The Iuka vidette. (Iuka, Miss.) 1894-1912, 1895-02-07
PERSONAL AND lMPERSONAL

~-Daniel Lockwood. nominated by
che New York democrats for lieuten-
hnt-governor, presented Grover Cleve.
lands name for the nomination for
sheriff of Eric county in 1870: for the
mayoralty of Buffalo in 1851; at the
state convention of 1882, and finally
for the presidency.
Congressman Thomas Dunn Eng
lish. who is popularity known in
Washington now, since Du Maurier
revived the vogue of his song as Ben
Bolt is said to be almost blind. He
walks about the halls of congress with
the vague facial expression of man
grouping in the dark.
Capt. Hornfrey, retired officer of
| he Eleventh hussars, who, after stir
ring experiences in the British army,
fought in the war of the rebellion and
under Garibaldi, being wounded in
battle six times, met an inglorious
death in London the other day. being
run over by butchers cart and killed.
Levi p. Morton is the son of a Ver-
mont Congregational preacher, and
earned his own living at ten years of
age by doing odd jobs. AT twenty-one
he had G small shop, and five years
| alter was partner in a large grocery
business. lie very quickly made a
large fortune. In appearance he is one
of the most striking men in America.
1T is not generally remembered,
says writer in Kate Fields Washing
ton. that the late Gen. Banks had
quite thirst for the stage in his
Younger days-a bent inherited by one
of his daughters-and that he made a
single appearance on the professional
stage. This was at the National the
alter, in Boston, and its record is still
preserved in some of the old play bills"
Minerva Eversoll, young Italian
girl, is the mail carrier of borough
valley, which lies fifty miles northeast
of Fresno, Cal. The valley is some
what shut of. from the outer world,
and the only means of communication
is by wagon or horseba over a mar
row road She enjoys the venturesome
undertaking and makes the journey
through the wilderness twice a week.
A rather amusing story is told of
an English grave-digger, who holds
the ancient offices of parish clerk and
beadlc in addition to the one men,
toned. A lady came one day to see
the grave of friend, and inquired of
the old man if he was the sexton.
We'll, num-" he said, folks used to
call me the sexton, then they called
me the beetle, and now they call me
the Virgin"
Robert Louis Stevenson was en-
tirely unaffected in manner and simple
and candid to an extraordinary degree
He, like Henry Irving, always looked
upon an interview by IL newspaper man
as matter to be carefully considered
and thoroughly wrought out. lie
would go to trouble to see that his
views were properly put forth, and
always anxious to read an interview
over after he had dictated it, and, what
is of more importance than anything
else, he invaria bly, said things of in
tercst to the public.
William r. Walters of Baltimore,
who died a few days ago, for eleven
years gave annual exhibitions of his
gallery pictures for charity, at which
over $50, 600 was taken in and handed
over to the poor of Baltimore. When
ever Mr. Walters himself invited {
party of friends to see the pictures
during an exhibition he would always
send his check to the fund for the
number of admission tickets. Last
year he paid for nearly 900 tickets OF
admission to his own gallery These
annual exhibitions are to be continued,