Democratic Sentinel, Volume 3, Number 10, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 18 April 1879 — Luck. [ARTICLE]

Luck.

James Peacock, a law student in Paterson, N. J., married a servant-girl named Margaret Donnelly, a year ago, and persuaded her to keep the matter secret, as it would interfere with his studies and displease his parents if it were known. The clandestine affair came to light this afternoon, when the young wife, fearing he meant to desert her, had him arrested. Peacock said he was anxious to acknowledge his wife before the world, and was only prevented from going to housekeeping immediately by his poverty. It happened cunously enough that just then a telegram was brought into the. court-room for Peacock announcing that a lottery ticket which he held had drawn $15,000. The couple left the room with blooming faces.— New York Sun.

•As Siam.* Gen. Grant quietly asked the King of Siam if he would resign and accept a position in his next Cabinet. The King rolled his eyes round toward the General in an incredulous manner, and, changing his “Jackson’s Best" to the other side of his mouth, said,l guess I am well enough as Siam.”— Lewiston Gazette. Mbs. Willis, an aged lady of Cumberland county, Ky., died recently and left SI,OOO to the editor of the Glasgow (Ky.) Times, in token of the comfort she had found in reading his paper in her sorrow. Every Western editor will now begin to print columns of comfort for aged and rich women. Fbom a report lately issued by the municipality of Leipsic we learn that it has 246 printing offices, 294 book stores and 163 binderies. There has been a great increase in business since 1865. In 1877 the books published were valued at $7,000,000. Leipsic also does a vast business in faro.