Idaho semi-weekly world. [volume] (Idaho City, Idaho Territory) 1875-1908, 1893-10-27
PURELY PERSONAL.

: Rose Coghlan, the actress, has pai
: w ,000 Tor home In New York city nea
{ Central Park.
suzanne, Nine. de la Rance. mothe
Of Ouida," died short time ago nea
Florence, Italy, from the effects OF a fall
: She was by birth an English woma
named sutton.
Mrs. Patti Lyle Collins, who preside
over the "live-letter department of tn
dead-letfer postoffice In Washington
10 the most expert reader OF illegibl
handwriting In the country.
William b. Bate, Senator from Ten
nessee, never lights cigar. He has al
ways one In his fingers or between hi
lips, but no match is put to 1t. He ad
vocates what he calls the dry smoke.
Edwin y. Filter, ex-Mayor of Phila
deiphia, mentioned eighteen months AZ,
- possible candidate for the Presidency
begins the fall campaign with eight,
pairs OF trousers and fifty suits OF clothes
Geronimo, the cruel and once powerful
lndian chieftain OF the West, Is now a
quiet and peaceful prisoner at Mount
vernon Barracks, an army post upon the
alabama river, short distance above
Mobile. '''
m Jerome n. Jerome began life as clerk
ihen he went ON the stage, which qauli-
hed him Tor play-writng, to which in
con junction with novel-writing and CO.
editing magazine he has since turned
his attention.
Forty years ago mulatto boy OF Chat
nam county, n. c., was sold into slavery,
anu was taken to Georgia. 4 few days
ago he returned, venerable-looking man
and worth more than $500, 900. His
name is Nathan.
Mrs. Ada VI. Bittenbender, the Prohi
nition candidate for Supreme Judge of
Ncbraska, Is In the law practice at Lin
coin with her husband rs senior partner
OF The frm. She is n native OF Bradford
county, IA, about rs years OF age and A
very bright, well-educated woman.
One OF the most affecting reunions dur
ing the recent encampment OF the Grand
Army at indianapolis was that of Cen
era Lew Wallace and his men OF the
Eleventh Indiana Regiment. About 325
OF tne members were present. General
wallace was their first Colonel and the
one who made the regiment.
DIR. Edward Warren, who died the
other day in Paris, had career of more
Than common interest. He was acting
in Lees army during
me Peinsuls campaign. and after the |
war he went abroad and became Sur.
,eon -teneral in the Khedive's army in
Egypt, and was honored with the title
II Bey. '
Rev. Leonard Blomefeld, who died re.
entity at Bath, was one OF the most EN-.
nent naturalists in England, and had
'een member OF The Linnnan Society
or seventy-one years. lie was long a
'eil- known and popular figure at Cam
ridge, and was an intimate friend Of
' newell Darwin, Julius Hare, Sedgwick
bishop Thirwall and other literary and
'ientihc celebrities OF the period.
Edward II. Watson of California. al
avail cadet at Annapolis, carries time.
lece which is historic relic. 1t is the /
atch which was presented 10 Admiral /
arragut by the citizens OF Vallejo In {
sos. At the time OF the presentation !
arragut was Captain in the navy. and 4
I'd just been relieved as commandment I
the Mare Island navy ward. Tn, q
atch is plain gold timepiece, and was i
esented to young Watson bv Loyall +
'rrsXut, con OF the Admiral. "