Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1882-04-06
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Francisco, was married at the British
Embassy, in Paris.
Mr.. Charles L. Williams has been
postmaster at Naccochee, Ga, for fifty
one wears, and has never been too i'll
during the time to make out his menth-
ly report.
Colonel Robert G. Ingersoll will lee
ture in Brooklyn next Wednesday
evening, and Henry Ward Beecher
will lecture. in Washington the same
evening. even exchange . no rob.
berry.
Louise Michel, the French commun-
mist, has written book IN the intervals
of her intlamatory speechmaking. 1t
bears the title of lies Meprisees," and
is story of low life in Paris.
The ''meanest man" sent postal card
through a post office presided over by
woman on which was written: dear
Jack: Here's the details of that scan
dali" And then the rest was in
Greek.
Decidedly practical: William Hen
dersen has been arrested out in Utah
for a desperate assault upon Nor
mon. William seems to be a practical
sort of anti-polygamy Bill.
Thomas H. Benton's grave, in Belle
fontaine Cemetery, St. Louis, is much
neglected, and no one takes the trouble
to remove the weeds and rubbish
which are scattered around the place.
DR.. Marion Sims, the eminent sur
geon of New York, has now the right
to wear the order of Charles the Third,
the King of Spain having conferred
that decoration upon him in recog-
milton of his surgical career.
Colonel f. A. Carr, the hero of the
Apache war, has, in obedience to or
ders from the president, been ''proper-
ly admonshedh for ''disrespect and in
subordination toward his commanding
officers"
Ex-Secretary Blaine denies an alb
surd runner that he was shortly to enter
the Congregational ministry. 1t is re-
ported that Tom Murphy, of New
York, the well-known friend of Grant,
started the story.
Professor Henry A. Staple, of Buff
falo, died last week. He was promi-
nent musical director, and was consid-
cred one of the best bartones in the
country.
A republican senator who has dined
with every president from Buchanan to
Arthur says that the latter has given
the best dinner he ever saw at the ex-
ecutive mansion.
Mr. Richard L. Merrick, of Washing
ton, formerly of Chicago, has been APP
pointed assistant counsel in the prose-
cution of the star-route cases by Attor-
ney General Brewster.
The printers in Washington proposed
to give Mr.. S. 2. Rounds, of Chicago,
the new public printer, a reception on
his arrival in that city, but Mr.. Rounds
telegraphed declining the honor.
In the will Of the late Madame Au-
tran, widow of the French poet, she
desires that her heart be buried with
M. Autran but her body with that of
her first husband, an American named
Fitch
A tailor at Chicopee, Mass, puts the
accounts of his delinquent customers
conspicuously in his window, placarded
"These bills for SALE"
Definition of novel: Mr.. Swing
says "that novel is the worlds truth,
with beautiful woman walking
through it," Generally, we may add,
with man after her.
PA" asked Fogg's hopeful, the other
use to curry chickens with p Cox
combs" replied Fogg, promptly. Fogg
says he believes in always answering a
child when you can.
'If ever used any unkind words,
Fannah," said Mr.. Smiley, rehectively,
~ take them all back" eyes, sup
pose you want to use them over again,
was the not very soothing reply.
Seized the occasion: so you would
not take me to be twenty" said young
lady to her partner while dancing a
polka one evening. "What would you
take me for, them "For better, for
worse" replied he, and he was accept
ed.
A story OF the street car: "Alas We
must part" as the coat-tails said when
the street-car passenger took his seat.
"But we'll meet again." as the coat
tails said when three fat woman got
aboard Omitted we stand" as the
coat-talls said ''ior the rest OF the
ride"
According to the bombay Gazette, the
total number of cases of cholera during
the past year was 30,966, of which A.
2S2 proved fatal. The latest returns
show that for the present, at least, the
disease has wholly disappeared IN that
part of the world.
There lately died in Paris remark
able man in tie person of Mr.. Blind
worth, who was called the ''Dean of the
European Corps of Spies The son OF
an English mechanic, who had settled
at Gottingen, he passed his life as po-
litical state spy, and grew rich at the
business.
An Ohio man turned his wife out of
doors on al intensely cold night be-
cause she wished to discharge pretty
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