The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1874-08-21
ITEMS OF INHERENT.
Personal and Literary.

Triton was an crrand-boy in the hide
pendeHt Office when Bcecher first knew
him.
DIR. r. w. Brown, Richmond, Va,
physician, who died recently, left his en-
lire estate. valued az 100000. 10 establish
a hospital for foundlings in that city.
General Howard was banqueted by
the Young Mems Christian Association
al Washington previous 10 his recent de-
parture for his new command on the Pa
cifc coast.
-Sothern has played Dundreary =
1852 times. lfhe averaged $500 for each
performance. he has received the cnOr-
nous sum of -. 026,000 for his efforts in
this one character
General Braxton Bragg has been APP
pointed Chief Engineer of the Gulf. Colo
rado and Santa Re Railroad. and will com
mence a survey Of the line shortly, with a
corps of 100 men.
David Dudley Field, the eminent New
York lawyer, arrived home few days ago,
having made the circuit of the globe. In
his absence Of nearly "A year, during which
he travelled forty thousand miles, he met
with not a single accident or misadven-
ture. and returns in vigorous health.
Mrs Elizabeth Akers Allen (Florence
percy. the author of - Rock Me to Sleep.
Mother is at present editorially connect
ed with the Portland Adrertiser. The
poem was written by her while a factory
girl i'm Maine. upon the sheet OF coarse
brown writing-paper in which she had
brought her noon-time lunch. and while
waiting for the hour TO recommence her
labor.
Theodore VI. Parmeee. journalist,
aged seventy wears. died recently at Ban
ford. Conn. lie was the author of 1.-The
RecollectiOns of an Old Stager'-a series
Of extremely interesting papers on
American political history which have
been published in HGyper's for some time
past. Mr.. Paimelee had been editor of
the MiddleseX Comm Gszette. the Wash
ington correspondent of the New y FORK
Herald daring the administration of Van
Buren,, and later he had edited the Buff
falo Commercial.
-General Banks Is preparing lecture
on ''Blue Stockings" 10 be delivered in the
autumn. The Generals early experience
in cotton factory will afford him ample
material for his new yarn. ~. Y. Com
Dss1rioi Adrertiser The General has
been ''hobhin" around n good deal since
the cotton factory days. and has doubtless
greatly increased his stock-n-trade. II
the arrangements for the lecture are al
ready on foot. and the subject decided
upon. il is needle-ess to joke on knit
Boston Advertiser.
Mr.. Edward King. author of the
"Great South" series of articles. now be-
ing published i'm Scy-ibHer's Monthly. has
Joined the editorial corps of the New \ DIRK
Times. There Is perhaps no man in the
country of Mr.. Kings years whose future
In literary work seems more promising.
While yet in his teens he was on the
Springfield Republican. and went abroad
as its correspondent daring the Paris Ix-
position. After his return he became
member OF the staff Of the Boston Journal,
and ably represented 1t a. war correspond
ent during The Franco-PruSsian War. The
Great south articles from his pen have
attracted the most favorable notice from
the press Of this country and Europe. Al
ready n London house has secured duplicate
plates OF the articles a they are arranged
for issue in book form. Mr.. King is Wig
orous and graphic writer. and will find inn
mediate recognition and popularity
among The readers ofthe Tmss.-St. Louis
Democrat