Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1882-05-18


great improvements are now being
made.
f. S. Durfee, who was the worship
full master of the lodge in which Nor
gan, the alleged exposer of masonic
secrets, was passed and raised, died
at Oshkosh, Wis, Thursday, aged 81
years.
Kansas claims former citizen in
President Arthur. He went to Leaven-
worth in 1867, intending to locate,
bought some town lots, and lived in
Kansas about a month. Then he re-
turnea to New York.
The Emerson family has contained
some of the most notable men, intel
lectually, III the history of New Eng
land. Wendell Phillips and the Rev.
Phillips Brooks are descended from an
uncle of Ralph Waldo Emerson.
James Russell Lowell is, as an author,
intolerant of autograph-hunters. He
drops the stamps inclosed by collectors
into his stamp-boX and losses their
letters into his waste-paper basket
which is an excellent place for them.
The condition of Ex-Governor G. C..
Washburn, Of Wisconsin, who is at
Eureka Springs, Ark, has suddenly
changed for the worse recently. He is
low, and not expected to survive.
Cordinal Newmans portrait will be
the frontispiece of the June Century.
An authentic life of the Cardinal by
Mr.. kegan Paul, the well known Lon
don buplisher will accompany it.
Cononel d. b. Henderson of Du-
buque, Iowa, the newly-eected Secre-
tary of the Republican Congressional
Committee, has arrived in Washington.
to take charge of the duties of that
office.
Judge Lord, of the Supreme Bench
Of Massachusetts, is said to be dying.
He has been an invalid for many years,
but has had the reputation of having
one of the keenest minds and sharpest
tongues in the State.
Mr.. H. w. Shaw, better known as Josh
Billings, stopped at White plains, N. Y,
the other DAY on his way to the White
Mountains III coach. He proposes to
drive all the way. He was accom-
panied by Mrs. Shaw and driver.
Senator Bayard's residence, on the
outskirts of Wilmington, Del, was en-
tured the other day by burglars during
the absence of the people having
charge of it while the family are in
Washington, and large quantity of
valuable property stolen.
Mr.. Joe jeff erson, the actor, when
in Washington, recently, presented to
attorney general Br, later, who has
been friend of his for many years, a
view of a southern swamp, painted by
himself, which is now in the attorney
generals office.
At the recent royal wedding, the
Princess Beatrice wore a dress which
once belonged to Catharine of Aragon,
one of the wives of Henry VIII, an old
gold and pink satin covered with $780,
600 worth d'Alencon lace.
Herman Linde, German elocution-
list, who was famous twenty years ago,
and who could repeat all the works of
Shakespeare, Schiller and other authors,
from memory, is in New York hope
Iessly i'll of softening of the brain.
Benefits new steam yacht Namou-
ma has her cabins forward, an her fore
castle aft-an arrangement which may
be deemed an innovation. The theory
is that the forward part of the vessel
has the least motion, while the stern
twists with every wave.
A Philadelphia boy, now II years old,
was named for Ralph Waldo Emerson.
Mr.. Emerson was informed of the fact,
and given picture of the child, and be
sent back a set of his books and a seal
ed letter, to be opened on the occasion
of his nanerakes twenty first birth
day.
The power of attorney given by Will
lam II. Vanderbilt to William X. Van
derbilt, his second son, filed on Satur.
day, authorizes William X. Vanderbilt
to act as his fathers agent for the let
ting of his fathers real estate, and the
collection of his rents. The real estate
consists of fifteen business buildings
and residences.
A 3-year-old baby on exhibition in
Petersburg, Va, weighs 140 pounds,
and the Iader-Appeoi, which is an au-
thority in such matters, says that he
is, moreover, very pretty little
mountain of flesh as clean as a whistle
aud as fat as a pig.
A Hartford man went to a lawyer for
advice. After receiving the retaining
fee the lawyer said. estate your case"
"Well, sir" replied the client, "a man
told me to go to hi and want your
advice" The attorney took down a
volume of the Connecticut statutes, and
after turning over few leaves, answer
ed; Don't you do it. The law doesn't
compel you"
A dramatic editor of Frenlh paper
had occasion recently to criticize Sc
verelv the performance of a somewhat
popular actress. Shortly afterwards
the lover OF the young lady met the
journalist in the theatre. and presented
him with a package of goose quilts.
"This, sir" said he, us present from
Miss X" "What p exclaimed the
critic, "did she tear all these out of you
herself? How you must have suf-
cred ~
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