The Portland daily press., 1893-12-28

soHlc u1y puDllSn small VOlume OF llu-
erary "reminiscences from careful winnow-
ing of many memoranda that he has
kept. Possibly it will develop into a
large'volume, after all, for he says: II
saw Washington Irving once on Broad
way when I was boy, and that will
make my narrative begin almost with
the deluge."
A grandson of Nellie GUSTS died re-
Gently in Berryville, Clarke County, Va.
He lived near Berryville, at Audley, the
former home of Nellie Custis, which he
inherited, together with the furniture
and household effects. These include
may relics OF Washington. Major Lewis
was also related TO General Robert E.
Lee, OH whose staff he was Major Lew
is died at the age of fifty-two.
Word comes from San Reno, where
Emperor Frederick of Germany long lay
ill, of the death of General Kodalitsch,
one OF the companions of the unfortu-
nate Macmillan in Mexico. The cause
OF his death was paralysis He was a
man of much influence sin the days of
the Mexican Empire.
M. Casimir-Perier, the new president of
the Council of Ministers of President
Carnot is the third of his name to fill
that high place. He is the son of the
Minister-P President under M. Thiers. and
the grandson of Casimir- Perier, who
stood in the same relation ito Louis
Philippe. The family came from Mems,
small. village in the Dauphinate.
Edward Payson Weston, the famous
walker, now SIS years old, the other day
SET out to travel from New York to
Albany, distance of IA miles, in "
hours. The roads could not possibly
have been in a worse condition. Once he
missed his way at a cost of an addition
Of 16 miles TO the length of his journey.
Yet despite all impediments he finished
a tramp of 100 miles in go hours and 35
minutes.
The wonderful development of
aluminium as metal has started a new
custom in wedding anniversaries. In
Germany especially where such occasions
are celebrated universally and on big
scale they have introduced aluminium
weddings. 1t is held that there is too
long a margin between the silver and
golden wedding. The aluminium we'd
ding is celebrated after 81 years of
welded life.
1t is said that there are more Grand
Army posts named after Thomas than
any other Union generarl.
The death of Congressman Charles
!O'Neil Of Philadelphia brings forward a
new Father of the House" The distinc-
ton belongs in point of continuous SER
vice to the Hon. Richard P. Bland of
Missouri. Mr.. Bland is IS years of age
and in his eleventh consecutive term,
and at the end of his present term.
March 8, 1895, he will hav served
twenty-five years. In years Of service in
the House, however, VS.. Holman of In
diana exceeds all others who are now
members Of the House. Mr.. Holman is II
years of age. He entered the House in
1859, and with the exception of three
terms (six years. he has been in Con-
gress ever, since. General Daniel e.
Holman, but served only four years, and
after an absence of thirty-two years, re-
turned this year.
Boston's milk bill is 81. 692, 600 annual
ly.
Some rich New Workers pay as high as
$4,000 a year for pew rent
A "hard times smoke" was held by the
Albany, NY, Bicycle club at its rooms
on Lark street, the other evening. All
the mem bers of the club were expected
to appear in clothes which no one but
tramp would dalgn to wear. Pipes and
plug tobacco were the order of the eve
ming.