, 1872-12-21
PERSONAL,

The Hon. J. F. Wilson, Of Iown, fell from q
chair last week. and broke three ribs.
d. L. N1ahony, Of the Dubuque Telegraph,
fell upon the pavement last Wednesday, break
David 6. Croly, late Of the World, has been
engaged as managing editor OF an illustrated
daily, at New York
Il. E. Gilmore. of Cedar Rapids, Iowa, late
Presidential Elector, has been appointed Regis
DR.. :, -!r1ier i. II. Smith aas boen elected
superints Lent OF the State Lunatio Asylum at
Fulton, Mo., for q term OF tiyo years.
-Gershom Martin, formerly OF tho II Poao
Journal, has bought a two-t4i1ds interest in Ito
Colonel Paul Mcneil, of rebol "Pa.tiaan
Ranger" fame, died at his home in PocnAausa<
County, West Va, on the 8th inst, in hi7 sa4h
year.
-Whitelaw Reid has determined to rent awhile
and take things easy. He will probably remain
in New York q month or two, and thap make the
Thomas 5. Holcombe, who died in New Or
leans, 18th, was formerly editor OF the Indian
apols Sentinel, and afterwards Librarian Of the
University Of Virginia.
"A. E. Touzolain. late General Ticket Agent
Of the Burlington d Missouri, is about to assume
position on the Atchison, Topeka d Santa Fe
Railroad.
David Choate. of Essex, Maag., who died
last Monday, at the age OF rs, WAS m elder
brother of Rufus Choate, and has been MEM
Legislature.
Miss Helen Mathews, Of Knoxville, Iowa,
daughter Of Prof. James Mathews, OF the State
Agricultural College, has been appointed Pro
fessor Of Music in Simpson College, at lnd1-
anola.
DIR. Samuel Underhin, awell-known lecturer
on Temperance, ETC., died at Tonlca, ILL.,, Dec.
"A, in his 18th year. He leaves wife, to whom
he was recently married.
The Princess Thyra, Of Denmark, (younger
sister Of the Princess Of Wales who was thought
to be intended for Victoria's son, Alfred is now
announced to marry the son Of the e1-King OF
Hanover.
Il. ". Crane, of Fort Wayne, died Of soften
gone to procure medical aid. He was Treasurer
Of the Fort Wayne, Muncie & Cincinnati Rail
road, and was highly respected.
-Se1den J. Woodman, native Of Maine, and
the founder and first President Of the Chicago
Academy Of Design, is in Portland, painting o
portrait OF Ex-Governor Israel Waehburne, Jr.
The order WAS given for it sixteen years ago.
-Senator-elect Hardin, of St. Louis, was
somewhat astonished the other morning to find
q basket full Of g. four-weeks-old baby. on his
doorstep. It happened to be just the thing he
wanted.
Horace s. Smith, late foreman in the ma
chine shops Of the Chicago & Alton Road, in
Bloomington, has been appointed master me.
Railway, located ut Mober1y, no.
Patrick ORourke, whose name appears
among the selling-out shareholders Of the New
York Tribune, was the original pressman of the
concern, and has hold his ono share Of the stock
for twenty years.
II. P. Addison has lately been appointed
Constable Of Lancaster Castle by Queen Vic:o-
ria. The salary is about E12 q year, and a1r. Ad-
Olson is reported to have said: " 'ad as soon
not are 'ad hany.''
Tho late G. ". D. Harris, for over quarter
OF 3 century Presiding Elder of the Methodist
Episcopal Church Of the District Of Dyersburg,
Tenn, who died near that place last week, was
the only remaining brother Of Ex-Governor
Isham &. Harris, Of Memphis.
1T was reported in New York, the other day,
that Jennings, editor Of the Times, had been
discharged ior obtaining for his father-in-la,7,
J. &. Hen1iques, position in the Tux Commits
sioner's office. 1t is true he obtained the Po-
sitiou. aud that ho was called to account by the
stockholders, but he WAS retained witt rcpri-
mand.
1t will be seen by our dispatches this morn
ing that the President, yesterday, appointed A.
II. Viersen, Postmaster at Bella, uice j. q.
Botzer loditor Of the tie Bladel, decamped; J..