The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1874-08-20
Personal and Literary.


Rosa Bonheur is fifty-two-unmar-
ried, and lives happily with a sister and
several brothers.
1t took Mrs. Murphy, of Arkansas,
Just thirty-five minutes to win fight
with an immense rattlesnake,
L. J. McIndoe, late editor of the Yer.
mont Journal and Chronicle, published at
windsor, left fortune Of $1OO.248. a
large part of which was made in publish
Ing country weekly newspapers.
Mr.: Howard Staunton fell literally
at his desk, an unfinished letter. with
lamentations from Shakespeare, being
upon it. He died in the forenoon, but
not as early as Thaekeray, who, having
been used to write in his bedroom. with
his desk on his knees, as was his wont.
suddenly felt faint and lay down on his
bed, where he was found, his hands
raised above his head, us if suffering
from pain.
MOT great while ago, writes New
York correspondent, an English lord
and his wife were invited to dinner bv
Cyrus w. Field. A number of prominent
citizens were also invited, and the meal
began in silence. The lady had scarcely
tasted her soup (she sat near Field. and
her husband opposite the host) when she
screamed out, the full length Of the table
" Asterly, my dear boy, l say, now. YOU
won't like this soup. It's rot tomato in
it." "lndeed, my dear? All, why does
any one use tomatoes? Really. now,
they're horrid stuff, you know, Mr.
Field"
Prof. Whitney, of Yale College,
has examined a passage of 1000 sounds
from each of ten standard English
writers, in order to ascertain the relative
frequency of sounds in the language. He
finds that the sound of or" is the most
frequent, occurring 744 times in 10000
sounds; IN" follows with 676, and " T.
with 500. The short sound of ii" is the
most common vowel sound, having 500
occurrences. The least common vowel
sound is that Of short co." eight times in
10000; the least common consonant
sound, that of zh," two times in IL, 600
In all, he found 6,271 consonant sounds
and 3, 729 vowel sounds.
Mr.. Henry Beecher, the Plymouth
pastors eldest son, is living with his
family in his fathers house on the
Heights. He is in the insurance business
in the firm Of Beecher & Benedict, or
Court street, Brooklyn. He is past thirty
and was Colonel in the late war. The
second son, William, is a Yale graduate
about twenty three years old, and study
ing in Brooklyn law office. Herbert il
eighteen, and is the youngest of the
family, and is an undergraduate of Am
herst College. The only daughter is Mrs
Harriet ScOville, the wife of minister
in Norwich, N. Y. Mr.. Henry Beech
er's wife is the sister of his partner, ant
daughter of Mr.. Benedict, resident Of
the Heights. Mr.. and Mrs. Beccher hav,
buried two or three young children.
Mr.. Tilton is frequently to lie see,
on the ferry boats, or vending his way
between his home and his office in til,
Times building, New York. He is ,
striking looking man, whom most persons
would turn to look at a second time a.
he passes by. He has a magnificen
physique, and both his stalwart figur,
and naughty bearing remind one a goot
deal of Charles Sumner. His hair il
now quite gray and his features care
worn, though the expression is rathe
one OF defiance than martyr-likc patience
He usually wears a blue frock coat, and
ut this season, duck pantaloons and
straw hat. His manner is often absorbed
and he will pass by people without no
ticing them. He usually keeps aloo
from the crowd, especially of late wears
and when crossing the ferry goes int,
the mems cabin.-N Y. 7Im1es