Idaho semi-weekly world. [volume] (Idaho City, Idaho Territory) 1875-1908, 1892-05-06
PURELY PERSONAL.
Mrs. Anna H. Wilsateh Bequeaths a
Valuable Art Collection to
Philadelphia.

Robert Louis Stevenson is so much
liked in Samoa that the natives have a
notion Of making him King, it is said.
Senator Carlisle recently received
$25, 900 fee for winning suit involving
100000 before the Kentucky Court OF
Appeals.
The mother of Miss Francis E. Will
lard cast her first vote at the Evanston
ulll school election last week. She is
now 80 years old.
Senator Plumb used to be the greatest
newspaper reader in Congress His place
in that respect is now partially filled by
Senator Palmer of Illinois.
Parnells widow is said to be very fond
of birds. Her house in Walsingham
Terrace, Brighton, is full OF songsters.
Even in her bondoir she keeps breeding
cages for canaries.
Surgeons grave in Norwood cemetery
is marked by simple marble slab bear
ing the inscription 80. H. Spurgeon
Mrs. Spurgeon has suggested that the
word Waiting" be added, and the sug-
gestion is to be carried out.
M. Deibler, the executioner of France,
has expressed the official opinion that
the murderers whom he executes nova
days are much more elevated class in
tellectually than those on whom he prac-
ticed at the beginning of his career.
Charles Bradley OF Newark, N. j., a
son OF the late Justice Joseph P. Brad
ley, has signified his intention to con-
tinue the Bradley mathematical prize
that was established by his father at
Rutgers College.
Mrs. Anna IL. Wilsatch of Philadel-
phia left her valuable art collection and
$500, 900 to be spent in caring for it to
the city of her residence. The pictures
will be placed in Memorial Hail under
the supervision of the Commissioners OF
Paramount Park.
Emperor William would not allow the
death of his cousin, Duke of Clarence,
to interfere with either his own amuse-
ment or with the court entertainments,
and now at the death of his uncle, the
Grand Duke of Hesse, he has shown the
same indifference, and has permitted his
own court, alone of all those of Europe.
to continue uninterrupted in it's festiv-
tiles.
The Countess d'Eu, only surviving
daughter of the late Emperor of Brazil
8 about to take up her residence def
nitely in England. She has lust con.
cluded an agreement with the republican
government of Brazil whereby in return
for her abandonment of her pretensions
to the crown of Brazil the whole of her
fathers private estates and property are
restored to her.
| Prof. Norton's volume or rather two
volumes OF the letters of James Russell
Lowell are looked for with some impa.
| fipnaa Tho a,lftAr ho hog
successful in making his collection al
letters in the hands of literary and Other
friends of Mr.. Lowell. 1t is possible
that a young Boston sculptor NAV re.
ceive a commission for bust OF Mr.
lowell, to be placed in Westminste,
Abbey.
DR.. Robert Borse, the new Prussian
Minister OF Education, now 60 wears old
has been in the public service ever since
he took the degree of Doctor of Laws in
the Heidelberg University. A few wears
ago, while editor of the German Officials
Monthly Magazine, he created great sti,
by severely criticising the amusements
and habits of the modern corps students
affording the worst possible training fo,
a career.
Ex-Governor Holbrook, the war E xec
utive OF Vermont, is still living at Balti
more in the enjoyment OF the best o
health at the age of 70. He attend,
every day to his duties as President O
the Vermont Savings Bank, and axes .
keen interest in public affairs. No Gov
ernor in the Union was more energeti,
in raising volunteer regiments and equip
ping them for the field than Mr.. Hol
brook, and President Lincoln often ac
know lodged the value OF his services.