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She was born In the Bowery, New York, and has 
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Mrs. a. T. Stewart, who Is now 70 years of age, 
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was badly bruised and her wrist was fractured. 
Hon. D. N. Lockwood of Buffalo, Is the youngest 
member of the New York delegatlou In Congress, 
having been born In JS44; aud lion. George W. 
Patterson of the Thirty-third district, Is tho 
oldest, having been born In 1790. 
Manager Grab, who has Just died la poverty 
1 q New York, experienced remarkable vicissi¬ 
tudes of fortune. He was once worth nearly 
half a million or dollars, and was said to have 
realized $ 200,000 profit by bringing Ristorl to this 
count ry. 
Senatoii David Davis Is a great land lawyer. 
When he did not take laud for Ills fee as attorney 
he bought land with the money earned until he 
became a very heavy owner or real estate. He Is 
quite wealthy, but his money Is all Invested In 
this way. 
Mas. Joseph, the sole wife of the Nez Perces 
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with hashing teeth, fine arms, and dainty feet. 
They now have ouo papoose a year old, their 
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disappeared the morning of the last fight. 
Mr. Conway says of Forbes thq London New’s 
correspondent: *• This man whose pen, has really 
modified the history or Europe, is one of the 
most modest and amiable of persous. When he 
entered tie field of Journalism his sole ambition 
was to do perfectly what bo was required to do, 
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effort io accomplish world-wldo effects that 
Forbes lias accomplished them.” 
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