The Evansville journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ind.) 1866-1870, 1867-11-18
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Od1 nice mas given away uuI Tug
the last twenty six years more than a
million and half dollars to charit-
able enterprises He has retired from
the ring.
Mr.. Thomas S. Stafford has pre-
scented to the New Haven Historical
Society curious old Bible, printed at
London in 1580-two hundred and
eighty-seven years ago.
Mrs. Jefferson Davis was ~honored
with a serenade and gunpowder sa-
lutte by the Democracy of Rutland,
Vermont, last Tuesday evening. She
was on her way to Montreal.
Herman Merivalle, the historian of
Rome, has concluded the work begun
by Joseph .Parkes on the authorship
of the letters of Junius. The work
will be published by Bentley
The Archduke Heinrich, Of Gratz.
is to marrya charming little actress
named Clara Hoffman. She leaves
the stage for few months prepare
tory publication before the ceremony.
The Ri. Rev. John Strachan. Bishop
of the Church of England, atToronto,
recently deceased, was the oldest
Bishop of that Churchsin the world,
being eighT-nine years of age.
The oldest widow pensioner upon
the rolls of the United States is Mrs.
Wealthy Whipple. widow of Marina
duke Whipple, who was asaRevolu-
tionary soldier. Her age is 104. She
enjoys excellent health, andk quite
active. She draws from the Govern
ment the yearly pension of $96.
Efforts are being made tor increase
her pension. -
Hart L. Stewart, the hero of the
noted divorce case in Chicago, has
commenced a civil suit for two
against his, late wife, her father, and
others connected with the prosecu-
ton of the divorce. and a criminal.
suit for perjury against i've witnesses
on the trial These parties are being.
arrested. ! a : 4
The New York; Commercial AdUer-
ttser- says that while Anna e. Dickin-o
son was on board-the school ship in
Boston Harbor, on Sunday last, after
writing her own name In the visitors =
autograph book, turned to the sigma
ture@ of Presidents j ohnson, and de-
libeEately erased It. Capt. Matthews,
on returning on board and learning
the fact, added opposite to the erased
J ohnson's name that it had been done
by Anna Dickinson.
Walt. Whitmanss reply toCarlyle's
g Shooting Niagara " will appear sim
ultaneously. in the December Galarv
in this country and ~lHoc saNilLdn's
Magazine in England. 1T is in prose,
and Teportsspeakss of it as an unique
The tssGood Grey Poets y
prose is said to beeas characteristic as
his poetry, and to rival Carlyle ia
andFwe may add,in uselessness.
Major General Sheridan is still in |
New 7 ork, visiting the picture gal
leries, driving in sethe Central Park,
looking in at the theatres, and enjoy.
ing himself generally He says he
avoids politics and politicians, and
wishes the latter would now let him
alone.
George l.. Schuyler. Esq. at one
time known as millionaire, is among
the latest petitioners before the u. s. |
Commissioner for a discharge from /
his debts under the bankrupt act His
liza abilities, at one time, he swears, |
a amounted to $4,00O,O00. He.is a resi- |
dent of White Plains, Winchester
County, NY.
The Boston Post asserts that Ben
nett has sold the~New York Herald
10 an. association of gentlemen headed |
BY Leonard W. jerome, Thurlow
Weed and others, for 81, 100000. We !
suspect this is an exploded story re-
surrected.
A Anew York letter says: While it |
is determined, therefore. to 1proceed |
with the trial of the Rev. Mr.. Tying, |
hey are also reso we'd, with renewed |
emphasis, to warn their congregations
against the sin of 'schism, and of |
lssoeiating with "schismaties, and I
% that end Rev. Mr. Dix leads off |
Vithsa sermon at<St. luke s-to-mor- |
'ow evening, taking the ground that /
t is not forsthe in8erestsof theChurch 7
o admit within her fold non -Epis-
opal ministry. This discourse is to
,e followed up BY others Of a like
enor in all''fhe High Church pulpits
# he city % 3 /
TIE Toledo Commercial says that
IS Hon. Charles Sumner was about
o leave LayPorte, lind. ION Thursday
morning last.by irvitatibn of a friend,
le went to hook at one Of the new
,alaee cars belonging TO the Michi-
an Southerp Railroada3 While step
ing from the platform to heground
he car started, throwing Mr.. Sumner
-iolenfly to-the ground. Hes fell on