Delaware state journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1870-1883, 1883-11-08
PE'Rs OVAL.

Rhoncl Lay tuut ooluIoh, ultu mOnuAy
in Trenton, New Jersey, st the alleged
age of 100 years. She was born in Mon
mouth county, and has lived in Trenton
about 50 years.
Judge Otto, for many years the official
reporter for the Supreme Court OF the
United States, has resigned that position.
He will be succeeded, it is understood, by
j. G. Bancroft Davis.
7. Pemberton Morris, for more than 20
yesrt Professor OF Practice and Pleading
IN the University OF Pennsylvania
handed in his resignation Tuesday, to
take effect at the end of the present col
lege year.
The Rev. j. l., Vallandigham, d. D., vf
Newark, this county, has been appointed
to prepare historical sketches OF several
OF the oldest Presbyterian churches on
the Peninsula, to be read at the Balti-
more Presbyterian centennial three years
hence.
The Rev. S H. Howe, D. D of Goorge-
town, b. c., who was moderator OF the
recent session of the Baltimore Synod at
West Nottingham, Md, ia likely to
accept call to the Presbyterian church
at Norwich, Connecticut, OF which DR..
Leonard W, Bacon was pastor.
Miss jessie Talmage, daughter Of the
Raw. DR.. T. Dewitt Taimase, was
married last week, in the Brooklyn
Tabernacle, to Warren q. Smith, of The
firm Of j. W. Green & Smith, OF New
York. Admission to the church was by
ticket, 5000 having been Issued.
William X. Trsvers, the we'll known
Wall street wit and capitalist, is reported
ia Lave conveyed TO his children a row OF
Drawn stone houses in SEVENTEEN street.
%a't 1T Ninth avenue, the property bsing
valued at nearly 100000.
Ihe poetry of William Y. Buttes,
known a. the cowboy post" has taken
q strong hold on public attention. The
history of Mr., Buttes is romantic and
Interesting. He never went to school a
day in hi lie. lie is something over &c
years OF age and his whole life has been
epeut OIL the plaiLs.
Squire Frank Richardson Of New
Castle intends removing West about the
first of the year. He will go to Mime.
apolis and if business opportunity
presents itself he will locate there DER.
manently. II not he will go to Bismarck
Dakota. Mr. Richardson's object IN re.
moving If to b netit his health
The st, Pcul Da,iy Globe notes tia,
Colonel Bird Of the uuartermaster
department of the United States
army, who has many friends in Della.
ware, has greatly improved the condition
of the post at Fort Smelling Col. Bird
started on Thursday last for Fort
Spokane, W. T., whittier he goes to dis
charge duties Of special and imp 1rtant
character.
The Rev. Waldo MessarOs wa married
Tuesday morning to Miss Annie Il.
Locke, daughter OF DR.. John Locke Of
fhllanelphls The ceremony was per.
formed BY the Rev. l.. Y. Graham paste,
Of Olivet Presbyterian Church. The
wedding was entirely OF privste de
| AcFiptim. The newly married pair wen,
TO Boston where they are now staying.
Major Wasson, the deiaulting United
states paymaster, row in Lansing prison
some five miles from Leav-uworth, Kan,
was lately visited by City Assessor GINS.
tave Fr'sch of San Antonio. II seem,
that Wussun is doing his utmost To max,
A'hio' II ~ hc Is allowed Il
dress IS ATTY other person in the world
and to wear his moustache, which is SAID
to hs7e always been his pride. At pres
hr l. engaged in Surveying the road iron
Lansing to Leayenworth.
In an interview published in the St
Louis Republican, the following appear,
regarding Monsignor Cspel: "He is her,
upon a special mission. 1t is simply
this II is proposed to hold in Deoembe,
of next year an Eoumenical Council, a
which the habits, style OF dress and
general department of the priesthood will
be- discussed. There will b. a number o
radical changes made, the exact natur.
of which | have not been advised.
know this, that the council will be on,
OF the most important ever held, and will
create as much interest throughout tn,
world as the Council Of Trent or tn,
council at which the dogma OF infalli
bility was adopted. Now Mgr. Capel wai
commissioned to come to this country ant
confer privately with the bishops for tn,
purpose OF ascertaining their views re-
garding the several matters to be brough
| before the council.n