Morris tribune. [volume] (Morris, Minn.) 1880-2000, 1882-08-10
Personalities.

Nine Judges or the federal, state and
county courts at Chicago have united in
assuring George Scoville that he has
special claims upon congress for COM
Densation for his services in defending
the assassin. Among the signers are
Judges Blodgett and Drummond of the
United States court and Judge Dickey,
of the Illinois supreme bench.
The story of Mrs. Lincoln writing,
when young girl, letter in which she
expressed the determination to become
the wife of president, is confirmed by
the production of the document, now in
possession Of General Preston, of Lex
ington, Ky. 1t was addressed to a
daughter Of Governor Wickliffe, and con-
tanned playful description Of young
Lincoln, to whom she was betrothed.
president of the United States all the
same. You viii see that, as I always
told YOU, | will yet be the presidents
wife"
The Rev. Father Derbuel, of West
Boylston, Mass, was called up last Sat
urday at midnight by two men, one of
whom asked him to 60 and see dying
woman. and advised him which rold to
take. He started with his horse, and
when near the town line was stopped
by man who said he wanted to ride
with him, at the same time seizing him
bv the breast. The priest shook off his
assailant and fired q pistol at him. He
thinks the man was run over by the car
rage. There seems to be no reason for
the assault other than robbery. The
sick woman was a myth.
A Philadelphia beer garden has for
one of it's walters genuine prince, the
son Of Prince Verona de Farrara, who
fought as q general with Garibaldi at
Solferino. The young man was reared
in the luxury Of Nodena villa, and in
his youth became the victim ofindolence
and luxurious extravaganza. He broke
his mothers heart, wasted his fortune
in gaming. and then lived for several
years upon the indulgence Of friends OF
better days He married an American
who was thought to be an heircSs, but
who was penniless. He deserted her,
joined pirate crew, was caught, es-
capped. and fed TO New Orleans. Then
he tended bar in wine house; went to
Philadelp phia during the centennial, and
has remained there ever since.
Mrs. Burnett, the author Of That
Lass o'Lowria' $" dresses in the highest
style of estheticisn. At Il recent enter
| tainment in Washington she wore 8
gown described as 'Esmeralda. 1t was
of shaded gray silk, with all the fullness
| of the drapery gathered both back and
| front into yoke at the shoulders, and
| falling thence in one unbroken sweep tC
| the floor. 1t was not confined in the
| least at the waist, and was buttoned ir
the back like child's apron from the
| neck to the bottom of the skirt There
was a puff of cardinal satin on each
| shoulder, the sleeves were long anG
satin finished the bottom of the skir
| and neck.
1t was at Concord on Emerson day
After a morning with Bartol and Alcott
| and Mrs. Howe, the spiritual gave way
| to the mortal, and the sllstenance of life
became infinitely more important than
| the sublimity of death II was think
| ing" said venerable college president
"as l looked among your audience, thai
| there were no young men there, and
| with none but old men your schoo
| would soon die, with them. by the
| way" he continued, addressing dis
tinguished authoress, "will you tell me
what is your definition of a philosoph
er?" My idea of a philosopher" wa:
| the instant reply, lis of a man up in
balloon, his family and friends holdin!
the ropes which contine him to earth
and trying to haul him down.
Much popular feeling has been aroused
in Germany by the announcement tina
DR.. Hans Blum, of Leipzig, a learned
jurist and able barrister, has been ron
victed of a political crime" He is NJ
Socialist, but while attending the Ions
trial of the Socialist consplrators he wa:
so impressed with the unfairness of the
| Governments treatment of the accused
that he allowed his indignation to burst
out in the form of series of "Letter
by Jurist," in the Madgeburger lei
tung. These letters were unanswerable
but the Government revenged itself b,
bringing suit against their author fo
"disciplinary insult" to the Suprem,
Court, and finding him guilty, imposed.
fine of | 100 marks.
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