Morris tribune. [volume] (Morris, Minn.) 1880-2000, 1882-07-27
Personal Gossip.

Old Charley Langhesmer, the descrip.
ton of whom in american Notes" has
made him famous as Dickens Dutch
man." got out of the penitentiary few
weeks ago, but has not stopped long with
the benevolent gentleman who "adopt-
ed" him in the simple confidence that he
was a thoroughly reformed man and
would sin no more. Yesterday the vet
eran prisoner was at his old place in the
Central Station dock, Philadelphia, hav-
ing snccumbed to the seduction of a ham
dy money drawer.
Mrs. Langtry says that she will not re-
turn to London till she has made fifty
thousand dollars. She seems luxurious
in her travelling, as a special is pro-
vided for her and her maid, at a cost of
five hundred dollars. American ladies'
will be anxious to know where the Jer-
sey Lily gets her clothes. Mrs. Mason,
the modiste in Burlington street has the
honor of supplying her theatrical cos
tunes. ... 'r
The old Bible bullet proof war story is
thus retold by Texas gentleman. At
the battle of seven Pines he carried in a
pocket, besides the Bible which saved
his own life, rollbook of his company.
L
the Bible eventually stopped made its
way. and every man whose name was
struck by the ball III the passage was
either killed or wounded. Next.
Fort Wayne Qnd) special: The case
of Studebaker ct al. against the United
States express company, to recover 81, 900
was decided by the jury in favor of the
defendant A package was sent by the
First National bank, Cincinnati, to the
First National bank of Bluffton, Ind, and
purported to contain 5000, but when
opened contained only blank paper. 1t
was claimed by the plaintiff that the
package had been tempered with while
in the charge of the express company.
Jay Gould is fond of flowers and owns
the largest private. conservatory in the
United States. 1t is on the grounds of
his summer residence at Irvington, N
Y, is 400 feet long; with several wings of
eighty feet each, and contains over 4, ZOO
varieties of plants, most of which were
brought from Europe this year. The
there are large flower and vegetable gar,
dens.
Americans who have gazed sorrowfu!.
ly at the boldness of the British lior
down in Egypt, picturing to themselves
how differently the United States eagle
would conduct himself in similar emer-
gency, will feel their hearts throb with
pride when they read how Admiral
Nicholson has poked the old bird on tor
to show himself off. The cable brings
the gratifying information that our adj
miral has actually warned "the Arabs
working on the forts if they fire at him
he will return the fire." There is star
spangled eagle to be proud of. He is not
going to stand tamely and let the Arabs
| pluck his feathers out.
| Although Philadelphia does not move
! quickly herself, she seems to he the
| home of motors. Mr.. j. r. Blumenbers
| (the purchaser, not the inventory is now
! tlazing the Philadelphia mind with g
miracle of ingenuity, which takes the
wind completely ont of Keely's sails,
and will enable an ordinary house fire tc
run an ocean steamer. Bisulphide
| of carbon is the main. materia
| used.
A curious lawsuit is that brought by
Mary Mccarthy against Judge Walbridgt
A. Field OF the supreme court o
Massachusetts. Mary was under arres
for larceny. Her lawyer applied for s
writ of habeas corpus, and Judge Field
refused it. She claims that it was an
error, and that it resulted in sending hel
to State prison, where she still remains
The suit is for $2O,C00 damages, and ha
been duly entered, the judges estate
being attached in the sum de-