Telegram-herald., 1888-05-30


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Jsxx QsIses AsAN's bc6y servsns While
re wa President Was hsrney Norris, .
virgiEiz negre, wss lately died al eslens,
L., at sE advanced sgs. When . boy be
was save Ia Commodore etephsa De-
saturs family. and was prsseat st the
duelling ground ~ B,AssEsssrg when rs
master was killed BY ceaamcoers bsrs~a.
GnEs WILLIAMS. Wal street bssssr Of
note, Who died 9 short uns ago, bought
square Of ground years ago IL the centcr of
Chicago. II oest him six hundred dsllsrs.
He sod IL for forty tkoassad dollars, and
ho was exceedingly proud of ths bargain
he drove. Chicago tax-,lsts show that tue
szne property IL worth eighteen million
dollars now.
LEONARD W. vAIx, the Chicago sculptor,
says that enee when tskiEg u plaster cast
| of President Lincoln's hands he discovered
| . scar on the left thumb. Noticing thai il
had attracted his attention the President
said; "You have heard re called rail-
| splitter; well, one day while sharpenIng .
wedge on log the ase slipped on aud
nearly took The end Of my thumb or That's
| the scar"
GENERAL Cnoox, the fansus indian rght
er, stands six feet la his stockings. asd IL
as straight - "a srrow. BE has been
| thirty six years In the service, and knows
his business thoroughly. When on the
| war path General Crock wears az old can
| vas suit said TO be wortn Sl25. Ne rides st
the head Of bis coluIna on q mule, with .
rife across bis arm. He Is devoted
hunter and fisherman, and it Is sald that he
would 60 a thousand Eiles 70 shoot bear.
MANY Americans arc familiar with tho
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Belgian priest, who Ia 1878 voluntarily took
| up his abode in the Island OF holokai,
whithcr lepers are takon from the Hawaiian
Islands. he has since labored to tighten
the brief earthly lot to the wretohed out
casts. After thirteen ysars almost miracu-
lous immunity Father Damien was seized
by the deadly disease, aad now II seems as
though death viii soon end his srfferings.
he continues, however, TO minister TO the
spiritual and temporal wants Of the poor
lepers, assisted by Father Joseph, another
devoted priest who joined him in les&
SENATOR EvAKT's favorite amusement
rests in his feet rather than in his hands,
and he winds his long legs ia and out lRke
tho indiarubbcr man Of the circus He is
said to be abie 70 twist one log around the
other three timcs and rest both feet fat on
the floor, and this is his favorite attitude
while listening to a good story, or thinking
Of an after-dinner speech. Evarss Is one Of
the best after-dinner speakers In Congress,
and he is one Of the best story -teilers. he
rarely remains in his seat for any length OF
time, and slides about through the Senate
chairs from one brother Senator to the
other, giving word Of wisdom here and a
witty repatee there, and carrying good
nature with him wherever he goes.