Turner County herald. (Hurley, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1883-06-21
PERSONALITIES.

| Miss Mary CRo@ELL won THE literary
essay prize ut the Vanderbilt University
over l21 males.
nj. IoURGENEFF's health is improved,
the warm weather having alleviated his
rheumatic pains.
ADMIRERS of Mr.. Upper, now ", can
mark their esteem in contributing to the
fund now being raised Tor him III Lon.
don.
GEN. SHERIDAN is to describe in the
July number of the North American Re.
view the part that he took in compeii-
ing the surrender of Gen. Lee.
| SIR ARTHUR SULLIVAN will not let the
brand new spurs OF his knighthood rust
in idleucss. He is hard at work with
MIR. Gilbert preparing another opera.
PROF. A. s. PacBABD, Jtt., OF Proyi-
dence, Il. l., will visit Maine in June to
examine the spruce worm. The failure
OF the spruce gum crop has aroused
science.
SIR MICHAEL BASS, the brewer of
"Bass' pale ale, has given away to dif-
ferent towns for libraries, baths,
churches. clubs, ETC., sums that foot up
to F173,0
Mr.. WILLIAM HAYNE, the son of Paul
Hayne, the poet, has chosen literature
rs profession, and several of his con.
trlbutions, both inprose and verse, have
appeared in the magazines.
SIR JULIUS BENEDICT, who conducted
the orchestra Tor Jenny Lind when she
visited this country ia 1859, is prepar-
Ing to make q second visit, though now
very old. He has been knighted in the
| interval.
CAPTAIN M1ouAEn Y. SHERIDAN,
brollor of Liertenaut General, has been
promoted to the position of Major and
Assistant Adiut;sut General to fill the
vacancy caused by the death of Major
Williams, of General Hancock's staff.
QUEEN MARY, tleellief of the gypsies,
now 76 years old, has just come over
from England, aud is ruling over her
subjects, who have gathered in Penn
sylvania, and will have big jubilee in
Central New York in July. Mary is said
to be the queen of all the gypsies in the
world.
The wife of General Absalom Baird,
OF the army, who was buried at Rock
Creek Cethetcry, near Washington, re-
Gently, was niece Of the late Gerril
Smith, of New York. For two years
she had been bind. Tue plate upon her
coffin bore this inscription: Whereas
L was blind, now | see. -
TuE United States Monthly presents
IN its last number an autograph of Wen
dell Phillips, bis name being signed to
this significant little anCcdote: "After
days weary march Mohammed was
camping with his followers. One said,
viii lose my camel and commit it to
God, Mohammed said, 'Frieud, tie thy
camel and then &c mutt 1t to God. >"
ThE other day a friend called upon
Mr.. L. Is. Allricb at bis oilic: in Boston,
which tFellooks the aranary buying
grQuud, and made II casdaI remark on
thtpitasant surroundings. q Yes" said
Mr.. Aldrich, glanclig out OF the window
ut tho moss covered tomhstoncs in the
graveyard, 81 have excelltntneighbors
they never send iii any manlls ,ript."
ONE hundred and ten guests sat down
to the magnificent dinner at the John e.
Bryant golden wedding at PRINCETON, III.
The host gave some very interesting re-
miulsccnces Of early times, and letters of
regret were read from Whittier, Holmes,
Collyef and many other promin ut au-
thois OF the east Addresses were made
by the Hon. j. Il. Dooliltle, Judge
Trimblc and others.
GEN. and Mrs. Jessie Benton Fremont
bave returned to New York to reside,
and are living III one Of the beautiful fiat
houses. owned by Il married daughter,
on Fifty ninth Street, near Seventh
Avenue, and overlooking Central Park
Mrs. Frejnont is in excellent health and
goes about a great deal. Mrs. Fremont
is anxious to Obtain information rs to
the whereabouts OF Il marble bust of her
father, Thomas FL. cold Bullion" Ben
ton, which was mistakenly sold several
years ago, along with other household
effects, in Der absence.
A LOEDoNEK went down to stay with
the hunting English parson, the Rev.
Jnck Russell, Of Black rorrington, in or
der to have II spin or two with the we'll
known Devon or Somerset On the
morning u the first meet it rained as it
only eau rain OH Exmoor and the visitor
looked out of The rectory windows in
dismay, loudly proclaiming his disap.
pointmcnt and declaring that no one
could possibly turn out in such weather.
Tho reply Of the old hunting parson
was: Young man, you have life be-
foco you, but | am rs years of age, and
cannot afford to waste II single days
hunting. Get ready as soon as posi-
bic, for we must be oil in less than tel