Rensselaer Union, Volume 11, Number 1, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 19 September 1878 — PERSONAL AND LITERARY. [ARTICLE]

PERSONAL AND LITERARY.

—P. M.-Gen. Key is the father of thirteen children. —A constant Watch is kept over Minnie Warren’s grave to prevent its desecration by grave robbers. —The Marquis of Lome is extremely rich, and in addition will receive $50,000 a year as Governor-General of Canada. —Gen. Sterling Price, the ex-Confed-erate, will soon have a monument erected to his memory in one of the cemeteries of St Lonis. —The Prince of Wales has accepted the honorary membership recently proffered him by the Ancient and Honorable Artillery of Boston. —All save sixteen of the widows of the late Brigham Young have married again. His favorite wife, Amelia Folsom, was married a few days ago. —Philip Arnold, who was the chief promoter of the great Arizona diamond scheme in 1871-2, was fatally wounded in a quarrel a few days ago at Elizabethtown, Ky., where he lives. —At Buffalo, the other' day, George Hamilton took a standing leap of 14 feet f inches. The best previous American leap was 13 feet 5| inches, and the best English leap 13 feet 7 inches. —The Rev. Dr. B. M. Palmer, the eminent, Presbyterian divine of New Orleans, has given a rare illustration of self-sacrifice. While away on his summer vacation, he learned that the yellow fever had broken ont, and he at once returned to the city to give his Eersonal efforts toward mitigating the orrors of the scourge. —The Oil City Derrick brauds as mythical the story that “ Coal Oil Johnny” Steele used to amuse himself when traveling by hiring a hack, riding in it for a few minutes, and then buy the turnout and present it to the driver. He did this, the Derrick says, at Niagara; but that was because it was cheaper to do so than to pay the driver at the usual rates. v ;. _ ... —The Rev. George F. Herrick writes from London to the President of the University of Vermont declining the degree of Doctor of Divinity conferred at the last Commencement. He considers that the degree properly represents some special work done outside of the ordinary work of a minister, and thinks that it would be inappropriate as applied to himself. —The Rev. Henry Ward Beecher a while ago wont to a hotel in a city of New Jersey for a night’s stay. He ordered supper, and, after taking a few sips of coffee, called the colored waiter and said: “Can you give me your services this evening?” “ Yes, sah,” said the waiter, briskly. “The matter is one of importance,’’ said Mr. Beecher, solemnly. “ Perhaps I had better speak to the landlord myself about it.” “Oh, no, sah,” said the sable attendant, fearful of losing the thumping fee that -the preacher’s earnestness foreshadowed; “lean give you, sah, all the time you need!” “ Well, then,” said Mr. Beecher, with added solemnity, “ I want you to sit up to-night with this coffee. It is so weak it is going to die before morning.” There was a moment of pathetic silence, and the waiter withdrew.— N. Y. Evening Post.