Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1882-11-30
BRIEF ITEMS.

The common COUNCIL OF DuHaiO, the
other evening elected Captain NJ. M.
Drake to fill the unexpired tern of
Grover Cleveland as mayor.
Having determined to spend half of
each year in New York City, ex-Gov.
ernor Stanford offers mis- San Francis-
co residence for sale; price, 81, 900, 600.
Mr.. Charles Downing, the famous
horticulturist, now in his Slst year.
was knocked dewn by street Car a
fey days ago in Boston and seriously
Injured.
Professor Leslie Waggener, president
of Bethel college, Kentucky, has been
elected to the chair of history and
literature of the university of Texas,
at Austin. His will accept.
At his own request, Rear Admiral j.
Blakely Creighton, of the United States
navy, has been placed on the retired
list. having been III the service over
forty years.
Albert Pell, a member of the British
house of commons, has left London
\ for the United States to inquire into
the operation of the large cattle ranches
in the west.
Congressman Godlove S. Orth, of
Indiana, who has been in very poor
health for several weeks, is reported
better. 1t is very doubtful if he will
be able to take his seat at the opening
Of congress.
B Miss Ellen Whiting, daughter of ex-
Congressman Whiting, of Peoria, ILL.,,
was the other evening united in mar
riage at the residence of the brides
parents TO John r. Forrhan, of New
York city.
A New York letter says Geo. Gould,
son of Jay Gould, is now seen in pub
lie good deal. His object is said to
be to represent the family in social
way. His father hardly ever shows
himself outside of Wall street.
DR.. Talmage says that when Cover
nor Waller is inaugurated in Connecti-
cut all the newsboys of America should
have a torchlight procession in honor
of the man who was once a newsboy in
the city of New York.
The emperor and empress of Russia
are recovering from their fear of the
nihilists. They were heroic enough to
drive through the streets of st. Peters-
burg last Sunday in an open sledge and
review regiment of guards.
The venerable Empress Augusta, Of
Germany, is now we'll enough to leave
Baden. She will 60 to Coblenz, whence
she will return to Berlin early in De-
cember, against the advice Of her
physicians, who recommend that she
spend the winter south.
Mr.. w. II. Vanderbilt denies that
he mas taken any active part in the
railroad war between the northwestern
roads, and says that, Gas a matter of
fact, have for the last year attended
very little to railroad business. l have
have hardly been to my Office three
times in the last twelve months"
Lucy Stone, in the Womon's Journal,
says of the Rev. DR.. Eaton, who thinks
it improper for women to preach from
his pulpit: TT is too late in the day
for any one to heed or believe this man,
who is behind the age. Even if he
lives he will wake mp some day to find
his mistake. We forgive him in ad-
vance,"
The st. Paul, Mimi, Press prints the
names of eighty. three members of the
Minnesota Legislature who, it says, are
instructed or pledged to vote for Sena-
TOT Windows reelection. Seventy six
is majority of the whole Legislature.
Henry Ward Bcecher said at the re-
cent dinner in New York to Herbert
Spencer: 'The whole business of re-
liglon is not merely to insure man
against fire in the other world, but to
create an insurable interest in him."
1t is now settled that Sir Garnet
Wolseley will take the title of Baron
Wolseley of Cairo and OF Wolseley in
the county of Stafford, while Sir Beau
champ Seymour will take the title OF
Baron Seymour of Alcester (pronounc-
ed Auster) in the county of Warwick.
Colonel Fornequet, of Summit, Miss,
once a personal friend of Alexander
Hamilton and Aaron Burr, ID now So
years old, but shows scarcely sign of
I age or infrmity. He was soldier in
General Jackson's army at New Or
leans, and we'll remembers seeing Ma
poleon /. in Paris in 1911.
Edwin Booths recent reception at
Glasgow. Scotland, was so cordial that
be stepped TO the footlights and spoke
to his admirers. He thanked them for
their generous patronage, and also said
arindly word to the leader of the or
chestra, the band having opened the
programme with the "Star Spangled
Banner
There is some style at Omaha. The
social season was opened recently by
Mr.. and Mrs. Levi Carter at the Bax-
ton Hotel bya party which cost $4,000.
The hotel has just been finished.
The Emperor of Austria's brother,
Charles Louis, has for the fifth time
been elected Burg omaster Of Arstetten.
His forester and the village bootmaker
are elected on the council.
Victims Of the River and HarbOr Bill
Boston Travler
a Tho praoapt ,,ofiopol housp Df rem.