Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1884-01-23
PERSONALITIES.

Dom PEDRO is not i'll. Important to
Dom Pedro.
IKE MURPHY, the colored horse jockey,
is said to be worth $50, 900.
PLYMPToN has made fortune out of
his invention of roller skates.
BISHOP WARREN and the "Colorado
Cattle Queen " have gone to Mexico on
their wedding tour.
The Rev. DIR. Backus, of Union Col
lege, who has suffered from cataract for
many years, has at last had his eyesight
completely restored.
The executors of the will of the late
Cornelius J. Vanderbilt refuse to pay %
note of So, 900, on the ground that it was
given for gambling debt.
MRS. MARY KRONE enjoys the dis
tinction of being the only lady assayer
In the country. She is at present prin-
cipal of the Denver School of Mines.
The grave of William Hogarth, at
Chiswick, which has fallen somewhat
into decay, is about to be restored. Per-
SONS from all parts of the world visit
this spot.
MISS FANNIE EVERETT, of West Fox
boro, Mass, is the oldest postmistress
in the United States. She is 80 years
of age and looks back upon twenty-five
years of stamp licking.
Mrs. B. F. DENNIsoN, wife of Judge
Dennison, of Vancouver, Washington
Territory, has been appointed notary
public, and is the first woman to hold
the position in that territory.
fMR. THOMAS BAILEY ALDRICH is aman
moderate height and of slight figure,
with light complexion. He wakes his
| light mustache, and dresses fastidiously,
and has an expression of countenance
which indicates considerable self-cOm-
placency. He is about 45.
Mr.. WALTER WHITMAN is stout and
walks with a stick, but his tall and erect
figure, his strong voice, his clear, blue
eyes, good hearing, masses of white hail
and beard, fresh and round cheeks and
general manner give an impression Of
great vigor and sustained activity.
SENATOR JAMES G. FAIR made the San
Francisco Boys and Girls Aid Society
a Christmas present of $4,000. Mr..
James @. Flood gave 81 900 each to the
San Francisco Roman Catholic Female
Orphan Asylum and the ST. Vincent's
Orphan Asylum, of San Rafael, Cal.
Mr.. W. D. HowEnLs is rather short
man, of compact build, with mobile
face, and wears a heavy mustache,
tinged with gray. His hair is thick and
his forehead large; his eyes are keen and
humorous, and in conversation light up
a face which is somewhat heavy. He is
46 years old.
IT is reported that Mast will bring
suit against Harpers for not using his
pictures, though they keep his salary OF
$4,000 year paid up. 1t is to secure
the production of his cartoons and to
get back into his former position of In
fuence in the political world that he is
said to be contemplating the lawsuit.
The Duke of Calv1no, who was cap
tured by brigands in the neighborhood
of Trapani, has been released by his
captors on payment of ransom of $780,
900 francs by his family. His expert
ence with the brigands is said to have
cured him of nervous ma1ady that ii
was supposed would be the death OF
him.
MISS KATE KANE, attorney at law, has
besought the Chicago papers not to ger
NIT their court reporter to call her a
''female" lawyer. My mother" she
writes, "fnished the business at the
christening services, when she called
me Kate instead of John, and if your
reporter had any supplement to add he
should have been there at the time.
The Empress of Austria's health has
failed very much of late, and she has
been suffering very severely fromrheum.
atis1n and sciatica. The court physi.
clans have peremptorily forbidden hel
to indulge in any of her favorite out
door amusements, for which, however,
she can feel no inclination, as she haf
been much pulled down by illness,
which has caused her excruciating pain
Mr.. @. Fl. MILLER, the poet, (bettel
known by Lis pen name of Joaquin Mil