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PERSONAL CHAT.

Colonel Ochiltree now says: "The more I know men the better I like dogs."
George Gould is to be made President of the Pacific Mail Steamship Company.
Buffalo Bill has received several hundred invitations to dinner since he has been in London.
Sulson Hutching, of the Washington Post, has sailed from England homeward bound.
"I'll meet her when the sun goes down" was written by "Billy" Welob, the minstrel, who died in New York on Saturday.
The death of Mrs. Isaac Osterhont, of Walkesbarre, Pa, places [?] town in [?] of a public library fund of nearly $100,000.
Mr. Henry S. Panooast, who had been eminent as an advocate of the rights of the Indians, will spend the coming summer in England, making research in English literature.
Representatices Heard, Missouri is now convalescent. He is now sitting up and is able to ride out every day, and expects in about two days to leave Washington for his home in Missouri.
Sir John Astley, the well known London sporting patron, captured a stalwart pickpocket lately who had stolen his watch and gave him a severe thrashing before handing him over to the police.
Senator Sherman is quoted as saying that the point on witch Mr. Lucas, who was appointed Senator by the Governor of West Virginia, will claim his seat is a new one and has never been decided.
Masini, the tenor, who has just left Milan for Buenos Ayres, where he has an engagemnet, takes with him his private physician, his secretary and two valets de chambre. He cam afford this, as he will earn $150,000.
A Lawyer of Philadelphia, suspecting his client of being an imposter, turnded detective, proved his suspectors correct and then went into courst and withdrew from the case, after handing the clients over to justice.
Donald G Mitchell "[?] Marvel," lives , says an exchange, neat New London. This is a mistake, The author of "Reveries of a Bachelor: has a farm a little way out from New Haven, where he has lived a quiet but busy life for years.
Ex-Speaker Randall, who has been confined to the house in Washington for several weeks with a renewal of the gout from which he suffered more or less all winter, is about again, and expects to go to his home in Philadelphia this week.
Thomas Allen, the young man of New Haven, Conn, who spoiled a wedding Saturday, by not appearing at the church to take his place as the groom, says he was not even engaged to the girl and knew nothing of the wedding, except that he had been invited.
[?] says that Americans ought to be very proud of Mrs. Cleveland. When the dica was in Washington she and the President's wife exchanged pictures and autographs. Mrs. Cleveland promised to visit [?] at cragy has some time in the future.
The Emperor of Japan is dark andhis geatures are heavy and irregular, but there is much dignity and majesty in his carriage. This union s handsome, the white cloth trousers having broad stripes of gold chrysanthemums, and the black cat being almost covered with embroidery in chrysanthemums.
At the battle of Fort Flasher Gen Alonso. Alden received a bullet wound in the neck. For years he has suffered at intervals from the injury. The physicians have never been able to locate the bullet until within a few days. It is in the neck, about two inches below the ear, and lodged against the spinal column. Gen. Alden is now suffering from secondary spinal meningitis. As soon as he recovers sufficient strength an effort will be made to remove the bullet. Gen. Alden is now at his home in Troy, N.Y.