The critic., 1891-03-25
NOTABLE PEOPLE.

Stuart Robson celebrated his 5jth birth.
day at Decatur ILL.,, n few days ago.
Professor David S. Jordan president of
the Indiana State University, has accepted
the presidency of the Leland Stanford
University of California.
T.. ii. Sothern has long been ambitious
to play David Garrick, character in
which his distinguished father made one
of his most striking successes. In all
probability the young comedian will be
seen in the role next season.
Sol Smith Russell has been acting for
twenty-eight years and yet he is only -.
He was drummer boy in war times and
found himself in Cairo, ILL.,. where he
joined the stock company of the Defiance
Theatre in 1862. He played utility parts,
sang songs between acts, and plsyed the
snare drum in the orehcsira-all for 50
week.
CaptaipEk.R. Wells, United States Army,
retlfed, died at Albany Sunday. He was
born in Chatham, Columbia County, n.
y, May 10, 1898, and enlisted in the Army
in 1858. During the war of the rebellion
Captain Wells was wounded twice very
severely. Subsequently he was sent to
the frontier and took part in several
skirmishes with the Indians. His last
service was under Custer, beng stationed
| tain Wells was retired.
| Lucius Robinson, Governor of New
| York from 1877 to 1880, was of thorough
bred Puritan stock, the prominent char
acteristics of which he eXempliiied in the
| course of his long professional and po-
| litical career. He was lineal descendant
of the celebrated Puritan clergyman John
| Robinson. Lucius Robinson was born in
| Windham, Greene County, n. V, Novem-
1.sv a 1a .E N fnp ~ IA, .x~l.
nary circumstances, who could afford his
son only common.school education.
| Charles Il. Chickering, whose name is
famous wherever pianos are played
passed away peacefully March %, at hi:
residence, No. B Fifth avenue, New York
Many members of his family were pres
ent to soothe his last moments. 1t /:
needless to recall the great achievement o.
Mr.. Chickering's life-the perfecting o.
one of the noblest and sweetest instru
ments which have charmed the ear o
man. It is pleasant to be able to stat,
that in the case of this eminently success
ful business man there was Joined Il
commercial ability rigid uprightness o
character which won him the respect o
all who came into relations with him.
New York Herald.
Bishop Talbot of Wyoming was il
Philadelphia recently, and preached il
st. Peters Church, wearing over his sur
plice q red academic hood, such as |
often worn by the English clergy. Tw
aged ladies, who were interested listener
to his discourse, began telling each othe
how they admired him. But, said one
so the story runs, "I liked him so mucl
more before he went to Wyoming: h
didn't wear that ridiculous red thing o.
his back them" "Oh, my dear" replie
her companion. "he doesn't really like
| ID Int Ian lad; ;a,,
where he comes from make him wear il
They wouldn't listen to a man VIII
doesn't wear gaudy clothes"
The husband of Adelaide Ristori, tn
great actress, is reported to have died j
Paris few days ago. He was the Marqni
Julian Capranica del Grillo, and fell i
love with her in the early days of he
stage life before she had achieved fame
and his father had him confined in tn
castle of santo seyera, near Rome t
cure him of his passion. But Ristori lei
her triumphs to be near her lover, an
they were married in 1S47, when she wa
2G years old. For several years after sh
only played i'm private theatricals. TIL
old Marquis surrendered, and in 1910 th
marriage was again celebrated with niue
social display. They had several children
The three children of the late Senate
Chilcott of Colorado Will contest his vii
When the testator signed this instrumer
, in 1888, the Denver Repubiicdn says, th
conduct of his son Clay gave him consit
erable uneasiness, and it is known cause
,, the document to be drawn up the way j
which il will be submitted for probat,
This leaves the estate entirely in th
hands of two executors, with instruction
+ 10 pay the revenue monthly 10 the heir
The latter claim that many times sine
making the will their father expressed III
, determination of destroying il and ALLOW
! ing his possessions TO be distributed a
cording to law. He, however, delaye
, doing so until IL was too late.
The late Judge Brady of New Yor
! served q small fraction over quarter of
; century upon the bench. He was electt
2 Judge of the Court of Common Pleas
4 November, 1855, and began his career as
9 judge in January, 1886, Judge Va
Brunt, now one Of the Supreme Con-
rett, another Supreme Court Judge. WI
= one of his colleagues. ON November
) 1869, Judge Brady was elected To n
Supreme Court, aud lac was reelected
1877.
Mrs. Anne Charlotte Lynch BDtta, wi
Of Professor NincenZo BOtta for mar
and literature in the University of Il
City of New York died March % at h
home. % West Thirty-seyenth street. II
death was very sudden her Illness havii
lasted only three days. Pneumonia ma
its appearance very quickly after she W
first taken sick, and proved fatal.
Elmer Washburne, the Republican ca
| 1idnfp for AIaVOr Df ChipaoO stands