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Wlt.liam Sabik of Sexton, Vt., lias had s,874 fits 
In eight years. 
“ Litti.e Wheat ” Is one of Sitting Bull’s chiefs. 
It is time ho was planted. 
Prof. Moses C oit Tyler will soon instruct the 
Historical Society of ilils city in the humorous 
element In the Kevolutlou. 
General iuscock Is charged with having tried 
to Induce the San Francisco Board of Supervisors 
to give him a public reception. 
Mr. E. E. Hale's new story Is In title a sort of 
paraphrase of one of Mr. Black's. It is called 
“The Adventures of a Pullman Car.” 
A San Francisco woman fell asleep among 
enemies, who. after giving her chloroform, shaved 
her head. She has sued them for the price of a 
wig. 
The Abbe Liszt, being a sovereign In music, 
goes about to visit crowned heads, ne Is to 
spend the rest of the winter In Holland as the 
gnest Of t he King. 
>t R. Robert Buchanan, who has written some 
very good poetry and some very poor prose, is 
now preparing a long pocin more ambitious In 
character i hau any ho has yet attempted. 
DoxAi.n O. Mitchell made his reputation years 
ago in his “ Reveries of a Bachelor,” (by Ik Mar¬ 
vel); he liaa long been leading a quiet farmer’s 
life; an l now Ids first book Is being translated 
Into Italian. 
The eldest barony in England Is that, of Do Ros, 
dating from 12CI; the Irish barony of Klngaale 
was created by Henry II., In 1181. There are but 
three English earldoms dating back from the 
fifteenth ceniury. 
Lfbs tlna 100 years ago, Washington, writing 
ati order for pome London goods, made ono Item 
for five pounds of " sugar candy.” In those days 
a young lady did not sit In her coupe on Broadway 
and feed her puppy with creams. 
Cardinal McCloskky is going to Rome, it Is 
said In clerical circles, eh soon ns his health will 
pet mil, end on Ms return ho will bring tho Pope’s 
bull for tho con'-ceration of tho pastor of St. 
Stephen's as Coadjutor Bishop of New York. 
The new bishop of Hie Protestant Episcopal 
Church of Africa, the Rev. c, C. Penlck Is S3 
years of age, unmnrrlPd.and anatlve of Charlotte 
County, Va. His field covers the west coast of 
Africa, the episcopal residence being at Cape 
Palmas. 
Mr. James Fisk, Sr., Is said to bo an exceedingly 
h ippy man. lie la living with Ills family at a 
hotel in BratUcboro, and Ids time is occupied In 
delivering private temperance lectures and ex¬ 
hibiting on tho streets his harness, which now 
embraces eight patents. 
Mr. Carpkntkr of Evansville, Ind., lias con¬ 
veyed by deed to trustees property to t he amount 
of 11230.000 for u public library, park, and gallery 
of art In that city. Any money left over Mr. 
Carpenter wishes should be put into a statue of 
himself for the pirk, which Is rather clever In tho 
excellent gentleman. 
Rookrp, tho American sculptor In Rome, has 
tho ludependenoo of thought to dress like an 
artist of the time of Da Vinci, which few persons 
would attempt to do, even In Rome. In his 
studio lie wears a black velvet skull-cap, and the 
peculiar long frock of light gray cloth, belted and 
tucked at the waist. 
Youno Mr. Lick has come to terms with the 
trustees under his father’s will, and according to 
tho agreement receives $3S3.ooo In addition to the 
?ir>0 ooo devised to him In tho deed of trust, out of 
which ho pays to tlm other heirs—tho sisters, 
nephews and nieces c«f James Lick—In various 
amounts tho sum of * 72 , 000 , 
Gov. Kbmfer of Virginia says that the contrac¬ 
tor for tho stone work making the base of tho 
statue of •• Stonewall” Jackson at. Richmond was 
a soldier once under 1 ho General's comm i ml, and 
ho took such Interest In his task that, to made no 
profits, but charged tho Commonwealth only 
wnac ho actually paid out for the necessary 
materlils and labor. 
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