The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1879-04-30
PERSONAL AND POLITICAL.

Bishop Ames of the M. E. Church is
dead.
The wife Of Admiral Pathan, French
ambassador to England is dead.
The Emperor Of Russia wears a suit of
fine mail under his ordinary clothes as a
protection against assassination.
United States Senator Whyte, of Mary
land declines a reelection, and says he may
resign before the expiration of his term in
1881.
Gen Sheridan and Gen. Terry arc about
making a .our of observation together, to in
spect the military posts on the upper Missouri
river. ...
Rev. Thomas Gibney died at San Fran
cisco April 26. He was pastor of st. Peters
church and former vicar General of the Arch
Dioeeseof San Francisco. $50
The U. S. Senate has confirmed Edwin
W. Keighley, of Michigan, third auditor of
the treasury, and W. F. Elwel Goldsboro,
Baltimore, Nd, U. s.. Consul at Ameri.
The trial of DR.. Livingstone, at Yank-
ton, D. T. ex-agent at the Crow Creek Indian
Agency, ended April &c, in his acquittal by
the jury. The trial lasted eight days. The
charge was the issuance of a fraudulent nav
roll.
On the night of April %, at Chicago,
an unsuccessful attempt was made to assas-
sinate Edwin Booth, the tragedian. The play
was Richard III, and when the last act had
been reached, and Booth had the stage alone
in the prison scene,t the audience was startled
by two pistol shots in quick succession. At
the time Of the shooting the stage was quite
dark, and it is probably owing to this fact that
the would be-assassiu missed his fire, and the
bullets instead of entering the person of the
actor penetrated the scenes and buried them
selves in the stage floor, from whence they
were extracted after the curtain fell. The
man who fired the shots was at once arrested
and he gave his name as Mark Gray. Mr..
Booth knows nothing of this individual, and
cannot divine why he should be singled out
as the target for his bullets. The supposition
is hat Gray is some crazy fool, or was drunk.
The funeral Of Gen John A. Dix took
place IN Tuesday, April %, at Trinity church,
New York. The pail bearers were Hon
Hamilton Fish, Thnrlow Weed, Edwar
Pirrepont, ex-Gov. Morgan, Gems. Cullum
and Rsthbone, John }. Cisco, Chas. O'Connor
and G. A. Law. The remains will be tempo
rarily placed in the family vault 10 Trinity
churchyard. The following order has been
issued April %: EXECUTIVE MANSION, April
22.-Tbe President, in making public an
nouncement of the death of Mai. Gen. John
a. Dix, which occurred during last night in
the city of New York, desires to com mend to
the attention of the people of this country
the great pnhlic services through g. loug and
eventful life of this eminent citizen, and the
patriotic record Of his military services, both
in his carly youth aud advanced age. APP
propriatc honors will be paid to his memory
under the direction Of The war department
and of the treasury department, Of which he
was at one important period the head, and 1t
is recommended to his fellow citizens 10 par
ticipitate in a general token Of respect to his
worth as q private citizen and to his eminent
services as g Senator of the United States,
minister to france and Governor Of the State
OF New York. [Signcd) -".' 't..
... RUTHERFORD 3. HArEs.