The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1884-04-03
Personal Natter.

General Chinese" Gordon, ON leay..
ing London for his responsible post in
Egypt, wrote Canon Wilberforce: I
would rather have the prayers of that
little company gathered in your house
to-day than l would have the wealth of
the Soudan placed at my disposal. PRAY
for me that [ may have the humility
and guidance of God, and that all shirt
Of murmuring may be rebuked in me-"
John Q. Adams, of Alabama, who has
family of twehty-three children, has
gone to Texas to marry Mrs. Mary Ann
Jackson, who who was recently left a
lone widow with nineteen children.
John and Mary Ann We're lovers in their
Young days, but the fates came between
them. they drifted apart, married and
lived happily, but could never forget
their early love.
Geo. W, Childs, William NJ. Singer
~ and A. ). Cassatt, we'll known and
wealthy Philadelphians, have actively
Identified themselves with the govern
ment OF the townsh Ups in which their
country residences are situated, and are
serving as Road Supervisors.
In probating the will of ex- Governor
Hubbard Of Connecticut, it appears that
IN 1880 he bequeathed to the Hartford
Bar Library Association all his library
and the sum of IS 900 to be expendcd'in
the purchase of books for the library of
SAID association; but a codicil executed
IN 1881 revokes this Request. The es-
tate will probably realize $25O,OO0.
Miss Fanny Davenport is said to he
carrying the Banting system of starva-
ton to very fine and thin point. She
eats a cracker and drinks a small glass
OF sour wine for her dinner, and at a
late supper absorbs two ounces of lean
beef or mutton AMI spoonful of wine
Jelly. This may he called the heroism
of depletion, and Fanny expects in an
other six months to get ethereal enough
to- slip into another of Bernhardt's
roles without rutfling it.
An Irishman, recently brought before
Boston justice for being drunk, was
asked what excuse he had for becoming
SO Intoxicated. ''Scven excuses, your
honor" replied the ;ncbriate ':Seven
excuses :" Yes, Judge. seven. Now
don't mind tellin' We all bout it. Ye
see, I've got six boys in my family, and
last njght-It's a girl Judge" Tho ex.
cuse was sufficient, and he was released
Judge Bum, of Philadelphia, who
was recently nominated to be governo,
OF Idaho, was in ta!kativo mood when
found by Philadelphia Press reporter
II will have no policy" said he, but
TO be credit to the national Admins
tration. l will know no faction or feuds
although the contrary has been stated
Why, don't know more than four men
IN the entire Territory: but I am willing
to know every one if they will let me
am going there to stay if it suits my
family.
Only two of the five full generals OF
tho Confederacy are living These are
Joseph E. Johnston, ex-member OF
Congress, residence, Richmond, Va,
and Gen. P. T. c. Beauregard, aiiju-
tant-general of Louisiana who lives in
New Orleans. OF the twenty-one lieu
tenant generals but eight are living
General Wade Hampton, General Cor
don, ex-United States Senator; Fl. D.
Hill, president of an Alabama college;
A: ?: Stewart, president of university
Of Mississippi, Jubal Early. now living
at New. Orleans; S. B. Buckner, far
mer in Kentucky and possible Govern
or; Joseph E. Wheeler, a member of
Congress from Alabama, and General
Longstreet, United States marshal for
the state of Georgia.