The Daily times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1886-1889, 1888-11-30
PERSONAL GOSSIP.

President elect Harrison wears open shirt
fronts, and pays s27 a dozen for them
Prince Bismarck has been male D. ID.
The Germans consider hun "tae divinity
that shapes our ends'
The king Of Greece and the King Of italy
hate music, but are in the bald headed row
when the ballet comes on.
Mr.. Spurgeon's illness makes 1t tolerab'y
certain that he will not b. able TO prea
again before next spring
The commander in-chief Of the English
army, the Duke Of Cambridge, has completed
his fifty-hrst year Of service.
Postmaster General Don NJ Dickinson is
said 10 I've superstitious or the subject Of
white horses This may lie due TO the fact
that his vhiskers have reddish tint
Count von Waldersee, says Henry La
bouchere, will be the de facto ruler OF the
German empire in conjunction with the
kaiser before daother year has passed.
John Dillon viii visit Australia during the
coming winter His main object in making
the trip Is 10 recover bis health, but he in
tends also TO do some work in the interest OF
the IRISH cause
IL is now announced that Gen Pauker viii
succeed Admiral Possiet as minister Of rail
ways Of Russia Admiral Possiet was dis
missed on account Of the recent accident 20
the cars train.
They have started the story that Baldwin,
the aoronaut, now making himself famous in
London by dropping from balloons with a
parachute, is none other than Lnlu who used
to be shot out OF a cannon.
VI. Rohel the Russian Petroleum King
gave a breakfast recently at Bakoum in
honor Of the car. which cost S2j, 0c0, and he
presented the czarina with diamond bouquet
holder q the value Of 10000.
Sir /. Cecil Guinness, of London stout
| fame, recently purchased Savermakc. the an
ccstral seat Of the rowdy M;tlus Of Allies
bury, for S3,5OOOoO This is the largest real
estate transaction FOR many years in Eng
! land.
The Sultan Of Turkey las decorated Sir
| Arthur Sullivan with the order Of the
| Medjdeh This honor is the outcome OF the
! delight afforded the Sultan by selections from
| Sulhvan's operas, which were recently played
| TO him.
Emperor William is having a Pullman car
| bulls which will cost $4,000 The emperor
always pays the expenses Of lis railway
travel He pays a mark aud a half GO cents
| per mile for the locomotive and ~ pfennigs a
mile for each Fair Of wheels
! Rcv Newman Hall, the distinguished
English divine writes to friend in Toronto:
II suppose at - ought TO be old, but feel
as young as over aud preach about five times
"A week | can walk ten miles without
fatigue. Ny voice is Us good as ever and
preaching an increased delight"
TIE emperor's recent journey TO Vienna and
Rome cost about $200OO0 Among the pres
ents that he distributed along his route were
| eighty diamond rings, thirty diamonds and
emerald necklaces, fifty scarf pins, thirty
gold watches and chains, six sabres studded
with diamonds and emeralds, and 100 boxes
Of cigars.
Citizen George Francis Train holds that
flesh eating is shortening human life. III
has only contempt for people who dine upon
the carcasses ~ animals and birds. He con
| fines his diet 10 oatmeal and baked beans
and this together with abundant fresh air
promises 20 carry him through 200 years oi
\ pleasant existence.
The Rev. Thomas Wakefield, president Of
the general assembly Of the United Nicholas
Free Churches and one Of the distinguish,
missionaries OF the present day, is some @
years Of age, OF medium height, witha ttici
set, we'll developed frame. His hair is Of Z
grayish tngc, and but sparsely covers
massive aud well formed head while his fac'
is bronzed with the exposure d quarter o
a century to the rays Of an east African sun