St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1888-12-17
PROMINENT PEOPLE.

The man who said Ignatius Donnelly was
not senatorial candidate has taken it back.
NJ GilIy. of Paris, refuses to fight duels
with the men whose regulations he has as
sailed. His victims say that he has an ap-
propriate name.
A Bar Harbor newspaper announces that
President and Mrs Harrison will visit that
resort next summer. The early bird some
times gets left.
Rutherford B. Hayes, of Ohio, is interested
in prison reform. He thinks convicts should
be taught the mysteries of the poultry AMI
eggs Industry.
Inventor Kelly SAYS that he didn't mind
being locked up, u. he was annoyed be-
cause he couldn't smoke. But even in his
cell he managed to puff his Motor now and
then.
Emile Vignon, the young Frenchman who
claims to be able to so manipulate the drums
Of his ears at will, that he can make himself
stone deaf, can doubtless hear something to
his advantage by applying to B. Harrison.
indianapolis.
George Stovin Venables, distinguished
London lawyer. is dead. he was the original
of Thackeray'' Warrington in "Pendennis."
lie leaves an estate of $4,000. and among
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his Washerwoman.
Charles Martell and Mrs Sullivan. of Graf
tan, Oak, were married last Monday. The
groom is twentyfour years old and the bride
has tared on this earth for seventy-ive
years. She gave the young man $500 and
promised TO leave him her entire fortune
when She dies.
Rev. DR.. David 81 urgeon perry, once wide
ly known as the hoy preacher of New Jer-
sey," later a millionaire manufacturer of
chemicals in New York City, and subsequent
~ identified with BROOKLYN through his work
i'll a ministerial capacity and endeayor TO
erect u church at Coney Island, is now pau
per inmate of the county almshouse at Flat
bush, L |. He is eighty nine years old. and
his decent from affluence 10 poverty is main
ly due to his charitable disposition.
Mrs. Bowles Colgate. Mrs. Anderson Fow-
Ter and Mrs Peter A. Welch are the ladies
chosen to organize the Methodist Episcopal
Order of Deaeonesses. whose duties, as de-
fined by the laws of the church, will be Ito
minister TO the poor visit the sick, pray with
the dying. care for the wandering, comfort
the sorrowing, save the SHINING, and relin-
gushing all other pursuits. devote them
selves in general way to such forms of
Christian labor as may be suited to their abili-
ties" The Iperintendent is 20 be a woman,
and her duties Will include a general super
vision of the order.
The Enquirer of Cincinnati, o., has dis
covered in that city a whistler who rivals
Mrs. Shaw. Her name is Lucille Elstun.
Says the Enquirer; Miss Elstun is scarcely
more than eighteen years old and is gradu-
ate of Notre Dame college. In addition to
graduating with honors in her other studies
she was awarded the first gold medal for the
best public examination in the theory and
practice of music, her average being 90 per
cent. According to the statement of her
mother Lucille could whistle before she
could talk. When she grew into girlhood
her parents tried to break the habit but with
bad results. She continued to whistle and
when she pegan her studies in music found
it great help. OF late years she has prae-
tieed whisting instead of singing