Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1882-12-01
BRIEF ITEMS.

The Vicksburg Miss Commercial
tDem.) believes that Congressman
Springer. of Illinois, would suit South
ern Democrats for Speaker very well.
A little girl at Glendale, No., has re-
celved free pass good for life on the
Missouri Pacific railroad. Seeing two
trains approaching each other en-
curve, she stopped one by frantically
waving her apron. thus averting dis
aster.
In recognition of the generosity of
Frederick Backman, of New York, in
having presented to Italy the house in
that city once tenanted by General
Garibaldl, the municipality of Civita
vecchia have conferred the freedom of
the city on him.
The great observatory built and
equipped by ex Governor Washburn as
Gift to Madison wis. University will
be ready for presentation and use as
soon as the imported meridian circle,
which costs s., 200, and which has just
arrived, can be tested.
David F. Fisher. doorkeeper of the
New York Academy Of Music, claims
to have received check of $4,000
from gentleman for whom he did a
favor twenty years ago.
Gilbert & Sullivan's new opera, so
lanthe; or, the Peer and the Peri" was
brought out at the Standard theatre, in
New York, on Saturday evening, with
great success. The music is reported
of higher order than that of the
authors previous productions.
Ex-Rev. II. o. Hoffman, of Bloom
ington, ILL.,, said that he should not try
to have his sentence of expulsion from
the Methodist church reversed by the
judicial conference, to which he has
appealed, and which convenes on De-
cember 5, at Des Moines. A letter
signed by thirty-one of his friends, ask
ing him to give up the fight, is pub
ished.
William S. Hayward has been nomi-
mated for third term as Mayor, by
the Republican City Convention, of
Providence, R. l., and the whole pres
ent board of city officers with him.
The nomination i: equivalen to an
election.
The Atlanta Constitution has figured
up the electoral vote of 1884, and finds
that the Democrats can afford to lose
all their recent gains except New
York. Ii that state and Virginia are
Democratic, the next President will be
a Democrat.
The Danville (Ill.) Commercial says:
Lorin G. Collins, of Cook county, an
able and active member of the legisla-
ture, would make an excellent Speaker
of the House. Mr.. Collins would be
conscientious ano impartial in the dis
charge of his duties, and no better Sc
lection for the place could be made.
The following story is told of Geor-
gia Legislator. SENATOR Pike left the
joint session the other day pending the
roll-cal on the election of Judge Law
son, to see the circus procession that
was passing the capitol. He was so
impressed with Bolivar, the big ele-
plant, that when he rushed back into
the hall he cried out: Il change my
vote from Bolivar to Lawson!"
There died on Monday at Mehama,
Oregon, Mis-. Captain John Smith, a
daughter of William Morgan, who is
alleged to have been murdered by
members of the Masonic order in 1896
She steadily refused to give any infor-
nation in regard of the tragedy.
Rev. Charles II. Spurgeon, Jr., son of
the eminent London clergyman, who
has been on visit to this country for
short time, sailed from New York to
Europe on the Alaska Tuesday after
noon. He expressed himself as, de-
lighted with the American institutions,
and promised TO induce his father to
visit this country.
Mrs. McCreary, a California lady,
representing the big bonanza element.
appeared in her box at the opera in
New York the other night without
gloves, and straightway q tale was
started among the apes of fashion that
mo gloves" would be henceforth the
thing. But "Mrs. Grundy" says that
Murray Hill people cried out altogether
too soon.
Predictions as to Mrs. Langtry's re-
ception in New York society do not
seem to have been fulfilled. Several
rich and fashionable bachelors have
given to her and her friends, Mrs.
Labouchere, dinners and suppers at
Delmonico's, and have lavished on her
attentions in the shape of visits, bou-
quets and drives, but no one mas heard
of her appearing as a guest at any social
entertainment. Whether this is owing
to her failure to receive invitations, or
whether she had been unable by reason
of professional engagements to accept
4hem, cannot be said.