The Warner weekly sun. (Warner, Brown Co., Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1885, 1885-02-27
Personal Matters.

/ General "Chidese" Gordon, on Yael-
ing London for his responsible post in
Egypt, wrote Canon W~ilberforce: /
would rather have the prayers of that
little company gathered in your house
| to-day than I would have the wealth Of
the Soudan placed at my disposal. Pray
for me that I may have the humility
and guidance of God, and that all spirit
of murmuring may be rebuked in me"
John Q. Adams, of Alabama, who has
a 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 were loversin their
young days, but the fates came between
them, they drifted apart, married and
lived happily, but could new forget
their earlylove.
Geo. W, Childs, William M. Singer
Iy and A. J. Cassatt, well known and
wealthy Philadelphians, have actively
identified themselves with the govern
ment of the townships 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 S., 900 to be expended'in
the purchase of books for the library of
said association; but a codicil executed
in 1881 reyokes this bequest. The es-
tate will probably realize $3.50, 600.
Miss Fanny Davenport is said to be
carrying the Banting system OF starva-
ton to a very fine and thin point. She
oats a cracker and drinks q small glass
of sour wine for her dinner, and at a
late supper absorbs two ounces of lean
beef or mutton and a spoonful of wine
Jelly. This may be called the heroism
Of depletion, and Fanny expects in an
other six months to get ethereal enough
TO slip into another of Bernhardts
roles without rufffIng it.
An Irishman, recently brought before
a Boston justice for being drunk, was
asked what excuse he had for becoming
so intoxicated. ~Seven excuses, your
honor" replied the inebriate. "Seven
excuses" Eyes, Judge, seven. Now l
don't mind tellin' we all bout it. Ye
see, I've got six boys IN my family, and
last night-It's a girl Judge" The ex-
cuse was sufficient, and he was released,
Judge Bum, of Philadelphia, who
was recently nominated to be governor
Of Idaho, was in a talkative mood when
found by a Philadelphia Press reporter.
"I will have no policy" said he, ''but
20 be q credit to the national Admins
Grafton. / will know no faction or feuds,
although the contrary has been stated.
Why, / don't know more than four men
n the entire Territory, but / am willing
to know every one if they will let me.
am going there to stay if it suits my
iamily.
Only two of the five full generals OF
she Confederacy are living. Sese are
Joseph Z Johnston, 5z-membeT OF
Congress, residence, Richmond, Va,
and Gen. p. T. G.. Be~anregard, adju-
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; Ell. D.
Hill, president of an Alabama college
A. p. Stewart, president Of a university
of Mississippi, Jubal Early. now living
at New. Orleans; S. b. Buckner, q far
mel in Kentucky and apostolic Govern
or; Joseph e. Wheeler, q member of
Congress from Alabama, and General
Longstreet, United States marshal fol
the state of Georgia.
Miscellany.