Morris tribune., 1883-09-08
Personalities,

MISS OlldLuD6rIdlu, VI OIcFSlauuS WIZ
is figuring in London as beauty, is de-
scribed by Eliza Wethersby, who hap
pened to meet her at gathering of the
Prince ofWales' set as about as pretty as
10 per cent. of all American girls. She
had rather captivating way about her,
paints abominably, and has bewitching
voice.
Mr.. E. D. Bassett, Consul of Hayti at
New York, has received official notice
Of the death at Port au Prince, on July
%, of the Princess Soulouque, daughter
of the Emperor Soulouque. About
year ago the Princess visited this cOun-
try, and was the guest of her physician,
DR.. T. J. Terres. She visited the prin-
cipal cities in the Union, and made a
tour of the continent. The Princess
SoulouQue was born in Port au Prince in
the year 1849, and lived there till the
overthrow of her father, the Emperor,
in 1859.
The late DR.. Nathan s. Richardson's
will has been admitted to probate at
Bridgeport, Conn. FIVE hundred dollars
is devoted to a monument for himself,
his library is given to the Berkeley
Divinity School, Middleton, and the
income Of the rest Of his estate to his
wife during her life. After her death the
estate is to 60 to the domestic and for
eign missionary society of the Episcopal
Church as a permanent trust, to be
known as the Richardson fund" The
income Is to be appropriated for the
education of colored men and women
as ministers and teachers in the South.
The accumulation Of great wealth by
no means necessarily implies the capa-
city to enjoy it-often, indeed, quite the
contrary, A story is told of Lord Cav
endish, who, in 1910, was the largest
stakeholder in London, and who hated
the very name Of money. Upon one
occasion his bankers, finding that his
account amounted to deposit of ESQ.,
900, called upon him and asked what he
wished to have done with it. "Anything
you choose" was his reply, "but don't
bother me about it. l won't be plagued.
If it's any trouble to you I'll take it off
your hands" This is trait entirely dis
tinct from averice or miserliness.
Simon Ferguson, an illiterate negro coal
miner of Campbell Creek mines, West
Virginia, told Mrs. Williams that sh
was possessed of devils and that he was
the only man in the country who could
cast them out. As she had been "daun-
sy" for some time she believed him.
He then prescribed pokeroot, smart
weed and ironweed, to which he added
grasshoppers, angle-worms, grub-worms,
flies and other insects. This, being
mixed, was placed in quart bottle, set
in hot water and stepped for some time.
The quantity taken was wineglassful
every four hours. She was to have a
teaspoonful of Tobacco snuff blown up
her nose with pipe three times day,
while her diet was to be nothing but
raw salt mackerel, fresh from the brine
and unwashed. She took several doses
of the mixture, which stirred up the
devils to such an extent that she had to
send for another doctor to settle them.
North Carolina has a female Enoch
Arden. About ten years ago the wife of
Mr.. James Price of Goldsboro tried to
induce her husband to go with her to
Baltimore to educate their children. He
would not, and she removed to Balti-
more, taking the children with her.
They correspondent awhile, Mr.. Plice
living in the town of CLAYTON, alone. Not
hearing from his wife for seven or eight
years, he married second wife about
three months ago. Last week wife No. 1
went to Clayton, thinking she could in
auce her husband to accompany her
back to Baltimore, now that she had &C
cumulated some property. She heard
of his second marriage and did not go to
his house, but stopped with neighbor.
He went over to see her, and scene
followed. She told him she would re-
turn to her home and leave him undis-
turbed, and she accordingly returned to
the Monume ntal City, Mr.. Price carry
ing her valise to the depot for her.
The wife of the American Minister at
Berlin, Mrs. Sargent. in a letter describ-
ing a call upon the Empress, said: 'Her
Majesty surprised me by asking about
my daughter Lizzie. She had heard
that Lizzie began the study of medicine
in Cali tornia, and was now continuing
it in Zurich" eve are much interested
in medicine" the Empress added, and
then spoke of the civil war in America
and the Franco-Prussian war, saying
that the Germans had gained much valu-
able information from the Americans as
to the treatment of sick and wounded
soldiers, which was put to good use in
their last war;"