Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1893-04-05
FOREIGNERS AND OTHERS.

MEMENTOEs of the great war and OF
the effects of both Federal and Confed-
crate bullets are seen IN President
Cleveland's cabinet IN Secretary Ores
hams short leg and Secretary Herbert'f
short arm.
GOSSIP has it that Queen Victoria will
leave the bulk Of her wealth to the
Duke of Connaught and Princess Bea-
trice, leaving the Prince OF Wales out
in the cold.
Miss ANNE WHITNEY bust Of Harriet
Beecher Stowe, to be exhibited in the
Woman's building at the World's Fair is
pronounced an excellent piece of work
by friends of the author.
THE pew in which Abraham Lincoln
sat while living in Washington was re-
moved from the church IN which he
worshiped = the New York Avenue
Presby terian-about ten years ago, and
relegated to an adjoining Sunday school
room. The trustees nave now been in
structed by vote Of the society to re-
store it, and an inscribed silver tablet
will suitably designate it.
A BATTERED silver whistle used by the
abolitionist, John Brown, 10 summon
his followers to secret meetings shortly
before the civil warts owned by a cousin
of Col. Lewis Washingto n, OF George
town, d. G. When Brown was arrested
and searched he gave up everything else
willingly, but begged leave to retain this.
OF course the request was not granted.
THE books, drawings, manuscripts
and herbarium OF Bavard Taylor have
been formally presented to the West
ow of the deceased writer and traveller.
hn l. III
which he carried when, at 10. he tray
eled alOot through Europe.
NINE. ANARCHISTS pupils in Paris have
lately been indignant over her reduc-
ton of the length of her lessons, with
an advance III her charges for instruc-
ton in singing. The graduating class
made protest the other day, where
upon the famous teacher demanded let
ter of apology from every member OF
them. Six Of them, five being Ameri.
cans, prepared to leave the school.
THE famous London circus known as
Astley;s, and familiar to all readers OF
Dickens and Thackeray, is in process oil
demolition. 1t was there that Adah
Isaacs Menken, the clown Grimaldi and
other historic stage and saWdust celebri-
ties won their greatest successes, and
the name figures in the pages of a
dozen novels Of London life.
The autograph miss is not Paderew-
skis only trouble. He has received
more than one letter begging for lock
of his hair. ''If NJ. Paderewski would
cut off his hair and sell it by the lock
he could make fortune on it." said
one Of his enthusiastic feminine admir-.
ers at recent concert.
AT the request Of the King of Greece
the French government has forbidden
the presentation on the Paris stage OF
an adaptation of Edmund About's
king of the Mountains" 1t is alleged
that the book is libel from beginning
to end on the Greek nation.
Mrs. HELEN E. KINGS portrait of Gen.
Sherman, now on exhibition in Cleve-
land, but soon to be sent to the World s
Fair, has been examined by one of that
officers sons and by Gen. Miles, and
they both commend the picture warmly.
HENRY RUSSELL, whose "Cheer, BOYS.
Cheer" "a Life on the Ocean Wave''
and other songs were among the most
popular Of the time generation ago,
recently entered upon his S0th year.
JUNIUs BRUTUs BOOTH, a nephew of the
great tragedian, has abandoned what
promised to be a successful career on the
stage and entered the medical depart
ment of the University Of Vermont.