Kimball enterprise. (Kimball, Brule County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1883, 1883-05-04
Personal Gossip.

United States Senator Jones, OF FlOrl-
da, intends to visit Europe this Summer,
whence he came forty years ago, a poor
Irish boy, to seek fame and fortune in
this country. He says he will look En-
gland over, go to Paris to Rome, and,
perhaps. to other cities on the Contin-
ent, and return in October.
Captain Carey, who, it may be remem-
bered, acquired unhappy notoriety and
obloquy from riding off and leaving the
prince imperial in his moment of peril,
has Just died of a broken,spirit at Kurra-
chez, in the Bombay presidency, where
he has served the last three years with
his regiment, the Ninety-eighth. He
WAS the nephew of a distinguished Off
Ger, General Jackson Carey, and came
of Guernsey family which contributed
many gallant soldiers and sailors.
The marriage has Just been ANNOUNCE
ed Of Lieutenant J.. w. Nere-kennon,
ofthe Army, to Miss Anna B. Rice, of
New-Haven. Lieutenant Vere-Kennon
is descended from the DeVeres Of Ok
ford, England. He was graduated at
West Point in the class of 1881, and has
since been stationed at Fort Thornbor-
ough, Utah Territory, whittier he will
take his bride.
General Roberts Toombs told a re-
porter the other day that he landed in
Europe after the war almost without a
cent to his name. Within a short time,
however, he received $1,000 from an ac-
Q%uairtance fer q n opinion on some
American securities. General Toombs.
who is nearly a years of age, is greatly
srleVod on account of his wife's failing
health.
4 saw General Hancock during the
week. writes Gath, the correspondent;
time has hardly spared him. He looks
nearly as large and almost as unwieldy
as General Scott. His skin is of a cop
per-red hue and a white mustache lies
upon itEke a mutton chop with the wool
outside roasting onthe Goals. l thought
Of the expression, Go and get some of
the hair of the same dog and put 1t on
the bite"
An Arkansas editor having retired
from the business, leaves this clear and
satisfactory explanation: at is due to
TO the public that should make & full
confession before ! retire from the ac-
live conirtl Of the Spider. ! procured
the position merely to secure office, and
10Y that have been elected constable
Of this precinct step aside to give some
other aspiring man a chance, l have
made many friends and killed two men
during my editorial career, for which |
am thankful and deeply indebted to this
community"
Judge Andrew Wylie, who is presi-
ding over the star-route trials, is de-
scribed as having a head like that of
some fine old Roman Of the Golden
Age. 1t is long and deep and crowned
with silvered hair. His face is
smooth shaver, his complexion
blue eyes are notwithstanding outinto
smiles. He tries the tedious star-route
cases very patiently; but to a friend the
other day, in reply to he,question if he
wasn't tired OF them. he said frankly:
II am; and so are VIC all"
Lucy Hooper writes from Paris to the
Philadelphia Telegraph regarding Sara
Bernhardt as follows: "She has laid
aside the flaming toilet of scarlet plush
and gold yellow satin wherewith she
used to astonish her audiences in the
second act, and now wears Il dress of
white satin, worked with pearls and sill
yer, which is far MOI tasteful and artis-
tic. But despite profuse lace draperies,
it is very evident now that Nine. Sara
will soon have to quit the boards for a
brief period, and that before. many
months-it may be weeks-have passed,
M. Maurice will be called upsn to en-
brace a little brother or sister"