The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1882-04-06
Personal Kem,n.,rencp,.

Queen Victoria will shortly be a
great grandmother. The eldest son OF
her eldest daughter was married last sum
mer to German princess, and the
court newsman now announces. that
the young bride is about to become q
mother. 5.
It is said that Mr.. Gladstone has been
several tines to witness Mrs. Langtry's
performance in aCurs" and She Stoopa
to Conquer" and not only was he
delighted with both, but has personally
called on the artist to express the high
estimate he has formed of her in his his
tronic talent.
Ulysses Grant, Jr., being called upon
relative to his fathers reported failure, re-
Piled that the story was stock jobbing lie
from beginning to ends His father
couldn't fail. because he wasn't in active
business. He holds small line of securi-
ties, but if they went to the bottom he
could hold them, and has no outstanding
notes, EXCEPT few for small amounts,
which he can pay when due.
The rumors that o. B. rockingham had
Joined or contemplates joining the First
Congregational Unitarian church of Boston
are without foundation. This society was
presided over by Mr.. Frothingham's father
for long term of years, and his own name
has stood upon textbooks as regular men,
Der for something over two score years.
During his present sojourn in Boston,
however, he has taken renewed interest in
the church and its work.
Ex-senator Joseph Cilley of New Hamp-
shire, now ninety one years of age, lies
dangerously ill at his residence in Nothing
ham. in that state. with but slight hopes of
recovery. He served in the war of 1872 Is,
and entered the United States senate in
1864. thirty six years ago, as the successor
OF Levi Woodbury., and, with the exception
OF ex-senator Yulee of Florida, is the old
est ex-senator now living. Colonel Cilley
is brother Of the late Hon. Jonathan Gil
ley, who was killed in a.duel near Washing.
ton City, on Feb. "a, 1888, while member
of congress from Main, by WI. Graves,
member from Kentucky. Et -.
The estate of 10 Kun Hua. the late
Chinese professor at Harvard College. is
valued at $4,000. His widow, who was ap-
pointed administrators, signed her name
"Ko; before marriage, Yas." The children
are named Ke Poh-fu, Ko Jcong ia, Ko
Wan Ian, 10 Wan-Jing, Ko Wan Ku, Ko
Shu. Ju. The rights of administration
were transferred to Mr.. Horace D. Chaplin
by Mrs. Ko just before her departure for
China.
The mother of Potter Palmer, the wealthy
hotel keeper of Chicago, was buried
from the Friends Church at Preston Hollow
Albany County, on Sunday, in plain, un-
painted white pine coffin, as she had re-
quested, She had also requested that her
four sons should act az pail beares, but the
Troy Times says that, owing to pressing
business, Potter Palmer was compelled to
return to Chicago before the funeral. Mrs.
Palmer was 80 years old.
The city of New Haven, Conn, contains
one naturalized Chinaman, Antonio Dor
deue by name. He was natuarlized in the
Court of Common Pleas in that city Oct.
~ 1880, and had not been obliged to "de-
clare his Intentions" the paper which GER
tilted to his enlistment in the Twenty
seventh REGIMENT, Connecticut volunteers,
Oct. %, 1862, and to his honorable
discharge from the United States
Army July Is, 1868, being accepted. under
the United States statue, as an equivalent
to the taking out of first papers.
Representive Jonathan Chase, of the Sec
ond District Of Rhode Island, has declined,
from conscientious motives, to take part in
the appointment of a cadet to the military
academy at West Point. The appointment,
therefore. devolves on Gov. Littlefeld, and
he has intimated that he will appoint the
nominee Of the other members of the
states delegation in congress. These have
requested the Hon. Latimer w. Ballou, the
Hon. James NJ. Pendleton, and DR.. Lloyd
Morton to act as a board of examination to
select from thu young men of the district
who may apply the candidate best qualified
for the place, and they have accepted the
service.