Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1884-01-03
PERSONAL.
Rubiustein got s2,6oO from his last
rsuc1rt in Barliu

Rubinstein got s2,60O from his last
concert in Berlin.
Archbishop Perche OF New Orleans died
Thursday night. He was rs years OF age.
Mr. Pratt personally experiments the
building Of his free Libraries in Baltimore.
RiwArd Everett Bale received from the
Zuni Indians black velvet sermon csse
as Christmas present.
General Grant, VINO met with az acct
dent while aligh.iUg from his coupe, ss
reported thursday, will be confined to
his house for tSc weeks. No bones are
broken, but the scisiic nerve is supposed
to he bruised.
John y. Irwin, governor Of Idaho, has
refused TO accept his salary for the last
six months. He says that he has been
unable 10 st,end to the duties Of the
office since July lat, and cannot conscien-
tiously secept the pay.
Over hundred letters and kilograms
were received by Minister Lowell con-
graduating him upon his election TO the
rectorship Of st. Andrews University,
nearly all from people Of official promi
nence in various parts Of England.
The will of the late Professor Sophocles
Of Harvard College, after several private
bequestsi gives the re7t Of his estate TO
tbs president aud fellows OF Harvard
College, in trust "a q permanent fund, to
| be known as the "Cupstantius fund, in
memory OF an uncle OF the deceased, the
income to be expended annually in two
! equal parts, one 10 be used TO purchase
| Greek aud Latin books for the college,
and the other tor publishing catalogue
OF the library. Provision is also made
| for the use OF part Of the income for pub
| fishing an edition of the Greek lexicon
which was in preparation by Professor
| Sophocles at the time Of his death.
"A already announced, p 7. BArnum
has finally become recOnciled to the Ad-
vances of age and made his will.
Chsracteristically, he invited several
physicians to Bridgeport, Conu., to
testify to his mental competency to exc
cute last will and testament, and thus
prevent the possibility of contest after
his death The will and its codicils
cover more than 700 pages Of closely
written legal cap, snd bsqueath
$40 600 to q direct heirs. The
property consists of personal and real
estate in New YORK., Brooklyn,
Bridgeport and Colorado, aud his
interest in the Barnum and Lon
don shows which Is valued a,
50 100000 He secures to the city of
Bridgeport the only water front left, with
a dock costing $50 600, and which he
tOrblds his executors TO sell or lease for
y years after hia death, my object be-
Ing" the will states, "to prey ent mono
poly Of the freight and passenger traffic
by shy one line Of steamers between
New York and Bridgeport, and to pre-
serve to Bridgeport and others the ad.
vantsg- OF reasonable rates for freight
and pasaage between said cities.'' The
bequesta foot up large sum, leaving no
chance for dissatisfaction.
Uncle George Murray ia an Eastern
Shore colored man Of the quaint, genial
old time ways, who claims to be los years
old. ''But | never saw Gineral Washing.
ton, /" he told Sun reporter, sin my lite,
sir, an don't know nothing bout de-
revolutionary war, 'oeptin' dat | have
hearn people talk as how dey fit in those
days" He lives al No. 81 Forrest street
He says he was born near Centreville
Queen Anne's county, Md, and belonged
to the Hopper family, Old Judge
Hopper an he was born on de
same farm, an we was nigl
bout de same age. De old Judge
died mors'n 80 years ago, an h,
was an old man den - The old mar
saya he is not thinking about dying We
awhile. He is nice looking darke,
with an intelligent lace, iron gray hair
aud hearty and respectful manner. II,
ia genuine specimen of the ole fashioned
Eastern Shore dsrkey, aud is so fond o
> hia native place that he says "Ds IiasterI
} sho' amt Just in de place where dey ssJ
de Garden of Eden used to be, but Nv,
always thought, honey, dat may be- some
body made a mistake when dey diem
locate n dar - R,,It,,noro Su,