Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1880-12-23
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LIAM PrTT. tie younger, came one day
from an unknown benefActor present OF
$50 900 to promote his early career in Par
lament. so that the fiction is no stranger
than the truth.
Miss JENNIE HOGAN is creating some.
what of sensation in Washington as an
inspirational poet. She halls from Yer.
mont, is brunette of ordinary height,
small features and q face with bright
expression, though she is not pretty. She
gives exhibitions of her talent and rhymes
on the slightest pretext.
1t is now rumored loudly throughout
London society tina! there has been seri-
GUS rupture between the Queen and the
Princess LOUISE. An attempt was made
during the recent visit of the Princess TO
her mother TO make the quarrel up, but
Iailed The most romantic reasons are
given for this royal family jar.
MIR. BARTHOLOMEW, the new Russian
Minister at Washington, is described as
tall, magnificent looking man, SO hand
some that even the President spoke ad.
miringly Of him. Madame BARTHoLo-
MEL is an Eng lishwoman, with sweet
face aud sweet voice.
OLIVE LOGAN recently interviewed
SALvISI, the great Italian tragedian, and
although she does not speak Italian nor
SALvIsI English, yet the conversation
WAS both interesting and animated, for, as
the fair OLIVE naively puts it, 1--WE spoke
French
- Princess AUGUSTA VICTORIA, the
bride OF Prince WILLIAM OF Prussia, Is
to have in her household as married
woman two especially distinguished at
tendants One is the Countess von BROCK
DoBFF, granddaughter of HUMBOLDT,
aud the other Fraulein Won MoLTKE, a
relative of the great soldier.
"A bright, vivacious 13 year old girl
named EVA E. BRITToN, claiming to be
the editor OF the Charleston Is, c. Hurrt-
cane, an amateur sheet, is doing" Albany,
Troy and other Eastern cities, soliciting
"aGs." and ST Inscriptions and writing let
tiers home. Her nom de plume is "Ruf-
hes."
Gen. BUTLER is quoted by the Boston
Herald as saying that his services have
been sought for to defend PARNELL, and
that he shall defend him provided that the
time Of hearing is postponed to season.
able day beyond January 20. He has
legal business in this country which will
not permit him to leave before that time.
A queer freak of plant is noticed in
South Bend Ind, where a wild clemalis
vine has forced its way through brick
wall into the parlor in ex Mayor MIL
LER's residence, and is growing like a
thrifty house plant. 1t came into the
parlor between the wall and mop.board,
and is now over two feet high.
DIR. FoRTIN says that the telegraph
system of the Gulf is nearly completed,
and will be all flushed by next July.
He claims that the completion of the line
to the Magdalen Islands has already been
the means OF saving one steamer, and OF
enabling two crews to be taken from the
islands who would other wise have had to
pass the winter there, and would probs.
bly, have suffered for want of provisions.
MIR. AuGLIM, the old bookseller OF
Wsshinpton in talking about his Gus.
toners, said: General GARFIELD ire
quently comes in. He always goes for
statistics, political economy and the elias
sizes. Judge BRADLEY is often here at the
mathematical department; Judge SwAYNE
nearly always at the old poets and
dramalists; Solicitor General Phillips
among the fine arts, history and bellies
lettres.n
Many of the Hindus still think that
the lesuer of the Sepoy rebellion, MANA
SAHIB, is yet alive, ana that he is in
America, region as vague to them as the
dominions of Prester John were TO the
med eYslists. Although his death wss
announced 30 years ago, the truth or
fslsty of it wss not then, nor has il since
been, sscertained. He might be slive So
Tar as his sge goes, for he would not be
more than 60 years old
The published betrothment of Count
CARL Won JENA, Of Silesia, Germsny, and
Miss EDITH PORTER, OF Skaueateles, is