, 1888-03-22
PERSONAL GOSSIP.


President Fnirchild, Of Oberlin college,
| Ohio, Is 80 years old.
Bishop Walker, OF Dakota, dcnes tho story
that he is engaged TO marry Ms hato Hoei'
Sir Thomas Esmonde, NJ. r., IL now III
| New Hampshire. He will remain IN tie
Unitod States about three months longer.
King IIunbert is keen sportsman anu
| largely patronizes the genuine English toS
| hunting that has been introduced INTO ltaly
| by Prince John Borghese.
A rich planter and tobacco grower OF
HAVANA recently sent 10000 cigars TO King
! Alphonso, OF Spain. As his majesty II III
months old, tho queen is in quandary.
The death of w. II. Chippendale, the vete-
ran English actor, recalls the fact that he
was the youth employed by Sir Walter scott
70 carry to the printer the manuscript of
Waverley.
Rev. f. 4, Ingalls,, tho new president of
| Drury college, is brother of Senator In
calls. He was formerly connected with S'e
State university of Kansas aud with Wash
burn college.
The cmir of Afghnnistan has fallen in love
with haypilas and ha. ordered 10 Of them
| for Cubul. The shah OF Persia has also
| ordered brass band. Thus music Soothcs
thu savage breast.
Timothy Bacon, who voted for Andrew
! Jackson and all Democratic presidential can
didates since. Il living in Barre, Mass, bear
! ing the weight of lO! winters. His health
Is good and his mind clear.
President Cleveland recently remarked to
| a caller, who expressed regret at not seeing
Mrs. Cleveland ''rhe truth is, don't see
much OF her myself II | see her once "a day
consider myself pretty lucky"
,-he king Of the Bclgians has recently in
surcd his own piivat. property in the royal
palaces at Brussels and mt l.aeken for 81 ,IJO,-
600 This property consists of furniture,
pictures, plate objects of art and china.
Emperor William met Won Moltkc after
the dawn OF the present year and asked him
whether he had begun II asleep or awake,
"Asleep,n replied the general. well, then
said the Emperor, "I think you may sleep it
out
Johnny Jones, as he is called, is the iinan.
Cial king OF New Ie;,land. His wealth runs
up into the millions and the greater part of
it was made in steambouting, He is Il native,
and once earned scant wages as an oarsulan
Oh ferry boat.
NJ. Grcvy, cx-prcsident OF the French re
public, lives very quietly in his new home.
Occasionally he takes a short walk in the
Trocadero gardens. When he rides out IL is
in ii carriage hired at a livery stable. Nine.
Grevy seldom leaves the house.
President Cleveland, on behalf of himself
and Mrs. Cleveland. has accepted an invita-
,iun to attend the twentieth annual cont
mence,ncnt nf Cornell university, at lthica
next June, conditioned only upon possible
emergencies oi official duty at that time
Josef liotmnruS present craze is type.
writing. Mr. Abbey gave him typewtit.s
lor tt Christmas git and the lad refIi. 4,
part from II, 50 it las . he carried with hin
from city to CITY, tnat he can pc;c'ttr
constantly in tile intervals Of his concert
sir ,'corge Chctwyud, whose n,ethodS ar.
r"w b iV: v"sti-lt,d by his fellow UIaIl.
be-. of the london Jockey club, is n r.I
huouet, With SG1,oO IL year. lie isa lItti,
OYER 80 aud married when only 81 the widow
o. tho lat Marquis of Hastings, a beautiful
woman several Aeai = bis senior.
". Il. florence, ine actor, gays he wear.
10 "yogluss "be 'uuse il is ever :, Iii,,.
more "uuv cuicut aud comfortable than
double cye.le Ses with the frame a...
s.uer2cs Your uo'e, or the spcctaclos t.i.
bows ih It run back Of yOur ears and snlgttc
your head and inrsS your hair"
VI. Boswell Bowitz has been telling stui-,.
about NJ do Frey cinct against whom he h.>
statesman has three sets OF visiting cards
one for Democrats, Inscribed "Freycinct;'
one for Democratic snobs, "De Frcycinut," ,"
and one for ul'is s.ocrats, IN da Freycinet"
III. J. Furber, Jr., young man not YET ~
years of age, Is preparing to found uni
versity in the western Venice, aud will dc-
vote 100000 to the enterprise. Furbcr is
now in Berlip studying philosophy undrr
German masters. His father IL engaged in
/ the insurance and real estate business IN chi
cago.
! walt Whitman is living quietly at Camden
and enjoying existence as much as Inc can
under adverse circumstances. jo takes u
great interest in all the leading topics OF The
day and liles TO talk about his travels. He
recently said: Denver Colo. is my favorite
| western city IT | should want to live in tho
west to use n western term, think | should
| squat ut Denver"
Bush Otter, a young Sioux, is the only
| full blooded Indian who was ever employed
by an executive department Of the United
States government. The geological survey
hns for some time employed him To prepare
n sorie. Of Indian legends His pay OF $40 a
! month did not seem sufficient to him in tho
| light ,d contemplated matrimony, and he
! struck for higher wages. The bureau refused
| to raise his salary and Otter il now q man OF
( leisure