The Northern Pacific farmer., 1882-09-21
Personal.

fGrSOnIl.
A granite memorial to Elihu 'Burritt
the "learned blacksmith" bearing the
simple inscription, "Friend of Peace and
Philanthropist," has been set up In New
Britain Cemetery, Connecticut.
1t is proposed to erect an equestrian
statue of General and cx-President
William Henry Harrison, the hero, of
Tippecanoe, at one end of the gates OF
Circle Park, indianapolis. -
Professor Bell claims to have perfect
ed the induction balance, which was un-
successfully used in an attempt to locate
the bullet with which President Garfield
was shot. It was tried the other day on
an old soldier who had carried bullet
in his body since the war, and located
the ball instantly.
The will of the late Rev. DR.. George
Muserove beoueathes 30.OoO to PRINCE
ton college, Sl2, 900 to the Presbyterian
hospital Of Philadelphia, and A,NO tc
the Theological seminary. of Princeton
James Field obtained Il promise from
Jenny. McHenry and her parents, in
Philadelphia, that she would become
his wife when she was Is, her age at that
time being l2, but on her 10Th birthday
Field committed suicide instead of mar
rying. for the girl refused to keep IT,
agreement.
The Rev. Joseph Cook has had pleas
ant and profitable lecturing tour in AL.,-
tralia. On his way thither from Japan,
however, he met with serious mishap,
being thrown down a hatchway during a
storm with such violence that some of
tie muscles and cartilages of his ribs
we're torn asunder, and considerable. sur
gical treatment was necessary. He SOON
recovered completely, and at last ac-
counts was in excellent health.
Elizabeth Stuart Phelps as she was
walking on the beach one day was asked
if she were not afraid of the terrific storm
that was raging. She replied: "No; |
prefer the voice of God to that of a sum
mer boarder.
Ex-Governor Aiken, of South Caro-.
lima, who, when he sat in Congress thir-
ty years ago, used to be pointed out as
the largest STAKEHOLDER in America, is
spending the season at Saratoga. He
was q colleague and personal friend Of
Joshua R. Giddings.
Sir Bernard Burke, British antigua
ran, declares that "there is not now
living single descendant in the male
line Of Caaucer, Shakspere, Sponsor,
Milton, Cowley, Butler, Dryden, Pope,
Cowper, Goldsmith, Byron or Moore
not one of Sir Philip Sidney. nor, Z b.
lieve, of Sir Walter Raleigh; not ono Of
Drake, Cromwell, Hampdcn, Monk,
Marlborough. Peterborough or Nelson;
not one Of Bolingbroke, Walpo,e, Chat
ham, Pitt, Fox, Burke, Gratt..n or Cam
ming; not one of Bacon, Locke, Newton
Or Davy; not one of Hume, Glib >on or
Macaulay; not one of IIogarth, Sir JOSH
ua Reynolds or Sir Thomas Lawrence;
not one Of David Garrick, John kemble
or Edmund Kean."
Madame de Remusat, granddaughter
of General Lafayette, and widow Of the
French acadomician and statesman who
was Theirs friend and Minister of For
eign Affairs, has just died at the age
of IS.
Lord Carlingford, who was Chichester
Fortescue, was long Chief Secretary for
Ireland, lis going, to marry Lady Scott,
who has already had two husbands,
while Lold CArlingford's corm; wife had
four.
Concerning the death OF his wife, Fred
erick Douglass recently wrote to friend
in the West: ''Thc main pillar in my
house has fallen. -Four and forty years
have passed away since our union.
Life cannot hold much for me, now that
she has gone. Still I feel that the lesson
taught by this death, as by all such, is
silence, resignation, humility and hope.
We are all strangers and sojourners."