Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1883-03-08
Gleanings.

hol CcCupy IOoIn 10 al any hO'Si.
Hon. Montgomery Blair, of Mary
land, who has been seriously i'll for sew
eral months, is new convalescent.
Winter is taking very mild leave
OF us to-day, and the prospect at the
present writing is that March will come
in like a lamb.
Ellison, the inventor, is in Washing.
ton, looking for another bundle of
patents.
Ladies who have the inclination of
flirting with other ladies' husbands are
now called in London Husband snatch
ersn
Mr.. Otis Munroe. the oldest grain and
flour merchant in Boston, is seriously
Ill. He is So years old, and up to the
commencement of his present illness
had never lost a business day.
The Shah of Persia has sent to the
wire of Prince Bismarck the decora-
ton Of the Order of the Sun, The star,
it is said, will cover welLnigh one-hslf
OF modern dress bodice.
The Princess Louise, vine is Win
tcriug in the Bermudas, will return to
Canada March II Evidently she does
not fear Virgins great storm, whicn is
to play the mischief generally about
that time.
Commander Cheyne, who is in Mon
treal, says that he has not abandoned
his proposed balloon expedition to the
North Pole. Lieutenant Schwatka hss
offered to join him.
Mr.. Turner, Rhode Islander, now
in Rome, will be the sculptor OF the
Newport statue of Commodore Perry,
OF Lake Erie fame. The monument
fund now exceeds $4,000.
Clayton McMichael gave large
theatre party in honor of George II.
Boxer at the first representation of the
latter's play, Francesca ds Rimini,"
by Lawrence Barrett in Washington on
Monday night.
A. Bronson Alcots, whose death was
threatened by paralyuc stroke four
months ago, continues to improve mem
tally, but his left side is powerless. His
faverite amusement is the game of
checkers.
The eldest daughter of Engineer Mel
vile, Msude, will be taken from her
mother o-day and sent to some school
selected by her father. This is in &C
cordance with the recent decision of
the Delaware county court.
Frank Vincent, Jr., the traveller, now
in New York, has just received from
the King OF Siam medal of honor,
with accompanying clasp and ribbon,
and Dip )ms appointing him Knight
of the Royal Order of Buspu Mala.
Nine. Nilsson was serenaded by her
counuymen in Chicago the other night.
She caused enthusiasm among them
by singing little Swedish ballad famil-
Jar to them when they we're toddlers
by the hearthstones of the old land.
"Do you know" said lady in
Washington, "that Senator Edmunds
is a model husband and father? 1t is
no uncon mon thing for him, if Mrs
E1murds is sick, which she is a grea
deal OF the time, to make her cup o
tea or coffee, or broil her steak, anC
prepare her as dainty a repast ~ the
most exscting palate could demand
with his own hands"
Miss Susan B. Anthony intends &c
visit London, Rome, Paris and Geneva
1t is also her intention to be in London
in May,so as to be present at the aunua
meeting of the National Woman's Suf
, frsge association of Great Britain. Dur
} ing the summer she will pay visit tC
switzerland, and, if nothing happen
, to interfere with her plans, she expect
to return to America some time IN thu
r following September.
Elk Lieutenant Governor Tabor, o
, Colorado, the new short stop Unitet
States senator from that state, and VIII,
was recently divorced from his wife
will, il is reported, be married mex
Thursday night, at Williard's Hote
Washington, To a young and prett
widow Of Chicago, by the name c
r McCourt. He proposes to make hi
bride a present OF diamond necklac
! Of fabulous value. Tabor is a bonan
; "a king" and got his start by GRUB
) stalking miner in Leadyille.
= Sir Moses Montefore, the noted phi
lanthropist of England, will be centur
J old next year. There "a a movemen
on foot among the Hebrews of NeV
York to present him with a centennia
gift of some kind.
1t is stated that the Piute Indians j
: Nevada are 20 attached to the memoir
of the dead Chief Winnemucca. tha
, they thiuk seriously OF electing Sarah
his daughter, as ruler Sarah is ga
, girl, and has had twenty-one husbands
f The Rev DR.. On Pay, vino has bee
, for eighteen years connected with tn
editorial management IF the New Yor
Christian Advocate, has suddenly re
signed his position He has humble
: If literary and other works on han
, which compel his attention and take u
1 his time.
. Announcement is made Of the bt
, trothal OF the Countess Gisela Welsel
sheimo and the Baron George Wasf
. inoton, son of the Baron Maximilia
! Washington, Of Gratz, Austria. Thi
: Washington family is a branch Of tn
old Eoglish stock Of that name, fror
which came the i'll ustrious first Pres