Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1880-06-30
PERSONAL GOSSIP.

EMPEROR WILLIAM is eighty-three.
JOHN MOUNT PLEASANT, of the Tusca-
roras is credited with being the wealthiest
Indian chief living.
GARFIELD is not the youngest man ever
nominated for the presidency. Grant
was, when first nominated, two years
younger than Garfield is.
MISS MARY CLARKE ANDERSON. who
died at Salem, Mass, recently, at the age
OF ninety-eight, is said to have been a
direct descendant of Oliver Cromwell.
COLONEL ORDwAY, the new governor
OF Dakota, is an exceedingly tall person,
broad-shouldered and handsome, with
lron-gray hair and beard, pair of soft,
kindly, black eyes, and frank smile.
The Emperor William has conferred
the Order Pour lie Merite, one of the
highest distinctions in his gift, upon
Professor Nordenskjold in recognition of
his services in the cause of geographical
discovery.
PATRICK KEARNEY, the Oregon pio-
neer, who in 1862 threw into the sea a
bag of gold, the hard earnings of many
years, to rescue little girl from drown
ing, is now at the Skagit mines, still hard
at work. He says that he doesn't regret
the loss of the gold.
MISS SYDNEY PAUL GILL, the author
OF the hymn 81 Want to be an Angel"
has just died in Newark, N. J. She was
native of Birmingham, England, and
sixty years of age. Miss Gill wrote a
number of hymns, but the one named is
the only one that attained popularity.
GEN. GARF1E1D's mother, plain,
companionable old lady, is living at her
sons house in Washington. She is a
devout member of the Disciples, and so
is her daughter-in-law. There is church
of that denomination on Vermont ave-
nue., Washington, and both the mother
and wife of the nominee attend regularly.
VICTOR HUGo's granddaughter, Jeanne
Hugo, has received a paper knife made
from the tooth of walrus, on one side
of which is inscribed "J. H., and on
the other, From the expedition of the
Vega to the Polar sea- Presented to
Mile. Jeanne Hugo by A. E. Nordensk-
jold."
MATTHEW ROBINSON, of Lafayette,
Ind, is $50 years of age. He says he
took the first boat through the Lock
port, N. Y, locks; that he went to sea
when thirty years of age, and followed
that vocation for fifty years, and for
forty-three years ran on the Erie canal.
He never wore spectacles, never carried
cane, and was never sick.
SEVERAL years ago, at the beginning
Of the petroleum excitement, young
man, whose father left him farm in the
oil regions, became possessed of great
wealth, which he spent. He was known
as Goal Oil Johnny" He became
gambler, and he is now in prison in Gin
cinnati ON charge of robbing a country-
man.
AUNT POLLY JEROME, who died in New
London, Conn.,, on the Cd instant, was
102 years and five months old. She had
never left the town but once, and that
was in 1912, when the British fleet block
AIDED the harbor to prevent the sailing of
Commodore Decatur. At that time the
women and children were removed for
safety. Aunt Polly never rode on rail-
road or steamboat
CONSIDERABLE stir has been created In
society circles in Pittsburg and New
York city by the announcement OF the
marriage of John FL. Schoenberger, the
"iron king" to Miss Alice Taylor, of
New. York. Mr.. Shoenberger's first
wife did about two years ago. He is a
man of about middle age. The bride is
Trinity Church, in Pittsburg She is a
noted belle. They will go to Europe for
a year, and then, perhaps, settle in New
York.
OLD Mr.. Fisk, the father of the late
James Fisk, Jr., is an odd genius, with
a talent for making prayer-meeting adj
dresses. He has habit of going into
meetings where he is stranger, and in
dulging in few remarks, in which he
tells the brethren who he is, and adds
some information concerning the liberal
deeds his son used to perform. Now he
has gone west, with view of evangeliz-
ing Michigan. He has somewhat
worldly show, prominent part Of which
is a richly gilded chariot in the style of
the wagons in which circus bands ride.
He has new patent harness to sell,
and, in connection with the harness and
the show, he sandwiches in a variety of
religious efforts.
PRINCE WILLIAM, eldest son of the
Prussian Grown Prince, has Just been
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Victoria. The aged emperor brought in
the bride, and beamed with qualification
as he presented Bismarck and other
guests to her. She has great personal
attractions, and is in her twenty-second
year, nearly the same age as Prince
William. She wore white silk dress
and hat trimmed with mayfowers, with
white veil. A boquet of tea roses rested
on her breast, and in her hand the
Princess held one of white roses and
mayfowers A skiold string of pearls,
with a golden medallion, was round her
neck. The match is said to be of mutual
affection rather than of state arrange
ment.
VIcE-ADMIRAL LATHAM, G. B., recent
ly deceased, entered the service in 1925,
and commanded the Fury, in the Black
Sea squadron, during the progress OF the
progress of the Crimean war; was present
at the bombardment of Odessa, and the
accommodating of Sebastopol. and re-