Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1880-10-21
Personalities.

1t Is estimated ina visiting amell-
cans have expended within q few months
not Less than $3.50 100000 in Europe.
The story is again circulated that
JAY GOULD has purchased the New York
World establishment. 1t is now said the
price paid was 800 900.
-GEoRsE MAcD next novel is
I to be called Mary Msrston," and it will
! illustrate certain interesting phases OF
modern English life.
Manager MAPLEsoE says: MADAME
I GERsTsR returns y America in msgni
I cent condition. Her enforced repose has
! strengthened her voice, notably in the
middle and upward notes"
DIR. ERWIN, as a result of his observs.
tons during recent journey 10 the west
ern shores of the Albert Nyanza, has
reached the conclusion that the lake visit
ed by HENRY NJ, STANLEY has no con.
nec,ion vita Lake A bert.
Mrs. SoUTHwoBTH, the novels, Of
many initials, whose residence in George
town, d c., is near to the place where il
is reported that rebel flag was recently
exhibited, has ordered her agent to pur-
chase and erect on the topmost part of her
cottage Union flag.
The Prince of Wales attended
grouse drive at Glenmuick, Scotland, on
the 2lst of September. Although the
wind was very high and the birds were
difficult to reach, the party begged one
hundred and seven head of grouse.
The new book by the author of "The
FOOLS Errand," just published, under the
title of Bricks Without Straw" is we'll
written story OF the Southern negro's
experience In freedom and politics, very
interesting, and at the same time very in.
structive.
The wars in which ARCHIBALD
FORBES, now on a visit to this country,
has represented the London Ne,os are
these: The Franco Prussian, three cam
paigns in Spain, the Servlan var, the
Russo Turkish, the first war in Atghanis.
tan in tS77.8, and the Zulu war.
MIR. BLooDGooD Ii CUTTER, a person
who is known as The Long Island Poet"
was reported dead q few days ago, and
nis obituary duly appeared in number
of Journals. On Monday Mr. CUTTER
arrived in New York from Liverpool,
being in full possession of his flesh and
fire poetical he was in Paris when he
read his obituary.
GEORGE s. WALKER is being prose
cuted In Philadelphia for marrying his
niece. The Pennsy lvania law on the sub
ject says that "no woman shall marry her
mothers brother" but WALKERS lawyer
argues that it does. not forbid the brother
to marry the neice. decision has not
beeu reached.
The exEmpress EUGENE has been
very unwell since her return from Zulu
land. Her once beautiful eyes are now
dim and fatigued, surrounded by dark
circle; her face Is furrowed with the lines
of sorrow and tears; hsrdly 80 years OF
age the former empress OF the French
looks as If she was over 60.
GEORGE MAGEE, ST., known as the
"L)ne Fisherman" and one of the most
expert swimmers in Canada, was drowned
ia the canal at Wellaud few days since.
He went into the canal at noon to battle,
aud was found soon after standing up
night, with his head above water, but
quite dead.
The stone which covers the grave OF
Miss NELSON in Brompton Cemetery,
says The Echo, has already been surround.
ed by Towering plants, and covered with
wresths and immortelles, placed there by
/ The hands of loving and afecnonate al
mrers. At the head, pending the compile
ton of suitable monument, stands q
| simple white cross, bearing only the word
! "NEILsON,"
/ The annual convention of the Delta
Kappa Epsilon College fraternity will be
| held in Hartford, Conn, with the Trinity
chapter, ou the 20th and 21st OF thia month
At the literary exercises Bishop RoBERr
SON, of Missouri, will preside DR.. E. P.
7 PARKER, OF Hartford, will deliver the ora.
ton, and GEORGE A. MARDEN, of Lowell,
Mass, Will deliver the poem.
AT Harvard, seventeen young ladie-