The Northern Pacific farmer. [volume] (Wadena, Minn.) 1878-1885, 1881-06-09
Personal Paragraphs.

The Rev. Charles II. Eaton, DR.. Chaplin 3
successor as pastor of the church of the
Divine Paternity, New York, preached Sun
day to his new congregation. The Rev.
Charles H. Eaton is young man OF slight
figure, with long wayy hair and large, bright
eyes. He speaks deliberately and distinctly,
and uses few gestures.
When Secretary Lincoln came into the
cabinet he found Mr.. Forbes, who was an
usher at the White House during his faith
er's administration, holding a messengers
place in the treasury department. On the
night that President Lincoln was assassin
ated Mr.. Forbes, who was a favorite of the
family, attended him at the theatre. Sec
rotary Lincoln has had him appointed to a
clorkship in the A djutant Generals Office.
A correspondent of the Cincinnati En-
quirer says: Senator Plat l hear is worth
$3.50, 900 to $3.50, 900, having made consid-
cradle money in the past year or two in
stock speculation. He is a quick, nervous,
active little man, with the New York state
genius for money making, and he lives on
the Erie railroad, at iharp little town not
far from Cornelrs place.
The Rev. James Doghcrty, pastor of Holy
Cross Catholic Church in Flatbush, L. l.,
became so dispirited in consequence of pro-
ceedings to foreclose $35, 900 mortgage on
the church that ne has retired from the
passionate and enter a monastery.
Mrs. Clara Wilder Of Portland, Me-,
daughter in law CT Marshall P. Wilder of
Boston, has been insane for some time. and
recently said that unless she got her $500,
600 dowry, there would be one of the blood
lest suicides on record. Last Saturday q
letter from her was found saying she had
gone to see her lawyer, and since then she
has not been seen. ,
Mr.. Irving, says the London Court Jour-
nal has received an offer Of 500, 600, all
expenses paid, for seven months theatri-
cal tour in America. Since, however, this
would derange his present engagements.
and scatter his company, he has declined
the offer. It is practically the largest offer
ever made to an actor.
Both Lord Bcaconsfeld and Mr.. Glad
stone were in their youth trained lawyers.
The former kept nine terms at Lincoln S
Inn, remaining member for seven years.
At the end of that time he petitioned to
have his name removed from the books, al
leging that ILL health incapacitated him
from following the profession. Fourteen
months after Benjamin Disraeli ceased
to be fellow of Lincoln's Inn, William
Ewart Gladstone, having completed his
brilliant careers t Oxford, was, at the age
Of twenty three, admitted to the same
learned society. Mr. Gladstone kept
eleven terms, and after being member for
six years and three months, likewise petit
toned to have his name removed on the
ground of his "hayirg given up his inten-
ton of being called to the bar.
It is related Of Colonel Thomas Scott
that once, about ten years ago. when max
ing one of the swift trips which he was in
the habit Of making over the lines under
his control, his train was stopped by the
wreck of q freight train. There were a
dozen heavily loaded box cars piled up on
the road, and it would take a long time to
get succor from the nearest accessible point
and probably hours more to get the track
cleared by mere force oflabor. He survey
ed the difficulty: made rough calculation
of the cost of a total destruction of the
freight, and promptly made up his mind tc
burn the road clear. BY the time the RELIEF
train came the flames bad done there work
and nothing remained but to patch up s
few injuries done to the track so as TO en-
able him to pursue his way.