of imported
orchestras and their ultimate failures, but
will only mention the very latest-the impor-
tation of Mr.. Edouard Strauss and his so
general belief of Americans. that everything
foreign or imported must be superior to our
own, these people were brought over here.
These musicians of Strauss Orchestra were
engaged in different parts of Europe specially
for this American t0ur-men who bad never
seen one ano ther nor played together before,
and of whom about twelve remained in this
city and can be seen in any ball room play
ing with New York musicians"
There is collection Of interesting por-
traits on exhibition in the Corcoran Art Gal
lery," writes Mr. Crawford from Washing
to the New York Tribune. 1.-THE first is
completed portrait of Senator Daniel Voor-
bees by 4. +. Andrews, the instructor of the
Corcoran School of Art. This Is a three
| quarters length. 1t Is strong Character
| portrait, painted with great yigor and
breadth. The senator, who is still III, is here
painted at his best. The other portraits.
which would do honor to any gallery. are
from the private collection of MI. Letter. the
Chicago millionaire. After the burning of
The house occupied by him these pictures
were temporarily placed in the gallery. The
portrait of Mr.. Letter by B0nnat is one of
the most striking portraits ever seen in
Washington and should be seen by those
who know the subject thoroughly to appre-
clate u. Mr.. Letter is painted exactly as he
sentation." - WV i'Pio