The Northern Pacific farmer. [volume] (Wadena, Minn.) 1878-1885, 1884-01-31
Personal ParaSr2Dhs.


CalIao, Perr, about three years ago left
a fortune of $l,500,00 to his cousin,
John Spring. Inquiries were set On foot
for the latter, but he was not discovered
till three weeks before his death, which
happened at Virginia City. Nevada, a
few days ago.
A young lady in Salem, Mass, who is
a very clever amateur artist, has dec
| GRATED set of tiles about one of the fire
places in the ancestral mansion which
! her family has occupied for generations,
| with sprays of apple blossoms, painted
from boughs taken from tree
which George Washington planted on
tho grounds, and which is still flourish
! ing.
In the Connecticut house of represent
tatives is jeffrey O. Phelps, of Lewis
burg, serving his first term. Mr. Phelps
father, Jetfr,y O. Phelps served one
term in the house aud one in the SEN
ate. His grandfather, Jeffrey 0. Phelps,
Sr., served five terms in the house. His
great-grandfather, Noah A. Phelps,
served five terms. His sreat great
gan lfathar, Noah Phelps, served nine
teen terms. His great, great, great
grandfather, David Phelps seven terms.
His great, great great. great-grandfather
eighteen terms.
The duchess of Edinburgh, the Crown
Prince and Princess of Denmark, Prln-
cess Victoria, the wife of Prince Will
liam Of Prussia, and other royal person
Russian Grand Duke Constantine to
Princess Elizabeth, of Saxe-Altenbe1g,
which VIII be solemnized soon at
the Winter Palace in St. Petersburg.
It is reported that the Duchess of
Montrose, who offended her family by
marrying Mr.. Crawford. leadi 1g sport
ing man in England, intends to proclaim
her love for her second husband, who
lately died, by erecting in his memory
tomb Of unprecedented grandeur. She
has bought fine site in London at an
immense cost, and says she will erect
upon it q monument that will beat the
world in this particular line. Her ambi-
ton is, so she says. to excel the tribute
OF Artemesia, whose magnificent sepul-
cher to her deceased, Mausolus, gave
the name to ambitious monumental arch
itecture.
George P. A. Healy, during chat in
New York, said: "When was paint
ing Prince Bismarck I found him very
grumpy. But before the work was COM
pieted he became very affable and asked
me to paint portrait of his wife and
daughter. Dore2 Yes, I know him we'll.
l recall that the last time I saw him he
was in ecstacies about the American
women, whose graces he thought unex-
celled.
Gen. Sherman talked like the blunt
warrior that he is when some Missouri
stockmen called on him the other day.
Missouri" he assured them, zig the
laughing stock of the Union" adding
that Georgia even was heading her in
progress, that she WAS Comparatively as
undeveloped as the interior of Africa,
when, as the centre ofthe United States,
she should be in the van OF civilization.
Miss Mackey, daughter of the Cslifor-
MIA Bonanza king, disappointed her
mothers society friends Sunday in Paris
by falling to make her much, heralded
debut as soprano in the choir of the
Passionist Church, in Avenue Hoche.
The church was Gro Hded IN authorization
of the event by an ultra-fashionable
gathering, which had been educated to
expect a great performance from the
American heiress, and who were Devil.
dered at Miss Mackey's failure to ap-
pear. After mass it was explained that
the young lady was quite i'll FROM attack
of bronchitis.
Mrs. J. Mackey's jewel chest, which
she keeps in the vaults of a Paris bank
ing house, contains the finest collection
OF precious stones outside of royal
treasury, that exists in Europe. 1t is
vulned at something like $l,0OO,OOo.
Foremost in the collection shows re-
splendent the famous set of sspphires
which attracted so much attention when
exhibited by the jewcler Boucheroh at
the Partisan universal exhibition of
1878. It is valued at $500, 900, and COM
prises the diadem, bracelets, ring, ear
rings and necklace, with large pend
ant. The necklace is double, the upper
row being band of large square dia-
monds, and sapphires fitting the throat
closely, while the lower row, wide
arabesque of the same stones, supports
the pendant. This last is composed of
one enormous sapphire, peerless in col.
or and in water, and set in large dia-
mouds. This stone is of the size of q
pigeons egg. cut transeversely, perfect
oval in shape, and is alone valued at
$1,000.