The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1889-05-17
PEOPLE AND EVENTS.

Mrs. Frank Leslie is going to start Il
fashion paper in London.
Mr.. Edward Bellamy has abandoned
all his law practicefor literary work.
Allen ThorndIke Rice, Minister to
Russia, will leave for his post this week.
Bishop Bedell and wife are booked to
leave Paris for home May Is, on the
Bourgogne. The Bishop is in poor
health.
The Charlestown NeTs and Courier
suggests that the original thirteen States
contribute stones to New York 8 centen-
NAL memorial arch.
Captain Slocum and family, who left
Brazil in June last, reached New York
Saturday after a 7,OOO-mile voyage in a
three-ton boat.
Mr.. and Mrs. Andrew Carnegie will
sail for Europe in few days. They
will stop in Paris and then start for the
North Capes.
Saturday last George Francis Train
gave May party in Central Park to six
ty children. In such company this queer
mortal is seen at mis- happiest.
The Queen of England seldom drinks
more than one small glass of wine at
dinner, and afterwards takes few
drops of good Scotch whisky.
The late Robert Munro, who was born
at Charleston ninety-three years ago,
was almost the last survivor of the ante
rebellion judges of South Carolina.
A GOLD crown, worth $25,0 600, has been
sent TO Vienna by the Austro- Hungari.
ans of Buenos Ayres. 1t is TO be placed
on the coffin of the late crown prince
Rudolph.
There are at present sixty-seven Am
erican students studying for the priest.
hood in the American College, Rome.
Some of them will be ordained next
month.
President Frisbie, of the Wells Col
lege, Aurora, n. Y, has declined the re-
cent call to the Presidency of the Mill
waukee College, and will remain at the
head of Wells college.
Count Grassy has massive forehead
crowned with black curls, dark eyes
with overhanging brows, a firm mouth
and a rich, dark complexion; altogether
a striking handsome man.
With graceful consideration, White
law Reid so timed his arrival in Paris al
| to nave Minister McLane still in dis
charge of his diplomatic and social dut
! les during the brilliant festivals at Yer
sailles and Paris.
New York has two cases of leprosy-
one in a welI-known family, isolated il
| a suburban villa; the other that OF 1
young South American in the German
hospital. Leprosy is not contagious IL
this climate.
1t is hoped that Yale's beautiful new
| recitation building will be ready fol
| dedication at the June commencement
! At that will be made known who it Ii
who gave 500, 900 for so laudable pur
pose.
Walt Whitman, the poet, will be q
wears old on May 81. A dinner in hi
honor will be given at Camden. Among
! those who will probably be present ar,
| Colonel Robert q. lngersoll, Mari
| Twain, +. &. Stedman, and others o
equal prominence.
The navy Department would like re
| turns from our baby iron gunboat, thu
! Palos, which, because of its light draught
| has been cruising on the Asiatlc station
| far wears. She is of 420 tons, has eight,
officers and men, and carries sever
| howitZers.
Both branches of the Presbyterian
| church in this country meet in annua
assembly this week, nd,upon the sam,
day. The Northern body meets in DIR
Howard Crosby's church, in New York
aed the Southern in the First Presby
| tprian church CHATTANOOGA.