Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1890-10-29
PERSONAL GOSSIP.

Miss VIRGINIA TOWNSEND. the author
ess, is at Littleton, n. III.
DR. TEMPLE, bishop Of London, is
rapidly recovering his sight.
A CoLoRED man, elected from Elk
Senator Tabor's Opera House in Denver,
has brought suit for $4,000.
A RELATIVE of Comte de Paris, Frank
de Verne, descended from noble
family, is in Jail in New York for lar
ceny.
SIGNoR JEAN SuccI, the Italian faster
and African explorer. intends giving
another public exhibition of fasting in
New York.
HENRY GEORGE says that after all he
and Depew stand on common level
each has been wofully beaten for Mayor
of New York.
JOHANN SEBASTIAN BACH's piano has
Just been overhauled by maker in
Gohlis. 1t is of Saxon manufacture and
of wonderful tone.
QUEEN VICToRIA's fortune was in
creased to the extent of nearly $500,
last year, through the ''crown's share"
of estates that have reverted.
THE Compile de Paris has expressed
himself as very much impressed with
the mint iulep with which in Richmond
he was thrown in direct contact.
NJ. EIFFEL, of tower fame, has in
vented military bridge composed
wholly of pieces of steel, which can be
easily taken apart and put together.
Gov. CAMPBELL, of Ohio, made bad
break the other day while visiting the
State Prison. Asked to address the
prisoners he began: 81 am glad to see
so many here"
civilian, Emperor of the Working
men," was inscribed on the arch of
welcome, erected by the workingmen,
under which William II. and Emperor
Franz Joseph passed in entering
Liegnitz.
AMONG the guests at the Durham In
dustrial Farm, near Springfield, Mass,
last week was eX-President Rutherford
B. Hayes. On going away, he wrote in
the visitors book, 1.-The greatest thing
in the world is here"
JOHN HABBERToN, who wrote "Helen's
Babies" is very fond of the sea and
looks somewhat like sailor, with his
bronzed face, shaggy hair and loose
shirt collar. He is one Of the most
successful authors and newspaper
writer's of the day.
JOHN MORLEY, Gladstone's right-hand
man, is described as pleasant COM
panion in social intercourse. His chief
characteristic is certain dignifsed
gravity, which at first forbids friendli-
ness, and keeps the conversation on
high level, but this formality wears off
more and more at every meeting.
The late Dion Boucicault once walked
into house and asked for a certain
brand of champagne. He was told that
the brand In question was not imported
for the American market, and that if be
wanted any it would have to be brought
over especially for him, and that they
would not bring over less than 100 cases.
The 100 cases of wine would cost some
thing like 5000. He ordered the
wine.
CONSTANTINE BUCKLEY KnGoRE, the
famous Congressional kicker, has brist-
ling gray hair, well-trimlned gray
mustache and clear gray eyes. He is
six feet tall, as straight as a ramrod, and
Buck, as he is famili arly called in the
House, was gallant Confederate soldier.
He has superior skill as horseman.
He wears huge sonlbrero, and fire..
quently INDUCES in equestrian feats.
ROBERT PETERSON KENNEDY, author of
the celebrated expunged speech against
Senator Quay, is so years old, is of me-
dunn height and strong physique. He
has swapping eyes, darl. hair and
close cropped beard. He entered the
Union army as a private and came out
Of it as a brigadler general. He was
once Lieutenant Governor Of the Buck
eye State. While presiding in the State
Senate he is credited with deciding that
seventeen members were a quorum of
thirty-siX.
GEN. SHERMAN was largely response
BILE for the feeling that obtained for a
long while in the army against news
paper correspondents. Gen. Mcclellan
always welcomed them. Burnside was
as gallant and courtly man in his tent
as in his home in Washington. Grant
for long time was averse to entertain
ing correspondents, but his rare COM
mon sense came to his relief, and under
his proper, legitimate and absolutely
welcome restrictions, correspondents
found themselves always at home where
Grant was in command.