Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1902-04-21
POINTS ABOUT PEOPLE.

The duke Of Newcastle is at present a guest
Of the University Club Of Boston.
Mrs. Florence Hodgson Burnett is rapidly
recovering from her illness and is able to walk
William Boucher. Of Baltimore, who made
the first screwhead banjo is still living The
instrument is in the National Museum.
Henry L. Wilson. United States minister to
Chile, has just arrived in washington, his
first leave OF absence in several years.
Mile Adele Hugo whose, centenary has just
been observed, is still living in Paris. but the
place is kept secret owing 70 the wishes Of thu
family.
Captain J. B, coghIan. captain of the Brook
amined for promotion to the rank or rear
admiral.
General Horace W. Carpenter is the donor
Of $4,000 for the founding Of two scholarships
at Columbia college to be known as the Glass
of 1s4s Scholarships"
Hannis Taylor, minister to, Spain under Pres
ident Cleveland and a writer on constitutional
law, has accepted the degree OF LII. d. Of
fered by the University OF Dublin
DR.. Augustus F. Nightingale, long prom
inent figure in the educational life Of Chicago.
has been elected president Of the Board OF
Trustees Of the University OF Illinois.
Rev. Thomas Ewing Sherman, priest Of the
Society Of Jesus. and son Of General William
Tecumseh Sherman. is visiting Indianapolis and
circulating literature OF the Catholic Truth
Society.
time the special train bearing Prince Henry
OF Prussia and suite reached that city has
been named BY his proud father Prince Henry
Proeschell.
President Asa Bird Gardiner, Of the Rhode
Island State Society Of the Cincinnati. an
nounces that the society will present a gold
national anthem America"
The Rev. B. J. s Kerby. vicar of Penn.
England, is in philadelphia to receive money
which was huilf in 1912 and which Is identified
with the family Of William Penn
The Rev. Arthur Chilson. one of the promi-
nent ministers Of the Friends denomination
where he will establish mission for the
Friends Church Of the state of Iowa
Senator EIkins, Of West Virginia, has one
son at Princeton another az Harvard and
third at the University OF Pennsylvania These
three brothers are constantly at war over the
merits Of their respective institutions.
Colonel Lorenzo Dodge, of the National Sol
establishing his claim to a large estate rear
Caithness. Scotland, which includes BerTydale
castle and the title Of earl Of Caithness.
Ristori says that the married life Of herself
and her late husband. the Marquis Del Grille,
was a living contradiction of the saying that
no marriage in the profession is happy unless
both husband and wife belong to the staRA~
General NelsoD Vial, the sole survivor Il
Rhode Island of the Mexican war, is foport3a
to be dying at the state institution in Grams
ton where he has been the warden OF the
state prison and Jail for a long term OF years
Rev. DR.. Wilson. CT East Orange. N. J. has
compiled a history Of the home missionary
work Of the Presbyterian church for the past
1OO years which will be issued at the centen-
NAL celebration Of the home board to be held
S<zt month.
Bishop Frederick Dan Huntington, Of the
Episcopal diocese Of Central New York, Is
making a complete photography Of all his
writings, which Is not an easy task, consider
ing the fruitfulness Of the bishops pen and
the wild range of subjects treated
Professor Rodolfo Lanciana has just receiv-
The ST rTrfv AIRY mar ran
for in Italy. The Academia Reale della Science
Of Turin has awarded to him the triennial
prize Of u, 900 lire, called the Premio Bressa,
from the name OF its founder. for his recent
scientific work.