The herald., 1897-09-03
IN THE PUBLIC EYE

Congressman De Graffenreid Of Texas
was formerly brakeman on the Texas and
Pacific railway.
The legislature of Uruguay has conferred
honorary citizenship and the sum of $10.-
900 on DR.. Sanarelli as a recognition of his
discovery of the yellow-fever microbe.
1t Is stated that Cecil Rhodes will soon
return to London, his presence being nec-
essary in connection with the settlement
Of certain difficulties arising out of the
titles to land in Rhodesia.
Charles Haviland, who is an American
citizen. has just been promoted from chew
alier de la legion d'honneur, which title
he has held since 1878, to the grade Of
| "of1cier de la legion d'honneur.'
Edward Gibbons famous library cata-
logue, which the historian made for private
use by indexing the backs of playing cards.
has been purchased by the British museum
and will be added to the Gibbon collection.
Queen Victoria has conferred the dec
oration of the Royal Red Cross upon Sis
ter Louisa Watson Tulloh of the army
| nursing service in recognition of her SER
vices in attending the sick and wounded in
Egypt from 1884 to 1896.
| Robert Barr, in discussing his literary
work, says: II have no industry, no regular
hours of work, no average number of words,
no sane methods, no anything that repu-
| table man should have. The moment I
make contract that moment I want to go
off on my bicycle. and generally CO."
Rev. B. L. Whitman, president of CO.
lumbia university, Washington. who is re-
ported to be under consideration as pos
sibe successor to President Andrews Of
Brown, thinks that when the faculty of
| the latter institution meets Sept. 1st all
trouble will be smoothed over and there
will be no vacancy to fill.
| Prof. James M. Garnett of Middleburg,
Va, is gathering material for life of the
late Senator r. M. II. Hunter, and as he
finds it difficult to obtain much besides the
public documents which are matters of rec
ord, he has asked all friends who enjoyed
correspondence with the senator to send
| to him the originals or copies of the let
ters they received from Mr.. Hunter.
Mrs. George Hearst of Washington and
| Mrs. S. ]. Field, wife Of Justice Field of
the supreme court, have been energetic in
raising money for a life-sized statue Of
| General Washington which will be pre-
sented to France in 1900, in recognition of
the debt which the American people owe to
| France. The amount thus far secured Is
$22, 900, and $13, 900 more will lbe raised. The
total cost will be $4,000.
Rev. Peter Randolph, the colored Baptist
Clergyman of Boston, who died a few days
ago, was the Oldest minister of his race
in New England. Among Baptist clergy
man he was known as Father Randolph.
Mr.. Randolph was born slave seventy
two years ago, and first learned to read
when he was II years old. By the will Of
his master he was freed, although he reaped
no advantage from this for several years.
He was ordained minister in 1856.
The seventeenth annual reunion OF the
Harlan family took place in West Chester,
Pa, last week. This is one Of the Oldest
families in the country, with members i'm
leyery state in the union. The 1000 or more
members of the family in the assembly are
descendants of George Harlan and his
family who settled in Chester county 200
years ago. The ship in which they sailed
from England was wrecked on the Atlantic
tcoast just 100 years ago.