The Lebanon express. (Lebanon, Linn County, Or.) 1887-1898, 1893-09-29
PURELY PERSONAL.

Mark Twain's daughter, Miss Clara
Clemens, has written play. 1t is alle-
gorical in character.
John Addiayt Symonds, the English
essayist and writer on art, died rich He
left an estate valued at G75, 1856, most Of
which, however, came to him by bequest,
Bret Harte cannot work except in Sc
clusion, and when he is busy on story
ne will hide himself away in some sub
urban retreat known only to his closest
friends.
Prof. Heinrich Kiehert, the eminent
geographer and author Of the best exist
ing ancient atlas, has just celebrated his
10Th birthday at Berlin, He is in excel
lent health.
Sir Arthur Sullivan, the song writer,
Is a short-necked, thick-set. beetle
browed man, with curly black hair, mus
tache and side whiskers, and is some
what stilted as to manner.
Bishop John P. Newman OF the Meth
odist Church, who has been visiting the
missions in South America, has been alb
sent about four months, and his tour has
covered about $4,000 miles.
Prof. Charles Carroll Everett Of the
Harvard divinity school will represent
the university at the ceremonies attend
ing the opening of Manchester's new col
lege, Oxford. 1t takes place in October.
The full-sized model for the equestrian
statue Of the late Emperor William Of
Germany is Just completed. He is shown
mounted on a charger led by an angel Of
peace, The casting in bronze will take
over a year.
Associate Justice Charles +. Fenner Of
the Supreme Court Of Louisiana has ten
dered his resignation, being desirous OF
resuming the practice Of law, which is
at once more remuneratiye and in some
ways more congenial to his tastes,
Ex%Congressman John Cessnaof Penn
sylvania has been present at every com
mencement Of Franklin and Marshall
College since he was graduated there in
1842, and he has missed attending but
two sessions Of the Supreme Court o.
Pennsylvania in forty-fve years. He Ii
now 70 years old.
Jenny Lind's private car was one o
the first to be used in this country, anc
in the days when she was singing hert
Lit attracted a great deal Of attention. \
was only an ordinary car, which sh'
hired, and from which she had the seat
, removed, fitting it up with her own lux
urious household furniture.
DR.. Diefenbach is Bavarian painte
who refuses TO wear modern clothes, ant
prowls about the streets Of Munich in !
. sort Of toga. He is coming to this coun
try with the hopes Of converting a mum
Der Of Americans to his ideas, and ex
poets to establish sort Of colony, o
( which he shall be the head.
Lady Tryon, widow Of the late Ad
! miral, has refused the government pen
/ sion Of $1,000, which Admirals' widow
: always receive. She is aware Of the re
/, sponsibility OF her husband for the Vic
I toria disaster, and is unwilling to be
= beneficiary Of the governments bount
! under such circumstances. The Admire
!, was Lieutenant when she married hin
4 The dean Of the London Lyceum Con
v pany and the oldest actor on the stage
! Henry H. Howe, a white-haired, hal
V man Of So years. All close readers
/ theatrical meIange know something
o him. Though an old man, he has in n
. cent years taken the part Of gay ga
i lant in many Shakespearean and otht
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