The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1876-02-03
PERSONAL AND LITERARY.

-Reverdy johnson meditates volume
of "reminiscences.
The mother of Charley Ross believes
he will yet come back to her.
Herbert Spencer is fifty years old and
unmarried. He is said to be very fond OF
a quiet life.
Madame Borgese, the wife of the
Brazilian Minister at Washington, has
introduced Sunday evening receptions.
-Chock Wong, the editor of the Chi
nese newspaper published in San Fran
cisco, has been granted his papers of cit
izenship.
-Vallandigham's grave at Dayton,
Ohio, is unmarked even by headstone,
though small cedar grows at its foot and
another at its head.
-Ex-Speaker Blaine was once profess
sor of Mathematics at Drennon College,
KY, when Bushrod johnson was Presi-
dent of the same institution.
Gail Hamilton advises girls to pick
out husbands as shrewd boy chooses his
apple. She tells them to take to good
Looking, plump, lively fellows or none.
Caleb Cushing, who recently cele-
brated his seventy sixth birthday, has not
suffered an hours sickness during the two
years he has been in Spain as United
States Minister.
1T was kind of the Boston papers to
recollect, just in the nick of time, that
DR.. Howe was the husband of Julia Ward
Howe. This important fact was almost
overlooked at first.
Cooper Garfield, veteran of the war
of 1912, died recently at the almshouse in
Weston, Mass, aged 100 years, months
and % days. He had been an inmate of
the alnshouse since 1910, at which time
he was admitted, as the record SAYS, on
account of infirmities and old age.
Miss Kate Field, writing of Carlyle's
birthday in the Courier. Journal, says
He has kept his calling sacred; he has
been light in the world. If had not
read Carlyle, should never have made
my leather 80 good said tanher, few
months ago. Is not this being a priest
to some purpose?'
1t was announced, some time ago, that
the lady to whom Henry Wilson was en-
gagged at the time of his death had writ
ten memorial sketch of him. This has
since been published in the Atlanta (Ga. J
Sunny South. A writer in the Independent
alleges, and shows by parallel quotations,
that one-fourth of the pretended original
matter of the article is an almost verbatim
transcript from Macaulay's essay on John
Hampden.
The Rev. Bernard keenan,, of st.
Mary's Catholic Church, Lancaster, Pa,
is now the Oldest clergyman in the United
States. He was born in Tyrone, Ireland,
ninety-seven years ago, and came to this
country in November, 1920, with DR..
Conwell, who had just been consecrated
Bishop of Philadelphia in London.
Three years later he went to Lancaster,
and has been pastor Of st. Mary's without
interruption for nearly fifty-f0u years,
winning the esteem and confidence of the
entire community, irrespective of religious
opinion. -#2. 49, ~ &~r
Minister Avery's death is thus no.
ticed by the London and China telegraph:
Mr.. Avery has had only short term Of
office at the capital of China, and his
career there has been comparatively un.
eventful, but he has learned the credit Of
always cooperating in courteous and
hearty manner with his colleagues, and
will be much regretted both as an official
and an individual by all who have come
ilto contact with him. He was very
quiet man, and not much heard Of, but
when the usual correspondence is pub.
lished at Washington we expect Mr..
Avery will be more appreciated for his
ability