Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1882-11-23
BRIEF ITEMS.

Inc luke OF NGWeaStie Is visiting
Boston.
Captain Eads, Of jetty fame, has ar
rived from Europe.
Senators Conger and Yes: reached
Washington Saturday.
Speaker Keller has returned to Ohio,
to remain fortnight
Ex-senator Atchison, of Missouri, is
said to be failing rapidly.
SThe late Jacob Forney, of Westmin-
sIer, Md, left a $3.50, 900 estate.
Judge Asa Packers widow is critical
ly i'll at her home in Mauch Chunk.
General Fitzhugh Lee will be given a
reception and banquet by the Charles
ton, ), c., city council soon.
John Mccullough, the actor, says
that the public, being used to him in
old parts, refuse to see him in anything
new.
Ex-Governor Anthony, of Kansas,
commands an army of 1000 laborers,
who are building railroad from Ell
Paste to chihuahua, Mexico.
Representative Emory Speer, who
was defeated in his last race for con-
gress, will practice law in Atlanta at
the close of the coming session.
Representative O'Hara, who has Just
been reelected to congress from North
Carolina, Is q native of Canada and it is
said that he never has beer natural
lied.
Ex-Representative Hezekiah b.
Smith, OF Smithville, Burlington coun-
| ty, proposes to make an active canvass
for Mr.. McPnersons seat in United
States senate.
The Rev. Walter Colley has resigned
the pastorate OF the First Baptist
Church in Bethlehem and has accepted
a call to the Lehigh Avenue Baptist
Church, Philadelphia.
Major Nathaniel Burbank, managing
editor Of the New Orleaus fiodvu,.e, was
married in Ascension Parish, La, last
week, to Miss Ella Burbank, the daugh-
ter of wealthy planter.
Benjamin II. Hill, Jr., in an address
before the Georgia legislature, few
days ago, declared that he would be
glad to serve in the United States senate
during the short term, occasioned by
the death Cf his father. Mr. Hill had
stated previously that he did not wish
the short-term senatorship.
Representative Dibble, of South Caro-
line, was unseated during the last $685.
ION OF congress by the vote of John
Paul, one of the Virginia members.
Both men were reelected last Tuesday.
On Thursday Mr. Dibble telesraphed
to Mr.. Paul; "Hope to meet you in
Washington this winter and return
compliment"
Pennsylvania Governors have near
ly all been native to her soil Hoyt,
Hartranit, Geary, Curtin, etc. The first
man born below Mason and Dixon's
line since John Dickinson to rule Penn
sylvania was elected last Tuesday
Robert Pattison.
DR.. Joseph Fayrer, who has ust
been knightod by the Queen, is bluff
and modest man, resembling sailor,
undersized, but strongly built, intelli-
gent, unaffected, kind and independent.
His hobby is natural history, and he is
honorary physician to the Queen.
Mr.. George Bancroft, the historian,
has lately bought another Kentucky
horse for 81 900 on which he rides daily
in Washington. 1t is a very gentle an
imal, and is named Pippo. His other
Kentucky horse, purchased about two
years ago, is lame, and taking II vaoa.
ton at his place at Newport.
In the suit brought by Samuel Wilke-
son against Henry Ward Beecher, fer
failure to complete the second volume
of the Life of Christ" Judge B:rrett,
OF the New York Supreme Court, yes
terday held that the plaintiff he,: Jailed
TO make out case, but granted one
days time to produce evidence to show
the limitation Of the contract.
Harrison, the "boy preacher" has
been holding revival meetings at Grand
Rapids, Mich, for several weeks.
Three persons have been driven to in
sanity by the excitement, the latest
victim being Miss Emmons, dress
maker.
The Grand Dake and Duchess of
Vladimir have been obliged to leave
Russia by order of the Gar, and have
taken up pleasant residence in Paris.
The cause was some exceedingly witty
letters written by the Duchess to
friend, turning into ridicule the court
circles at Gatschina, one Of these hav-
ing been Intercepted by Ignatieh.