The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1880-08-20
PERSONALITIES.

Mr.. EvART's professional income is
estimated at from $75, 900 to 800, 900 q
year.
Mrs. JENNIE McGRAw FIsKE is hay
ing IN 5000 mansion built for her
bridegroom in Ithaca.
Mr.. JAY GOULD has donated 800, 900
to be used for the relief of distressed
farmers in Kansas.
IT is estimated that President Hayes
will have saved ut least $160, 1000 out of
his office when he retires to his home in
Fremont next March.
MRS. CROPPER, an American "pro-
fessional beauty" sells boquets and
things with immense success ut royal
fetes, bazaars and fairs in London.
Mrs. G.. LEAsuRE died near Chilli
cothe last week, aged 100. She had
been counted in every census. Her
widowhood had lasted sixty years and
she left a son aged eighty.
The leave of absence of Lieut.. Com
mander Gorringe has been extended six
months in order thathe may continue his
charge of the work of erectingthe obelisk
in Central Park.
PRoF. HAAS, the renowned church his
torian, has just celebrated the fiftieth
anniversary of his nomination to his pro-
fessorship ut Jena. The letter appoint
ing him was signed by Goethe as minis
ter of art and science of Saxe-Wiemar.
The Rev. j. A. Sturgeon, brother to
Mr.. G. II. Spurgeon, is happy and
fortunate person. He has just become
entitled to a legacy amounting to $75,-
600, bequeathed to him by member of
his former congregation.
A HEAD slightly bowed, bright and
intelligent face, twinking eye-glass, n
well. worn leather satchel holding cata-
logues, newspapers, letters and what not
these were the salient outward charac-
teristics of Tom Taylor.
DAVID JONES, the well-known brewer
and stock speculator of New York has
made ~, 200, 900 this season out of Chi
cago and Northwestern stock, having
bought largely in the spring at very
low figure.
JESSE COFFIN died ut Nantucket last
Monday ut the age OF ninety-One. He
was in the ship Chill which was captur-
ed by the British frigate Endymion after
she had anchored i'll Fairhaven Cove
from Pacific ocean voyage with full
cargo of sperm oil.
The California magnates are credited
with an amount of wealth which would
comfortably support small country.
Mr.. Charles Croker is stated to be worth
$34, 495, 45S, Mr.. Leland Stanford 1884,
643, 1903, and Mrs. Mary +. s. Hopkins
1926, 2S0,072.
JOHN DICKSON, believed to be the late
representative of the famous regiment of
the "Scots Greys," who charged 80 gal
lantly with the heavy cavalry ut the bat
tie of Waterloo, died at Nunhead lane,
Surrey, ON Saturday, the 18th ult., at the
age of ninety-one.
THE Tooth birth day of Mrs. Phoebe
Peck was recently celebrated at West
field, Chautauqua county, by gathering
that included 33 guests who sat at the
table and whose ages were each 80 years
or over. Four of them were 80 years
old and upwards.
GEORGE WILLIAM PHILLIPS, brother
of Wendell Phillips, died ON the Both
ult. last in Saugus, Mass, of heart
disease. He was visiting relatives in
that town and went ont in the hay fields.
While upon the top of a hay wagon he
suddenly fell to the ground and died in
stantly.
Mrs. HARRIET LANE JOHNSON, the
niece of James Buchanan, is staying at
Bedford Springs, Pa, where her uncle
used always to spend his summers.
Mrs. johnson preserves the charm that
made her famous in the White House;
she is said to be still woman of mag
nificent carriage.
LA FoNTAINE was one of the most
absent-minded of men. He once attend
ed the funeral of friend, and shortly
after call, / to visit him, when the SER
want informCI him his master was dead.
La Fontainc was Mt first very much
shocked, but recovering from his sur
prise, observe: at is true enough, for
now | recollect was ut his funeral"
HERR IRMINGER, of st. Gallen, Switz-
erland, has medal which belonged to
his great-granduncle, Henri Irminger,
the leader of the famous party that
stOrmed the bastile. 1t was cast in
honor of the event, and bears on one side
half figure of the victor with the in
scription: "Henri Irminger, chevalier
ct capitaine, vainqueur dc In Bastille."