Tama County Republican. (Toledo, Tama County, Iowa) 1867-1872, 1868-10-02
PERSONAL.

Only one of the lineal descendants
of Martin Luther is now known to be
alive. and he is running a provincial
theatre in Washington.
Bismarck has been ordered by his
physicians to so to England for his
health.
On the 18th ult, Rear Admiral
Mervinc, late of the t. s. Navy, died
in Utica, n. ", at the advanced age OF
IS years.
Nenophcn Demosthenes Ting!y
graduated this year at Brown lnl
ver>ity. Hoe coad ran 60 through
College wiM sacA nan.s2
Thomas IL. Gard, Dover, n. IL.
man, 90 years old, GU, with \ scvthe),
cured and housed ten acres OF hay tins
year, all alone. lie seems to be Just
in the hty dag Of life.
Barnard Cass died in llillsiale coun-
ty, Mich, 4 few days ago. lie was
born in New Hampshire in l7715, ami
was a brother OF the father OF the late
Lewis Cass.
Reuben notson, Of Johnson county,
East Tennessee, born in l76i, is prob
ably the oldest man in the State He
is this year eultivating two acres OF
corn with no other implement than u
hoe, and will raise nearly seventy bush
cts OF corn to the acre.
| John T. Hoffman. the Democratic
candidate for Governor OF \. Y. was
born at Sing Sing, graduated at Union
College at twenty-ono, and practiced
law several years in n. " City before
entering on political lite. lie was elec-
ted II coracr of n York in 1860, and
Mayor i'll 1865 and 1867.
Greeley, in his L,dyer "Recollec-
ton" says of his American Conflict
The sale Of my history was very large
and steady down TO the date of the
ciarr nr raised touching the haling q
jet Davis. when it almost ceased tor
4 season, thousands who hal suhsc.ib
ed for it rctus!ng to take their copies,
to the sore Disappointment and loss O
the agents
Ralph Waldo Emerson always iots
down any though, ar fancy hat comes
TO him n any time, even rising from
his bed al night to do so. On one &C.
casion he got up at , in the morning;
when his wife asked, Are you i'll, my
hushand:" No my dear, o NY an idea
Capt. Stephen Rogers died suddenly
at his residence in New London, Goth
ult. His age vas seventy nine years.
He took the first steamboat over the
Atlantic Ocean that ever crossed it,
Tor which he received magnificent
gold snuff box from the Emperor OF
Russia.
William H. Seward, Secretary Of
State, is said to have diss!pated the
means provided by his father for his
collegiate course in one year after he
entered Union College; but that he
worked his way through the remain
ing tour years and graduated ut the
head of his class,
Captain John French Meigs Brad
ley, OF Pavilion, Gen 8 coun y n T.,
celebrated his l01:h birthday on tn"
I'D Aug. Captain Bradley was
born at Guiliora, Conn, August 22d,
1868. This venerable man hi, been "a
resident OF Pavilion since 1917. All
the Oldest citizen, of Genesee greeted
him on his birthday. lie enjoys cool
health, and possesses his mental iacul-
ties to a remarkable degree. So SAYS
the Batavia Times.
Geo French, negro, 1906 years old
died at foughkeeraie, n. y, ON the
18th ult
Enckc's comet is visible through
glass. After the latter part of Sep
TENDER it may be seen without glass
from 9 in the evening until ) in the
morning.
The rebel general J. c. Hndman
was as>ass;nated at Helena. Arkansas.
september q \ man named Rob
bins who had forme 81 served under
him has been arrest. on suspicion.
The official result of the Maine elec-
ton has been received aud is as fol
l.ws: Republican majority in 1867,
1852; i'll 1865, 2o,4oi; Republican
gain, $500