Warren sheaf., 1881-07-13
Personal Paragraphs.

From what is known OF Davis, says the
Philadelphia North American, is is far to
say that could he have won height by sac
rifcing every man in the confederacy ex-
cept himself, and every dollar and every
sign or simbol Of property. he would have
done that.
Reference is made to the last autographic
letter of President Garfield, being one to
his late opponent, Gen. Hancock, announce
ing the appointment of Capt. William G.
Mitchell. Fifth infantry, who has been one
of Hancock's aids de-c camp for more than
seventeen yeais, to the position of major
and assistant adjutant general United States
army. Capt. Mitchell is we'll known in St.
Paul, and his promotion is one of those
which cannot fail to give universal satis-
faction, Dot only in army circles, but to his
army of friends in civil life.
Professor Charles E. Greene, of the Uni
versity of Michigan, has rendered his res
ignatien in order to accept a chair in the
Massachusetts Institute of Technology. He
will enter on his new duties with the next
college year. His departure, it is said, is
greatly regretted at Ann Arbor.
Senator Strahan, to whom little Johnnie
Davenport offered the place of United
States Marshal fQE New York city. is tall
broad shou.dered New Yorker with pleas
ant face and straight-cut mustache. Stra-
han affects great neatness in his clothes,
and, with the possible exception of w. B.
Astor, is the best dressed man in the New
York state senate.
A correspondent of the Warren (Va.)
Sentinel describes the condition of the
grave of Thomas Jefferson at Monticello
It is on the left side and about fifty Yards
from the road leading from Monticello to
Charlottesville, and to reach it one is
obliged to crawl through the underbrush
which fourishes undlsturbed all about,
even up to the edge of the simple stone
which covers the grave. An inclosure fifty
yards square was originally marked off by
| an iron fence, but this is in so dilapidated
a condition that it offers no obstruction to
the ingress OF anything wishing to approach
Richard Rosseau the son of Major Cen
eral Rousseau, of Kentucky, was picked
up near the track of the Main Central Rail
| road, near Topsham, on Sunday morning,
drunk and severely injured. He was a
| tramp, and apparently had been struck by
| an engine. He was taken to the county
poorhouse, where he soon afterward died.
He stated before his death that he had
formerly been an inmate Of Sailors Snug
Harbor, Staten Island, and was son of the
Union Major General Rousseau, His story
was confirmed by letters in his pocket He
was drunk when he died and seemed to
be from all appearances a wreck. He
did not know whether an engine struck
him or not His widowed mother is living
in Kentucky.
Vlscountess Haberton, strong minded
English peeress, who astonished society a
few months ago by saying in magazine
article that a sensible girl needed a chape-
ron as little as sensible boy, is at the head
of a rational dress society" just organized
| in England. It does not propose to alter
the outer aspect of womens dress. but to
hang it from the shoulders and loosen it
at the waist and make the other changes
whose value every woman processes and
few practice.
DR.. Crosby has resigned the Chancellor
ohip of the University of the City of New
York. DR.. Crosby was appointed in 1872
ut salary of 900 per annum, but in
1873 the agreement was not fulfilled and he
resigned. At the request of the college he
agreed to stay three years longer at 1000
per annum, the trustees promising to find
his successor. So it has continued until
now. The resignation was not accepted,
but the trustees resolved that if they accept
DR., Crosby's resignation they will appoint
DR.. John Hall, whom DR.. Crosby suggests,
and will try to induce DR.. Hall to accept.
Tho of rto walls ~, Nov, VorJ-