The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1892-02-10

1t is said that Anna Maria Mazzani,
of Milan. who is not only the bearer of
an honest name, but clever party
leader, will be a candidate for seat
in the Italian Parliament.
PATHS appearance is said to have
been greatly improved by her aban-
donment of her golden coiffure for the
natural dark locks with which the
public had long been familiar.
The Society of American Wood-En-
gravers of New York City has received
the grand diploma of honor from the
Committee of the International Ex-
hibition of Fine Arts, which met at
Berlin.
Hiram Chase, full-blooded Indian
of the Omaha tribe, has been admitted
to practice in the Federal court at
Omaha. Mr.. Chase is the first Indian
ever admitted to the practice of law in
Nebraska.
The death of Professor Friedrich
Zarucke. the German philologist. is
keenly regretted in the Fatherland.
For many years he was professor of
the German language in the University
of Leipzig.
Edmund G. Ross, who was a Senator
from Kansas during reconstruction
times, is now editing a weekly news
paper in New Mexico for a moderate
salary. He also sets the type and does
the presswork.
Young Lord Russell, whose domestic
difficulties have been aired in Her Ma
tu1
his wife in the guise of a mechanic
while supervising some electrical work
at her mothers house.
A very warm friend and favorite of
the little King of Spain is Count
Morphi, who was the private Secretary
of his father, and who now continues
to act in the same capacity to the
Queen Regent.
There are three large social clubs in
London exclusively for women. The
most exclusive is the Alexandria, where
no one is admitted whose social stand
ing would preclude her from being
presented at court.
F. Hopkinson SmithS the author,
lecturer, artist and engineer is a man
of about forty, of large frame and with
a face that radiates genial good nature
He first became known to the public
from his sketches in black and white.
John B. Stevens, Sr., the oldest resi-
dent of Dover, N. H., died recently,
aged "a. In his boyhood he attended
the school taught by Daniel Webster
in Cornish, Me-, and was probably the
last surviving pupil of Mr.. Webster's.
According to St. Petersburg journals
a turquoise mine has been discovered
near the town of Ibrahim-Olga, about
fifteen miles from Samarcand. Ac-
cording to Iron this is the third tur-
quoise mine discovered in Central Asia.
Baron Arthur Rothschild, a nephew
of the house whose millions enable
monarchs to put armies in the field, is
now serving his twelve months term
in the French army as a full private,
with possible marshal's baton in his
knapsack.
The first volume of the memoirs of
the late Due De Morny has just made
its appearance in Paris. They con-
stitute the sensation of the hour. They
are edited by his son, the present
Duke. and bear the title of AN EN-
bassy to Russia"
The new Duke of Bedford, whose
father, the richest peer of the realm,
committed suicide a year ago under
singularly sensational circumstances,
always dimes in solemn state at mid
night, time all the more remarkable
since he is an unusually early riser.
The newspaper men of Philadelphia
are taking preliminary steps for the
of Press Club. The last
organization there was call
ed the Journalists Club. and it was
killed by admitting too many persons
outside the profession into member
ship.
The late Prince Lucien Bonaparte
had made a special study of the Basque
language, which is not of Aryan origin
as are all the other languages of West
ern Europe. His pathological attain
ments were recognized by the English
Government in yearly pensions of
G250.
A familiar figure on Chestnut street,
in Philadelphia, is that of ex-Minister
''Bertie'' Adams. He has always been
a conspicuous parsonage, and in the
days when he posed as a member of
the redoubtable City Troop his was a
form of irreproachable elegance. and
even now, it is said. he carries his, cane
with all the dash with which he once
bore the sword.
Paul Leicester Ford, who, under the
will of his father, the late Gordon Ford, |
Of Brooklyn. is one of the joint heirs |
10 million dollars and half, is very
small and delicate. Owing to an acci- |
lent that happened in his infancy he is
now a dwarf, and is thus in marked |
contrast to his strapping athletic |
brother, Malcom, who has been dis |
Inherited. intellectually however, !
Paul is a giant.