Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1882-12-21
BRIEF ITEMS.

Miss L. NJ. Alcott has passed her 50th
birthday.
Mr.. W. H. Shaw, TJosh Billings" is
6S years old.
The health of Mr.. Frederick Dough
lass does not improve.
A portrait of Nine. de Stael, by
Gerard, was sold in Paris last week Tor
$50.
Mr.. Kenny, the new Home Ruler
member for Ennis, is the baby Of the
house of oommons-2l,
The presidents sister, Mrs. McElroy,
will return to the white house in the
latter part of the season.
Gen. SLOVENIAN is the first military
man who has been elected governor of
California since it has been state.
In Paris this winter the trimmings of
evening toilets will consist of masses
of creamery lace and bouquets of
flowers.
"Cosmogont," says an English scien-
tists,' stands to geology in much the
same relation as embryology stands to
zoology"
Wendell Phillips, just past 70 years,
is fond of Bacon's essays, and he has
always been a persistent reader of bio
graphy.
The Chinese Minister at Washington
has wardrobe said to be worth $780,
600.
Society down East is rapidly form
ing itself into two parties the Lang
try and the Labouchere.
The Emperor of Russia proposes Wis
iting Copenhagen, London, and possib-
ly Paris in the spring.
"Janson" Gould, and Jay, is the
name under which the little man Of
many millions was christened.
Mrs. Elizabeth Murray, well known
American artist in water colors, died
at San Reno, Italy, on Friday, aged
65.
John B. Cough, between his starting
out in 1912 and the close of his sea-
son May /, 1882, delivered $3.50 lect-
ures to S,500,0O0 people.
Christine Nilsson had an enthusiastic
reception at San Francisco the other
evening. The Marquis of LOrne and
Princess Louise occupied box at the
entertainment.
Ben Butler il AIMS Dickinson's can.
didate for President. There's no &C
counting for tastes" the woman re-
marked when lamb sought to marry
q wolf.
Mr.. Jay Gould's son George, having
been accused of bestowing diamonds
upon Mrs. Langtry, not only denies it,
but declares he knows a dozen Ameri-
can ladies who are fairer to see.then the
British beauty.
Hon. John f. Potter, famous as a
very plucky member of Congress from
Wisconsin in the period Immediately
proceeding the war, is slowly passing
away at his country home in Wal
worth county, Wis.
Professor Tice, who pretends to
know all about the weather, predicts
that at Christmas time it will be flair
and cold" OF course he doesn't know
more about it then the rest OF US, but
there is no law against guessing.
Michelango Cactani, of Rome, Duke
of Sermoneta, is dead. He belongs to
the family of Pope Boniface VIII,
and was highly accomplished in liter
ature and arts. He lost his sight near
ly twentyyear ago.
A banquet is to be given in Washing
ton on New Years day in honor of
Frederick Douglass in recognition of
his long services in the interest of his
race and of humanity. Ex-senator
Bruce, Of Mississippi, is to preside,
and the entertainment is designed to
be not local, but national.
In 1880 fund was raised in NATION.
ILL.,, to which Robert T. Lincoln con
tributed quite literally, and a shaft
twelve feet high now marks the grave
of Thomas Lincoln, the father of Abra-
ham Lincoln, in the "Old Pennington"
graveyard about twelve miles southeast
of Maftoon