The Northern Pacific farmer. [volume] (Wadena, Minn.) 1878-1885, 1882-05-11
Talk About EseOOIe,

A Philadelphia detective assumed the role
of tramp, and by that means obtained the
confidence and secured the arrest of Mol
~ Mcguire leader whose gang has been
committing extensive depredations in
Schnylliil county, Pa. The rascal was ter
ribly bewilderel when he found that the
tramp was detective.
Miss Medora Won Hoffman, Of New York,
has just married the Marquis Of Mores, heir
of the Duke of Vallombroea. She is young
and lovely, and wore white cut-vel7et. Tho
next personal she gets will be about two
years from now, when she comes back to
New York with holes in her socks and
hungry baby in her arms to live with old
man Won Hoff nan, and advise the rest Of
the girls to fight shy Of marquises.
The proceedings at sundry might clubs"
in London have been thrown into unpleas-
ant relief by the suicide of an officer bear
ing name we'll known in literature. It
seems that he was discovered cheating at
cards at the Road Club, elected from the
premises, and found dead in his bed in the
morning.
General Beauregard has about finished
his book upon the war of secession. The
work covers the whole military career. 1t
is not conciliatory in tone. Tt assumes
throughout the fundamental Justice Of the
confederate cause. Gen. George W. Smith
has also completed an account Of the fAll of
New Orleans under Mansfield Lowell, to-
gether with The history of military opera
tons on the peninsula. He attacks Jeffer-
cssors have done.
One account of the St. Lonis elopement
says "The mother kissed her children
IN 1r{o to1 20. \Io &l,o
little boys began to sob violently, Marie be-
ing too young to understand the situation.
Mrs. Dixon turned as she reached the door,
looked back at the children. and said: oh,
Mr.. Curtis. can't take Roy along?' No,
not at ALL, was the answer. Mrs. Dixon
tripped out of the door, took her lovers
arm, and the two Disappeared
remarkable escape occurred during the
recent hurricane at Cuthbert, Ga. Mr..
Ross Wilson and wife rose from their bed
as the storm came, tearing down the house
and throwing two heavy timbers up and
down the bed in the very plates they had
been occupying. The babe was .unhurt,
but there is no doubt of their being killed
If they had not been up at the time.
The Princess Jeanne Bonaparte, who
was married the other day to the Marquis
de Vllleneuve, looks strikingly like her
great uncle Napoleon I. She has the curi-
Gus combination of chestnut hair and
bright black eyes, and if it were not for
certain hoydenish expression she would be
beautiful. On the day of her marriage the
bridal veil softened this expression, and she
looked q shy and quiet girl. Her white
satin dress was embroidered with orange
blossoms, and she wore no jewels.
A bad young manlwas> caught up with in
New York city the other day. John H OIL
land is his name, and he was charged with
drunkenness. "You were druns," the
court hurriedly remarked. II don't deny
it," said the prisoner, 81 was, but you
must not send me to prison. I'm the only
support Of a poor invalid mother.
She'll starve if I'm locked up" "You lie,
you rascal" said poor old woman standing
up in court. "Im his mother, Judge. Send
him to prison if you want to-" The court
sent him to prison for six months.