The Northern Pacific farmer. [volume] (Wadena, Minn.) 1878-1885, 1883-02-08

Justices Bradley, Matthews, and Har-
Ian, of the United States supreme court,
were seen hanging to the straps Of
three-cent bob-tail car in Washington
the other day. All the seats were occu-
pied by colored employees from the navy
yard. The justices passed up tickets and
played conductors for the workmen with
great amiability.
Francis Murphy, the Temperance lee
turer, now in England, is about to return
to his home in Pittsburg to die. An at
tack Of consumption has forced him to
abondon his work.
Bloodgood H. Cutter, ali eccentric
man, who is known as 'tthe poet laureate
of Long island" attracted attention
while sleigh-riding in New York the
other day. His sleigh was drawn by
prancing mule and q venerable horse.
Glad in pair of high-topped Napoleon
boots, and a coat of many cOlOrs, the
smiling poet laureate looked the picture
of innocence abroad.
Father Ryan, the poet priest of Georgia,
recently wrote from Boston to a Southern
friend: ''The Yankees have treated me
like a prince, and cordially. The
weather has treated me like foe-snow-
lily and chilly. preached here Thurs
day night to 5000 people-the finest au-
dience, in some respects, 1 ever adj
dressed"
A letter has been published, written
by Gen. Garfield, Feb. 5, 1880, to a friend,
in which he said: II cannot quite say l
opo oproco1 m q third +nrro ,,,Io. onx,
and all circumstances. but I certainly
am opposed to third term under exist
ing circumstances, l can conceive of
situation of public affairs in which the
Nations might see some one man as it's
savior who had held the presidency two
terms. But we are not now in such a
desperate straight, nor have we such a
savior"
The death list of this congress COM
prises six representatives and one sena-
ator, as follows: Mr.. Allen (MissourD,
who died April 8, 1882; the next was the
Hon. R. M. A. Hawk; the next J. T. Up
dergraff (Ohio), Nov. 20, 1882; Godlove
S. Orth Qndiana), Dec. Is, 1882; and
then J. w. shackelford, Jan. IS, 1883.
Senator Ben Hill died Aug. Is, 1882,
John @. Smith died prior to taking his
seat, therefore no record of his death is
kept by the house his name never hay
ing been placed on the roll.
Senator Pope Barrow, who succeeds
Senator Ben Hill, is of fine old south
ern family. Both he and his father are
trustees of the Georgia university, and
while he is at the head of it's law depart
ment, his younger brother, DC. Barrow,
Jr., is q professor ofanother department,
An older brother, Lieutenant Colonel
James Barrow, retired from West Point
Military academy in 1861, and nob]y fell
at the head of his regiment at the battle
of Olustee, in Florida.
At q dinner with friends at Washing
ton the other day, Col. Delvin of the
army army while sct the Wahh angg
exclaimed, "When [ 90 up, I shall 90
words passed his lips. he threw up his
hands, gasped, and fell dead to the floor.
The countess, Telfener, who is sis
ter to Mrs. J. Mackay, recently gave
large dinner party at her hotel in Paris,
covers being laid for twenty guests. The
floral display is said to have been I'M
commonly fine, and the presents to the
ladies very valuable.
Matte Meade, wealthy girl of sa-
lem, Mass, was so chargrined by her
failure to pass school examination that
she Quilted her home, leaving note
saying that she could not bear the dis
appointment among those who knew
her, :.and preferred disgrace among
strangers. She was found in Boston.