Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1883-05-18
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ihge canned lOr nln near cincinnati.
Since he retired from the stage, twenty
fivo years ago, he has been engaged
in vinegrowing.
Gen. Hazen, not satisfied with one
cottage, has rented two villas a. New
port.
Gen, Butler has the power of going
to sleep at any time when he chooses
to do SO.
The late Ex-Governor E D. Morgan
left $500 600 for the purpose of endow-
ing 3 professorship of elocution and
vocal culture III Union Theological
Seminary at New York.
Mr.. Holcombc, the Indiana state SUI
pGrintendent of public instruction, de
cides that under the laws of that state
women are eligible to the position Of
school trustee.
In Puck's cartoon of "The National
Dog Show," this week, Gov. Cleveland
is represented rs the noblest animal on
exhibition, and bears the label Of
"Puck's entry"
The Dnke of CoSraught, third sen of
Queen Victoria, has been appointed to
the command of brigade in
India, in order to give him an oppor-
tunity to qualify himself for the
offics of VIceroy of India, which
the Queen desires to see him occupy.
During her stay in Bermuda, the
Princess Louise composed piece of
music, entitled "Tne Calabasa Polka"
which will be performed at the next
Government House ball at Ottowa.
Miss Emily Faithful, the philanthro-
pist, Miss Kate Pattison, the actress,
who is Miss FAithful's protege, Mr.. The
odore Tilton, and Mr.. francesca Maria,
the artist, have sailed for Europe.
Ex-senator Window is said to have
under consideration the offer which has
been made to him of the vice-presi-
deucy of the florida Ship Canal and
Transit Company, with which he is
identified.
Mrs. Langtry says she saw more
beautiful women in Baltimore than in
any other American city. Our Chicago
beauties did not show themselves very
freely at the performances of the Jer-
sey Lily.
The London Pail Mall Gazette OF
April 26 says: "The report of the
death of Suleiman Pasha, the defender
of the Shipka Pass, is contradicted. He
is sill in exile at Bagdad."
Edwin P. Hammond, of Rensselaer,,
Ind it is stated, will to day be appoint.
ed Judge of the Supreme Court of that
state, vice Woods, appointed to succeed
Mr.. Gresham az Judge of the United
States Circuit Court.
A. S. Hardy, the author Of a recent
novel entitled "But Yet Woman" is
the son of Hon Alpheus Hardy, of
Hartford, Conn. He has lived much in
Europe, but at present he is Professor
in Dartmouth College.
Isaac Hills, Meriden (Conn. team
ster with four children, has been Motif
ed tEat.his great uncle IL Canada has
died, leaving $3.50, 600, of Which he will
get $50, 600.
1t ia reported from Paris that Mrs.
Frank L.slie, the publisher ef New
York city, will undoubtedly become
the next Marquis de Leuville. The
Marquis de L.uvile is we'll known in
Now York az the acknowledged apostle
of the "athlstic" school.
Mr.. Moody and Mr.. Sankey, passen-
gers by the Alaska, arrived at New
York from England on Sunday. They
intend to return In October, to carry on
their work of saving souls in London.
Mr.. Merritt, United States Consul
General at Liverpool, gave 9 dinner
there last night, Minister Lowell and
other Americans being present. Mr..
Merritt is coming home on a leave of
absence shortly.
Benjamin F. Butler, Roger A. Pryor
and Duacan s. Walker, all generals
and lawyers of note, have been retained
to defend Messrs. Sheridan and Walsh,
should the extradition of the latter par
ties be sought py the British govern
ment.
Henry F. Waters, who sailed from
Boston for England on Saturday, Is ex-
pected to bring back with him proof
that certain American blood is as blue
as jaybird's wing. Mr.. Waters is the
agent of the New England Genealogical
Society.
Physicians have held consolidation
in the case of Congressman W. ID.
Kelley, of Pennsylvania, and pronounce
him in even better condition than he
expected after the surgical operation
for the removal of tumor in his
mouth.
The Empress of Austria, who is a
fearless rider and hunter, also aspires
to be 8 pos.. And now she has had q
printing Office set up In her palace,
and Is learning to set type and man.
age = prefe, IN order that she may
print her own poems. Probably no
one else would care to print them.
Wishing to pay his friends compli-
ment, q gentleman remarks, II hear
you have q very industrious wife,
ssYes,7 replied the friend with mel
ancholy smile, sshe is never idle. She
always finds something fer me to do"
aWhere do those blood oranges
come fromsp asked customer Of .