Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1891-01-04
PERSONAL NOTES.

DIR. JAMES CRoLL, the first to explain the
movement of the Gulf Stream, has died at the
age of IS, a distinguished Fellow of the Royal
Society.
JAMES p. SCOTT, son of Thomas A. Scott
late President of the Pennsylvania railroad,
proposes, by way of experiment, to plant ], 900
acres of rice near Kissimmee. Fla.
RHoDA BRoUGHToN lives at Oxford where
she took up her abode just ten years ago. In
all she has written about 80 books but she has
allowed only half Of them to be published.
SCHLIEMANN was "a years old before he
knew word of Greek, and it was not until he
was Al that he began the study of archaeology,
in which he was destined to achieve SO much
distinction.
GOVERNOR WATERMAN. of California, has
surpassed all previous Governors of the State
in pardoning criminals. In the last 40 days of
his term he has pardoned 81 convicts. including
murderers. robbers and Others
ARCHDUcHEss MARIA DoRorHEA is one of
the beauties of the Austrian Imperial family.
She is above medium height, with dark hair
and eyes. and a fresh complexion. She is
noted for her charities and for her skill in
piano playing.
ELLSWORTH INGALLS,, the eldest son of the
Kansas Senator, is a lawyer who has built mp
lucrative practice in his native town. The
Senator's second son, Ralph, Is a student at the
Columbia College Law School. He will take
his degree in the spring.
BIsMARCK'S inseparable companions are
two large Danish hounds. AT dinner they eat
beside their master, and he occasionally feeds
them with his own hands After dinner the
Prince smokes three pipefuls of tobacco, that
being the amount allowed htm by the doctors.
JUDGE WILLIAM p. LYON. of the Wisconsin
Supreme Court who will become Chief Justice
on the retirement of Judge Cole few'weeks
hence, has held his present Office 20 years. He
is native of Columbia county, N. Y, and won
brigadier's stars in the Volunteer army dur
ing the civil war.
GOVERNOR HILL of New York, has been
obliged to decline the invitation sent him to be
the guest of the Young Mems Democratic Club,
of Philadelphia, for the evening of January8.
The Governors official duties will necessitate
his presence in Albany on account of the con-
veDIng of the Legislature.
BRAYToN IVES, the New York millionaire.
is going to sell his famous collection of old
manuscripts and rare pottery at public sale in
March. The collection, an unrivaled one in
this country. is worth about $500, 900, and much
curiosity is manifested as to the price the gems
will bring at auction.
SocKLEss SIMPSON, having been sent a
present of hosiery from Jersey City, returned
the bundle with a note which read: "Sir, our
forefathers refused to drink tea because it was
taxed 8 per cent, and held a tea party in Bos-
ton to get rid of the stuff. Ihave Just finished
figuring up the tax upon those stockings, and
find that amounts to 10 per cent. will wear
no socks until the tax is taken off,"
SENoRA MENDoNoA, wife Of the new
Brazilian envoy to the United States is an
American woman dauphter of a down east sea
captain, Captain Redman, of Thomaston, Me.
When her father sailed for Rio Janeiro %
years ago he took his daughter with him to
keep him company on board his schooner.
Senior Mendonca was then young editor in the
Brazilian port and chance introduction of
the youngpeople ripened into romantic court
ship that led to marriage. Nine. Mendonca
has son Is years old and four daughters rang
ing from Is to % years in age.