The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1875-12-02
PERSONAL AND LITERARY.

Paul Morphy, the once renowned
chess-player, is an inmate OF a Louisiana
insane asylum.
james Lick, the California millionaire,
has expressed his desire to be buried at
the summit of Mount Hamilton.
-Bergh, the humanitarian, is described
as a tall, benevolent looking gentleman OF
tender and sympathetic expression.
"A colossal statue of Edward Bates,
Attorney-Genera! under Lincoln, is about
to be erected in Forest Park. St. Louis.
-Pinkerton, the detective, has been to
Europe to investigate the Nelse- Boothe
story regarding Charlie Ross, and finds it
humbug.
Joyce, the convicted st. Louis whisky
swindler, went to the Penitentiary with a
buoyant and even jocular air, remarking,
Stripes are fashionable
Mrs. Very, stakeholder in the Saco
& Portsmouth Railroad Company, Maine,
lately attended a meeting of that corpora
ton and took an active part in the pro-
ceedings.
When an impertinent interviewer in
Washington asked Secretary Bristow
whether he intended to take a house and
entertain this winter, the Secretary grutfly
replied: 81 make it rule never to inter
fere with my superior officers; ask Mrs.
Bristow.'
The Boston Knights Templar have
sent to a commandery of the Knights
Templar of Richmond, Va, which visited
Boston at the Bunker Hill celebration, a
memento of that occasion, consisting of
an artistically executed model of the
Bunker Hill Monument, made of Quincy
granite, which is the material used in the
| construction of the original monument
The door representing the entrance to the
monument 10 Of silver and bears an appro.
pirate inscription.
The mother of Col. Joyce, lately con.
victed and sentenced to three years. i'm.
prisonment for frauds upon the rev.
enue, resides at 81 Ohio street, Chicago
The poor woman is in extreme poverty
and supported by the contributions doled
out to her by the County Agent. Some
time ago, hearing that her son was rich and
influential, she got a friend to write tc
him, detailing her condition. A reply
came speedily. 1t was short and brutal
He had believed for twenty years that his
mother was in her grave. If she was dead
andwith the angels he was glad of it. II
she were alive he never wished to see her
He should never meet her this side OF
eternity, and refused to. send a penny of
his hundreds to buy bread for the mother
| who bore him.
Mr.. Daniel N. Haskell, the late ed
itor Of the Boston Transcript, had a habit
of saving up each year all the trinkets,
toys and children's books he received I'M
til Christmas Day, when he would load a
wagon with the collection, and, driving
about among the children of his friends,
he would distribute the treasures. The
little ones have not forgotten his kindness,
for the Boston Gazette says: " A number
of children, representatives of families in
this city, went to Newburyport yesterday
to place their floral tributes ON the grave
of Daniel Noyes Haskell, former editor Of
the Transcript. Among all the recogni
tions of his death-one year ago-none
will have more touching and endearins
significance than this from the young
friends whom he loved so we'll, and who
will ever keep his memory green"