Huntsville gazette., 1893-11-11
PERSONAL AND iMPERsohAL.


-Yung Yu. the new Chinese Minister
ut Washington, has, it is understood,
forbidden the members of the legation
to accept social courtesies or hospitality
from any American so long as the
strained relations between the United
States and China due to the Geary law
continue to exist.
Thomas and Phebe Shaddock, OF
San Francisco, are the champions in
peculiar line. The parties were first
married in the east in 1852 and during
the forty-one years which have cnsued
since that time they have been alter
nately attracted to and repulsed by
each other five times.
M. de Giers, the prime minister of
Russia, spent some time in Berlin re-
Gently. Although not as robust as
formerly. which is to be expected at
his advanced age, he has recovered his
health to a great extent He was the
object of much attention on the part OF
officials and society in the German cap
ital.
"A woman lately returned from
Brazil tehs of curious nomenclature
of the streets of Para They are biblical
or commemorative of some event il the
Brazilian history. 1t seemed to her
quite irreverent to be told that desir-
able locality was sat the corner OF St
John the Baptist and st. John the
Evangelist streets"
Frank 7. Starr writes to the New
York Sun: 81 see great deal in the
newspapers about little Esther Cleve-
land being the first baby ever born IN
the White house. How about James
Appleton Pierce, son of Franklin and
Jane Means Appleton Pierce, born in
the White house, Washington, April
II, 1858, died March 4, 1882"
1t is alleged of gauger, not long
ago dismissed from the revenue service,
that he lost his place because of tin
breastplate. The chest protector fol-
lowed in shape the contour of his form,
fitted on beneath the vest. 1t was hol-
low and held about fluid gallon. Its
frequent filling at the expense of
wholesale liquor dealers led to his
downfall.
Mr. Morrill,, of Vermont, is the old
est senator-S3. Next comes Mr..
Palmer, of Illinois, who is 76. Mr..
Harris, of Tennessee, is rs; Mr.. Pugh,
of Alabama, is IS, and Mr.. Sherman, of
Ohio, and Mr.. Hunton, of Virginia, are
each II years old. There are now sew
eral frisl1y youngsters in the senate,
and the average age of the members is
about IS years and months.
Capt w. j. Sweasey, a veteran Cal
ifornia pioneer. died at San Francisco
recently at the ripe old age of eighty
seven. He was an Englishman by
birth and seafaring man in his early
life. While still young man he came
to this country and with Robert Dale
Owen assisted in founding a Utopian
colony at New Harmony, Ind, which
ultimately proved a failure. In 1S4S
he crossed the plains to California and
became one of its most influential and
prosperous citizens.
"A woman footpad, with her con-
federates, recently piled profitable
trade in Kokomo, Ind, for some little
time. She is an attractive young
woman, about twenty wears old. Her
plan was to stand on street corner in
the fashiona BILE suburbs, and, on plea
of being alone and frightened, induce
men to accompany her home. She
would lead her dupe down dark
street, where four or five young toughs
were in waiting, when he would be set
upon and robbed. She was identified
by victims as being the chief actor in
four attempts at this sort of robbery
within one hour. She is now in jail.