Gloucester County Democrat. (Woodbury, N.J.) 1878-1932, 1896-04-16
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rHE LISTENER.

Lord Dunrayen has been reelected pres
ident Of the solsnt Glasses Racing associa-
tion.
Charles Davenport, now, or very recent
", a resident Of Cambridge, Mass, claims
to be the person who built the first Ameri-
can railroad car.
It is said that Joseph jefferson has final
ly decided To make New Orleans his per
manent winter home He will build q
beautiful residence there.
Joseph Medill, the Chicago editor has
commissioned r. H. Park to make stat
ue Of Franklin, which be will present to
Chicago. 1t will stand in Lincoln park.
William Evans OF Lockport, Ills, who
died che other day, was am organ builder
by trade and Welsh poet by profession.
Many OF bis poems are well known in
Wales.
Professor Lecky, the historian, who is a
member Of the new British house OF com
mons, mad ehis first speech the other day,
and 1t was an appeal for q more liberal
policy toward Ireland.
Bismarck has been paying 200 marks 4
year out Of his own pocket for 80 years to
three soldiers who lost their eyesight at
koniggratz. The total amount he has
paid TO them is y, 900 marks.
Lord RaDfurly recently had the Dun
cannon town council 10 dinner, and, after
they left found that valuable heirloom.
a gold snuffbOx presented to John. earl Of
Butte, by George H. had disappeared.
DR.. Carl Peters, the African explorer,
who was recently elected president OF the
German Colonial association, il about to
undertake new exploration OF SomaIiIand
Ia the interests Of a number OF wealthy
Americans.
Daniel n. Chase, of Middletovn, Conn.
now in his eighty-third year, Is the oldest
and the first graduate Of Wesleyan uni
yersity, having been graduated in 1888
some time ago his alma mater honored
him with the degree of Ill. ID.
The late Prince Constantine Hohenlohe-
Schillingfurst, master Of the Austrian i'm
perial household, was much decorated
man. He possessed over 30 diamond grand
crosses, and If be had attempted to wear
all his decorations at once be would have
looked like a jewelers. shop window
The eldest son and heir Of Sir william
Hart-Dyke, though now quite blind, is ex-
ceedingly fond Of cricket. Not only does
he occasionally play the game himself by
he has read out to him every day during
the season all the scores and averages
Charles L. Tiffany, head OF the Tiffany
house in New York, celebrated his eighty
fourth birthday the other day. He is hale
and hearty and attends to business affairs
every day of his life with clOckIike regu-
larity- He began his career by opening q
little stationery and fancy goods shop over
go years ago.
John ". Mackay is erecting mauso-
leum which, it is estimated, will cost at
the very least 1886, 900. 1t is to be con-
structed Of granite, and the style will be
Grecian, Of the Doric order The entire
structure will rest upon marble plat
form. 1t will represent chapel and Il to
contain 90 chambers.
Mr.. Sexton is one of the most interest
ing figures in the English house OF COM
mons. He is a powerful debater and IL
possessed of remarkable resources in the
line Of eloquence. In private conversation
he il even more sparkling than in debate.
He is witty, epigranmatic and sympa-
thetic. He is a great Shakespearean
scholar.