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Show l-EKMOKAL PARAGRAPHS. Mis. Grover Cleveland is heir to one-sixteenth of 8800.000 worth of real estate iu Omaha, Neb. Dr. L. 1. Cliftou, an Euglish naturalist nat-uralist who devotes particiilarattention to raising rare moths, has just hatched ono which ho values at $50. The court of cassation has confirmed the scnteuces passed upoti Major Pan-itza Pan-itza and the other conspirators who were found guilty of attempting to overthrow the government of Bulgaria. l'rincess Victoria of Prussia has not a sufficient income to maintain a suitable separate establishment, and if she goes to Knglaud will depend iu a great measure on the bounty of her grandmother, grand-mother, Queen Victoria. Bev. John Atkinson, of Benton Harbor, Har-bor, Mich., is tho oldest living preacher in the United States aud perhaps in the world Ho was born in Flcmingtou, N. J., iu 1737, aud was licensed to preach in the Methodist church in 1814. Mine. Carnot, wife of the president of France, is one of the most democratic of women, visiting all classes, entertaining enter-taining all classes, assisting at bazars, fetes and festivals, and is kind to everybody, every-body, If she cannot be a statesman she is at least a politician. Bellamy is accussed of taking his book, "Looking! Backward," from an old German author named Bebel, who wrote a novel on the same lines entitled "Women, Preseutand Future." Bellamy meets the charge with the statement that he cannot read German and never heard of Bebel. ;- A historian who is compiling tho letters, let-ters, etc., of President Lincoln has finished fin-ished a search of the records of the executive office of Ohio. But one autograph letter was found. It is dated April 23, 1804, aud accepts tho offer of the governors of Indiana, Illinois, Iowa aud Wisconsin to furnish 85,000 troops for 100 days' service. Miss Clementina De Vere, soprano in Dr. Paxton's Church, New York City, receives $4500 a year for her services, or $112.50 each Sunday. This is said to be the highest salary every paid to a choir singer either in this couutry or Europe. Miss Jennie Dutton, soprano of the Fifth Avenue Baptist Church, New York, draws M000 a year from the church and earns $5000 more from concert engagements. Mrs, Martha Gray, of Virginia, has been found bv the census man. Mrs. Gray is now living with her third husband," hus-band," and her record at rearing children chil-dren is thus scheduled; six triplets, eighteen; six twins, twelve; seven singles, sin-gles, seven; total, thirty-seven children. When the census enumerator facetiously remarked. "Tally one for Mrs. Gray," that good lady exclaimed: "You tally thirty-seven, and don't you forget it?" Gladstone was recently stopped by an amateur photographer in tho street at Hawarden v'llage and asked to stand still until the artist could jget a snap at him. Gladstone dccliuedwith thanks and went his way. On his return late in the day the artist was still there, and looking very disconsolate at his failure to get a picture. He again reuewed his appeal and this time the ex-prime minister, minis-ter, entering into the humor of the situation, situ-ation, stood still aud was photographed. Judge Thunnan finds no relief from his rheumatism, and continues ns great a sufferer duriug tho warm weather as he was in tho winter mouths. He rides out but rarely owing to the excruciating excruciat-ing pain which invariably follows the exercise. His only outing consists of short rambles about tho grounds, in which he is usually accompanied by a troop of children, little playmates of his graudchildrcn. While he suffers continuously he never complains. He sees every one who calls, and especially enjoys the visits of old-time politicians and the recital of political achievements before the inauguration of boodle methods and tally-sheet forgeries. Mrs, Harriet Beechcr Stowe was seventy-eight years old ou the 14th. There were a few calis from personal friends and in accordance with their usual custom, cus-tom, her publishers, Messrs. Hougtou Milllin & Co.. scut her a box of choice flowers. Mrs. Stowo's health is much as it lias been for the last two years, and is best described by the word "feeble " both in body :M i'u mind, although she has occasional flashes of brilliaucv in conversation aud in offhand writinsr She is able to walk out of doors, and passes much of her time in the open air. She does not, however, appear in public places and is closeiy cared for by her daughters at her home in Forest street. |