Idaho semi-weekly world. [volume] (Idaho City, Idaho Territory) 1875-1908, 1893-09-08
PURELY PERSONAL,


: General Fitz John Porter has been al
pointed cashier of the New York pos
Office at a salary of 5000 year.
Governor Russell of Massachusett
has long been noted as an equestrian
and now he is gaining renown as an ex
pert bicycle rider.
Bishop Joseph Rademacher has bee
transferred by the Pope from Nashville
Tenn, to Fort Wayne, Ind, which
considered more important position.
Having completed his prince of In
dia," General Wallace has plans for an
other story already taking shape, but i
will probably take him several years Il
complete it.
So valuable are her jewels that Mrs
| Potter Palmer never attends ball Of
them without a private detective to form
a part OF her escort.
The monument erected over the grave
OF the poet, James Gates Percival, al
Hazel Green, Wis, through the efforts
Of the faculty OF Yale College and few
others will soon be unveiled.
Miss Osgood OF Brooklyn is the only
American woman who has been admit
ted TO work in the Sevres factory at Yer
saiIles. She worked there for year,
aud now reproduces the same work.
General Menotti Garibaldi, son OF the
Italian patriot, and his wife celebrated
their silver wedding few DAYS ago in
Rome. They received congratulations
from friends Of the family in all parts OF
Italy.
Mrs. Cleveianti's tastes in jewelry are
very simple. Although she owns num-
Der Of rings, che rarely wears any except
her wedding ring. A fayorite ornament
on dress occasions IL a beautiful diamond
star, which was one OF her wedding gifts
Lady Wimbourne, the brightest and
eleverest OF all the sisters Of Lord Ran
dolph Churchill, is considered the source
from which the erratic politician derives
his inspiration, as he Is not credited
with great amount Of brains OF his
own.
Mary w. Lee, who was known through
out the Second Corps Of the Army Of the
Potomac as Mother Lee" died In Phil
adelphia recently. During the war Of
the Rebellion she was volunteer field
nurse, serving at the front without pay,
and 1t was there that che was affection
ately nicknamed by the soldiers Mother
Lee"
Mrr. Pierce, the sister OF the poet
Longfellow, has presented to the Maine
Historical Society the house in which
her brother lived during his youth. II
IL the oldest brick structure in Portland.
The property IL valued at a25, 900, and
Mrs. Pierce requires that the rooms shall
be forever kept as Iongfellow's Memo
rial Rooms.e
Barnes Greeley, the only surviving
brother OF Horace Greeley, lives at the
age OF 70 years on the old Greeley home-
stead at Chappaqua. He is described
by q recent lady visitor a. tall, loosely
jointed, stumbling OF gait, with snowy
hair and beard, mild blue eyes, peaceful
visage and tongue that is the nearest
TO perpetual motion yet dis
covered.
Miss Lizzie Green OF Detroit seems to
be the sensational beauty OF the Cont
nent just now. The story goes that at
the wedding festivities the Queen OF It.
ally had her nephew sent away on mill
tary service TO keep him out OF the way
Of the pretty American. The Roman
display photographs Of Miss
Green standing beside the young Count
Of Turin.
Mr.. Gladstone is 10 make a progress
In Scotland during the autumn, and he
will be the guest OF Lord Brcadalbane at
plymouth Castle, OF Lord Rosebery at
Dalmeny and of Sir Charles Tenant ut
the Glen. The longest visit is to be paid
10 Gporpa Arrnistpad Mr. GlaJstnpa
will also be the gnest Of his nephew, Sir
John Gladstone, at Basque House, Kin
cardlncshire, for few days stay.