Iowa voter. [volume] (Knoxville, Iowa) 1867-1874, 1873-10-09
Personal and Literary.

George Sand has an annual income of
100000 francs.
The United States has 5,87l periodi-
calls to all the rest of the worlds 7,742.
Charles A. Dana gets $4,000 year
for editing the New York Sun.
Charles Manchester, Of Philadelphia,
has presented to the city of Minneapolis,
Mimi, gift Of property worth 100000,
for educational purposes.
Mrs. Sarah j. Hale, the editress of
Godey's Lady's Book, is So years old, still
vigorous in body and in mind. She has
been q widow ever since 1922.
Hon. Alex ii. Stephens has given $500
toward the establishment Of Catholic
college in Georgia, and Gen. Robert
Toombs will contribute the same amount
to the same object.
j. s. Strong, young artist Of Oak
land, Cal, has received gold medal at
the Munich Art Academy, in token of his
displaying the greatest proficiency in a
class of 132 pupils.
"A collection of old English ballads
and songs, with old-fashioned woodcut
pictures, brought G443 at the recent sale
in London of the late Sir +. Madden
library.
Professor Charles A. White, State
GcolOgist of Iowa, and late professor in
the Iowa State University, has been ap-
pointed professor In the new department
Of geology and mineralogy of Bowdoin
College.
The Rev DIR Thomas, pastor of the
First Methodist Episcopal Church of Chi
cago, recently, while speaking in a public
discussion about billiards, stated il ~ his
opinion that gambling in billiards was a
less wrong than gambling in gold or
grain"
Rev. Philip Embury, the earliest
Methodist preacher in America, lies buried
at Cambridge, N. Y, and the Local
Preachers Association has just contracted
with Sumner Kimball, Of Montpelier, VT,
TO erect granite monument over his re-
mains for $2,450.
DIR. Charles F. Draper, of Newark, N
J., has, II is reported, fallen heir to $780,.
California lately. He attended the French
man during temporary illness in 1870,
and sense Of gratitude made him leave
the bulk of his estate to the doctor.
Letters have been received from Pres
ident Grant, Generals Sherman, Hancock,
Pope, and Force, Governor Noyes and a
number Of other distinguished soldiers,
announcing their intention to be present
at the coming meeting Of the Society OF
the Army of the Tennessee, at Toledo, on
the 18th and 10th inst.
Frederick William, Elector of Hesse-
Cassel, Germany, has formally recognized
and consented to the annexation Of his
territory to Prussia, and renounced his
right of property in the revenues Of the
electorate. In compensation the Prussian
Government has granted him an annuity
of 2, 100000 thalers.
-Bjorsen, the Norwegian novelist, is
coming to America to remain permanent
ly. He says If he can find anything to do
in New York he will remain there, and
If not, he will go to the Northwest and
become a farmer. Though confessedly
the leading literary man of his native
country, and pastor Of church, he can.
not earn moderate living.
Kate Kibey, Of Madison County. ILL.,,
went blind jus. after graduating from an
Eastern seminary. Since then, in her
blind state, she has prepared her two
brothers for college, and fitted her younger
sister for entrance to the Monticello Sem
mary. Kate is proud of her success, and
feels that, although shut out from the
light Of day, she can continue to do good
in the world so long as she lives.
Charles Mathews is in luck. Recent
ly, in Australia, he met an old gentleman
who had gone thither in search of health
to whom he did some kindly acts Suisse
quently, in travelling, he met the old gen
! tleman again, and, finding him very i'll