Warren sheaf. [volume] (Warren, Marshall County, Minn.) 1880-current, 1881-05-11
Personal Paragraphs.

lady, who recognized the handwriting as
her husbands.
j. W. Simonton. on delivering his lecture
On the Associated Press in San Francisco.
had an instrument on the platform connect
ed with Washington circuit and the dis
lance, $500 miles, was worked direct,-a
almost unparalleled feat for land circuit
crossing mountain range.
Alexander III. has promoted to captain
CIV the young lieutenant who wrapped his
own mantle around the wounded Car just
after the explosion. It was in this mantle
that the murdered man was taken to the
Winter Palace. Il have bought you new
cloak, " said the Gear to the soldier. II
shall keep the other" He has also given
the youth present Of / 200 rubles.
Parnell is said to have become careless in
dress and appearance during the present ses-
sion of parliament. His once fresh, fsmll-
lar morning suit Of blown tweed is assum-
change has came upon him since he first
entered the house of commons, when he
kept two horses in town, and was seen
every evening in the row.
Several bright and enthusiastic young
boys Of Medina. N. T., inspired by the lar-
ing deeds Of Buffalo Bill, organized COM
pany under the name of the Buffalo Bill
Combination, and did their rehearsing in a
barn only short distance from dwelling.
At the third rehearsal they were trying
to Guido Bill in his craftsmanship and fired
the contents Of pistol in kitchen window,
barely missing the servant girl. They were
Immediately arrested and taken before
Squire Allen, who disbanded the troupe.
The spirit in which Mr.. McC ullough has
departed to try his fortune on the London
stage may be inferred from the brief speech
that he made at the farewell dinner that
was given in his honor at Delmonico's:
IF succeed I shall be grateful, but not
unduly elated. If I fail shall not be
soured by disappointment. My hope is
that may prove myself not altogether I'M
worthy of the great kindness that has been
shown toward me in America, and of the
good will and good opinion that are so touch
ingly expressed on this occasion.
A dispatch from London to the New
York Herald says Mr.. John Mccullough
made his first appearance tonight at Dru-
~ Lane in 'Virginius' with emphatic sue
cess. The house was crowded in every
part, and gallery and pit overfowing, while
the boxes and stalls were filed with critics,
prominent actors and actresses and of
course nearly all the. American colony of
Londonwith contingent from Paris Mr..
McCulloughs reception was extremely
cordial and the applause throughout
"asifrequently and at times enthusiastically.
One of the most talke about profession
al beauties just now is Miss Florence St.
John, who is playing "Olivette" at the
Strand Theatre. Her portraits are every
where, and she is the cynosure of all eyes
when she appears in Regen street or on the
Row. attended. often, by the by, by GER
tain noble duke, who, on dit, is responsible
for her costly toilets, which add riquancy
to her bewitching eauty.-Lomdon Letter.
At the circus in Washington correspond
ent recently saw General Sherman, Ex-
Secretary Sherman, Sir Edward Thornton
and family Senators Don Cameron, NJ. C.
Butler, Conkling, Vest, Walker, Beck and
Mcpherson, and nearly the whole Of the
French, Chinese and Turkish legations.
The grandees," he says, looked as happy
as children; laughed at the silly antics of
the clown, and cheered the baby elephants
grotesque performance. General Fitzhugh
Lee, who made such a beautiful memorial
speech in Atlanta two years ago, came from
away down in Virginia with all his children
to see the show"
1t is now charged that General Badeau's
removal was secured by General Sherman,
/
his Life Of Grant" well known army
officer says: Sherman is one Of the men
who keep getting madden and madden es-
pecially when his anger is seasoned, as in
this instance, with envy. Grant all the
while has kept on saying hard things, which
have dropped like chunks of lead into
Sherman heart. That life of Grant which
Badeau is writing he hates as in some way
personal ofense, an injury to himself.
He is Ill the time correcting history, fight
ing the war over again in spots wherever he
figured in it, as recently ct Pittsburg Land
ing, as though he dreaded to have any his
tory written except in his interest or from
his standpoint.
The terrible John Stetson gets even with
Ann Dickson in q very quiet way. He
says: why she should be SO down on me
l cannot imagine. Our relations were
pleasant, SO far as I know. The last time
1 saw her in New York we had bottle of
wine together, and parted apparently on the
best Of terms
Since 1S27-half a century we may call it
ten of Englana's Prime Ministers
have died. George Canning, Lord Ripon
(for few months) the Duke of Yelling
ton, Earl Grey, Lord Melbourne, Sir Rob
ert Peel, Earl Russell. Lord Derby, Lord
Paimerston, and now Lord Beacon stield.
Of these, the only one who accepted the
visit of a clergyman in his closing hours
was Lord Grey. The Duke of Wellington,
to whom all the world was a drill, doubtless
would have, as matter of regimental duty,
had he not been suddenly taken away, and
Sir Robert Peel may have similar excuse
3ut the others, though all loud declaimers
about the church through their political life,
lid not avail themselves of its consultations
its close.
The following paragraph is goirg the
sounds Of the press and ought to be sop
the famous missionary to Birmah, is still
living, at Plymouth, Mass, and passed her
ninetieth birthday recently. She lives in