Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1886-02-17
PERSONAL Pointers

A STATUE of Daniel Webster bv tho
artist Ball, is to be unveiled at Con
cord, n. H., June II.
RUsTEN PACHA, the Turkish embas-
sador to England, is one of the most
expert rifemen in Europe
SENATOR-ELECT DANIEL is to make
the address at the unveiling of the
Ben Hill statue at Atlanta, Ga.
Mr.. HERvE, the 'father of opera
bouffe," now lives at Folkestone, and
has become naturalized British sub
ject. His second wife is an English
woman, and his son is being educated
altogether in England.
LEFT ERICSSON, the first Morse dis
coverer of North America, has been
honored in an ideal statue by Miss An
ME Whitney. The work is said to be
one OF the cleverest accomplished by
any American sculptor.
JOHN SHERMAN has written an au-
tograph letter to Jacob Bolander, of
Cincinnati, who named boy baby
after the Ohio senator, in which he
sends ''his kindest regards to the
mother and a kiss to the baby"
The President has presented gold
watches to Capt. f. M. Hughes, and
Second Officer Edward V. Roberts, of
the British steamship LORD Cough, for
rescuing the crew of the American
schooner Chaptra in December last.
Miss LOVE, of Buffalo, who has for
year been spoken of as the Presidents
finance, is not a "lovely young girl"
as some correspondents describe her,
but a handsome woman on the shady
side of 40, with yellow hair and blue
gray eyes.
NINE. JUDO was the cause of duel
between two editors in the City of
Mexico on the occasion of her recent
visit to the capital of the sister repub-
lie. One was q Frenchmau and the
other Spaniard, and they disagreed
as to the merits of the actress.
JUDGE ALEXANDER W. TERRELL, of
Austin, Tex, ex-state senator and
prominently identified as an advocate
and promoter of several important
measures, formally announces his
candidacy for United States senator
to exceed Maxey. Mr.. Terrell proposes
to canvass the state this fall. He is a
brilliant orator.
IsIDoR CoHNFELD, the owner of
Maxey Cobb, finds pleasure in showing
to the visitors at his New York house
the horseshoes worn by Maxey when
he made his 2:13b record at Nara
gansett Park. The shoes have been
nickel-plated, FURNISHED and engraved,
and now rest in a glass case as
mementoes Of a famous victory.
DR.. E. L. BIssELL of New Haven has
recently been asked to go out again as
medical officer of the Callao, Lima &
Oroya Railroad across the Andes. He
held the same place from 1870 to
1875, being stationed part of the time
at Galera, 1900 feet above the sea
level. He declined the more recent Of
fer on the ground of the hardships of
the life and his advancing years.
SENATORS HAMPTON and Butler of
South Carolina, and Senator Berry of
Arkansas can report but three legs.
Butler lost his right leg at the battle
of Brandy Station on the 9th Of June,
1868; Berry lost his at the battle of
Corinth, Miss, October 4, 1862;
Hampton, after riding gallantly
through the war without serious in
ury. lost his by fall from mule.
A WASHINGTON observer imparts
this information: Omitted States JUS
tices Bradley, Gray and Miller, during
the cold spell and since, donned black
skull caps while sitting on the bench.
Justice Bradley, who is sensitive to
cold, wears close fitting cap of fine
black silk. Justice Gray wears one of
a similar material that barely covers
the top of his head. Justice Miller is
economical, and dons homemade
affair of black velvet that is too large
and falls down over his ears"