Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1882-07-06

opposite Inc entrance ana near the lat
ter picturesque feature will be -four
graceful oaken columns. There are a
reception room, parlor, drawing room
dining room and library on this floor
The first two are to he finished in black
walnut, the latter in mahogany, while
the balls have ceilings oil
paneled oak, and are to be vain.
scoted in psneled oak, all the way to the
top of the house. The drawing room,
dining room and library each measure
twenty by twenty-five teet, The other
rooms on this floor are tritle smaller.
The staircase Will be lighted by beauti-
full stained glass windows. There are
fully seventy-fve plate glass windows
in the house. Every room has an open
fire place, and there is also to be steam
heat throughout the house. There are
three bath rooms on the second floor,
one of them, which is As nicely fitted
up as the rest, is for the use of the SER
wants. In one of the Others Russian
bath is being constructed in addition to
the usual style of large bath tub. All
the second floor is finished in poplar
wood. The basement, which has cell
ings ten feet high, has in addition to
pantries, laundry, kitchen. wine closet,
provision closet which last is on the
north side rnder the outer staircas.
ard wll always be cooD, furnace room,
linen room and large billiard room.
The nall in the basement is wainscoted
with Georgia pine. There is a dumb
waiter and an elevator for baggage,
coal and wood, but none for passengers.
THERE'S MANY A SLIP.
Although he said before beginning
this spacious mansion that he intended
it as home for his family, whether or
70 he continued in official life ii can
not be doubted that it was AS a head
quarters for official society during his
term rs secretary of state, the expect
ed to last at least four years, that Mr.,
Blaine thought so large II dwelling, ar
ranged especially for entertainments,
necessary. 1t is probably equally true
that Senator Window had his new
house planned with the expectation Of
its being the residence of tho secretary
Of the treasury, which office he ceased
to hold some months before its compile
tom Senator Plat, of New York, too,
of course would not have bought n
house for his wife here, had he anticl-
pated so brief term in the senate, but
of all those disappointed i'll such ex-
pectations, he alone can attribute the
disappointment solely to himself.
Senator Cameron furnishes another
instance of IA official building spa.
cious residence here and being pursued
by misfortunes Immediately thereafter.
Neither he nor his wife have been in
good health since occupying their mag
nilicent new mansion here, and now,
~ related last week, it is proposed to
pull the meridian from under it and
alse demolish his political castles in his
own state One Of Senator Cameron
little daughters took leading part last
week in French play given at the res
idence of Mr.. Richard Merrick by the
pupils of Nine. Burr's school. Among
the other little girls who took part were
Mr. Merrick's daughter, n daughter OF
Senator Window, a daughter Of Gen
eral Paul and daughter of Mr.. Rams
dell, the register of wills. Mrs. Don
Cameron was among the audience
Last year Miss Mollie Garfield took
part in similar entertainment by
Nine. Burr's pupils, and President Gar
field was present.
LITTLE BENNy's PRorEGE.
Som e time ago, it was mentioned how
Attorney General Brewster's little son
Bonnie, AZ he is aflectionately called,
had interceded in behalf of man,
Edward Kelly, who was condemned to
be hung in New Mexico, on February
II, and had written on n card, GIVE
the poor fellow chance" signed it
ben, !" and insisted that it should be
sent to the President with the telegram
begging for reprieve, which came
during Attorney General Brewster's alb
sence to his residence at night and was
opened by BIS wife, who thought i; was
las the boy irsisted) intonded for him,
because his father bad been telegraph
ing to him during his absence. A sue
cession of respites, about four weeks
apart, were granted the man, that At
tornoy General Brewster might have
an opportunity TO examhie bis ease
thoroughly. The last respite was
to expire to-day, but two weeks
ago the President on recommendation
to mercy from the department Of JUS
tlce COMMITTED the sentence to imprls-
onment for life. Thus it will be seen
that little Bennie's plea, which caused
the first delay, was a providential,
childish inspiration, IA the mans crime
proved on investigation TO be one OF
less gravity than murder in the first de-
gree, and one which in no state or ter
ritory in the Union is legally punisba-
BILE with death. But for the prompt
action on the night Of February 10th
of Mrs. Brewster and her little son,
which secured the attention, before it
was too late, of the president to the
case. the man woud have been hung
the very next morning, and the discov-
cry Of the gross injustice done him
would have been too late. / thought II
right Kelley should know Of the child's
plea, so wrote it 10 him, and he has
more than once written to Bonnie call
ing down earnest blessings on his head.
The history Of the case is fuller Of
dramatic incidents than any work Of