The Kimball graphic. (Kimball, Brule County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1905, 1884-08-15
Personal Gatherings.

Captain James B. Eads, the famous
engineer, was paid $4,000 for an hours
speech before committee of the House
OF Lords against the proposed canal be
tween Liverpool and Manchester. The
Liverpool merchants paid the money.
DR.. Oliver Wendell Holmes, now en-
gagged in preparing a memoir Of Emer-
son, respectfully declines the assistance
of numerous people who presist in send
ing him anecdotes and reminiscence of
the late e-lamented Billy Emerson, the
minstrel.
Oliver johnson, now about seventy
five, and one of the original Abolition
lists, it writing an autobiography which
will give full account of the move
ment. He was for many years editor OF
the Anti-Slayery Standard, and an init
mate friend and associate of Wendell
Phillips and Lloyd Garrison.
Says the venerable Marshal Canro-
bert, of France: II am Christian, sir;
/ am Catholic, though not very Ro-
man one, and I do not often practice my
religion. Still for all that, when I am
summoned to quit the scene shall ask
God to sign my marching orders"
w. II. Jackson, the recently appoint
ed receiver of the Denver and Rio
Grande Railroad, is the husband of Hell
en- Hunt (H. Fl. }, the writer. He lives
at Manitou, Col, and for number of
years past has been president of the Ell
Paso National Bank at Colorado Springs
He has been actively engaged in rail
road matters, and was at one time
Director in the Denver and Rio Grande
under the Palmer management.
Elizabeth Cady Stanton's daughter,
Mrs. Stanton Blatch, made her first ap-
pearance in London as speaker last
week. She is described in London
letter as at once pathetic and svmpa-
thetic; her look far away, as of one
dreaming dreams of fairer future; her
thought both poetic and clear; her man.
ner childike in simplicity. A careful
critic who heard it said: "Such q
speech as that comes from long dis
tance."
Judge Bates, associate judge of War
rem county, Pa, is under cloud. He
is now on trial at Oil City, charged with
having received present of watch,
and also received money from liquor
dealers for whom he afterwards used
his vote and influence in obtaining IL
cense. The testimony taken before a
commissioner shows that three saloon
keepers bought and presented the watch
to Judge Bates in March, previous to
the term for granting licenses, and that
one of them loaned the Judge sum OF
money.
Mr.. Spurgeon was recently asked if
he thought the world had grown better
or worse since he came into it fifty
years ago. He replied that he thought
in some respects it was worse. "The
truggle for llfe," he said, lis harder
now; it is more difficult to make iv-
ing, and the destitution is more appall-
ing, think, than it has ever BEEN" !"
On the other hand there have been
many improvements, especially in the
direction of intemperance. He thinks
there is also an improvement in the at
titude of respectable people toward H.
centious literature. Our grandmoth-
ers," he said, ''read books which our
daughters would be ashamed to open."
From "Leaves from the Diary OF
Charles Greville:" Dined with Lady
Essex. She told me of circumstance
that happened to Lady Becher Miss
QNeilD. Some time after her marriage
she was at ball, when lady accosted
her and said she was very desirious of
making her acquaintance in order to ex-
press her gratitude to her for the whole
happiness of her life. Lady Becher,
somewhat astonished, asked her what
she meant; when the lady told her that
her husband had been gambler, but
thatMiss O'Neill's performance of Mrs.
Beverly had made SO extraordinary and
lasting an impression upon him that on
returning from the theater lie registered
an oath never to play or bet again,
which he had religiously observed, and
she considered that her happiness was
entirely owing to her admirable perform