Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1883-06-28
SQUIBs.

Archbishop Purcell, OF Cincinnati, is
said 10 be IN a hopeless condition.
Colonel Rlebling, Of bridge fame, has
reached Newport, to live there during
the summer.
Oliver P. MorIon's son Oliver is study
ing st German university during his
Oxford VACATION.
George Augustus Sla, who witnessed
the coronation, declares that it was a
distressing sham.
Snowman Bernum has given a SS5,-
900 plot OF land TO ri'geport, Conn,
for free burial places.
Mr.. PArnell will leave London for
AmericA about the middle of Septem-
Der.
Montgomery Blair is suffering from
an acute spinal affection.
Mary Anderson has refused the new
drama written for her by Oscar Wilde.
Mr.. Merrick's star.route argument
made 200. goo words-just about 150,-
600 too many.
Rev. James Frederick Wood, Catho-
| lie Archbishop of Philad elphia, died on
Wednesday night, aged 20 years.
Postmaster General Gresham has de-
grees of Ii. d. from Wabash College
and from the Indiana State University.
Justice Field, of the United States
Supreme Court, will pass the summer
on Block Island.
MIR. Abbey has engaged Signor
Vianesi as conductor for the MetropOli-
tan Oppra House i'll New York.
BY command Of Queen Victoria al
the servants on the B4imoral estate are
wearing stripes Of black on the arm a.
mourning for the late John Brown.
Judge Pitcher, of Mount Vernon, Ind
is the only surviving member of the
first Indiana Legislature, which met
sixty. years ago. He is SO year,
old.
Mr.. George w. Guilds of the Phila-
delphia Public Ledger, has purchased
the Germantown Telegraph from it
veteran editor and owner, Major PhilI
Il. Freas.
The rumor that Roscoe Conkling il
writing a political history of the las
quarter or q century is confirmed by
Utica correspondent of the Philadel
phia Record.
A. Bronson Alcott is stronger, auC
bis intellect is clearer than it was
month ago, but it is said that there j
no possibility that he will be able to at
tend the sessions of the Summer Schoo
Of Philosophy either As a lecturer or I
, spectator.
. General Chamberlain, who is presi
dent OF Bo8doin College, has lessene'
, his chances for recovery by irving (
perform his duties TO the graduatin
r class of that school. Blood has bee
, flowing airesh from his wound, whic
: has enlarged considerably. He has coui
i. age, however.
: FRAU GEIsTINGER, on her reappeal
ance in Vienna, was received with sue
prolonged volleys of applause that
critic said it app cared as If the audi
ence had come merely to greet an
welcome her and not to see her act
GEORGE 3. RODNEY, who died at New
, C1stle on Sunday, was q collateral {
{ Caesar A. Rodney, OF RevolutiOrar
> fame. Tneformer was elected to Cor
gress as Wing in the "Tippecano
( and Taylor, too" campaign and serve
, for two terms. At the time of his deaf
he was the oldest member Of the Della
? ware bar He leaves an estate that
I valued at between 100000 and $400
r O00
EDWIN BOOTH and his daughter
Miss Edwna Booth, arrived by tn
Gallia, at New York, Saturday. To tn
many friends who greeted him at tn
/ dock Mr.. Booth seemed to be in exec
( lent health. He to d reporter tina
a he would elbow his own horn" brief
I by saying that he was satisfied with hi
, German greeting and that the German
' were pleased at his acting. 'In tn
t autumn of 1884" he added, 81 sha
l probably 60 back TO Germany Nj
Irving, whom he met just before leay
ing London, is full Of his comm
. American tour" "No," concluded Nj
Booth, mo, / don't want to pass alon
the ruins of Booths Theatre don
q want to see it.