Omaha daily bee., 1888-04-04
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Chief Arthur is universally referred TO by
the engineers as the ''old man.
Timothy Healy, the dashing NJ. p, was an
obscure clerk about a dozen years ago.
General Manager Stone, of the Chicago,
Burlington and Quincy road, is about thirty
seven years old.
Senator Hoar has received the degree of
Ii. d.. from Harvard, Yale, Williams, Am
herst and William and Mary's.
Senator Vest, of Missouri, Sawyer, of Wis
%consin, and Jones, of Nevada, are con-
sidered the best story-tellers of the senate.
Thomas Mast has a libel suit on hand in
San Francisco, not for caricaturing any
body, but for drawing a contract to lecture.
Louis Kossuth is still living at Turn with
his sister, in good health and busy with his
autobiography. He is e~ighty-six years of
age.
The remarkable statement is made that
Justice Gray has drawn 1,0O0 French novels
from the congressional library since his &C.
cess to the supremeeourt.
Colonel Fred N. Dow refused to vote for
his father, Neal Dow, when he ran for
mayor of Portland, Me, last week, but sup
ported the republican, candidate.
There are but four men now living who
have by name received the thanks of con-
gress by joint resolution. They are Sheri.
dan, Terry, Howard and Sherman.
At eighty years old Hon. Hugh McCulloch
retains his brown hair and whiskers, only
slightly touched with gray, and does not use
eyeglasses more than half the time.
Ex-Governor Alger, of Michigan, Owns a
x,ne4 tpnot IF tipn1n, lnnl rAo. k1.a-a t.
contains over one hundred square miles and
bears 500, 900, 900 feet of white and yellow
pine.
The London Tid-Bits publishes a number
of autographs of distinguished men of the
world" The name of Buffalo Bill is found
directly opposite the signature of the prince
of Wales.
Charles H. Litchman would be taken any,
where for a prosperous merchant rather than
| a prominent figure in the knights of Labor
organization. He has an intellectual face, a
| pair of dark eyes and wears an exquisitely
| fitting suit of clothes. He is rather a re.
| ticent man, a quality that is desirable in his
position as general secretary of the great
order.
Major General Terry, commanding the
military division of the Missouri, will soon
retire. He has purchased a beautiful house
in New Haven for his future home, and vii,
reside in that city. He is one of the wealth.
est men in the army. and his retired pay will
be about So, 900. He has been a useful ant
popular officer, and was a good example o.
the gentleman.
There lives in Reed City, Mich, in the
person of Mr.. Yates, one OF the Immortal
GOO,r who by misunderstanding an order
given them by their commander, made the
'Charge of the Light Brigade against suct
fearful odds-The charge rendered famous
by ~Tennyson. Mr.. Yates feels very proud
of the service rendered his country at tina
time.
John A. Logan, son Of the late Genera
John A. Logan, owns four thoroughbred
race horses, now stationed at the Lexington
KY, track. This is MIR. Logan's first ven
ture as a sporting man, and he has the
good will, it is said, of all the trainers a
Lexington. Men who admired his father
however, would rather see young Logan at
tending to the affairs of the nation than
TO those of the paddock.