The home journal. (Winchester, Tenn.) 1858-188?, 1884-03-19
PROMINENT PEOPLE.

SPURGEoN.-Mr. Spurgeon, the famous
english Baptist preacher, has fallen heir to
large fortune.
SMlTH-Ex- United States Senator Truman
Smith, Of Connecticut, Is now in his ninety
fifth year, and continues tO bo active In mind,
though weak in body.
PlNKERToN Pinkcrton, the head Of
the detective agency, is II SrotGIiman and the
son Of policeman. He employs nearly 200
detectives, mon and Women
WoLF.-Simon Wolf, ex-consul general to
Egypt drew up the Lasker resolutions Of con-
dolence intro iuced in Congress by Represen-
tative Ochiltrea, and returned by Bismarck.
DAvIs.-Jefrerson Davis has declined an
Invitation to address the Mississippi legis-
lature on the lie OF $. s. Prentiss. He says
that his health Is too feeble for him to under
take any public work.
MASON. Mac N Mason, now governor of
Massowan, Egyps, is Maryland man. A
graduate of West Point he took the losing
81 10 in The war II sece sion, and after Appo-
mattox sailed for Egypt.
NEwCoMB.-Miss Anita Newcomb, now
studying abroai, has inherited from her
father, Professor Newcomb, Of the Navs
observatory, remarkable mathematical COW.
ers, and is competent to calculate ecdpses.
PoNERoY. Brick Ponrroy "a, been W ii.
perance lecturin5 in Rh)ie island
LAWSON. - Sir Wirid Lawson Is the
champion of prohibition in the British house
Of commons.
GoUID.-Jay Gould, the well-known Y Nv
YORK linancier, has gone On Il trip South as
Ter As Florida.
GoRDON.-"Chinese' Gordon is an inlenS' 'ly
religious man, and stu lies the Bible more
earnestly and enthusiastically thai many u
parson.
ALEXANDRA The Princess Of Waes,
though now the mother Of u family, AM af-
flicted with several ills still preserves her
sweet, over-gir,iSh face. Her health, how
ever, is not gold
PRINCE ALERT. Prince Albert Victor
is the first son of prince of Wales to cone
of age before hi fathers accession to the
throne. King George III. Lecame king fow
months before his soE reached twenty-one.
AMMEN. .-Rear. Admiral Ammen, thou sh
sixty-foIr Yeas old and on the retired list,
| is as hearty and vi 'orouS aS ever, and his
ia mhouSe home on tn, outskirts OF Wash
ington is the scene OF many enjoyable re-
unions Of naval officers
SCHiEY. Commander Winfield Sc1tt
Schey, who has been placed in charge OF the
Greely relief fleet was born in 1882 al Fro l.
ericl, Md, aud leaving the Naval academy
in 1850 w'nt to Japan SO waters, During
| the war he was in active service as master
and lieutenant. Since 1864 he has been at the
Naval academy, in the Asiatic fleet, the
Sou h American station, and the Lighthouse
service He has not been i'll since he came ia
mans estate.
CHEvEEUIL.-M. Chevreuil, the illustriou.
French chemist and director Of the Gobelin'
manufactory, lately reached the aye OF nlue
ty-eight, when he was put on the retired list
He would not stand such treatment. however
and has been restored TO his position. Tn,
old man is constantly at work, and allow
himself but ten minutes for each Of his tw,
daily meals. His breakfast consists Of plat
of meat a single vegetable, and two glaSse
OF water. He never drank glass OF wine il
his life. His dinner is almost as plain as hi
breakfast.
BoNAPARTE. Promenade in Washington
often stop to look ut a pair of high stepping
black, blooded horses attached to hgl
road-wagon, driven by u handso. ne, military
appearing man OF so ne fifty years. who is in
variably accompanied by handsome, ma
irony laiy and two or thre' bright-eyed lit
tie girls. The driver is jerome Napoleon
Bonaparte, grandson of the Bonaparte's cid
est brother Jerome, AMI possesses undoubt
edly the right to whatever calm the Bona
partes may have to tho imperial throne o
france. The lady is Madame Bonaparte
granddaughter of Daniel Webster.