Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1891-03-05
PEOPLE OF PROMINENCE.

BUFFALO BILL will visit Germany this
spring.
GEORGE W. CHILDs, of Philadelphia,
has subscribed $500 to the Mary Washington
| fund.
Ex-PREsIDENT HAYES has resigned
from the Ohio Arche illogical and Historical
| Society," and the Hon. Calvin s. Brice has been
chosen to ill his place. ....
NINE. HENRI GREvILLE, who has seen
more of this country than most French women,
says the American woman makes too many &C.
quaintances and too few friends.
LUCIA, the singer, will hereafter devote
herself exclusively to teaching. and she will re-
ceive only eight pupils. and such as show that
they have good future before them.
JERRY" SIMPSON say. his recent cleo
ton expenses we're just $3.50 He says that he
does not intend that his expenses while in
Washington attending to his public duties, shall
cost him over S35 per month.
COUNT ToLsToI has never given more
convincing indications of lunacy than in a re.
cent article in the conten,pora q, in which he
says that "nearly all the world is drunk on to-
bacco and the remainder on brandy"
JOHN T. MITCHELL, of Milwaukee, will
be the richest member of the next House OF
Representatives. He is the only son and heir
of the late Alexander Mitchell, founder of the
Chicago, Milwaukee and St Paul Railroad.
SENATOR MANDERsoN, the successor of
Mr.. ingalls, as President pro tenn. of the Senate,
is Pniladelphian, and was breverted as Brig
adler General for gallant, long continued and
meritorious service during the war. He has
lived in Omaha for 20 years.
YOUNG John Jacob Astor boldly goes to
housekeeping, in spite of the fact that potatoes
are 81 70 bushel and eggs are high. And his
salary for being an Astor is only about S100, 600
a month. 1t is strange what chances young
people will take nowadays.
The Countess Lily Newenhaupt, formerly
Miss Wilson, of New York is one of the most
| feued bellies in Stockholm this season. At a
| ball given by the Minister of Foreign Affairs
she had the honor, that is to say, Prince
Eugene of Sweden had the honor of dancing
| with her.
FRANKLIN W. SMITH, of Boston, is the
| protector of an ambitious scheme to build an
| immense temple of the arts at Washington. 1t
is to cost 100000 and occupy $50 acres of
ground. Mr.. Smith has had plans drawn, it is
said, and hopes to raise enough money in the
next five years to begin the work.
Miss LAURA ERMIsToN CHANT dropped
| q woman suffrage torpedo recently at draw
| ing room in London. when she said: You pray
daily to God that His will may be done on earth,
and spend much effort on behalf of that will
| being taught the heather: but when it comes
| to making an effort to secure the doing of the
will of God by the houses of Parliament, you
call it the mire of politics and the things of the
| world"
MISS VIRGINIA POTTER, neice of
Bishop Potter, and Miss Virginia Furman have
contributed the capital to establish "The Chill
drep's Dressmaking Company" proft-sharing
enterprise, with rooms at 10 East Fifteenth
street, New York. Besides these ladies, II
skilled workwomen. who are paid the highest
wages given in the trade. constitute the COM
| pany and are to share the proceeds at the end
| of the year, one-third of the profits being set
aside for the development of the business, one
third divided among the non-stockholdIng
members and the remaining third allotted to
| the two founders, who own all the stock.