The Daily times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1886-1889, 1888-08-10
PERSONAL GOSSIP.

Aiger, Of Michigan, studied law WINS
working on a farm at s month.
DR.. j. n. Porter. of Kansas City, claims to
be tho orr ginator Of the standard time sys.
tenn
At eighty years old Cardinal Manning
looks ard feels as strong as he did ten years
ago.
Bishop Pearson, the bead Of the diocese Of
Newcastle, Australia, has become hopelessly
insane.
Mr.. Haweis, the sensational London
preacher, is short in stature and has halt in
his gait.
Governor Leslie, Of Montana, teaches q
Bible class in tho Baptist Sunday school in
Montana.
James E. Sheridan, the new starter at the
Saratoga race course, receives $50 day for
his services.
Congressman Scott isquoted as saying that
he would not servo another term in congress
for 100000
Herbert Spencer is working ON his auto
biography, but his poor health prevents his
making much progress.
Attorney General Garland has pack Of
ten hounds and a fire collection Of fishing
tackle, rifles and shotguns.
John Gennadius, Greek minister, asserts
that the Greeks of today are as strong phys
ically as their famous ancestors.
Stilson Hutchins proposes TO buy and pre-
sent to the state Horace Greeleys birthplace
and early home in New Hampshire.
Victorien Sardou says that Alphonse Dau-
diets most relentless enemy is not the French
academy, but the French grammar.
Don Manuel Barillan, president Of Guate-
mala, is q magnificent shot with rifle. He
is reported to have never missed a shot.
Old Dion Boucicault says that men Of
today do not know how to walk. But many
men in his profession have had to learn.
Judge Joe Holt, who was in Buchanans
cabinet and was judge advocate general, is
leading the life of hermit in Washington.
Baron Reuter-, the telegraph king OF
Europe, keeps a secretary whose sole business
it is to investigate and relieve cases OF dis
tress
Hadji Hassam Kouli Mohamed Khan, the
newly appointed Persian minister to the
United States, will arrive in Washington
shortly.
Theodore Tilton is often seen nowadays on
the Champs Elysees, Paris. He much re
sembles Floquet, the primo minister Of
France.
Senator Ransom and his son resemble each
other in appearance SO closely that it is not
easy to distinguish one from the other at a
distance.
Pinero, the English play writer, is tall,
thin and dark, and has burning eyes in deep
sockets that give him an almost weird APP
pearance.
Mr. Edward Cooper, ex-mayor of New
York, has left London for Paris. After re-
manning in the latter city for a time he will
make tour of Germany
King Christian, of Denmark, saluted his
guest, the emperor of Germany, with kiss.
The old and fascinating gamo of Copenhagen
still continues to permeate.
DR.. William A. Hammond asserts that the
brain is not all organ absolutely essential to
life Doubtless the doctor has just returned
from some fashionable watering place.
The new Lord Wolverton is tho fourth
peer to wear the coronet of the barony since
Mr. Gladstone ennobled tho great London
banker, Gym, some eighteen years ago.
Norman b. Ream, the wealthy grain and
stock dealer Of Chicago, was born in small
log cabin, which is still standing in the vii
lagc of Ursina, Pa. He occasionally visits it,
and it is an object Of great interest to him
John Quincy Adams, at the age of IA, was
secretary to Mr.. Dana, then minister to the
Russian court; at 80 he was minister to
Prussia; at 50 he was minister TO Russia; at
As he was minister to England at 80 he was
secretary Of state and president at 81.
Capt. Kennedy, who recently applied to
parliament for pension, is the man who in
1850 was asked by Lady Franklin to take
charge of the expedition she was fitting out
to go in search of her husband, Sir John
Franklin
-skin-gay- goh-lah, the Apache who has
Just been taken to tho Ohio penitentiary to
serve an eighteen years sentence for murder
has been put to work with thread and needle
patching prison garments. He says he INC
likee squaw work"
The Earl of Dudley will probably make q
flying visit to America in September. He is
considered one of the handsomest of the
younger men of the nobility. Should he
come to this country he will 10 accompanied
by his old tutor. In England he is consid
cred great catch"
Presiding Bishop Williams, of the Protes
tant Episcopal church, is about to celebrate
his jubilee. 1t was on Sept ., 1883, that
John Williams was ordained q deacon in
Christ church, Middletown, Conn, by Bishop
Brownell, whom he has since succeeded both
rs bishop of Connecticut and Us head Of
the conference
Speaking Of the curiosity Of great men, q
Philadelphia says that he has seen Austin
Corbin stand in crowded thoroughfarc and
watch tho manipulations of a street fakir
who was trying to call attention to ''some-
thing new in tooth POWDER" while at another
time he saw Senator Quay gaze for long
time with interest upon Ineman climbing
telegraph pole
Mr. Andrew Lang is said to spend four