Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1883-01-11
BRIEF ITEMS.


The most useless piece of office fur
niture now is last years almanac.
Nine. Albani, the famous soprano,
sailed from Liverpool last Friday for
the United States.
What is the condition of that old leaf
you turned over so bravely when il was
neg, year ago?
Adslina Pstti and her company will
sing at McVicker's Theater, Chicago,
week after next.
B. p Shillaber, better known as
Mrs Darlington" lies i'll of pneumo-
MIA at Chelsea, Mass.
Rev. Henry Rose, of Milwaukee, has
been called to the John Street Congre-
gational Church, at Lowell, Mass.
Senior Romero, the Mexican minister
at Washington, says our people are
comforting great benefits upon his coun-
try.
Mrs. r. B. Hayes, assisted by six
young ladies, kept open house at Ere
mont, o., on the LIST, and received
many calls.
An smphitheater with seats for 900
persons is being erected in Honolulu
for the coronation of King Kalakaua,
Feb. II
General Grant is now paying for some
of the presents he received abroad.
His recent grand dinner to the Japan
csc prince cost 81, 900.
The Garfield monument fund OF
Cincinnati now amounts to 50 699.77,
and has been placed in bank TO draw
per cent. interest until used.
Mrs. j. G. Blaine and her son were
thrown out of their carriage ia Wash
ington last night by collision with a
coupe, hut escaped without injury.
Evangelist Moody mas been present
ed with three valuable Ayrshire heif
ers by friend abroad, and they will
soon arrive at his home in Mortified,
Mass.
Mayor Grace has concluded not to
license the production Of the passion
Play in New York, and he did right.
General and Mrs. Grant arrived in
Washington to-day, to remain rs the
guests of General and Mrs. E. F. Beaie.
A reception will be rendered them this
evening by their hosts.
Col. Seaton, chief of the census
bureau at Washington, is suffering
from an affection of the eyes. and by
the advice Of his physicians is resting
from business for a few days. There
is nothing in his condition TO excite
uneasiness on the part of his friends.
Mr.. Wilfrid Blunt, who has recently
become so well known as the cham
pion and friend of Arab Pasha, is
good looking man of 43. His wife is
granddaughter of Byron, and very
eccentric in her N anners. Mr.. Blunt
is a Sussex squire, and a devoted
Roman Catholic.
According to an excellent authority,
"Tewfk Pasha, the khedive of Egypt
is little more than an undeveloped
child, so far as mind goes. His chief
amusement is to harness the ladies of
his sersglio one before another, with
bits in their mouths, and to drive them
round and round a room"
A cradle shaped like a couch-shell,
lined with pink satin, the arms of
Spain and Austria reproduced in the
lace of the curtains, and fleurs-de-lis
intertwinei with the child's initial,
"Y," for Ysabel, embroidered on the
Quilt aud pillow, is used for the new
Spanish princess. "Sleep, baby, sleep!"
General Robert C. Schenck, ex-con-
gresham and minister to London, is
now resident of Washington, and is
enjoying good health at the age of 73.
General j. L. Chamberlain has
placed in the chancel of the Congrega-
tional Church at Brunswick, Me, y
large staineG-glass window, as a mem
orial to the late Rev. DR.. George +.
Adams, who was paster of the church
for many years before going to New
Jersey.
A steel engraving of President Ar
thur appears in the Gotha Court Cllen-
dar for 1888, published in Berlin.
Three other engravings present "rhe
Four Kaisers," namely, Emperor Will
liam, his son, grandson and great
grandson. the King of Servia and the
Queen of Servia.
Mrs. Paran Stevens is understood to
have sold her interest in the Fifth Ave
nue. Hotel, New York, which she has
had since her husbands death, to Mr..
Eao, who is now sole owner.
The Crown Prince of Germany the
other day met Frau Lucca in Berlin.
Madame" he said, 81 am sure you
deserve very much pity" "Wny?" ask
ed the astonished prima donna. "Be-
cause you cannot hear Lucca."
One of the local lions of the season
at Washington is Count Fitz James, of
France, who is direct descendant of
Charles H., and Mrs. Churchill. He is
keeping house with NJ de Bildt, of the
Swedish Legation, next to Justice
Matthews residence.
The widow of d. A. Goddard, of the
Boston Advertiser, has declined purse
Of $250,0 900 contributed by friends of
her husband. she must be very
queer woman, unless she has ample
wealth of her own.
Secretary of the Navy Chandler has
one son whose weak eyes have inter-
Tered with his studies. Another son
has graduated at COLLEGE, and has gone