Omaha daily bee., 1898-04-21
Personal AID OTHERWISE.

The cabman Georges, who was made a
| chevalier of the Legion OF Honor for his
heroism in the baZar fire In Paris, has been
| given position as tax collector by the
! minister of finance
| son of the confederate General j. B.
Hood who was one of the most reckless
! fighters in the war. has been commissioned
| by the governor of Louisiana to raise reg-
ment for use in case of emergency.
Tho Westminster Gazette learns from an
Indian paper that Mr.. and Mrs. Thambynaya-
gampillai are now on visit to VOvlkudyir-
ruppu: Mr. Thambyanagampillai is the son
OF Judge G. S. Arianayagampillai and Son-in-
law OF A. Jambulngammudelliar.
Mayor Patrick Walsh of Augusta, Ca. has
| issued a proclamation inviting its citizens to
take part in the celebration, April %, 1S9S of
the one-hundredth anniversary of the incor-
poration Of the city of Augusta, making the
day holiday so far as the officials and EN-
pcyes of tie city are concerned.
A m,n was blown out of the manhole of
the Metropolitan railway conduit in New
York City Thursday night. and when he
came down he wcs arrested OH a charge of
stealing electric wires. This suggests the
story of the mean employer who, when one
of his men was sent 'skyward by a pre-
mature blast, docked MIN for the time he
WIS in the air.
The one-hundredth anniversary of the birth
Of Field Marshal Court Won Moltke on Oc-
tober rs, 1900, will be marked by the cree
tion OF public monument to him in Berlin
A preliminary meeting was held in the Reich
stag the other day, which was attended by
members of all political parties with the ex-
ception OF the social democrats
A bunch CT violets and a purple ribbon
attached to the door of a house in a private
street as substitute for Grape attracted
the attention of passers-by in New York
The house Is the residence OF a tSwedu-bor-
gian, and as the followers OF S'wedenborg
believe that true happiness begins be,ond
the grave, they do not hang Grape on the
door when the dark angel crosses the thres-
hold. Hocce the purple ribbon and violets
Mrs. Quar1tre!l, mother Of the famous con,
federate guerilla, william c. Quantrell has
Just been placed in st. Joseph's hospital in
Lextagton. Ky. She is rs years old and
In destitute circumstances. One of Guam
trells men snd some OF his friends learned
that she was poverty stricken in Canal
for her decltning years. Mrs. Quantrell last
saw her son In 1857, when he left for Kan
sas at the age OF 20.
Thomas jefferson, seventy-fve years ago
In writing ito President Monroe, said ''Great
Britain Is the nation which can do us the
most harm OF anyone. or all, on earth With
her on our side we need not fear the whole
world With her thea we should the more
sedulously cherish a cordial friendship, and
nothing could tend more to knit our affect
tions than to be fighting cree more side by
side in the same cause" That idea was not
favorably received then, 1t would not be now,
erld yet 1t may come to pass before the close
CT the century.
Mrs. d. Giraud Wright, president OF the
bazaar, and also OF the Daughters OF the
Confederacy, has loaned the relic-room a
handkerchief which was used as a flag OF
truce when the surrender Of Fort Sumter
was demanded. 1t was tied to the sword
Of United States Senator Louis TreZevant
Wigfall of Texas, her father. who was acting
as aide to General Beauregard and who car
ried the message to the fort under the pro-
lection of the handkerchei-hag. Mrs.
Wright has also loaned portion Of the flag
staff from Fort Sumter which was shattered
by shot during the first siege. Another ar
ticle loaned by Mrs. Wright is the sword OF
Major Francis Halsey Wigfall. which was
used throughout the war.