New-York tribune., 1871-03-28
PERSONAL,

William Call of Dresden, Me-, who was in
his 95th year. hanged himself instead Of waiting for the
natural death, just outside his door.
Griswold says the only significance he
attaches TO his dc plume, Fat Contributor" is
contributor to fat upon the principle of laugh and grow
fat"
II is stated that the late William Gilmore
emms died considerably debt though before the war
be had handsome property estimated TO DC worth s2'o
OOj - SQQOOJ'
Mrs. Myra Clark Gaines declares, it is said'
that Of more than lawyers who were opposed to her
in her proracted suits seven committed suicide and Sc
drank themselves 10 death.
Every one of the so-called Western humOrists
N the present day, including Bret Harte MARK IWah
and offers were born in the East but developed their
talcnt jIr newer sections OF the county
Near Salissa, KY, Joseph L. Hayes died in
bs nineteth war having been accustomed to drink
pint OF whisky every day for 80 years II ne had Deen
absteIpious he wouio no doubt have lived 10 l!V'
DR.. w. T. Taliaferro, who died in Cincinnati
few days since, the Last surviving officer OF our
forces engaged in the naea battles on Lake Erie He
was then aetng as surgeon on one Of the American
vessels
The fortune of the Duke De pHuynes, who
was killed in the front Of battle at Orleans Is said TO be
more than 2OOOOOD0 francs. He was considered the
richest egmist of France, and has lett Is feporped'
direct heirs.
No less than six undoubtedly genuine Ma
than muerers have been discovered recently west OF
the Mississippi Every State this side OF the great river
least two three OF them, and the supply In
consequence Of the demand, is steadily increasing
When Gen. Won Moltke stood before the
portraits Of Bazane and MacMahon in the palace 1t Yer
saes he is reported TO have said to Bismarck think
we have done about much these gentemen Dul the
Prussians will put pictures or statues IN any
Pantheon IN Berlin"
James A. Oates, husband OF the well-known
actress was recently arrested in Memphis Tor Threatening
to blow out the brains OF servant at the Overon House
for not getting him the morning papers Inc serNant
alleges that his refusal based feelings OF perfect
Kindness toward the irritable Doarder.
Louis Blanc, so long prominent IN french
politics, is Spanard by birth, having been Dorm III
Madrid OF French family OF ROuergue driven out of
the country during the reign OF terror ie Is au 70 %
Of the frmes advocates OF republic ana 70 pe a.
Obstinately opposed to the OrleaIsts 40 To LOUIS 'po
leon.
Mr. Asa Andrews, one of the early settlers OF
Berlin, Vt. says there once time when, aiter
shower OF rain had raised the brook that passes thOuh
his farm fish from the pond would run up ana %nth
the water fell he aud his brother have frequently WIN
their hay-fOrks and hands, taken out from oo 10 IoO
splendid trout
An Athenian correspondent writes that An
dres Thakos once noted Greek brigand, has retired
from the cutpurse and cut throat calling, at least tenn
porarily aud gone to Naples 10 reside win an a'ipo
fortune obtained altogether by plunder ana ny an'9
IN he shouId wish to return his old business NJ any
time he will easily find numerous partners III inc hesn
hOrhOOd OF Postum
Providence has citizen so mean that he
charged one Of his servants who in receipt of fire.
quent letters from her friends in Ireland part OF he
rental OF his Post Office box and deducted the amount
from her wages This story nnds It's IaTac i'll hhotn
winch afrms that a manufacturer In Massachurett. VINO
gives euUlOyment to his father, made deduction
from thai fathers wages account OF the Few hours OF
Tim. during which he In attendance al the funeral OF
grandchild, the offspring oi the ehployer'