Delaware state journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1870-1883, 1883-12-06

PERSONAL.

"0uida" has become Roman Catholic.
Emile lola has built an $50, 900 house.
The Cars coronation cost $15 ,0t0, eco,
Gen. Buffers wealth is estimated ct
$12,0OO,OoO.
Charles Theodore Colet, arch bishop at
Tours, France, is dead. He was in his
18th year.
NJ. Bartholdi has invited NJ. de Lesseps
to come over and see the Liberty statue
unveiled.
Ex Go 'ernor Stevenson of West Viz
ginia, died Thursday in Parkersburg,
aged "a years.
Mr.. Tilden is expected to spend several
months in his yacht, Yosemite, in the
Gulf of Mexico.
Miss Maggie Mitchell will make $40 600
worth OF Improvements on her Long
Branch cottage.
DR.. CORTLAND Il Quinby OF this oi,y
will shortly remove to West Grove, Pa to
practice medicine.
cabegram from Stockholm reports
the death of Sven Nilsson, the Swedish
nsturslist, i'll his 9th year. "E-s
The conservation of Dean Baldwin as
Bishop of Huron took place Friday IN
Christ Church Cathedral, in Montreal.
William Kellogg, superintendent Of
bridges on the Lshigh Valley railroad
died in Raston, a, en- Saturday, age d
rs years
The Rev Warren Il. Cudwortl, pastor
OF the Unitsrian Church of Our Saviour.
in Boston, dropped dead Thursday while
Offering prayer.
j, L. Van Syckel, the Br;dgeton, N. J.
lawyer who was 81 badly pumraeled by
the editor whom he attempted to horse
whip, is recovering
Colonel c. o Sanford, one Of the
| oldest civil engineers In the south. died
in Petersburg, Virginia, Thurnday, aged
| 70 years Several railroads were bniit
,nder his direction
Mrs. 0sman Bailey, the wife Of a
| Charleston, $ C.. street'car drivet. wbo
ia niece Of the late ThomaB Whitijdpe
| of BaltimO q, will inherit a legacy ps,i
mated at $50, 600, by the decease Of her
| uncle.
Senator Bayard who owns ona-fourth
interest In Clayton, was down last week
looking after his property, and intends.
we understand to lay it off in building
lots with a view to putting them on the
market.-Smyn Times.
Josie Mansfeld, who was the cause Of
the killing of Col. James Fisk by Stokes
some years ago is now living in Paris
she Ia said to BIS married and her bns
band is described as enormously wealthy
and looking like Russian.
/ The rrataaa ~ Iob.,
s'ty, in Baltimore, Tuesday accepted the
resignation Of DR.. Charles s. Uastirc,
professor of physics. DR.. HASTINGS has
accepted the chair of physics in the Shef-
field school Of science, Yale College.
Prof. j. Ii Tice, the St. Louis sstrono-
mer, died at st. Louis Friday. He
vas "a years of age, and was knoyn in
st Louis not only as weather prophet
and astronomer, but by his connection
with the public schools in the capacity
OF sunerintendent and secretary.
II. X. Marshall, stage maohinist of the
Madison Square "Rajah" compsnv.
opened the wrong door in the Southern
Hotel, in Selma, Alabama, on Thursday
night, and walked off an exposed LANDING
on the second story, falling into the court
below, a distance of 20 feet, and breaking
his neck.
DR.. George W. Bagby died in Rich.
mond, Virginia, Thursday night, aged 81
years. He was for some time bsfors n a
war Washington correspondent for several
leading newspapers in the south, HI
was noted humorist and satirist Several
years ago he wrote a series of letters for
the Baltimore Sun under the head al
new England as seen from the back
John Swim, the 'hermit miser', nj
West Jefferson, Ohio, is 10 years old and
worth $1,000 His second wife Ia IN
tne poor house. He hasn't slept on bed
,or sc years He owns several farms,
refuses medicine and medical attanS snos
When sick he is retioent and unsooia1
He sleeps out of doors or in bsrns or sbsds
wherever night overtakes him. He seldom
changes clothing and dresses in rags.