Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1885-02-25
PERSONALITIES.

YAM PHoU LEE, Chinese student o.
Yale College, recently lectureu at Hart
ford, Conn.
GEORGE HURST, the proprietor OF the
San Francisco Examiner, owns 4o,OOO
acres of land in California.
GEN. SLooUM. of New York, will be
the first marshal of the ceremonies, on
Inauguration Day, at Washington.
OLIVER T. MORTON, son of the late
| Gov. Morton, las assumed the chief
editorship of the Indianapolis Times.
The Prince of Wales has christened
his new yacht Jennie" after Miss Jen-
ME Chamberlain, the pretty American
"T1RED out responding to requests
for her autograph" is the correct state
ment of Miss Louisa M. Alcott's indis-
position.
DANIEL STEWART, of Allegheny City,
Penn, says he is the Oldest brother of
Gen. Stewart, the hero OF Abu Klea and
Shebacat Wells.
AT Prince Bismarck's private table,
no member of the household speaks a
word until it's head has, tacitly or other
wise, given him leave.
The Hon. John T. Hartley, of Saco,
Me-, assistant secretary of the treasury,
during Andrew Johnson's administra-
!, tion, is recovering from a severe illness.
MAJ.-GEN. IRWIN MCDOWELL, United
States army, and party of friends,
have left San Francisco on visit to
Mexico, and will return by way of New
Orleans.
DIR. HANS Won BULow has resigned
the conductorship of the Meiningen or
chestra, in order to resume his career
as virtuoso and TO undertake grand
tour through Europe.
Mrs. JOHN SHERMAN is a tall lady
with commanding figure and fine
bearing. She wears her gray white
hair very simply dressed and fastened
with Rhine stone comb.
EDWARD EVERETT HALE is said to be
the only survivor of seven newspaper
men who reported Webster's address at
the laying of the cornerstone of Bunk
er Hill monument sixty years ago.
CHARLES KINGLEY says: eff you
want to be miserable, think about your
self, about what you want, what you
Like, what respect people ought to pay
you, and what people think of you"
IT is said that Congressman Phil.
Thompson, when prosecuting attorney
in Kentucky, once asked his twin broth
er to try a case for him. He did so,
and the court did not know the differ
ence.
FRANK JONES, of Portsmouth, N. H.,
now one of the richest men in New
England, began life as peddler. His
cart was gorgeously painted and bore on
one side the words: "Good weight,
marm."
A WASHINGTON correspondent says
Lieutenant and Mrs. Greedy appear
to be the happiest people in Washing
ton, and every one likes to see them out
in the gay-world and enjoying it all to-
gether again"
CARROLL D. WRIGHT, the new Labor
Commissioner of the United States, is
described as ga tall, fnely-formed man,
with a black mustache and pleasant
smile. He has wife and family and Is
a pleasant fellow and cultured gentle
man."
The sultan, a great amateur musician,
has recently become converted to Wag-
nerisim, and spends not little of his
time hammering the great composers
music on the piano. His favoite spouse,
daughter of the late sultan Abdul Aziz,
is devoted to music.
VICTOR HUGO meant to vote against
the admission of Eugene Labiche to
the French Academy; but he read his
plays, and confessed debt of gratitude,
since, like many other modern plays,
they acted as soporifc and actually
cured him of insomnia.
The deepest regret has been caused
among the English community in Cairo
by the death of Miss Baker, daughter
of Baker Pasha, who died recently from
internal liberation following typhoid
fever. The funeral was attended by
the whole of the English colony, by
many foreigners, and by all the minis
! farS and poiro1 off of