Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1880-11-25
Personalities.

colored horses have been doing pretty
well lately.
Mrs SARAH E. LEE got divorce at
Charleston, Ill, lately, and in five min
utes was married to WILLIAM J. DoTE.
How she must have dotted on that man
--ALExANDRE DUMAS youngest dsugh.
ter, Mile. JEANNySE, is mentioned as
beautiful young creature, with large in
telligent eyes and features very like her
| fathers.
MIR, HENRY CLAY, the grandson of
the statesman, who Joined the Howgate
expedition, intends to spend the winter at
Rlttenbenk, Greenland-"all among the
| icebergs, oh -
President HAYES is reported to have
said that the last two years of his admin
istration have been as easy and pleasant
as perhaps any President has enj Dyed. In
his case, he says, "the sunshine has fol.
lowed" the storms and clouds.
The Rev. w. Ii. CLAIMING says that
WASHINGTON ALLsToN had genius for
story telling, and liked TO put in touches
of fairy life. He was fond Of children,
and loved to tell them stories be thought
1t important to give them the idea of
mystery and terror.
Nj. EDoUARD WOLFF, pianist and
composer of considerable talent, died re.
Gently in Paris at the age of sixty. seven;
he was native OF Warsaw, and had lived
in Paris since 1885. He WAS the uncle of
the wellknown artists, HENRI and Jo-
sEPH WIENIAwsKI.
MIR. DORSEY, the efficient Secretary of
the Republican National Committee, is
described as looking "very much like
Catholic Cardinal" He is Vermonter,
80 years old, q graduate of Oberlin, and
the owner Of q rancho in New Mexico,
whereto he has just gone with his wife
and child
Gen. GARFIELD is said TO be very fond
of base ball, never missing game 1t he
can avoid it. He always watches the
game closely, keeping the game himself,
and getting heartily excited over every
particularly brilliant play. He is an hon
orary member of the National Nina
The partnership of the French RorHs-
CHILDs, which expired on the ]st ultimo,
has been renewed. 1t is to end in 1908.
The capital of the house is fixed at SlO,-
100000, of which Bsrons ALPHoNsE,
GUsTAyE and EDMOND RoTHsCHILD are
each to furnish one-third. The regstra-
ton of the deed partnership cost $4,000
francs
M. GAMBETTA is delightful talker,
and a consummate master OF the arts OF
persuasion. A subaltern functionsry who
has frequent opportunities OF seeing him
explains much OF the hold he has over
men of various nauGnalities and con.
ditioHs by the phrase "C'est IN grand
/ charmeur."
/ JOHN DONoHUg, 8 locomotive en-.
! gineer for 46 years, died at his home in
/ Susequehsnns, n. Y, recently, at the age
of 90 years. "Uncle john" as he was
/ Familiarity called, was one of the famous
/ engineers of the country, and bis name
was we'll Known by railroad men both in
! this country and in Europe.
/ Senator BLAINE is expected to be one
| OF party of business men now travelling
| through the James River Valley and over
] tue mountains to the OAio river, Their
object is the examination Of the country
through which re Richmond ana Pitts
burg Railway IS 10 run-a road IN which
most OF them ere interested.
The choir of ST. Psul's Protestant
! Episcopal Church in Columbus, 0llo,
surprised the congregation last Sunday.
Immediately after services were con-
Cluded, the congregation were invited TO
keep their seats for time, aud CHARLES
! G. LORD and Miss TILE GEMUNDER
left the choir, OF which they are the
leaders, and took positions IN front OF the
ch.pcel, and were made man and wife,
Their intention had been a profound
secret, sud caused the greatest astonish-
ment
-President-elec GARFIELD is uncer-
tain as 10 his immediate plans. he is not
sure that he shall 60 to Washin gton al the
meeting OF Congress, but will probably
have to do so to arrange his sfairs His