The Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Or.) 1862-1899, 1895-05-23
Doings OF Those Who Have Reached
Distinction in Their Sphere.

| islands that have never before been
visited by Europeans.
Mrs. Mary E.. Richmond, of Batavia,
N. Y, widow of Dean Richmond, the
famous railroad and steamboat man,
leaves an estate of $15, ,000,0 900 to be
divided among her children.
Ex-Queen Isabella of Spain is the
godmother of more children than any
other woman in the world. She never
refuses request to act as sponsor from
any one who has any kind of claim.
| M. Martin, the engineer of LaGas-
cogne, who repaired the steamers ma
chinery in its last voyage last winter,
has been rewarded by the French gov
erment with the cross of the Legion of
Honor.
Major-General Merritt, McCook's sue
cesssor in rank, began his cavalry ca
reer in the second dragons, now
merged in the second cavalry. It was
Harney's regiment and an ideal troop
for a cavalryman.
Miss Willard announces that DIR.
Lunn "is chartering ship to bring
over the White Ribbon Women" of
America, and that sit is expected that
as many as $50 pulpits in and around
London will be occupied by temperance
women.
Miss Rose Cleveland, sister of the
president, has recently returned from
European tour. She is gray haired
and has pleasant face. She is rather
stout, but her taste in dress is excellent,
and she is invariably attired according
to the latest fashion.
Mime. Rowstowska, of Lille, France,
is 112 years Old. She served as the
Cantiniere of Polish regiment during
the Russian campaign, was IL times
under fire, received three wounds and
was decorated with the silver cross.
She has survived her Is children.
Marie Cameron, Chicago artist,
who went to tae Art institute in that
city in 1891 and 1892, and has been
studying at the Julien academy in Paris
for the past two years, she had her last
picture accepted in the Salon. The SUBJ
ject is "a Fisher Maiden which she
painted at Etaples.
Babu Pratap Chandler Roy, who
translated the Mahabharata into Eng
lish. died recently in Calcutta Ninety
two parts of his translation have
already appeared, and only eight re-
main to be published. The work is
eight times as long as the Had and
Odyssey combined.
A rumor comes from New York that
Bourke Cochran, whose eloquence cleo
trified the last national Democratic con-
vention, aspires to a seat in the British
parliament. The seat which he held
for four years in congress is to be filed
during the next two years by George B.
Mcclellan, son of the Union general of
that name.
1t is rumored that the Princess Le-
tltia-who, it must be remembered, is
barely 30, and is considered a beauty
does not much like the prospect of
becoming the Duchess Dowager'' of
Aosta on the marriage of the duke, her
stepson, to the Princess Helene of Or
leans, and is going to ask the king to
give her another title.
From the register of visitors at Strait
ford-on-Avon, it would appear that 10,
485 persons visited the birthplace of
Shakespeare during the 10 months end
ing April 1, 1895. The nationality of
the visitors as recorded is remarkable,
the United States heading the list with
4, 1856, while China sends 4, Persia 2,
Africa 81, and Greece only /.
DIR. Rudolf Doehn, editor of The
Dresdener Presse and author of several
works on American history and transla-
lions from American poets, died re-
,ently in Dresden at the age of 70. He
was one of the many Germans driven
20 America after 184S for political
'easons, but returned to his country
lfter Prussians victories in 1866.
A society that admits men and
women to membership on an equality
s the American Authors Guild, which
leld dinner last week at Delmonico's,
New York. General James Grant
Wilson is president, and Mrs. Julia
Ward Howe is vice-president The
peakers were Professor Boyesen, Louise .
Moulton, Kate T. Wood and
Walter Palmer.
Alexander Dumas latest play, .tLa
Route de Thebes,' - is finished and has
een accepted by the Theatre Francois,
ut it cannot be produced until an act
ess is found for the leading part. Du-
mas is now at work on another play
which he calls LA Troublante, . the,
anne given to star whose course
auses irregular movements in another J
tar. It is believed to be an attack upon
journalists. I
Mayor Strong has not yet fulfilled
is promises to give women repre-
entation in the board of education, but
short time ago he made Mrs. w. S.
.ainsford, wife Of popular clergy 2
IAN, school trustee, and now he has s.
ppointed Miss Ellen Collins as
,hool inspector. She is the first
roman to fill the position. There
GEMS to be no doubt that she is quail
ed for the place. During the war she
zas with the Woman's Association