The Northern Pacific farmer. [volume] (Wadena, Minn.) 1878-1885, 1884-04-24
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Robert Bioasr..s II Ripon, died in
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Grated bishop of :. the ~ new Episcopal
Wilmington, N. G.
Lieut. Emory says the story that his wife Of
Tered him 100000 if he would not join the,
Greedy expedition, is untrue; that she made no
objections to his going.
Mrs. Frederick Vandercook of Angola, Ind
died suddenly of pneumonia, at Norwalk Ohio
she was sister of Gen. J. B. Mcpherson, and
the last of the family.
At Covington, Ky, Bishop Toebbe, Catholic,
of that diocese, is lying seriously ILL., Deathis
expected at any time. Age and heart disease
are the causes of his poor condition.
Miss Florence Finch of tho editorial staff of
the Boston Globe has acce pied an invitation to
deliver the masters Grafton at her alma mater,
the University of Kansas, on the commence
ment, this June. Miss Finch is plucky Kan
sas girl, who won her way by hard work to her
present place.
Hon. Daniel A. Dickinson, one of the JUS
tces of the supreme court was taken suddenly
Ill at his residence in St Paul Wednesday,
the 18th, and has since been confined to the
house. The rupture of a small blood vessel in
the head is supposed to be the trouble, but it
has no connection with the brain, his mind be-
ing perfectly clear. Overwork is thought to
have caused the rupture, but no fears are felt
Of his montgomery therefrom, though neces-
sarily he will have to refrain from labor for
time in order to regain his health
Much excitement exists in fashionable cir
cles Of New York over the rumor that the
wealthy widow of the late millionaire, Louis
Hammersley, whose will is now before the
courts, had been received recently into the
Roman Catholic church. The conversion is
said to have been effected through the evange-
lizing influences OF the eminent Monsignor
Capel. It may now be expected as a fact that
the conversion has taken place, although the
reverend gentlemen Of the church in that city
are very reticent concerning the matter:
While not denying the rumor Monsignor Capel
said he regarded the matter as professional
secret, and that conversions coming entirely
from God, and the priest being merely the in
strument he considered any discussion of
them q sin of as great enormity as the sin of
David in numbering his people.
In the divorce case of Emma c. Nickerson
against A. H. Nickerson, J. J. johnson for the
complainant, filed a petition for alimony. After
reciting the allegations in the bill for divorce
fled June, 20, 1880, she states that since then
the defendant has been indicted in Philadelphia
for perjury, alleged to have been committed in
his sworn statement in the case, in which he
by fraud, practiced on the court, and obtained
The decree of divorce, since set aside. She
AYERS that she is now compelled to await here
10 prosecute the suit, and that she has no
means of her own, She gives q rschedule of
bis property in Washington Territory which
she says is worth s., 500, and says as he is liv-
ing at ease in Canada he must have some
means.