The Portland daily press., 1892-04-19
PERSONAL AND PECULIAR.

There are 20 Representatives in Con-
gress under SO years of age.
Rosa Bonheur has just kept her seven
tieth birthday. She is well and as busy
as ever In her country home.
The University of Edinburgh has con-
ferred the degree of LII. D. on Sir Charles
Tupper, High Commissioner for Canada
in London.
Ex-Congressman Butterworth, who re-
signed from the Worlds Fair Commits
sion, will resume the practice of law in
Cincinnati.
Out of 956 street Car plants existing in
the United States and Canada $50 are op-
Grated by horses, 40 by cable, 246 by cleo
tricity and 70 by steam.
Mrs. Elizabeth Custer the widow of
Gen. George A. Custer, is making sue
cess on the lecture platform.
Uncle Jerry, as representing the de-
partment of agriculture, has received
twelve Persian sheep, sent him by Mr..
Truxton Beale, the American consul gen
eral at Teheran.
Louise Michel, now sixty-two years old
is described as a quiet little woman, who
speaks in a monotone even when she is
most excited. When she was several
years younger she used to write verses.
The Grand Duchess Alexandrine. of
Mecklenburg-Schwerin, who recently
celebrated her ninetieth birthday, is the
oldest of European princesses. She is a
sister of the late Emperor William l.,
and the only Surviving daughter of King
Frederick William II. and beautiful
Queen Louise. 44
Senior Blest Cana, to whom the Chilian
government a few days ago offered the
post of minister at Washington, to sue
ceed Senior Pedro NIontt, who will return
home to enter Congress, has accepted the
office. The new minister is now in Eu-
rope. Senior Cana is considered one of
the ablest diplomats in Chill.
The largest stationary engine in the
United States, and among the largest in
the world is at Friedensville, Pa. 1t is
called the president It's driving wheel
is 35 feet in diameter and weighs 40 tons;
its sweep-rod is 40 feet long; it's piston
rod 10 inches in diameter and of a 10
foot stroke, and it raises 1880 gallons of
water in minute.
Mr.. Gladstone is at work on his lecture
on Universities in the Middle Ages, to be
delivered before the University of Ok
ford next autumn, when he will appea
as the first lecturer on the newly found
ed Romanese Trust. 1t is said the lee
ture will include an elaborate compari-
son between the universities of Paris and
Oxford.
Baron Hirsch, who has made perma-
nent settlement for himself in London
by purchasing the lease of Bath House,
is now looking out for an estate in Eng
land, and is likely to buy Bcdgebury
from Philip Beresford-H Hope. The extent
Of this property is nearly 5000 acres, in
ring fence, of which more than half is
woodland and park. Bedgebury lies in
cha ming part of Kent, between Tun-
bridge Wells aud Cranbrook.
The late Mr.. Freeman, the famous his.
torian, was very voluminous writer,
but not particularly amiable man, and
on one occasion church dignitary got
even with him for former snub. 1t be-
came necessary for the dignitary afore-.
said to propose, much against his will,
the health of the historian, and he did it
in this wise: And now / have to pro-
pose the health of our distinguished
neighbor, Mr.. Freeman, who so admira-
bly, illus trates for us the savage customs
of our ancestors"
Amateur photographers going to the
Worlds Fair had better leave their cam
eras at home if they want to keep out of
trouble. 1t is announced that snap
shooting will not be allowed. The right
to make and sell photographs of build
ings, exhibits, grounds, ETC., is to be
leased to a limited number of respon-
sible parties. and they are to have a rigid
monopoly, for which they are expected to
pay handsome price. This is the in
variable rule at such expositions, the
revenue from the sale of right to photog-
raphers being impo rtant part of the