The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1888-10-17
PROMINENT PEOPLE.

PATTI netted SITE, 900 on her tour through
South America.
JAY GOULD says he is living now to take
care of his health.
BRET HARTE has decided to spend the re-
mander of his days in London.
EMPEROR WILLIAM of Germany is show
ing an unhappy psnchant for sham battles.
WILKIE COLLINS, the novelist, is looking
old, and his hard work has left its mark on
him.
1T is forty years since Pasteur was ap-
pointed Professor of Physics at the Faculty
Of Sciences, Strasburg.
THE Shah of Persia is to make another tour
of Europe. 1t will be his third, and Europe
is likely to get tired OF him.
CHIEF-JusTIcE FULLER's gown has been
made by Chicago tailor, and is said to con-
tain 500 worth of gross grain silk.
THE King of Portugal is very literary in
his tastes and has translated number Of
ShaScspeare's plays into Portuguese.
WILLIAM KINGSTON, who is erecting a
with literary aspirations and lots OF money.
ANDREW CARSEGIEs income is $500, 900
year, Sl2500) a month. SOS, 900 week,
$4l2O day, S3i3.40 q minute, and S95
second.
THE three sons of the Duke of AoSta have
presented their stepmother, the Princess
Letitia Bonaparte, with q pearl necklace
which cost $G0,0,0
RUSSELL SAGE, the Wall street operator,
is at least fifteen years older than Jay Gould,
but he has not a wrinkle in his face and IS as
well preserved as man of fifty.
LORD WoLsELEY is as lucky as he is
plucky. Queen Victoria has just presented
to him for his lifetime the house and grounds
of the Ranger of Greenwich Park.
THE Hon. D. II. Goodell, the Republican
nominee for the New Hampshire governor.
ship, is the inventor OF that fascinating and
useful article. tue lightning apple parer."
SECRETARY BAfARD is said to have vein
of Swedish blood in his veins. His mother
is buried in the churchyard of the first
Swedish church in America-that at VIZ
mington, Del
GEORGE W. CHILDs, of the Philadelphia
Ledger, has three residences all of which are
kept in perfect readiness for occupancy, and
he may drop in at either whenever the fancy
seizes him, and order dinner Of the best tha
market affords.
W. D. HowELLs, the author, was once a
compositoron a country newspaper in Ohio.
He is remembered as one who had few COM
panions and rarely took part in the sports
and jests of the composing-room.
MRS. CLEVELAND writes to lady in ALE
gheny, Penn, who had named baby fo1
her: II ought perhaps, to tell you that I'm
never called Frankie although my intimate
friends sometimes call me Frank"
KING OSCAR H., of Sweden, has appointed
the Emperor William IL, Of Germany, al
Admiral in the Swedish navy. The Emperor
William has re;aliatsd by making King
Oscar II. an Admiral in the German navy
ENoCH PRATT, who gave the city Of Balti
more above n million dollars for library
and pays :a0,0O0 year to maintain it, ha:
lust celebrated his eighty first birthday annie
the Congratulations and good wishes of a
whole State.
LORD TENNYsoN, though he denies that he
is to write a poem outlining the changes oi
religious faith through which he has passed,
4 .snowledges that he is at work on a phuo'
phical work in verse which will touch
more OF less upon questions Of religion.