New-York tribune., 1892-08-17
PERSONAL.

Judge Hugh McCurdy, recently elected "tai'a ia'-
, =, ,ha knights remplar OF the United states, was
made a Free Mason In 1880 and received Khen'hoo'
orders I'm 1866 lie was elected 0rand oohhia"ucs
-, tho KNIGHTS Templar in Michigan In leI, Ersnd
oenior Warden OF the National Eneampment IN iooo
Grand captain General In lss3 ana hien' nm nsnntv
Geneasslmo In ls,o In lSo' ne was lie has TAKEN
Grand Master at Wasmng'oh' ~ - nv w
the thirty. third degree
~ Van scbaick Of Wisconsin, who Is being talked
hou, for the Governorship. prefers to see senator
spooner elevated to that Office but he Is sun ~saruea
ns a possibility and has several elements OF strength
IIe was an opponen, OF the Bennett law ana aiu NOV
antagonre the German element In the last caiPasa,
lie has been "a Congressman two terms and siato
senator two terms and lie hns general acquaintance
throughout the State'
When Thomas A. Edison was poor. barefooted boy
says a visitor In ST. Louis he lived 10 Fort "rauo''
Mich lie rugged up II telegraph limo nom MS own
house TO n piaymnte's who was not very shifu IN
receiving messages and would therefore, come out OF
doors and finish the conversation verbally Ih,s was
such reflection the youne genius ana MS apparatus
that he would resent 10 vigorously
DIR. Graham TAYLOR Insists on tho acceptance Of his
res,gnation as pastor OF the Fourth Congregational
Church Of Hartford and rs instructor In the Theological
Seminary there, and expects to remove by October
to chicago to occupy chair practically created Tor
him I'm the Chicago Theological seminary Ills loss Is
greatly incurred In Connecticut.
The wife OF Congressman Springer Is writer Of
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sweet gentle manners. and Is noted for her habit OF
wearing gray gowns that harmonlze with her hand
some gray hair and dark eyes. II Is fashion that
peases her aftsuc frehus.
| snIeiman Pasha. whose death was reported last
week was commander OF the Turkish forces In the
with Russia In 1877. lie tried TO take shipka Pass in
tfe Balkans the invader. and Of the bloodest
| battles OF the last twenty years resulted. General
Ghourko repulsed him, however. Later he tried with
out success TO relieve Pevna, and was defeated by
contest, he was overcome by Ghourto Adranople
and Constantinople was at the mercy OF the Russian
Ne was degraded from his rank and sentenced TO i'm
pr1 sonment for fifteen years; hut this decree was
changed into exile as Governor Of Bagdad.
Mrs Lavina Fillmore, Of Clarence, N. Y, who cele
braed the 1O5th anniversary OF her birth last week. Is
tho widow OF the Rev. Gczcn Fillmore. q cousin OF
MIllard Fillmore. formerly President OF the United
States. Her husband died In 1874. II was Mrs. Fill
mores wish that there he public celebration OF her
| birthday. Mrs. Fillmore was born In Waterbury,
| Conn.,. IN 1887 and moved to New-YOrk State when
| very young. When twenty three years old she was
| mnrried To the Rev. Mr.. Fillmore. The FilmOrcs
lived In Buffalo IN 1872 when that city was burned by
tho British. Since her husbands death Mrs. Fillmore
has lived quietly on her fnrm at Chrcnce IL Is said
that she has never ridden a railway train. The
old lady enjoys good health. and promises to live
number OF years.
One OF tho Oldest postmasters in tho United States
Is Jesse N. Perrine, Of Utica. Penn. who has been
almost fifty Years In the postal service. In 1888
Andrew Jackson, issued commission to Mr. Perrines
grandfather, us postmaster OF Perrine. In Mercer
County. Penn. Mr.. Perrine. however, did ths work