Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1871-03-30

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Vinnie's contract was to scalp him.
| MARIE Won ELsNER is the name az
the young lady at Bloomington, ILL.,,
whose voice so charmed Nilsson that
she is going to bring the voice and its
owner out in concert.
AT South Bend, Ind, one Jacob
Methusaleh died of laughter, recently,
at some droll story told him by
friend.
J. II. McVICKER, the father-i law of
Edwin Booth, and now playing Dog.
berry at his theater, is set down as one
of the wealthiest citizens of Chicago.
The Rev. DR.. Saunders of Philadel-
phia has generously given 100000
toward the founding OF hospital to
which patients shall be admitted with.
out regard to creed or color.
! PARsoN BRowNLow, though scarcely
| able to walk, or to speak loud enough
| to be heard, is the most punctual and
regular in his attendance upon the
Senate of all his fellow members.
| Gov. CHAMBERLAIN has declined an
| Office of The Presidency OF the Maine
State Agricultural College, and is said
| to have under consideration a PROPOSE
ition to take charge OF 4 literary insti-
tu,ion at the West for a salary OF So
| 900.
| ROBERT BROWNING, a correspondent
says, never made but $4,000 from al
his poems, and but for his private for
! tune might have starved. Perhaps the
strangest thing about it, considering
the quality of the poetry, is that he
got to much for it.
A RECENTLY deceased Enghshman,
! Thomas Dutton, like many of his
countrymen an admirer of Robert E.
| Lee, but unlike most of them in his
practical way of testifying his apprecia-
ton, left $1,000 In his will to the fam
! lily of the Southern leader.
PAREPA Rosa makes her first appear
ance in Italian opera in London about
the last of this month. Madame Van
Zandt known In Europe as Mile Van
zlnl J returns to this country with Pa
repa in September, and will be mem
Der OF the latter's English opera com
pany
The Louisville Ledger comes after
Southern Indiana cotemporary in this
way: "The editor of the Cannelton
Ind. } Enquirer is named Drum. He
is the spirit string drum we read
about, and he stirs the spirit with
spoon.
AMONG the effects left.by the late Sam
uel II. Parsons. of Middletown, is G
costly dinner service of chinaware, of
the most elegant workmanship, which
formerly belonged to Louis Philippe,
and which Mr.. Parsons purchased in
Paris during one of his visits to that
city.
A New YORK correspondent writes
that Gen. John G. Fremont has lately
made S200,0 900 in mining specula-
ton, and that he has been unusually
fortunate in his operations during the
past year.
ORDRs for Mark Twain's burlesque
have been received, it is said, to the
extent of $4,000 copies, and his pub
fishers expect to sell 1000 As
Twain gets six cents copy, he may
consider his Sc, 900 for such bagatelle
rather easily made.
! THErenowned savan, Thomas Huxley,
now as, was poor boy; studied medl-
cine at the Charing Hospital, London
and at 20 had no higher ambition than
to be an army or naval surgeon. His
| first approach to established reputa-
ton was only fifteen years ago.
AMONG the undisputed rights Of
women is the privilege of shooting bur
glars. Miss Lelinda Hoover. maiden
lady residing near Corydon, Ind, had
an opportunity to exercise it last Mon
day night, and proved her ability by
firing upon and breaking the leg Of
thief who was trying to enter her dom
/ icile
JOHN BoUssUM, who died few DAYS
age, noar Pottsville, Penn, weighing
some 800 pounds, weighed only l4O
pounds 20. years before his decease.
/ HIS excessive tiesh--he was the largest
man in the State-is, singularlv
enough, ascribed by his neighbors to
an explosion, while blasting rocks.
which hurled him 30 feet into the air
without causing serious injury.
A GERMAN customer called upon
marbledealer, and was shown through
the establishment and yard, He was
very much struck with the specimens of
Scotch granite on exhibition. Refer
ring to the gray Scotch, he inquired,
Wash ish datl" "That is gray Scotch
granite, " replied the dealer, &" and this
Is the red, pointing toa finely polished
monument. "You calls dat granite!n
exclaimed the German, You fools me
notings. | knows him too well to be