, 1872-11-05
PERSONAL.


General James Shields ia seriously i'll, at his
residence, Carro1ton, Mo.
The Bishop Of Ontario is going to Europe.
He is suffering from failing eye-sight.
Ten million dollars have been provided for
the travelling expenses Of the Shah Of Persia
while in Europe.
Professor Anthony, of Iowa College, has
been chosen to fill the Chair Of Physics at Cor
nell.
Judge ossian B Hart. Republican candidate
for Governor Of Florida, has been seriously i'll.
DIR. J. P. Newman, Chaplain OF the United
States Senate, is visiting in New Orleans
The Rev. Dr. Post delivered, on Sunday, q
discourse embracing resume Of his twenty-five
years residence in st. Louis.
-Thad. G. Pound, OF Wisconsin, late Lieuten-
| ant Governor, was recently married to Emily N.
Fem, sister OF Llnas T. Fem, OF Hartford, Conn.
John W. Wood, editor Of the Vicksburg
Ne,cs, got tight the other day, and shot at the
| Sheriff Of the county, Charles E. Furlong.
Chief Justice Cockburn, of England, it ia
declared by the Manchester Examiner, will not
resign in consequence OF ill-health, as has been
asserted By number Of papers.
George Lowe Reie has resigned his position
| Of Chief Engineer in the Great Western Rail-
way of Canada and is about to visit the south Of
| Europe for the benefit of his Tifes health.
| Nathaniel RothBchld, the eldest son OF
| Baron James Rothschild, OF Paris, is said to be
| engaged in writing the family history, to con-
tain, among other interesting documents, several
unedted letters Of Napo1eonI.
|
| Life on the 3oth ult, Miss Eta, daughter OF
Peter Me]enay, being married to DR.. r. n.
| Baasett Of Mt. Pleasant, Assistant Physician in
| the State Hospital for the Insane.
| merchant Of the same name), has been missing
| from New York since last Wednesday, when he
| drew $500 and purchased q ticket to Chicago.
Tho Rev. Ze1otes s. Clifford, Lincoln Elec-
odist Church, died at his residence in New Ha-
ven Southern Illinois, the 25th ult
-"Signor francesca Bartolini," now 'sstar-
ring" at the West, recently sang in one Of the
Hartford churches as Frank Bartlett.
| --George ". Fairmah, Chief Clerk in the Phil
adelphia Post Office, has the "Ring" indorse-
uent for Postmaster, uice General Bingham.
elected Clerk Of Quarter Sessions.
| John Dean publishes . card to say that he
is living happily with his wife NIr. BOXERS
daughter). in Hoboken, and that sensational
| writer's ought to let him alone.
| The Rev. Henry Powers, late pastor Of the
Elm Place Congregational Church, Brooklyn,
| N. T., now q Unitarian clergyman, has been
called to the Unitarian Churchin Old Cambridge,
Mass.
| "A wedding iB to come off in Phi1adelphia in
December with twelve bridesmaids, all attired
| by Worth, Of Paris. The brides dress will be
! Of Belgian lace, and cost $4,000 in gold.
| The Empress Of Russia and Prince Nicholas
| intend to spend the winter at Jerusalem. They
/ will pass through Constantinople, where the
Sultan ig preparing grand reception
|
OF St. Louis, died on Saturday. He was an
early Director of the Missouri Pacific Railroad,
| and at the time Of his death, was President Of
the illinois + st. Louis Bridge Company.
| Finance Minister Of Canada, rice Sir Francis
! Hincks and Mr. Howe Is to be promoted to the
Lieutenant Goyo1norship Of Nova Scotia. These
changes leave two vacant seats in the Cabinet,
| and by Bhrewdly filing them, Sir John 4. Mac
| donald hopes to bridge over the turbulent
Sir David Baxter, Bart, hend Of the great
| firm OF Baxter Bros. Co., fa1 and jute spin
ners, Dundee died at his residence, Kimaron,
Fifeahire, on the 18th Of October His last act
WAS to endow convalescent hospital with about
| O00 He is reported to haye left fully mil
! lion sterling. Sir David was in the 10th year Of
/ his age, He leaves widow, but no family, and
| it is understood his landed estate will descend
! to his nephew, Mr. ". E. Baxter, II. P, Secre-.
| tary to the Treasury,
rimac, N. H., left by his will the sum Of 5000
to dda the ohTeh at Mee
| for Foreign Missions, $4,000 to the American
! Tract Association Of the City Of Boston, and
$4,000 to the Maine Charity School Of the City
| Of Bangor. He also left the of $4,000 to
| the Merrimac Normal Institute, on the condition
that the name Of the institution shall be changed
to that Of the McGaw Normal Institute, and that
| the said institution shall be maintained at its
present location. In case the above conditions
| are not fulfilled, the SAID legacy shall be pad
| over to the corporation Of Dartma1th College.
General William 7. Bartlett, Of Pittsdeld,
| Mass, has removed his family to Richmond,
| Va, for the winter, having taken charge, as
President and Manager, of the, Powhattan Iron
| Company. whose mills are at this place. He re-
| tains his superintendent Of the West Stock
| bridge Iron Works and his residence at Pitts
| field, and only makes temporary home in Vir-
| ginia.
1t Was pretty custom with the late Mrs.
Parton for Yeara to Euhetifufa fir monogram
in her notes. dainty little feru-1eaf. every part