Idaho semi-weekly world. [volume] (Idaho City, Idaho Territory) 1875-1908, 1891-08-07
PERSONAL MENTION.
81. Louis Has the Only Female United
states Marshal.

| ST. LOUIS Hdr thr o's.s
| states Marshal.
The poet Whittier will spend por
tion of the summer in New Hampshire
at Wakefield.
The only woman who is a United States
Marshal is Miss Olive Buchanan OF 81
Lonis. All the men like to be arrested
by her.
Mrs. General Custer, who is spending
short time in London, is meeting with
very cordial reception in English liter
AIRY society.
Professor X. l.. Perkins OF Boston has
copy of Horace that is more than 3O0
years old. 1t was printed in 1876, and
mas an index to every word.
James Baird, for many years Consular
agent OF the United States at Manaos,
State of Amazonas, Brazil, has arrived
| in New York on sick leave.
President Diaz OF Mexico, though 60
years of age, is said not to look over 40.
4 He shows great tact in receiving visitors,
and is a gentleman of much refinement.
George Smith, king of the English
/ gypsies, is to edit paper in he Romany
/ tongue, to be the organ OF the wander
ing race. He expects to get 20,0l0 sub
scribers for it.
Mr.. and Mrs. Joseph Chamberlain will
visit the United States in the autumn.
Later they will go to the Bahamas, where
Mr.. Chamberlain intends to make ex-
tensive purchases.
! Queen Victoria now rules population
of 367 900, 000a greater number OF peo-
pie than ever acknowledged the sover-
eighty OF any other person in either an
cient or modern times.
| Alexander Rankin, the Scotchman who
succeeded John Brown as Highland SER
want to the Queen, has obtained almost
as marked influence in the royal house
hold as Brown possessed.
The Queen Of Portugal, who is a SPLEEN
did horsewoman, may often be met
whilst riding in the open country about
/ Lisbon at an hour when most of her
subjects are still asleep.
\ Sir Edward Arnold is coming to the
! United States next October with his son
/ and daughter. He has been engaged to
/ deliver series of lectures on Japan in
the various cities of America.
Queen Victoria's daughter, Princess
/ Christian, employs woman as her ply
I stefan when her nerves trouble her. Her
attendant at such times is well-known
4 specialist, DR.. Julia Maitland.
Henry Irving epigrammatcally char
acterizes an English scheme for the re-
generation OF the theater as missions
which propose to save the players soul
by pointing the way to the work hours.
Mrs. P. 7. Barnum before she sailed
for Europe sent the comfortable rolling
chair used by Mr.. Barnum during the
last few months of his life to the Bridge
| port Hospital for use in that institution.
/ Bessie Bellwood, who lived long time
with Viscount Vaudeville, who married
/ Miss Yznao of New York, is about to sue
him. now that he has become Duke OF
Manchester, claiming that he owes her
money.
General Arson G. Cook, Secretary OF
the United States Senate. is strongly
built man, about 30 years of age, and
has dark hair, mustache and ewes. He
is one OF the most agreeable and popular
men in Washington.
Mrs. Logan has lett the Generals H.
brary just as it was when he last occu-
pied it, untouched, except by the dust
brush and unchanged. His arm chair
still retains its customary position, and
hardly a paper has been moved from his
desk.
Oliver Wendell Holmes library in his
Boston home looks over the Charles
river, and furnishes a superb view of the
distant spires and towers of Charleston
and Somervile. Just at shutdown the
prospect is ideal.
Prof. John Stuart Blacke of Scotland
and Prof w. $. Tyler of Amherst Col
lege have been teaching Greek for more
than fifty years. And, what is more,
they are still pretty lively, though close
on 80.
Captain Hams OF the steamship Etru-
RIA and Commodore of the Cunard fleet
has Just completed his 50Sth trip across
the Atlantic. He began his sea life in
1888, and has been in the service OF the
Cunard Company since 1857.
The property left by the ate Sir Rich
ard sutton, owner of the Genesta, is es-
tlmated at over e7,000,000. The heir to
the estate is posthumous child, only
Just born, and by the time he becomes
OF age the fortune will be one of the very
greatest.
Sir William GordonCumming's High
land home, Altyre. is one of the pretti.
est seats in Morayshire, and its grounds
aud woods, through which run the river
Deveron, are famous all over the country
tor their picturesque situation and diver
sity OF scene.
Baron de Gondoritz the Brazilian In
dia rubber merchant who is irving TO
corner the entire rubber output of the
Amazon region, Is an energetic man of
Portuguese birth, Al years old He is of
short and very portly figure, with light
complexion and red hair.
The great statue of Pope Leo MIL.
which Count Joseph Louhat is to pre-
sent to the Catholic University at Wash.
lngton, will be shipped to this country
in few weeks. 1t is reported to be a
tine piece of work, and represents the
pope seated upon his throne and wear
ing the triple crown.
The COMMUNICATIVE of the Britt
lsh army drives through the Kew Gar
dens, and smokes in the planthouses
contrary to the regulations publicly
posted in those places, and when re-
minded OF the rules by vigilant attend
ants, he serenely answers: 81 am the
Duke Of Cambridge"