The Northern Pacific farmer. [volume] (Wadena, Minn.) 1878-1885, 1881-01-20
Personalities.

When LIE Due gets his tea farm we'll
stepped what paradise it will be for old
| maids.
Col. James G.. Fair gave Sc, 900 in Christ
mas presents to the various charitable asso-
Citations OF San Francisco and check for
$4,000 to governess in his family who
made Christmas her wedding day.
Isaac Farwell, an active and intelligent
farmer, residing near the boundary line at
Dorset, VT, has entered upon his 103d year.
Senator Kellogg has secured the appoint
ment of Judge Billings to the judicial va
cancy created by the promotion of judge
Woods, of Alabama.
It is said that Mr.. w. w. Corcoran, of
Washington, has given away, in all, So, OOO,-
600 in public benefactions, and 81 ZOO, 900
in private charities, and that this was about
three-quarters of his fortune.
Samuel Calender, one of the oldest citi-
Zens of Buffalo, has just died at the age of
81 years. He was born in Boston, April 10,
1900.
There has been rumor in London that
Mr. Edward Jenkins, M. P, author of
"Ginxs Baby "The Battle of Dorking,"
and other political satires, was going to Can
ada to eGt a paper. When asked what truth
there was in the story Mr., Jenkins exclaim-
ed that he "would rather go to Botany Bay
than edit Canadian newspaper"
Among ther wealthy citizens of Cincinnati
who have died during the past year eight left
personal estates each valued at over half a
million dollars, as follows: William Adam
son, $508, All. 80: Adolph E. Borie, 81, 14O,-
561 .6S; George w. J. De Renne, $577, 1885,
IS: William Elliott, 1915, 469.5O: John E.
Fox, $685., 092.47: Mary Shields, 1884, $780,
%; Samuel S. White, $797 1854. 70: Joshua
Jeanes, $97O,OOO.
When the late DR.. Chaplin, says the Bos-
ton C0rrier, first went to preach in Charles
town he was waited on by the ladies of
the church, who besought him to wear a
gown in the pulpit. He modestly declined.
They preferred the request second time
with the same result; but when the matter
was urged third time he consented, pro-
vided he could select the material, to which
they agreed. He then declared his choice
to be green baize.
Rev. John Westrup, who was appointed
by the Houston conference as Baptist mis-
sionary to Mexico, was murdered and horri-
bly, mutulated by twenty Indians, near
authorities gave chase, and captured three
of their race who were concerned in the
slaughter, who will be tortured until they
are willing to tell what they know.
Cabtain Bassett, assistant doorkeeper of
the Senate, has been connected with that
branch of the Government for fifty years.
He is perhaps the only man living that
knows the seats and desks that Henry Clay.
Daniel Webster, and Tom Corwin occupied.
He declines to point them out, even to SEN
ators, giving as his reasons for so doing
| that relic-hunters would cut the furniture
to pieces for the purpose of obtaining me-
mentoes.
An Eastern paper has this statement:
"The rattle of his false teeth, while preach
ing, was one of the exacerbations which
worried Dr.. Chaplin into his grave"
We find the following death notice in the
! Cork QrelanD Constitution of Dec. Is, 1880.
It will be of interest to American readers:
Rogers-On the 18th inst, at Portarlington,
Louisa Russell, widow of the late Rev.
John Cecil Rogers, formerly Rector of No.
hoyal, County Cork, and youngest and only
surviving daughter Of the late Capt. Viii
liam Fitch Arnold, of Missenden Abbey,
Bucks, England, and grand daughter of
Gen. Benedict Arnold. Funeral Cd. W
leave Glanmire Station about LAS Thurs
day afternoon the 10th inst. Blessed are
the dead which die in the Lord"