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...Texas says he is willing and eager to die in Guiteau's place...
...thought Senator Edmunds will accept the position in the Supreme Court offered him by President Arthur. In that case, ex-Gov. Smith will probably be elected senator in his place...
...respond to the toast "Class of '84," at the Montreal banquet of the Dartmouth freshmen, was seized and abducted by a masked party of sophomores just before the class started. He says they were careful not to hurt him, and furnished money to pay his fare home from the place where they left him, but compelled him to promise not to divulge the names of his abductors. There is great indignation among the freshmen...
...well known fact that if a person wishes to know anything about Yale's athletics, the Yale papers are the last place to go to for reliable information. If Yale has a good crew her papers take particular pains to make us believe that it is a very poor one. In fact, they are willing to do almost anything to put Harvard off her guard, and to inspire her with an overconfidence. Yale correspondents of the public press, however, usually express the true opinion of the students in regard to their athletic prospects with a great deal of accuracy. From...
...sixteenth anniversary of the Harvard Club of New York took place at Delmonico's last evening. A fine banquet was served, at which 150 members were present. The officers for 1882 are: Francis W. Weld, president; W. S. Smith, secretary, and F. Frank Brownell, treasurer. President Arthur, Secretary of War Lincoln and Senator Hawley were expected, but sent letters in which they regretted their inability to attend. Oliver Wendell Holmes sent a sonnet, and Longfellow, Whittier and President Eliot sent letters of regret. President Eliot was fined eleven cents for not attending the meeting...