The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1883-12-15
PERSONALITIES.

| hALLAM IENNYS0N, eldest SOL OF the
poet laureate, it is announced, viii
soon marry Miss Audrey Boyle, in Lon
| don
| CLOVER is the name of naval officer
who viii marry Miss Dora, daughter of
| Senator Miller. As the senator is worth
several millions there will be Glover all
round.
THE President has appointed Frank
! Gilbert commissioner to represent Illi-
nois at the Worlds Industrial and Cotton
Centennial Exposition, to be held In
New Orleans
Miss CATHERINE WOLFE, one of the
chief society iadi of Newport, r. l.,
Is said to be worth $50, 900, coo. She is
not the kind OF wolf that one would
wish to keep away from the door.
TURGENEFF' brain weighed, it Is
said, 2 2,U12 gram mes and was the heav-
lest human BRAN ever weighed. The
average weight Is 800 grammes. Gu
vier's brain weighed / 800 grammes.
THE late Thomas Whitridge, of Balti-
more, left fortune of more than S3,-
600, 600 to be divided among relatives
and friends, with the exception of S15,-
600 to the Baltimore Home for the
Friendless, and 81, 900 to the American
Unitarian Society.
GovERNoB-elect Robinson, of Massa-
cbusetts, wuo IS also a member of the
next congress. proposes to take his seat
IN the house at the opening of the ses
sion, and viii remain, perhaps, until
the holiday rec -. He will be inaugu-
rated on N Y sar's Day.
DHE offis- of county treasurer of Berk-
shire County, Mass, has been held by
three generations of fuckers. George
Tucker, the present incumbent, is a
man under 80, who was unanimously
elected to the position on the death of
his father. His grandfather also died in
the harness, aud the family has held the
office for seventy years.
YALE's class of 50 loses its first MEM
ber SINCE graduation by the death of
MIR. Yum Few Tan, at Colebrook, Conn.
He was the OulY one of the five Chinese
students that entered with his class
who completed TIE four years course.
Since his gradu riOn he has been en-
ployed at the Office of the Chinese Con-
sulate in New York City.
DANTE GABRIEL RosETTI's former
home aJ BirctILgton- on-Sea, On the Isle
of Ihanet, Is nov called Rossettl Bun
galow, and an adjacent street b~7 been
named Rossetti Road. A monument,
designed by Mr.. Ford Madox Brown, is
to be placed above his grave, and a
stained glass window to his memory will
find place IN the village church.
TIE son and namesake of Charles
Dickens Is much put ont by the recent
American publication OF his flther's let
ters. He ays: "Itis obvious that the
letters never were intended for publica-
ton" He declares that none of the
family knew OF or consented to tbeir
publication, but that they will prevent,
If posi- le, their circulation here.
Mrs. BARNUM, of Hampstead, L. l.,
is on of the leading women of that
county. She manages a large farm and
has done much for the amelioration of
the poor for many years past. As a
slight recognition Of her services in this
regard the board Of supervisors named
after her the island which is now occu-
pi d as the home for the poor of the
county.
FoR the next season MIR. Theodore
Thomas has engaged three eminent
German singers. namely: Frau Fried
rich Materna, Herr Wmklemann and
Herr Scaria, all members at present of
the Imperial Opera at Vienna. The
plans for Mr.. Thomas' spring campaign
embrace a participation of the three
singers and Mr.. Thomas orchestra in
the biennial music festivals TO be given
in Cincinnati ard Chicago IN May.
IT was novel game of whist that DIR.
j. II. Zukertort, the champion chess
player, played in therooms Of the Union
Club, New York, Saturday afternoon.
When his hands were dealt to him, he
merely glanced at them, threw them on
the table, face down ward, and PLAYED
the game from memory. He said after
ward that it was a very simple thing to
be compared with playing bllndfold
games of chess.
DURING the war, when Col. IngersoIl
was released from confederate prison,
he borrowed % from DR.. Cowan, then
a surgeon III The southern army, with
which be repieuished his wardrobe. For
some reason Bob did not return the
money, and few weeks ago DIR. Cowap.
now living al Tuilahoma, Tenn, saw
the story of Irgersoll's indebtedness to
him in a newspaper, although he had
not mentioned the matter to ANYBODY
for years. A fortnight later he received
a letter from the colonel indorsing his
craft for $500, and thanking him for
the use OF the money.
THE earl OF Belfast, son of the new
Of ID uegal, came conspicuouslv
before the publIc twenty-five years ago
Ia a scheme 10 win the hand of an heir
ess, since dead, with whom, through the
connIvaucr Of MS ster, he corresponded
by lnterhDlnC his sisters letters to the
Young lacy IN sympathetic ink The
murder came cut by the Young lady's
mother accidentally holding tue letter
TO the fire while warming Ter llands-
The letter WIS sent to the lord chanceI-
lor, the heiress being a ward of court
and there was tremendous ado made
about the matter Thechaucellor stated
in open court that he had almost de-
cided to commit the sister, a countess,
for contempt
DAVE DENTON and John Kennedy.
residents of BrCwnwood, Ga, caught
Wild goat in the densest part of the Kin
chafoone Greek swamp few days ago.
The goat had made his den IN the forks
OF a tree. AID when disturbed made for
the cree k, pursued by dog, which he
heroically fought, The goat is covered
by long black Hair, and his horns are as
sharp and pointed IS q sword. All who
have seen 1t pronounce It species of
goat never before seen in this country.
lsEIHT people ds, ar. .ls.ys i on. the loohou'