Warren sheaf. [volume] (Warren, Marshall County, Minn.) 1880-current, 1881-12-03
Gossip About People.

Baron" F. H. Wilke, a San Francisco
stock broker, whose death has just been
announced left charitable requests amount
ing to 500, 900, dividedas follows: Profess
tant orphan asylum, So, 900; catholic orphan
asylum $4,000; Hebrew orphan asylum,
$4,000; German hospital, $4,000; French
hospital, 81 900; Spanish Benevolent So
ciety 81, 1000; LADIES' Protection and Relief
Society, $4,000.
Col. Moses P. Handy, of the Philadel-
phia Press, met with Robert Ingersoll the
other day. IT nm glad to see you," said
the journalist, though of course cannot
subscribe to your doctrine. or rather your
lack of it-your irreligious teachings. All,
my young friend, . said Ingersoll benevo-
lently. stop! The Lord forbid that I
should deprive you, or any other young
person, of your hope of hell!''
grain bin, seventy five feet deep, in Dows'
stores, BROOKLYN, N. Y, the other day,
when stoley said to Miller: George if you
fall down there YOU will go to heaven"
The reply of Miller was: mo, will not.
will 60 to the other place." A few mo-
ments later Miller fell to the bottom of the
bin, and fractured his skull, dying on the
spot.
The engineers OF the army are up in arms
over General Sherman's sighting reference
to their branch of the service, to the effect
that the other branches did the work when
it comes to actual fighting, From this corps
among the commanders of armies were
Mcclellan, Meade, Mop herson, Pope, Rose
Grams, Halleck and Foster. Among the
well-knewn corps commanders we're
Humphreys, Parke, Warren, Weitzel,
franklin, Badly Smith, Gilmore, Wright
and Wilson.
The face of Hon. Benjamin Harris Brew
ster is covered with scars, but they should
not be referred to without the pathetic story
told Of him in Philadelphia--tha hiE face
was burned while he was rescuing young
lady whose dress was on fire. The de-
formity should always be associated with
the act of chivalrous devotion that
caused it.
Mrs. Moneys action against Baroness
Burdett- Coutts is brought to obtain about
$4OO, 600 year for her son. She relies,
the Whitehall Review says, upon clause
in the Duchess of st. Adams will, which
restricts all alien from inheriting any por-
ton of the property. The fact that the
baronesss husband is now an naturalized
British subject does not, it will be contend
ed on the plaintiffs behalf, bring hin with
in the four corners of the will, which is very
explicit in its terms.
Gerster, who is favorite all over the
land, has come back after spending hap
Ply summer with her baby in Europe. She
will remain here for some days and until
the concert tout, under the MANAGEMENT Of
Max Strakosch, will be begun, A tour
through the larger cities of the northern and
western states will precede the season of
Italian opera, which begins in New Orleans
about the middle Of December.
Ella Weather, q handsome girl of Law
rencevlle, ILL.,, had two lovers. ....ss She cared
nothing for either, but for the sake of hav-
ing some fun. told Albert Nichols that she
detested his rival, John Tenehan, assured
John that she hated Albert, and invited
each, unknown to the other, to call at an
bilant until, each finding his rival present,
a quarrel arose during which Tenehan was
killed. There is lots of fun in the world if
you only know how to bring it out.
The death, few weeks ago in France, of
the Able Berthaux, recalls memorable in
cident in the commune days Of Paris.
While rector of Saint Pierre de Montmartre
in May, 1871, he was sent to Versailles to
ask of NJ. Theirs the exchange of two pris-
Oners, Blanqui for the Archbishop of Paris,
a mission in which he did not succeed.
Blanqui was retained and Mgr. Darboy, the
Archbishop, accordingly was shot. Return
ing to Paris, the Able we'll knew the peril
he was to meet, owing to his failure, but he
chose the wise course OF going straight to
the Commune authorities and telling his
bad news. The very boldness of his con-
duct saved him, and he returned unframed
to his rectory. When M. Theirs govern
ment entered Paris, the Able was decorated
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