Marshall County Republican. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1856-1878, 1867-04-05
Personal and Literary.

GENERAL. Tow THUMB is living quiet
ly in the enjoyment of his wealth at Bridge
port.
ID. APPLETON & Co have given one
hundred thousand books to the Peabody
trustees, for use in the South
TIE fact that Ben Butler has a
new Clarence coach at his house in Lowell
is exciting all New England. 1t cost
$4,000.
BRYANT, the venerable poet and journal
ist, is now travelling in Spain. His poems
show that he has special iondness for
Spanish literature and scenes.
SOME inventive imagination has started
the story that Mr. Peabody is to marry
Miss Burdett COutts, the famous female
philanthropist, of London.
GENERAL GRANT was urged 10 become
President of the National Temperance So
ciety He said he WAS in full sympathy
with the cause but did not think he was
the man for il.
Mr. HURLBUT, mining engineer at
Houghton, Michigan, IS reputed to have
become the wealthiest man on Lake Supe-
rior, or In any way connected with the
copper mines He was the discoverer of
the famous Calumet mine.
COLONEL ] ID. Il. DEBow's death oc-
CURED as stated, and the contradiction of
the report was made by mistake, Colonel
DeBow having gone to Elizabeth New
Jersey, To attend a dying brother, who
preceded him to the grave only a few days.
MIR F. " HAzMAN, Hungarian refu-
gee residing in New York. was on the
21st inst, unanimously elected Mayor of
Buda. his native place and having been
informed by telegraph he will obey the call
of his countrymen. and return to the land
of MS birth as the first magistrate OF its
ancient capital.
SOME friend of the late Hiram Woodruff
contributes 10 the Boston Post an anecdote
highly creditable to him One day on the
BlOOmingdale road, Woodruff recognized
before "A dirt cart the relics of the once ia
nous roadster " Ajax He pulled up at
once, and inquired the price of the beast,
bought him, and turned him out to Craze
unmOlested for the rest Of his natural life.
PORTLAND. Me, has just lost a man
named Leonard Cross, whose principal pc
culiarity was to be the first person to pay
his tax afser the bills had bt II placed IN
the Collectors hands; and t. Z books for
the last twenty years viii shoT that, with
the exception of one year, when somebody
got in before MIN, his tax was always the
first one paid.
ACCORDING To The Friend. Quaker paper,
Mrs Cady Stanton is the orator of the age;
"Her power over an intelligent audience
is irresistible Keen as Phillips, majestic
as Summer, elegant as Curtis, tender and
womanly as Lucretia Mott, magnetiZing a
magic logic with the most ethereal graces,
her claim to a place among the first of
American orators and statesmen is beyond
dispute Her rightful place is in the Sen
ate"
III is said that Broughsm, the actor, is the
victim of an exaggerated attack of govt,
and that occasionally, despite his rolick-
some endeavOr to throw care and the pangs
of Ills great toe to the dogs it will mani
fest itself to the occupants Of the boxes
and dress circle Only night or .woago,
in Washington, while playing Micawber,'
Mrs. Micawber dropped the waxen head of
the " sweet babe" upon the tender under
standing of her lord, causing him TO wilt
in one of his most impassioned notes of de-
fiance To -bailiffs and . other ills of
life"
Hos john PRESTIss, for many years
the editor and publisher of the heene IN.
H Sentinel, began his nineiieih year on
THURSDAY last He commenced the Seati-
sleI in 1799, when he was Just twcnty-one
wears of age, his cash capital consisting of
five dollar bill lie gave three notes for
his stock in trade, which bore this singular
Endorsement This note not to be sued
unless there is evident danger of losing it.
From 1899 to 1851 he dictated the contents
of mis- weekly sheet, and for forty-eight
years except during temporary absence,
made up the forms of his paper. MIR.
Prentiss is still able to be about, and almost
eaily may be seen in the streets of keene
ONE day last week, Gen. Grant, being in
New York, called at the establishment of
Phelan, to purchase table, and, at the
same time, renew an acquaintance which
was formed many years since on the Pacific
coast Phelan was engaged when the Cen
eral entered the Crosby street wareroom,
and paid no more attention TO the latter
than if he had been common mortal.
Having looked about little, the intending
customer stepped up to the head of the es-
fablishment, and said, How do you do
MI. Phelan?" The latter returned the
greeting, but it was still evident that he
did not recognize his visitor. The General
then said, II see you have forgotten me-
DIR Phelan," adding with his characteristic
snodesty, fused to play billiards In your
rooms in san Francisco. AT that time they
called me Capt Grant, and now they cal
me General" The surprise and gratifica
ton of the billiariist may he imagined
and need not be described.