The herald., 1897-06-13
IN THE PUBLIC EYE

| The friends of Mre Mary A. Livermore
think that she may be selected dean of
the fine arts department of the Univer-
sity Of Syracuse.
An Englishman who lately visited
Bjornson at his home in Norway reports
that the novelist is in perfect health and
buoyant as child. He is now 65 years
old.
Albert J. Aiken, wealthy Quaker OF
New York State, will soon present gifts
Of an aggregate value Of $500,000 to the
Society of Friends at Pawling, Duchess
county, N. Y.
The bishop of Connecticut, who has
occupied that office for nearly half a
century, is the senior prelate of the
Episcopal church in this country and
has for some time been presiding bishop.
Major Forbes, who is experimenting
the construction of the African trans
continental telegraph line, says that the
Lake Nyanza region will be in tele-
graphic communication with London in
a few months.
Senator Quay has never been left en-
tirely free from the diffidence that
marked his early life, and when he has
ALlSACU lHlIOuuCluS d Dlll llet res uIIptS
his seat as though he were glad the Or
deal had passed.
Mrs. Mckinley, without ostentdtion,
sent to a number of the Canton, O.,
Women's Relief corps a large box of
roses, lilies and other flowers, to be used
to decorate the soldiers graves in that
vicinity on Memorial day.
Mrs. Brice, the wife Of ex-senator
Calvin S. Brice, is more fond Of Aineii-
can Beauty roses than of any other
flower and at all her dinners and social
functions the floral decorations nave al
most invariably been such roses.
The gift Of the Rothschilds to the
| charity bazaar fund is approximately
5000, 900; that of Emperor William $4,000.
Nothing is reported from her majesty,
Queen Victoria, but her court goes into
mourning eleven days for the Duchess
q 'Alencon.
George Ebers, the novelist and Egyp-
tologist, received on the occasion of his
sixtieth birthday specially printed
volume entitled "Aegyptica," and con-
tanning seventeen essays by former pu-
pills of his, among them six who are
professors of Egyptology at German
universities
DR.. Bernard c. Steiner, librarian of
| the Enoch Pratt free library at Balti-
more, has received from London pho
tograph Of the only portrait in exist
ence of the last royal governor of Mary
land, Sir Robert Eden. An engraving
will be made from the photograph for
use in DR.. Steiner'S Life of Governor
Eden." which is to be published soon.
Sir George Gray, the Australian ex-
plorer and administrator, recently cell
ebrated the eighty-eighth anniversary
of his birth. Fifty-eight years ago he
was given up for dead while exploring
the west coast of Australia. He lived
to be governor of South Australia, OF
Cape Colony and Of New Zealand which
he administered during the Maori re-
bellion-
In a recent interview Prince Bismarck
| laughed about the sentimental reports
of his loss of interest in life. my de-
preston" said he, sis solely my great
age. Wait till you are eighty-two and
see how you feel, especially If you have
spent nearly half a century in strug-
| giles and anxiety. My whole life has
been spent in playing high with other
| peoples money. I could sail my ship on
the stream Of events, but not steer it,
On recent visit paid by number
of senators to Monticello, the home of
| Jefferson, Seniors Hawley of Connect
cut and Bacon of Georgia rode in the
same carriage and found they had a
never-ending source .of conversation In
the war memories recalled by the scenes
through which they passed. Senator
Hawley was general in the Union army
and Senator Bacon commanded brig
ade of the Confederate forces at Bull
Run.
| Postmaster General Isaac v. Van AL
phen of the Transvaal republic is now
travelling in this country. In Baltimore
a policeman stopped him to press him
into service on a coroner's jury, bu:
failed, inasmuch as the Boer failed to