The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1880-08-13
PERSONAL GOSSIP.

LIN Oiutbt iuiihDltdub Vi utubueu
county, Florida, il James Ford, aged
ll6 years.
BoARDER-"W What makes you 10 fieshy,
cool ?" Cook" What heat, SIR" "a
prompt answer, but somewhat ambigu-
Ous.)
A PARIS paper says Victor Hugo's
summer costume consists of white nan
keen trousers, IN alpaca jacket, vest
and straw hat.
LORD SALISBURY, the most finished
debater in his party, has a naughty but
simple style Of oratory, and it's pictur-
esque in his appearance, with a long,
nervous finger pointing ut his foe.
PARIS mourns the sudden death of the
young, accomplished and estimable Duke
of Richelieu ut the age of thirty-three
years. He leaves nh heir only five years
old by his wife, daughter of the Banker
Heinc.
WHILE Henry NJ. Stanley was in camp
in the district of Utanda, on the Congo,
March 20, 1880, he received news that
the German academy of Leopold aud
degree of doctor of philosophy.
L. L. BRADLEY, wealthy and prom
inent citizen of San Jose, CAL, died re-
Gently from the effects of bite on the
thumb by kitten, with which he was
playing four weeks previously. He was
native of Onondaga county, N. Y, and
went to California in 1850.
LINDSAY MUSE, the veteran messenger
ut the Office of the secretary of the navy,
has Just completed his ffty-second year
of service. He was appointed July Is,
1928, during the administration of John
Quincy Adams, by Samuel L. Southland,
then at the head of the navy department.
PROBABLY some people have no per-
sonal interest in Hart, the colored Bos-
ton pedestrian from Jamaica, will be
sorry to hear of his dangerous illness.
He was relied on to "bring back" the
Ashley belt from the inevitable Rowell.
Should Harris walking days be over, the
chances of the belt reappearing here
very soon will be considerably lessened.
SENATOR BECK, of Kentucky, told an
interviewer the other day that his phil
osophy was, Laugh and grow fat and
don't climb the hills before you come to
them" He is rosy and round, has
genial, kindly manners and is full of fun.
He would prefer a lark with the hounds
or visit to the circus any day to SEES
sion in the senate.
PLAIsTED, the Fusion candidate for
Governor in Maine, is lawyer, dresses
very simply, wears coonskin cap, and
talks to the country people in an earnest,
homely way. The Republican candi-
date, Davis, is also lawyer, and man
Of good deal of force. In manner and
appearance he reminds one Of Metho-
dist circuit-rider.
Mr. ROBERT ARLINGTON the wealthy
English gentleman who has been contrib
uting 80 largely to missions in Central
Africa, has written letter to the direc-
tors of the English Baptist Missionary
society offering to give Ga, 900 towards
putting and maintaining steamer on
the Congo river for the use of the Congo
mission of that society.
GENERAL TREvINO, the Mexican officer
who has just been married to Miss
Roberta Ord, gave to his bride some
beautiful marriage gifts. Among them
were pair of beautiful diamond ear
rings and bracelets, necklaces, lockets
and rings, all respondent with large
diamonds. He also presented to her O
dainty saddle with silver stirrups and
ornaments.
THE Rev. DIR. Treffry, who held valu-
able ivings in Devonshire and is a
wealthy landowner there, was yachts
man who loved his yacht indeed. On
Saturday, the 10th of July, his favorite
yacht was anchored in the waters of the
English channel in front of his estates
when, although in dying condition, he
persuaded his medical attendants to
allow him to be taken off and put on
board. This was done and in short
time afterwards he died of syncope.
DIR. TANNERS father, man of 81, is
living at Litchfeld, o. He says his
son was born ut Kent, England, and
learned carriage making after the family
came to Ohio. He married Mary Wood
at Jefferson, O., in 1852, and the twain
opened a grocery store, but in year or
two they attended the Cincinnati Eclectic
Medical college, from which they
graduated in 1868, aud went into part
nership for the practice of medicine.
They drifted west some time afterward,
and finally settled down in Minneapolis,
Mimi. where the doctor took up the
habit of fasting to cure himself Of the
ills flesh is heir to.