Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1886-08-04
CURRENTMAITERS.

nave purchased the Omana hepuOllcaQ
for $1OO, 600. ..@s.> '..: =. 49,.
r Otto, the crazy. Prince of Bavaria,
thinks he is an eagle. He is undoubt-
eddy Eighty.
The American Bar Association will
hold its ninth annual convention at
Saratoga, Sept. Is, 10. and 20.
Joseph Wentworth, Prohibition can
didate for Governor of New Hamp-
shire, is brother of ''Long John"
Wentworth, of Chicago.
James G. Blaine has been invited to
deliver the opening address at the
Minneapolis Exposition this fall.
Henry M. Stanley is at the Hotel de
Russia, Homburg, taking the waters
there. He is much improved in health.
Signor Frank Bergman, an exiled
Italian patriot who fought with Carl
Daldi, died on Staten Island, Wednes-
day.
"Mathilde'' is the name just given
the new planet picked up in the vast
of heaven by DR.. Palisa's sky-sweeper
on Nov. II last.
At Granada, West Indies, there will
be total eclipse of the Sun Aug. 20.
and astronomers are already turning
their steps in that direction.
The Empress of Austria, having been
recommended by her doctors not to
ride any more, has decided to break
up her large and fine stud.
Mary Hallock Foote and Constance
Fenimore Woolson spend most of their
time in Washington, and do most of
their literary work there.
July "a, 1847, Brigham Young en-
tered Salt Lake City, and this year the
Mormons observed the anniversary as
Pioneer Day.
Wilkie Collins is said to be ''holding
back' his new novel. He probably
has some. private reason for not wish
ing it to 60 with rush.
Prof., II. H. Boyesen. who with his
family, occupies for the summer a
cottage at Nantucket, is writing 4
novel to be published this fall.
1t is said that Mr.. f. L. Burlingame,
son of the late Arson Burlingame, is
to be the editor of the new magazine
that is to be issued by the Scribners.
Mr.. Charles Emery Smith, editor-in
chief of the Philadelphia Press, has i'll
vested largely in the capital stock of
the recently reorganized Baltimore
Daily News.
William Henry Bishop, the novelist
and magazinist, is to marry Miss Mary
Dearborn Jackson, daughter of Dr.
George A. Jackson, of Washington
Heights, on July %.
The London World says Prince Bis
marck has sent large photograph of
himself to President Cleveland. 1t is
framed in carved oak, and bears the
Princes autograph.
The Gaceta, of Madrid, publishes a
royal decree granting Spanish naturali-
zation to the son of cx-Marshal
Bazaine, who is captain in tho
Spanish army.
Mrs. Cleveland prefers the society of
old men to that of young ones. Sena-
tor Sawyer, of Wisconsin, and Repre-
sentative Curtin, of Pennsylvania, are
said TO be her favorites.
Francis A. Crandall, for some years
past the managing editor of the Buffalo
Express, has resigned his position to
assume editorial charge of the Provi-
dence Evening Telegram.
The Prince Regent of Bavaria has Or
dered that the sum of 100000 marks be
charged to the civil list in favor Of the
widow of DIR. Gudden, who was
was drowned with the late King Louis.
Mr.. H. X. Jewett, of Maiden, Mass,
will start for Servas, Turkey. to which
post lie was appointed Consul, Aug. Z,
OF late Mr.. Je wett has been one of the
editors of the Maiden City Press.
Robert Smith, of Lexington, Ind,
lost his nice black hair as the result of
typhoid fever. Now his head is COW
cred with hair three inches long, very
kinky like a negro's,s but as white as
snow.
It is positively stated at Ottawa that
Sir John Macdonald will resign the
Premiership on his return from the
Northwest. To i'll health is attributed
this unexpected change in Canadian
politics.
Carter Harrison boldly acknowledges
that he wants to be elected Mayor of
Chicago for the fifth time and then to
succeed Cullom in the United States
Senate. :.
Premiums for the biggest baby,
the prettiest baby, the smartest baby,
twins, triplets, and four of a kind are
offered by the Farmers Alliance Of
Barnes County, Dakota. The compe-
tition will take place at their coming
picnic.
The one baby that is said to have
been born in the White House was
christeued Harry Walker" is now 40
years old, and lives in Montgomery,
Ala. His mother, niece of President
Polk, was visiting her uncle when
Henry was born.
Captain Joseph Berry, of HALEY,
Idaho, has a remarkable war record.
When the rebellion broke out he spent
5000 of his OWE money in organizing
a regiment in Ohio. When mustered
from the service his commanding Of
ficer endorsed his discharge rs follows:
''rhis officer has not been absent from
his command day during the entire
war;
Joaquin Miller, in Lippincott' $
Magazine, says: 1.-The world is not in
great need of poets, but is need Of
more fir it and flowers and beautiful
gardens.
Henry Golden, who calls himself
Texas Harry, and claims to be the
half-breed son of White Cloud, an In
dian chief has joined the Methodist
Church in Richmond, Va, and is
drawing large audiences as revivalist.
Now forty people at Eastport, Me-,
are FRUSTRATED by ice-cream contain
ing poisonous extract or tyrotoxican
germs. 1ce-cream has enjoyed glori-
Gus campaign this summer. It has
douhle-discounted the festive cucum-
Der.
Francis Claiming, who has just been
elected to Parliament in East North
amptonshire, England,is Boston boy.
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