The Kimball graphic. (Kimball, Brule County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1905, 1883-09-28

bends modestly down and withdraws
from observation.
People We Talk About
John Bright is of Welsh origin rather
than Jewish.
President Darling of Hamilton Col
lege is confined to his home by serious
lung troubles and will not be able to en-
gage in active labors for the present.
The laying of the concrete foundation
for the pedestal of the Bartholdi statue
will be begun on next Monday, and it is
expected that the entire work will be
completed on November Is.
There ia SO little water in the Hud-
son at Troy that on Sunday portions of
the river-bottom were visible. and eev-
eral steamboats, and ferryboats ran
aground.
Mrs, Frank Leslie is not likely, it is
said, to bring home a husband from
Europe. but she will bring back a pair Of
$25, $50 diamond earrings.
1t is stated that ex-Gov. Cornell in
tends to build a fine residence at Ithaca
N. y, and return to live in his native
village. Stewart l.. Woodford also in
tends to build a.house at Ithaca and be-
come a permanent resident there.
Miss Gabrielle Greeley's purchase of
her fathers farm at Chappaqua for SlO,-
600. is not to be considered a test of the
value Of the place. Her strong desire TO
become the sole owner of the place was
known and respected and no other bid
than hers was made at the auction sale,
California furnishes a case of the
quickest courtship probably on record.
A wealthy widow of San Francisco and
a we'll known hotel keeper of Oakland.
met, for the first time, a few DAYS ago.
and in exactly fifteen minutes after the
meeting they were engaged to be mar
ried. The mprrlage was solemnize.:
the next day, to the unbounded sur
prise of their fricuds.
Lord Duncome, the future Lord
Faversham, is shortly to be married to
Miss Nellie Learner, who, with her sister,
Kate, has been a reigning star for some
time at n of the London variety shows,
The latter attracted the Prince OF Wales
by her singing of the song, $50 and In
form Your Father" and has since been
extensively advertised MS the royal fay
orite.
Rev. DR.. James A Corcoran, professor
in the Catholic seminary at Overbrook,
near Philadelphia, and editor of the
American Catholic Quarterly Review.
has been selected to act as theolouian to
the American archbishops at the coun.
Gil, in regard 10 the interests OF the
church i'll the United States, which they
have been invited to hold with Pope Leo
XIII in November. DR.. Corcoran per-
formed a similar service IA years ago,
when the infallibiiity of the pope was
made a dogma Of the church.
Hugh Birley. M. P, Of Manchester =,
England, whose death isjust announced,
was the son OFFS cottoa spinner, and al
pie. During the cotton famine h even
sold his carriage that he might be able
to give greater assistance to the poor.
The sprightly little town of Lincoln,
ILL.,, is socially excited over a wedding
which occurred there on the 18th.
Arthur w. Leslie and Miss Alma Lacy
were clandestinely married that night
and departed at once for Chicago. AS
the gentleman is the son of one of the
leading citizens OF the city, and as the
young lady has recently come into a for
tune of SAC, 900 from her fathers estate /;
the marriage causes great comment
there. The marriage was opposed by
The young lady's mother. but they sue
ceeded in eluding her.
The late DIR. Moffat, the venerable
missionary, became SO accustomed to
'%roughing it" in Africa that when he re-
turned to England lie could not sleep
comfortably on a soft pillow. So for his
use at home he had one made of wood.
and when hs was visiting friends he
asked them to put a block of wood or a
wooden tootstool at the head of his bed,
Mrs Sally Shelton of Bridgeport,
Conn.,, whose will is Just probated, leaves
$4,000 to st. Johns church at Bridge
port, and the rest of her property is
divided between the Bridgeport Protes-
tant Widows Relief Society and the
Protestant Orphans Asylum.
Commander Riviere, who lost his life
in Tonquin, wrote three days before his
death to q friend in Paris, 81 am now
administrator, soldier, seaman, diplo-
mate, custom-house officer and police.
man. In spite of all this, l hay, written
one novel and begun a serond, which,
however, has advanced only as far as
tie first page. l lack time. l don't
know how ~France-that is to say, the
governmental! judge of what circum-
stances have made me do. In any case,
/ am Indifferent; have done what [ was
compelled TO do, and | am, besides, pos
sessed OF that quiet philosophy which ls
prepared for everything aud submit to
anything" -