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

Charles O'Connor's present income is
estimated at sc, 900 year.
Washington wealthy ladies have al
ready commenced to turn up their noses
at Mrs. Senator Christiancy, because a
week ago she was nothing but Treasu-
~ clerk
Miss Anna Dickinson's new lecture
is entitled "Sowing and Reaping." And
an old bachelor cruelty says that Sewing
and Ripping would be more appropriate
subject for women.
-Boston's favorito forger, the Rev. Mr..
last remarks before embarking for foreign
parts reveals the genius of his character.
II was never born" he said, {" for retail
business
Jimmy Blanchard, of Milford, the
believe he was Charley Ross, has been
"leased" by his parents for $25 down and
IS per week, to two residents of Milford,
who are to exhibit him.
Mr.. Schleicher, Congressman from
Texas, is SO large man that the door
keeper Of the House of Representatives
has been forced to provide him with a
new chair, none of those usually occupied
by the representatives being large enough
for his comfort.
MIR. Martin Farquhar Upper has
written private letter to the Ecening
Post about his Centennial play, in which
he makes this reference to the charge of
plagiarism: g All I can say is that the
play is my own; that never heard of
any one else, though probably many have
taken so great and good q title; and that
the charge of plagiarism Is bold inven-
ton.
The will of the late BENJAMIN P.
Avery, United States Minister to China,
leaves all his property to his wife, with
the request that she shall extend aid to
any worthy relative of his who may need
assistance. He also requests his wife to
select from his collection of books, works
of art or personal ornaments, presents for
such friends as she knows were most con-
genial and dear to him. He bequeaths to
the California State University hound files
Of the North San Juan Hydraulic Press
and MaTysui1e appeal for the years dur
ing which he published and edited those
journals. The estate is valued at SIS 900.
William L. Gilbert, of Winsted,
Conn.,, relative of Miss Linda Gilbert,
has offered to start a national monument
fund for prison libraries with subscrip-
ton Of $4,000, provided she can raise
500, 600 additional. In order to raise this
Miss Gilbert proposes to sell at the Gen.
tennial small book giving short history
of her experiences, with statistical re-
port of her labors. She has asked small
space for this purpose of Director Gen.
Goshorn; and, as she proposes that the
sales shall be made under proper super
vision, and the proceeds turned over to a
Board of Trustees, it seems that her mod
est request might we'll be granted.-N. 7.
Euening Post.
"A highly picturesque banquet was re-
Gently given in the San Francisco Palace
Hotel, to Hon. William Sharon, United
States Senator from Nevada. OF the
guests, more than one-half the number
were millionaires, and the other half
could count their wealth in hundreds of
thousands of trade dollars. In richness
of viands, exquisite beauty OF the floral
and other decorations. table adornments,
glitter of silverware, and the essentials of
lavish display of opulence, it is said that
dinner has never been surpassed. 1t was
given by Mr.. Sharon's " old friends of the
Comstock Lode" A peculiarly of the
affair was that each gentleman found near
his napkin bill of fare engraved upon a
heavy plate of solid silver, dug from the
Comstock Lode, and highly polished.
These were gotten up in artistic style, at q
cost of over forty dollars each, measured
6Ix41 inches, and were the thickness of
quarter of dollar.