Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1882-11-16
BRIEF ITEMS.

chasses In the NORTH west.
Admiral Seymour is only the second
naval peer created during Nicteria's
reign. The other was the late Lord
Lyons. Seymour will take the title
of Lord Alcester, and reports say that
beautiful widow will share his honors
United States Senator and Mrs. An
gus Cameron, of Wisconsin, have been
IN California for some time, and when
last hear from were spenaynL a few
q 4ys at Santa Cruze, a delightful sea-
side resort south of San Francisco.
Scores OF women in New York are
considered prettier than Mrs. Langtry.
Her beauty remained unknown until
she was picked up by the Prince of
Wales. He set the fashion of admir-
ing her and she became a professional
beauty.
Mr.. Henry /. Clapp, of the firm of
Fairbanks & Co., New York, whose re-
cent disappearance greatly alarmed
his friends, has cabled his safe arrival
in Europe. He went 10 see friend off
by steamer, and concluded to accom-
pany him down the bay and return by
the pilot boat The boat left suddenly
while he was talking with his friend in
the saloon, and he was obliged to con-
tinue his voyage. He will return next
week.
A singular fatality seems TO have
comprised the lives of part of Rich
ard Bailey's family of ten children,
who were born and have generally
lived at Townshend, VT Henry, aged |
80, dropped dead in his own yard at
that place Monday; Hubbard. 70, |
dropped dead in Montgomery; Dana, |
"A, fell from q load of corn and broke |
his back; Abisha, 72, fell from load |
of corn at Saratoga and broke his neck, |
and Mrs. Polly Bailey Franklin was
taken suddenly i'll, and died before the |
doctor could be summoned.
Beggars ply President Arthur as
much as they do Gould and Vanderbilt, |
for pecuniary assistance. Some of them |
are extremely modest in their demands, |
and only ask for so cents.
Paul Boyton has saved seventy.six
lives in the United states, and has
gained much money and twelve de-
corations including four crosses of
knighthood-from old world potenta-
ties.
Miss Kate Pattison, Mrs. Langtry's
leading lady" who is chaperoncd in
this country by Miss Emily Faithful, is
one of the losers by the Park Theater
fire, both she and Mrs. Langtry having
dresses burned.
For the first time since his prostra-
ton on the preceding Tuesday, Mr.. A.
Bronson Alcott, the venerable Concord
philosopher, was on Sunday able to
speak distinctly. On Monday he was
able to read little.
Barnes, the revvalist, says his mis-
sion on earth is twofold, ITO glorify God
and worry the devil" The Philadelphia
Press is glad to hear this assurance that
brother Barnes votes straight repub-
lican ticket.
George Wilkes wants to limit the &C
QUESTION of wealth to 100000. He
will experience but little opposition |
from the majority of people.
St. Louis society has diamond ma
MIA. 1t claims to have the largest pair |
of matched diamonds in the United |
States, but they are of greenish vel |
low shade.
Ex-senator Morrill,, of Maine, who
has been seriously i'll IN Washington
for long time, is now slowly recover
ing his health, and is about to return
TO Portland.
When Nine. Adelins Patti crrived in
New York she was duly serenaded but
Niccolini impudently thanked the or
chestra for the complement bestowed
on him.
There was a consultation of physlc-
ians yesterday at Concord, in Mr.. AL
colts case. One expressed the opinion
that Mr.. Alcott would gradually fail and
pass quietly away.
Mrs. Langtry is said to have Ia very
unique way of declining. flowers present
ed by people whom she does not know.
The "way," however, is not explained.
4 London dispatch says: "Anthony
Trollope, the novelist, while at dinner
on Friday, was seized with some kind
of a fit, which largely overpowered bis
mental faculties"
In the new volume Of her letters
George Sand, speaking inciIentiy o
the English character, sums j. up thus
every true Englishman believes him
self TO be the finest man IN the finest
country in the world"
GoverEor Alexander H. Stephens, of
Georgia, dislikes to be called Governor
He prefers mister" He'll get over
that by and bye, when he finds that
folks will insist on calling him Governor
whether or no.
Master Bee Davis, aged IS, of E4,
ton, o., played cheeriully all da, Satur-
day. and that night bade his companions
good-by, telling them he was going to
die. and he actually was dead from par
alysis at o'clock Sunday morning.
The Supreme Court of Illinoise has
been formerly notified by James T.
Latham that on the opening of its next
session, at Mount Vernon, motion will
be made to erase the name of Franklin
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