The Portland daily press., 1891-05-02
PERSONAL AND PECULIAR.

The President takes from the Palace Hotel
at San Francisco gold menu card in vel
vet case.
at the great Hungarian horse fair just
closed, ten thousand horses have been sold
to purchasers from all parts Of Europe.
Four of the nine members of the South
Carolina delegation in Congress have the
reputation OF having killed their man.
A Russian circus rider. the Baroness Rah-
den, boxed the ears of Count Maffet, the
Italian statesman's son, for kissing ner at
Turin. The count has challenged the
.woman's husband.
M. M. Pomeroy. Familiarity known las
Brick" is about 60 years old, bald, and
wears chin beard. Humorous writing cor
sumes only portion of his time, as he is en-
gagged In mining operations near Denver.
1t is said that Senator Edmunds has thrice
declined a seat on the supreme court bench.
Two Of these incidents are generally known.
On the other occasion Justice Hunt, whom
Mr.. Edmunds was to succeed, changed his
mind about resigning.
Secretary Rusk will soon receivelhis grand
fathers sword, worn in the Revolution by
Samuel Rusk, and lately in the possession of
William Berry of Macon, Mo-, who was Gen.
Rusk's tutor and who received 1t from an
uncle Of the new owner.
The Turkish Sultan's kitchen costs the en-
pire 100000 annually. The building ex-
tends $50 feet on every side. The dishes are
sealed in the kitchen by no less person than
Osman Pasha, the hero of Plevna, and are
unsealed in the Sultan's presence.
Lord Randolph Churchill will do Mashona.
land as the special correspondent of the
London Graphic. but he will be on special
rates per line, which will make him the
most costly and exclusive correspondent
even given an assignment
Editor Jones of the st. Louis Republican,
chairman Of the national commission COM
secretary of the treasury to pay no salary
for secretary of the board of lady managers
of the worlds fair to any one save Miss
Peoebe Couzins.
Building Inspector Entwistle has reported
to the district commissioners that it will cost
about $4,000 to thoroughly repair and re-
construct the Shoreham, Vice-President
recently gave way. The hotel will have to
be closed for several months.
Among the Jews who recently emigrated
by way of Posen and Russia is one Isaac
Roseblat, whose case has aroused considera-
bic attention. He bears on his leg an iron
over which the skin has partially grown, and
which was fastened to him five years ago. in
huSSlan prison dt hle1, from winch Rose
blat attempted to escape, after being arrest
ed on a charge offproselyting for Judaism.
| 1t is feared that the removal of the iron
might now have serious result.
The will of General Francis E. Spinner
has been admitted to probate in Duval
County, Florida. The document covers
eighty pages and bears date the third day of
June, 1890. He directs the purchase and
erection of syenite or granite monument,
to be erected in the family burial lot in the
cemetery at Mohawk, and desires that his ex-
ecutors on one face Of the monument shall
cause to be inscribed raised fac-simile of
his signature. and the date of his birth and
death.
An interesting incident in connection with
President Harrison's visit to Atlanta was
his meeting with Mr.. George Cook, piano
manufacturer of Boston. The grandfather
of Mr.. Cook was the Captain Cook who first
saved the life of General William Henry
| Harrison from the Indians at the battle Of
| Tippecanoe. Mr.. Cook and Mrs. Cook had
been spending few days with Governor
| Bullock at Atlanta, and on invitation of
Mayor Hemphill went up the road to meet
| the President.