The Valley Virginian. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1865-1895, 1893-10-05
Personal Notes.

Irish EnoIish woman who with her sister
won admiration as a trained nurse dur
ing the cholera in Hamburg last year.
She is in America now as the Engilsn
iudge of awards in hygiene at the Worlds
Fair
Five Irish Peers take their titles from
places that are not to be found on the
man of Ireland These are the Duke of
Ahercon. the Earl Of Sheffield, the Earl
of Danley, Viscount Bangor, and Wis
sount Hawarden.
Daniel Wilson, the late Ex~Presdent
Grevy's son-in-law, is one OF the newly
elected Deputies to the French Chamber.
Whatever he may do in the way OF ora
tions, he will not be able to resume his
Hnsavory traffic in decorations.
Yung Yu. the new Chinese Minister II
Washington, has it is understood, for
hidden the members of the Legation to
accept social courtesies or hospitality |
from any American so long as the strain
ed relations between the United States
and China due to the Geary law contin-
ue to exist.
General James Longstreet is expected
to attend the Confederate reunion to be
held at Waynesville. N c., October H.
-. He writes that his health is feeble,
but he hopes to be present, as 1t would
afford him much pleasure to be there
and meet so many of the comrades SO
dear to his heart
General Won Kriegshammer. the new
Austro Hungarian Minister of War, is
the son of a cavalry officer and was born
in 1882. He was present at the battle OF
Solferino, and his gallant conduct during
the engagement gained him favorable
mention in Dispatches. In 1878 he was
promoted to the rank of Major-General
and in 1884 he was gazetted Lieutenant
Field-Marshal.
News has been received of the death
recently at Kents Hill, Me-, of Lieuten-
ant s. M. Glosley, United States Reve>
nue. Marine Corps. Lieutenant Crosley
was one of the oldest officers of his grade
in the Revenue Marine Service. He had
to his credit an excellent war record as
an officer of the navy In later years he
has been physically incapacitated for
active duty, and at the time OF his death
he was on waiting orders.
Mr.. Balfour, who will, it is thought,
be Premier of England some day, if his
health lasts, is also thought to be the
most interesting bachelor in England.
He is handsome, his face being uncom-
monty refined and clever in expression;
and for statesman he is young, his years
counting forty five. He is a nephew of
the Marquis of Salisbury, and an unmar
ried sister presides over his household.
Rev Onward D. Neill, the first resi-
dent Protestant minister of st. Paul,
Mimi, died in that city at the age of
seventy-fye. He was one of the most
brilliant men in the West, having writ
ten many histories. He was born in
Philadelphia in 1928, and was graduated
from the University of Pennsylvania in
1912. He was ordained Presbyterian
minister in 1913 and located in st. Paul
in 1S49. In 1871 he was chosen President
of Manchester College.
Mr.. Darlington, Curator of the Bel
voir Manuscripts, has just discovered
some very important deeds at Belvoir
Castle, the seat of the duke of Rutland.
One is the grant by King John to the
Vernon family, of land on which Had
don Hall stands. 1t is in splendid pre-
servation, and dated 1899. 1t is the ear
Hest charter known relating to land in
that part of the country.
Dona Maria Amelia de Menezes Drum
nond Furtado de Mendoza eldest daugh-
ter of Salvador de Mendonca, the Bra
lillian Minister to the Uuited States,
died at South Wilton, Conn, on Monday
Miss Mendonca was born in Sac Paulo,
Brazil. in 1868. She was great favorite
il Washington, where she was well
lown in society. She was greatly in
terested in charitable works of all kinds
and gave much of her time and money
to relieving the deserving poor. She
was also interested in music.
Atlanta, Ga, was until forty years
ago known as Marthasvilie, and the city
was incorporated under that name. 1t
was given in honor of Miss Martha Allan
ia Lumpkin, the youngest daughter of
Governor LuInpkin, who is still living,
at the age ofsixty six years, near Athens,
Ga, being now Mrs Martha Camp on.
The name Marthasville was changed to
Atlanta by the Legislature on the petit
ton of the citizens, and greatly to the
disgust of Governor Lumpkin. The if
teenth anniversary of the first incorpo-
ration as Marthasville is to be celebrated
this year.
Bishop Thomas U. Dudley, Episcopal
Kentucky, preached last Sunday in st.
James Church Chicago, ON the World s
Parliment of Religions and in the course
of his sermon expressed his regret that
the Episcopal Church ignored the Parli-
ment. 1.-The few of US" he said, who
did appear at the Congress did SO in
the face of pressure. No Church had
greater claims or right to tell of it's hope
in Christ, and yet the Episcopal Church
failed to meet the supremesoccasion. As
think that all the centuries may not
again bring such an opportunity, | am
filled with sorrow that this one was let
slip. Churchmen, we failed in our
duty"
Rev. Leonard Blomefield who died
recently at Bath, was one of the most
eminenent natural lists in England, and
had been a member of the Linniean So
eiety for seventy one years. He was a
welLknown and popular figure at Cam
bridge, and was an intimate friend of
WhewelI, Darwin, Julius Hare, Sedg-
wick, Bishop Thirlwall and other liter
airy and Observation-Disclosures of the period.
He was formerly known as Leonard
Jenyns, but changed her name in later