, 1881-11-12

In the last letter that Charles Dickens
wrote ion the day before he dicd> he said: II
| will have leisure tomorrow. ...
Tho Maine Grcenbaclz State Committee Is
trying to raise money to stvo Scion Chase :
rew press. Wendell Phillips sent him d check
for {45. g.
Mr. John Bright will be 70 years old on
Nov. IT, Some Of his fellow township OF Roch-
dale propose to offer him u congrntulatory ad-
ure5s On tho OCCASION. -: :
4 Dir. Hickey, uf Kansas, has been visit
ing friends ut Petersburg, H., of late. He
weighs 4jD pounds, his wife $50 pounds, und has
seven children whose averuge weight Is more
than ;pD pounds =.
Minister West is mentioned rs the posses
sor OF the most charming manners in tho world
His little speech OH board tho Indiana to the
PhiiudeiphIans who welcomed him was graceful
and gracious us possible He is n his 51st year.
Mr.. aud Mrs. Morton are mentioned as buy
tng for their Paris drawInS-r0o.u a set Of fur
n;t1re in yellow brocadcd satin, which was orig
| lnaIly- made for Queen Christina Of Spain. That
has remained unsod till now, SO expensive
was It. ).
Gen. Grant, being invited by Alr. e. ".
Childs to dinner given to the Farmers Club Of
philadelphia. said, in letter DECLINING the inyi-
tation, that be would have liked; to be present,
us thu speeches would certnnly be short II the
speakers confined themselves to their Turning:
experiences
y correspondent of the Guulois recently
wrote tElnt Mnc. Christine Nilsson was abour to
give TWO performances in Stockholm for chari-
ties. Tho application for seut5 was SO great
that tho managers decided to sell them by auc-
f ton. The receipts 1nusthnrc been enormous.
for onc stull brought ao crowns, or about <eV-
Secretary Lincoln, is reported 10 have In
formed an army friend yesterday fhnt 1t WIS
extremely doubtful whether he would reEaasi11
in tho Cabinet, us tho President had NOT said i
word to him GA the subject. ard from th:F w
was i,clined It, think that his resignation wou!u
. he accepted ct the same time US tnest VI tae
other Cabinet members. -
lIr. robert +. Porter, formerly Of the CHI
cas-S press, the special agcnt OF tie Census HI-
re:,1, to whom Gen. Wukcr, with such raro
foresight, illtruslcd the collection Of tho s1at'S-
tics uf wealth. debt, anl t,xutiun. bus recently
accepted the res $ponsihle editorial charrEe OF
i;rttit,t'ts-l New iofx comsmetclat rel 5o1rnat
rank tlo1g iiuIuclAi authorities OF the period
tcai press.
Tic I.ey. Ilcnry Ward Recchcr is q years
OF n;:, and is obviously: g:ar:.n:, old. lie do
cincd to accompany tu Yorktown the regiment
OF which he is chaplain No doubt tbs troubles
through which be has pnsscd have 1naac heavy
tlr;ii.as on hts powers-shay 7Tdu.si have killed
iiyct. His ta1Eer died in his hssh ye..r having!
fitiieu mentally herore his tl4y Eave Wsy.
Cazherit,e rs over o. ly,t i:tl~nrd not much un-
Ger fourscorc. Mrs stowe l. nearly " = =
4 party of ST. I.olls ''boys." w;,o, with 4
dcctur went to Eutle;s City on Ii lark one night, .
thought it wou.tl be II gotd Joke u, telegraph bis
wifo that her h,lalnrd was ''sEot.' The DIS
t1vsse.i won':,l tUuk the first t:as'1 for Kansas
City On saburing ot! next morning: tho joS-
els" thought it rae part or prudence to tell tho
doctor. tlu at once tn!c:5ra piltd thai he was
safc G1sl wci bur, on scnrnfDs thut his wife had
starsc to meet him, he stjoEz re train t. meet
atr. they passed each other on rEc ront 1T !:
uisht-it s,c1x very dirk. OF COURSE and pr,ta-
.,Fy no .1on:l-Eau Size ;treiycA uk ha;1ss5 ttty
nb,ut the suin: time thai ne rcnched 81. Lo1lH.
Sne 1t!rnrd Her st.:ps hu,new.rG. ami Luckily
te,tgrtisaeti i'll til.1t: to prevent her hlsolnG3
stMrt,1 back :lEat!f- UtherwiSe tseE: Elsxht % (
yiorattug between ST. I.ns,is Aii4 ku:.sS C.:y tho
scinlit1tttr Ut tHe!r lives. < =I.1st-
IN tie little mountainous town ct Middle !.
fow:i, In Dci.Ware County, View Ycr:c. ut place !
cG.ied I.c, Kill, ty1 three Or n1aru miles d.s- :
tHE. frov. Grl:::ts Corners, !. station on tce !:
Ulster s DctaxAr;: I:ai;wa;. lives Aunt Ctho :
Smith, the ccnleuariAa Of the snountal ms soe i
is now lii years ut iiis-- iccordlrs 10 the statF
1ucat of Il TraEEs%tt, fT,,r1 wh:':n these facas
werr obtained The old lady skill stcI'ls Eale j
and he,trty u! likel: II, liye another score olSf
WEARS from t,fe*cu1 npueisssnecs. uuc@s osct~Ss
tI.en BY suIne Ersdens.. Sh: has walked ~ i
shi,s ttI dur!n. TEE past sa'in.tscF Nstn e
apn4rsnr discern tvFt hna h..s reeen.y
e.:,at;el read ana without :.l:s s5s;s
huir is white and sG:.iy. hcs ,c3tlt nearly :sotte
hc9face wrnkied@ aiss fo:s: stopping iilk sas r.
and even with some viyaciy ut tines She is nqt .
gosllt, to die JUST ytt 5heknys. EnQ har
seems not without 10undauou.s =; 4 - c