Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1883-06-15
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Editor Halstead, of Cincinnati. in.
tends to pass the summer st Long
Branch.
Horace White and Mrs. White will
sail by the City CT Rome for Europe.
Ex-Governor Plaiste6 has ceased to be
the editor of the Lewiston, Maine, Gs-
zstts.
General Sherman expects to leave
Washington for the Northwest on the
20.h instant.
Governor Butler hints that he viii
not attend the commencement exercis-
es st Harvard.
w. W. Thomas, Jr., of Portland Ne,
says that he is willing to accept tie
Swedish mission.
Bjornsterne Bjorson's oldest boy goes
on the stage next fall.
Uncle Rufus Hatch will not use his
yacht this summer. Il makes him sea-
sick 10 sail.
Representative Abram S. Hewitt has
taken cottage at Newport for the sea-
son
Du Casillu, the African traveller, is
in New York. His books were written
by Charles Nordhof.
Harvard did not give John Hancock
an LII. D. until he had been elected
governor nine times.
Mrs. Meyers, wife of the general, bss
left Washington, with her family, for
her place in Minnesota, near Buffalo.
Frank Hatton, of the postofice de-
partment, is SO i'll that no new post
offices may be named in his honor this
week.
Pedestrian Cummings, ''the cham
pion one-mile runner of the world, !"
landed ct New York from Liverpool
yesterday.
Professors Bright, Gore. Elliott and
Won Jsgem&nn, of Johns Hopkins uni
versity, are booked to sail by the Bel
genland for Europe tomorrow morn
Ing.
Chester W. Chaplin, the ex-president
of the Boston & Albany railroad, SUI
fered a paralytic stroke on Tuesday.
Mr.. Chaplin is S4 years old.
| Mile. Marie Lit.a is now believed to
be out of immediate danger, having
experienced favorable change. she
Is, however, dClirious most of the time.
Lillian Russel, the runaway actress,
Is said TO be the daughter of Cynthia
Leonard, woman's rights advocate,
and Mr.. l. 3onard, the well-knoWn Chi
cage printer.
Gen. George Crook is about fifty-three
years of age, but he looks little more
than forty. He is about five feet ten
inches high, wiry as a greyhound, and
can outride and oatmaroh any man in
the American army.
The New York World says: SIT is re.
ported that Senator Blaine's second sen
Emmop, is engaged to Gen. Sherman
daughter Rachel. Miss Rachael is the
youngest daughter of the Sherman
famiy. She Is very bright and viva
cious, and her hair is brilliantly red.
Some of the newspapers have put
"Mrs." before the name of Frances L
Willard. In doing what they shouldn' i
do they do what they should do-make
- MISS OF II.
General Sherman, Secretary of War
Lincoln and number of army officers
left Washington last night tor Yves
Point, where the annual graduating ex
erCises are in progress.
The Indiana Supreme Court has de
cidCd that married woman cannot eE
ter into copartnership with her husband
or any other person for the purpose oil
carrying on business partnership.
John Livingstone, brother OF the
explorer, sailed from New York fol
Europe last week to visit his thpiace
in Scotland. HIS home is at Lissowel
Ontario.
M. Vignaux &nd Mr Schaefer, the
billiardists, have agreed to q trial o
skill in New York. Tbey will play the
Chicago balk line game for stakes.
Capt. Michael V. Sheridan, OF the
Seventh cavalry, has been appointed
by the president major and assistant
adjutant general to fill the vacancy
caused by the death Of Gen. Mitchell
Thomas Jeferson's monument a.
Monticello will be unveiled on July 4
The committee OF arrangements say
that there is lack of interest in the
ceremonies on the part of democratic
statesmen, not one Of whom has accept
ed an invitation to be present.
Gen Sheridan is said TO have bought
for $45 600 the residence OF Judge Adds
on Rhode Island avenue, near Scott
Circle, in Washi gton, and will go there
to live in November next, when he will
relieve Gen. Sherman OF the command
of the army.
George Gould, one of the sons CT Jay.
boarded the Abyssinia hurriedly on
Tuesday last and is now in mid-ocesn
stesming eastward. 1t is said that be
sailed with ''sealed orders" to President
Norvin Green, who is now in Europe,
and that the trip is taken in connection
with the sale of Western Union stock.
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