The Northern Pacific farmer. [volume] (Wadena, Minn.) 1878-1885, 1882-02-09
Personal Gossip.


Moses Williams and Joshua Sears, who are
assessed for $3.50, 600 and $3, pa coo re-
spectively. Sears is young fellow not
long out of college.
Daniel Websters watch, which he
gave friend the day he died, is
exhibition in Boston jewelry
store. It is q heavy gold openfaced
Swiss watch. made in the early part
of the century.
Cardinal Howard, who has recently been
raised by Pope Lao XIII, to the dignity of
arch priest Of the BasiIica OF st. Peters at
Rome, and who is remembered in London
as leading, thirty years ago, when AL Gicer
in the Life Guards, the procession at tie
funeral of the Duke OF wellington, is the
second EnglisLman on the roll OF the arch
priest of the Basilica of st. Peters. Another
cardinal arch-priest of the Basilica was
Henry, Cardinal York, the brother Of the
young Pretenaer.
Oscar Wilde's manager says he should
not be surprised if the langlisliiDg apostle
Of eslhetcisin were 10 carry back to Eng
land IN American girl for his wife. If he
isn't particular about the locality it would
be we'll for him to choose 4 Chicago girl.
An expert certifes that she would take
the d|-n nonsense out Of him quick
er than anything else he could think Of"
Prince Bismarck lately wrote kind let
tor to German in Chicago who was form
erlv in his service. After giving his cor
respondent divers bits of family news, the
prince says that both bis sons are in good
health, which," he adds, "unhappIly, I
cannot always say of my wife, and not at
all of myself. I hunt no more, and rarely
ride, since AM too weak, and if do not
soon get rest my vital forces will be worn
out"
Mr.. W. w. Ker, of Philadelphia. whose
assistance Attorney General Brewster has
asked in the preparation of the star route
indictments, is democrat. A prominent
lawyer is quoted by the Philadelphia Press
as saying of him: Mr.. Ker is, without ex-
ception, the abiest special pleader at the
bar. AS pFeparer of bills CT indictment.
or even bill in civil suit. heAhas no
equaa."
A Scotch correspondent writes of
the work Of Moody and Sankey, in Edin-
burgh: "The labors of the eyapgslists
among the lapsed masses Of the city are be-
ing crowned with manifest tokens of sue
cess. Day after day thousands of people
assembled IN the Corn Exchange, many of
them men and women who have been lead
ing hopeless aud wicked hives, and who
were perfect strangers to religious services.
Conversation. in the inquiry meetings have
elected many heart-rendipg tales of woe,
family strife. Of misery and degradation, of
drunkenness and vice."
Capt Irish, of Newport, r. L., who has
just received from King Alfonso, of Spain,
with the consent Of the government at
Washington, the grand white cross of the
Spanish steam sloop CT war Pi2arro, was
born at Newport, and at rs years Of age
Was appointed third lieutenant: in the rev.
enue service, in 1868, serving Oh board the
United States steamer Consultation, at
tached to the naval academy station at New
port. He passed through tho several
grades with distinction, and was appointed
captain in 1874. He is now in command
of the revenue steamer Dexter.
The scandal involving the good name of
the Hon. Sackville West. British minister
at Washington, which was published in q
New York paper, has reached London,
where the stories are pronounced false and
the inventions OF his political enemies. He
has been in public life many years, and if
the escapades referred to arc true; it is at
least strange that no one ever heard OF them
H.itil he reached Washington. In Madrid,
there the affair is said to have taken pllce
while he was in the diplomat, service. the
reports are pronounced entirely grourdless.
Whether they are fctions or not, Mr.. West
has shown wisdom and dignity by the in
difference with which he has regarded
them.
A New Jersey girl having been abandoned
by her husband refused to marry another
man until she WAS convinced of his death.
About q year since o notice appeared in a
country newspaper announcing bis death
in Montana Territory. She then married
and was living happily with her new hus-
band when her old one appeared and had
her arrested for bigamy. She pleaded her
innocence, and the case is still under id-
visement The notice was published adj
visedly, but whether by her old husband to
make trouble. or by her new one to per-
suade her to marry him, is not yet entirely
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