Delaware state journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1870-1883, 1881-01-20


Wililen u Fouler, author and ex-pro.
fessor, died in Durham, Connecticut, on
Saturday night, aged 81 years. He eradu.
ated from Yale College in 1916, and was
tutor there for several years. He was
afterwards Professor of Chemistry at
Middlebury College, Vermont, and Pro-
fessor of Rhetoric and Oratory, at Amhurst
College. =r
Some men are always in luck. II ia re-
ported that Vice President.eiect Arthur is
engaged to be married to Mrs. Marshall
o. Roberts. Her husband has been dead
only few months, but she is said to be
worth more than $5, 600. 900. Gen. Arthur
is widower, and is but few years Mrs.
Roberts senior. Tho Wedding il an
nounced to take place 10 MAech.
When Lord Beaconstield frat entered
public life, the period was florid one. 1t
was on age of velvet coat collars, double
waistcoats, gold chains. and sparkling
rings and breastpins From these gsrish
habiliments he never has emsnoipated
himself They peivaded the inner as well
as the outer man. They influence his
thoughts, his language, and his policy.
A school friend of George Elliot says
that while Marian Evans was the plainest-
looking girl and the poorest in the ariato-
cratic Edinburgh school, she was univers-
ally respected az intellectually their super
ior. The school girl of IL was of sepsi-
tive and retiring disposition and far before
her companions as writer of prose and
verse as well as in her various studies.
Senator Beck is reported as having said
In recent interview that "fve mem
Scott, Of the Pennsylvania Central /;
Gurrett, of the Baltimore and Ohio !;
Huntington. of the Union Pacific; Jay
Gould and Yapderbilt-can sit down and
in fve-minutes' chat fix tax of
5000, 600, 900 upon the commerce of this
country by raising freight two cents a
bushel, and dc it according to law"
II. Price MoGrath, the great Kentucky
horseman, recently entertained Brignoli,
the tenor, at Lexington, and asked him to
sing song, which he declined, as singing
was his profession, and he only practise
it on the stage. McGrath made the retort
corteops when Brignoli desired to see the
swift footed Tom Bowling and his mates,
by saying, Horse racing is my profession;
come 10 the next spring netting,
| Rufus Ohoate once made an argument
| of three days length to convince jury
/ tnat the car wheel sold by the defendant
| WAS radically, intrinsically and ihdubit
| ably different from that patented by the
plaintiff Webster arose TO answer, the
| iurors nestled Themselves for another three
days. But be simply tilted the two models
upon the tables in the jurors sight, fixed
his great magnetic eyes upon the entire
twelve at once, and said i; Gentlemen OF
the Jury. There are the wheels, look al
en-" Webster got q verdict for the
/ plaintiff on the spot.
Miss Eliza A. DupuY, a well knowr
novelist, and for years contributor to tht
New york Ltdger. has just died of apoplex,
in New Orleans. She was g Yireinian
and in her youth teacher, having been Al
one time the goverpess of Miss. Ellis
afterward the Mrs. Dorsey who left hel
estate OF Bsauyoir to Mr.. Jefferson Davis
Miss. Dupuy also at one time instructed
Miss Verona Howell, who became the wifi,
Of MIR. Davis The first story written by
Miss Dupuy was produced when she wa
only IA years old. Sne leaves behind he
considerable sum earned by her ever,
busy pen.
Many Of the ez-Confederate Msjo
Generals are doing well in prsoiicipR th
arts of peace Major General Marmsduk,
is Missouri railway Commissioner, and
as a bachelor, lives comfortably in St
Louis on q salary of So 600 year
General J. b. Gordon, as counsel for tn
Louisville and Nashville road, gets salar.
of $14 900; Major General f. b. Cheat
hsn has handsome farm in Tennessee
and General L. j. Polk has Another
Gene raj Toombs practices law and is yer.
rich; General Basil Duke is lawyer il
Louisville and has good incor,e; Gsners
Bradley L. Johnston is also getting rich Il
the same profession in Baltimore.
A good story is told OF the iste Chic
Justice Cockbrrn. He was once course
for the plaintiff in certain case, and
Mr.. B. was the defendant. Cocs bur
called witness and proceeded to exam;n
him. 81 understand, be said. THAT yo
called on the plaintiff, Mr. Jones; is ths
so 2" "Yas," rhpllei the man. "Wha
did he say I" demanded Cockburn. Mi
B promptly rose end objected. The COL
versation could not be admitted as ev
dence. But Cockburn persisted, and Mi
I B. thereupon appealed to the judges, VIII
after q time retired to further consider th
point. They were absen. for nearly a
! hour, and when they returned the
announced that Mr.. Oockburn might PIT
. his question. .Well. what did he say
asked the counsel. "Please, sir. he WASH
at home" replied the witness, withot
moving muscle.
Eight of our Washington
Jackson, Van Buren, Harrison, Taylo
Fillmors Lincoln and Jobnson-nevt
received college education. One-draI
was educated ut West Point. The re
:, OF the Presidents have been college graz
|, uates. When General Garfield is inauRl
rated the roll of Presi'it ntial alumni wi
: stand ~ to s. General Garfield, it seem
. entered Williams College when he WAS
years of age, and remained there as
J student two years. Harvard has given !
. the two Adames; Willisro and Mary. ga'
= us Jt ffersun, Monroe and Tyler; Prime
', ton gave US Mad son the University
. North Carolina gave us Polk: Bowdo
. gave us Pierce; Dckenson, Buchanan
Kenyon, Hayes, and Williams, CARTEL
: Yale has not yet furnished President, b
= many illustrious American statesman ba'
. beer graduated from her venerable halls