The Daily times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1886-1889, 1886-11-10
PERSONAL.


Lord Randolph Churchill has started
racing stable.
Postmaster General Villas has left Washing
ton for trip 10 his homo in Wisconsin.
The statements that President Cleveland is
growing stoutsr Is said to DO "all bosf."
Gen. Boulanger has decreed that French
soldiers must rest from duty on Sunday.
Henry NJ. Stanley will sail for New York
from England about the middle OF Novem-
Der.
Wilson Barrett has reached the acme OF
dramatic success He has had now fly pow
der named after him.
Andrew Carnegie has offered the people OF
Edinburgh ESQ, 900 for public library If they
will adopt tho free libraries act.
N. Pasteur has sold to commercial COM
pany for $50, 900 the secret Of his prophylac-
tic against splcnic fever in cattle
John L. Sullivan, having joined the Pro-
hibitionists, is now joined by his wife. They
have agreed TO live amcably i'll the future.
The friends Of Long John" Wentworth
have just celebrated the flftieth anniversary
of the pioneers first entrance into Chicago.
The son of ex-President Arthur and the two
sons of the late President GARFIELD are study
ing at the Columbia College Law school this
year.
Prince Alexander Of Battenbcrg is going to
Paris in December and will probably pass the
winter amid tho sxhilaratins surroundings OF
Monte Carlo.
Alfred r. Wallace, the eminent naturalist,
has arrived in Boston. He is expected to re-
main in this country during most If not all OF
the winter.
Secretary Lamar has taken whole house
in Washington this winter and proposes TO
entertain on scale exceeded only by that OF
Secretary Whitney.
Ex-President Arthur continues cheerful and
boDeful of ultimate recovery. He goes about
the house as he chooses, receives his friends,
and even attends to business.
When Mr. Richard Thompson, of the de-
partment of the navy, and M. de Lesseps met
the other day on a yacht Off Liberty island
the two gentlemen kissed each other affec-
tionately
Mr.. w. w. Corcoran has been for more
than eighty-seven years resident OF the DIS
trct of Columbia. He has just started SUIT
to protect his title to land purchased by MN
in Washington fifty years ago
Samuel Ludden, tho oldest resident of Nor
folk county, Mass, died on Oct. %, at the
age of 49, Mr.. Ludden had never lived over
q half a mile from the house where he hrst
saw the light Of day
NJ. De LesSeps is said TO bear remarkable
resemblance to Rodman Price, who was gov
ernor of New Jersey third OF century ago.
Many people have stopped the veteran Dem
ocrat on the street, mstaking him for the
great Frenchman.
A newspaper correspondent recently nick
named President Clevelands new country
house "Red Top" because its roof was painted
red The name will evidently cling TO the
! house. although neither the president, Mrs.
Cleveland nor Mrs. Folsom like it. This
shows what a newspaper man can do when
| he takes a notion.
When the board of alderman passed the
reviewing stand at Madison square, New
/ York. on the day Of the Bartholdi statue cele
| bration. Oct. %. Senator Evarts caused a
| laugh by remarlling in a grim sort OF way
that some of the gentlemen belonging to this
party were unavoidably detained, but were
in positions to send in writing their heartfelt
regrets that they were unable to attend