Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1892-05-18
ABOUT PUBLIC CHARACTERS.

SPEAKER CRISP is constantly in receipt
of invitations to attend various celebra-
tons and is uniformly declining them.
COMMISSIONER CARTER, of the general
land office, will probably resign his Of
flee about the end Of the present fiscal
year.
THE winnings made by Baron Hirsch
on the turf last year, amounting to
G. 900, have all been sent to hospitals
and institutions Of a similar philanthro-
pic nature.
DIR. JAMES MART1NEAU, famous as
theologian and ethical teacher, and no
less famous, perhaps, as the brother of
Harriet Martlneau, was 81 years old
April q.
The King of Italy. like his famous
father, Victor Emanuel, only takes one
meal q day when he gets away from
court pOmps and ceremonies.
A GREAT deal of anxiety has been
caused in Catholic circles by Archbishop
Kenricks' inability to fill his contirma-
ton engagements.
SENATOR STANFORD contemplates Civ
ing his Mob Hill residence in San Fran
cisco to the state to be converted into a
free public library.
EMPEROR WILLIAM will visit Queen
Victoria in August next. He will ar
rive at Cowes on the imperial yacht
Hohenzollern on August 1.
ONE of the prettiest girls in Utah
rather a dubious compliment, perhaps
is Mrs. r. w. Sloan, of Salt Lake City,
who is a granddaughter of Brigham
Young.
THE famous Confederate leaders are
rapidly dying off. Gen. Longstreet has
become intirm with years. He is now
quite deaf, and conversation with him
has to be negotiated through an ear
trumpet.
DR.. MANSFIELD MERRIMAN, of Lehigh
University, has been offered the chair
OF mathematics in the Chicago Univer-
sity at a salary of $1,000 year. He
has taken no action regarding the
offer.
THE Rev. DR.. George H. McGraw,
who has been the pastor of ST. Paul's
Methodist Episcopal Church in New
York, for the last three years, has for
mally renowned the Methodist faith,
and has been confirmed in the Episco-
pal Church.
Mrs. SCoTT-SIDDoNs is giving readings
under the patronage Of Mrs. Grover
Cleveland, Mrs. Richard Watson Glider,
Mrs. A. McLane Hamilton, Bishop and
Mrs. Potter and other well-knoWn peo-
pie.
THE last surviving "hero of Harper's
Ferry" Richard w. Howard, who was
with John Brown in his descent on and
capture Of the United States arsenal at
that place, is living in retirement in the
Rhode Island town of Warwick.
THE Archbishop of Canterbury be-
ieves in throwing open museums and
mn hlio hull Of Il,
hours.
GALUsHA A. GROW, who was once
speaker Of the House, has announced
his desire TO be selected as the perma-
nent chairman of the Minneapolis con-
vention.
QUEEN NATHALIE, Of Servia, has
finer head of hair than any other femi-
nine royal parsonage in Europe. She
generally wears it hanging in two plaits
down her back.
Miss IRENE G.. WooD has taught school
IN Cochesett, Mon, without interrupt
ton IN the same room during a period
OF Seventy-tWO consecutive years. She
is now taking her first vacation.
The engagement Of Count Herbert
Bismarck and the Countess Margaret
Hoyas is announced from Fiume The
Countess is the granddaughter Of Robert
Whitehead, inventor of the Whitehead
torpedo.
HUGO MUNsTERBURG, n. D.. Phi. D.,
Of Erelburg, Germany, has been elected
to professorship in philosophy of Har-
ward College. He will have charge of
experiments in psychological research
for advanced students.
BOUGUEREAU, the famous French pain
ter. is said to make more money than
any other living French artist. Speci-
mems Of his somewhat artificial, though
delicate, talent are to be found in the
drawing rooms and galleries of most
American millionaires.
Gov. REYNOLDS, Of Delaware, has ten
dered to JamesT. WOlcott, of Dover, the
appointment of Chancellor of the State
of Delaware, to succeed the late Willard
Salisbury.
Miss MARY ANDERSON declares that
nothing would induce her to return to
the stage. She leads quiet, homely
kind Of life in the pretty house near
Tunbridge Wells bought by her hus-
band, Mr.. Navarro, shortly after their
marriage.
FANNIE KEMBLE at 50 is sadly broken
woman. She cannot write a letter
except when friendly hand guides the
pen across the paper for her, and all
the spirit and vivacity for which the
great actress was once famous have left
her.
A NEW DELICACY.
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