Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1882-10-12
PERSONS AND THINGS.


vitations to lecture the coming winter.
In hot lights in Leadville, folks are
frequently covered with nothing more
than revolver.
There are no pumps where the CO.
coanut grows, which. perhaps, &C
counts fol the milk in it.
Archimedes invented the slang
phrase, "give us rest" when he OTTER
ed to move the world with his lever.
"What is this man charged within"
asked the Judge. with whisky, yer
honor" replied the sententious police
man.
Leigh Smith, English Arctic ex'
plorer, is already thinking of fitting out
another steamer to follow after the lost
Ezra.
Ex-Governor Dillingham; and wife,
Vermont, recently celebrated their
golden wedding at their home IN Wat
erbury.
President Barrios, of Guatemala, has
returned to New York from his trip
to Europe, having failed in his attempt
to obtain loan.
King Humbert has conferred the
decoration of the Order of the Crown
of Italy en- Colonel J. Schuyler Cros-
by, late American consul at Florence.
William G. Barnes, son of the
"Mountain Evangelist" of Kentucky,
has followed his fathers example, and
will begin work as a revivalist in Tenn
essee.
Mattias Romero, Mexican Minister
at Washington, has rendered his res
ignation. He will return to Mexico
next month and resume charge of the
Mexican Southern Railroad construc-
tons or Grant concessions.
The Rev. Augustus Sklorzik, y Pol
ish priest at Bay City, Mich, has been
convicted of spanking" the organist of
his church, and sentenced to pay a fine
of $40 and $3.50 costs or go 10 jail ten
days for the offsnse.
Prince Henry OF Prussia, second son
ofthe Crown Prince who has already
made two-years voyage around the
world in the Prince Adalbert frigate,
will soon embark on the Olga for SINH
lar training.
The King of Sweden is a helpful kind
of sovereign. Some years ago he saved
large banking house upon which a
run was made without cause, by max
ing it known that he had deposited
his private fortune with the firm.
The bookkeeper of country news
paper in Massachusetts, has disappear
ed, taking the keys of the safe with
him. The keys were probably the most
valuable things ne could find about
the place.
F,thetic wife (sobbng) Dearest,
I'll see that your grave is kept green
but none of those horrid bright green's.
A nice olive-gray green, with an old
bronzed tombstone, will look too aw-
fully lovely for anything"
Said the night Waterman, when,
about dusk, he was invited to drink II
cup Of coffee, "no, thank you; coffee
keeps me awake all night" Then he
saw his blunder, looked very embar-
raised, and tried to explain; but it was
no use.
A priest in Ireland preached few
Sundays ago from the text, 'if you do
not repent, we shall all likewise perish. -
The wife of a farmer who was present
went home and told her husband that
the text was, ''if you don't pay rent,
you shall leave the parish"
Among recent contributions to the
fund for monument to the late Sens-
tor Benjamin H. Hill is one of $50
from the Hon. James G. Blaine. This
is said to be the first subscription to
the fund from any prominent public
man in the North.
Governor Cornell will return to New
York after January l, and make his
home there. He is rich man, and an
architect is preparing plans for hand
some residence for the Ex-Governor in
the neighborhood of Madison avenue
and Ninety-tifth street.
A large audience was gathered, few
days ago, in Huntington Hall, Lowell,
Mass, by the unusual announcement
that General B. F. Butler was to ad-
dress a gospel meeting, to be held
there. They were disappointed, how
ever, for he failed to put in an ap-
pearance.
The Hon. SIMON CamaChO, long
Charged Affaires of Venezuela at
Washington, has just returned from
that country, having been promoted to
Minister Resident. His promotion will
be very acceptable in Washington, as
he is an efficient and very popular
member of the diplomatic corps.
A letter has been received In New
York from Rome, under date of Sep
TENDER 20, from the Italian Minister
of Foreign Affairs, to the effect that
au Italian Deputy Consul is to be sent
to Chicago. This step is to be taken on
account Of the number of Italians in,
and the business carried on by them at,
Chicago.
The marriage of Miss Rose d. Phin-
ney, daughter of Mr.. Theodore W.
Phinney, formerly an extensive sugar
refner in Chicago, and Mr.. William
Grosvenor, Jr., son of a prominent
physician Of Providence, r. l., was
celebrated Saturday, at Newport. A
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