Morris tribune. [volume] (Morris, Minn.) 1880-2000, 1881-06-09
Personal Paragraphs.

The Rev. Charles Il Eaton, DIR. Chapin's
successor as pastor of the church of the
Divine Paternity, New York, preached Sun
day to his new congregation. The Rev.
Charles FL. Eaton is young man of slight
figure, with long wavy 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 favorite of the
family, attended him at the theatre. Sec
rotary Lincoln has had him appointed to a
Glerkship in the Adjutant Generals Office.
A correspondent of the Cincinnati En-
Quirer says: Senator Plat I hear is worth
$3.50, 200 to $3.50, 900, having made consid-
cradle money in the past year or two in
stock speculation. He is quick, nervous,
active little man, with the New York state
genius for money making, and he lives on
the Erie railroad, at sharp little town not
far from Cornelrs place.
The Rev. James Dogherty. 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 he has retired from the
passionate and entered 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 $780,
600 dowry, there would be one of the blood
lest suicides on record. Last Saturday a
letter from her was found saying she had
gone to see her lawyer, and since then she
has not been seen.
Associate Justice Miller, of Iowa, of the
| United States supreme court, is a kentuck.
ian by birth, having been born at Rich
mond, in that state, in 1916. He practice6
medicine in Knox county for several years
bee me disguised with the profession, stud
led law, and was admitted to the bar in 1874
In 1850 he went to Iowa, from which stats
President Lincoln nominated him, in 1862
associate justice of the supreme court.
The widow.of General Myers cold Prob
abilities') frequently visits New York city
with her young daughters. They are plain
people in heavy mourning, and possessed
of considerable wealth. In New York
they always take up board in some elegant
hotel, usually the Gilsey.
Mr.. Irving, says the London Court Jour-
nal has received an offer of 500, 900, 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. 1t is practically the largest offel
ever made to an actor.
Both Lord Beaconsfeld and Mr.. Glad
stone were in their youth trained lawyers
The former kept nine terms at Lincoln!
Inn, remaining member for seven years
At the end of that time he petiticned t.
have his name removed from the books, al
leging that ill-health incapacitated hin
from following the profession. Fourtee,
months after Benjamin Disraeli ceased
to be q fellow of Lincoln's Inn, william
Ewart Gladstone, having completed hif
brilliant career ct Oxford, was, at the ag
of twenty three, admitted to the SAM
learned society. Mr.. Gladstone KEEP
eleven terms, and after being a member TO
six years and three months, likewise peti
toned to have his name removed on tn
ground of his "having given up his inten
ton of being called to the bar.
1t is related of Colonel Thomas Scot
that once, about ten years ago, when max
ing one of the swift trips which he was il
the habit of making over the lines unde
his control, his train was stopped by tn
wreck of freight train. There were
dozen heavily loaded box cars piled up o.
the road, and it would take long time tt
get succor from the nearest accessible poirl
and probably hours more to get the trac
cleared by mere force oflabor. He survey
ed the difficulty, made rough calculatio
of the cost of total destruction of th
r freight, and promptly made up his mind
5 burn the road clear. By the time the relic
/ train came the flames had done there wor
E and nothing remained but to patch up
, few injuries done to the track SO as to er
able him to pursue his way.