Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1882-12-14

Frank 3 Andrews, Democra', was
elected Mayor of New Haven, Conn
Saturday, by a majority of IS.
The State Temperance Alliance. of
New Jersey, pledged itself ia favor of
constitutional prohib ion OF the liquor
traffic.
The Governor of Louisiana has given
William Pitt Kellogg certificate OF
election to Congress from the Third
District of the State.
Governer-elect Thompson, of South
Carolina, was inaugerated Saturday.
United States Senator M. C. Butler
was reelected by the Legislature.
U. S, Grant, Jr., has sold his resi-
dence in New York to ID. G. Amber
for $o2 600 cash and $4,000 acres of
land in Baker county, Fla.
The Crown Prince of Germany sent
caoiegram to an art publishing house
IN Boston for large assortment of
Christmas cards.
Samuel f. Worcester, a brother OF
the photographer, formerly Judge and
member OF congress from Ohio, died
at Nashua, n. II.
Senator Pope Barrow, the successor Of
Senator Hill, from Georgia, for the lat
ter's unexpired term, is the youngest
senator in the senate chamber. He is
40.
Gen. Grant has received many let
tiers OF congratulation in regard To lis
attitude toward Fitz John Porter, one
OF the latest being from Gen. Alfred II.
Terry.
There is just now a revival Of the re-
port that Gen. Lew Wallace, u.
Minister to Turkey, intends to accept
"a prominent position in the military
service of the Sultan
Robert Bonner has finished his in.
spechon Of the horse. breeding, farms
in Kentucky. He very much desires
TO purchase the morse Jay Eye See,
but is unwilling to pay $4,000 for
him.
The sum of $4,000 has been sub
scribed by twenty-three citizens of
New York toward the erection OF a
PEDESTAL for the Baitholdi statute of
Liberty from France, which is to be
ereCteu III tnat city.
"Ihe boys have been gwen "A chance
at the Goyernorships. Cleveland is
A., Walter, Of Connecticut, is 43; Pat
rison, OF Connecticut, 80, and Grant,
OF Colorado, only 80.
Four Territories are now seeking ad.
mission to the United States-Dakota
Washington, Utah, and New Mexica.
r. Mss. Louise Chandler Moulton, one
OF the most delicate writers of poetry
this country has produced, has arrived
from abroad
The widow OF Colonel Slayback, of
st. Louis, has brought suit against Col.
Cockerill for 5000 damages for killing
her husband.
Ever body that isn't married is get
| ting married this season." says New
York society man.
Mrs. Iangtry's trip TO America was
not without its compensations, even if
the critics are severe. She has had n
canai-boat named after her.
Rosa Bonheur bought lion sor $500
aud painted his portrait and sold it for
5000. In this fife the sham will sell
for more than the real, any day.
The New York Heralds weather
clerk does not think that we are to
have severe winter. Wen have TO
send Captain Paul II. Dennis after that
young man.
Twelve years ago Mr.. Joseph Morgan
started cattle rancho IN Ford county,
Kan, on borrowed capital. He recent.
" sold choice herd Of 1000 cattle for
$780, 900.
Miss Cassie Troy, a well-knogn act
ress OF New York, died in New Orleans
of enteritis, said to have been superin-
duced by the use OF poisonous cosmet.
les.
License" or "No license" was the
main issue in the town elections Of
Massachusetts, Saturday. While many
towns voted no license, the majority,
a. present reports, seem to have favor
ed license.
The Temperance party OF Alabama
have just held q State Convention, at
which it Was resolved not TO attempt TO
obtain prohibitory legislation. but, in
tead, TO secure better enforcement
of the license laws.
The pet pigeon that Mr.. Thurlow
Weed was so fond of, and constantly
petted until he became too Tito permit
its presence in the sick chamber, grew
very disconsolate after it's masters
death. Mr.. Clarence Seward said the
bird could hardly be quoted. II seems
to be aware Of it's loss.
A New York photographer keeps a
sealskin sack. He says: "a poor
girl will give a dollar extra 70 be taken
ia sealskin sack. ! charge 81 80 for
that. This Gainsborough hat gener
ally throw in for 80 cents"
The last words Of the Archbishop OF
Canterbury were at is coming; it is
coming" He bore the suffering Of his
last illness with true Christian courage
and patience, and had repeatedly Of
late expressed his entire readiness TO
depart and be at rest.
Canon Farrar, the famous English
divine, has blonde. intellectual face,