Fisherman & farmer. [volume] (Edenton, N.C.) 1887-19??, 1888-11-23
PROMINENT PEOPLE.

Mr. GLADSTONE will stay in public Life
until the Irish question is settled.
THE Prince of Wales and the Gar of
Russia are no mean performers on the banjo.
THERE is possibility of the young Ger
man Kaiser taking a trip to America after
the close of his journeying in Europe.
COUNT VoN MoLTKE has loaned to Cornell
University for three months large number
of volumes from the archives of the German
Empire.
Mr.. BRYAN, once a department clerk in
Washingto ton, and the organizer of the post
Office system of Japan, now has an income OF
500, 900 a year.
SIR CHARLES RUSSELL, the noted English
bar rister, makes his own terms counsel at
the bar and usually charges at the rate of
over SO q minute.
The Parisians having nothing else to do
just at present are amusing themselves by
making fun of new style hat which Presi-
dent CarnOt now wears.
RAs ALULA, the Abyssinian general, is a
striking looking man, about five feet nine
inches IN height, extremely muscular, mag
niticent horseman and fine shot
SIR ARTHUR SULLIVAN does not look like
an inspired musician. He is short and stout,
with low forehead and short curly hair,
black eyes and square bull dog chin.
THE widow of James K. Polk lives a life
of comparative seclusion IN the old Polk
mansion near Nashville, Tenn. Her intel
lect is still bright, but her memory is poor.
THE Prince of Wales owes at present over
$500, 900, and is thinking seriously of ap-
plying to Parliament for an allowance for
Prince Albert Victor, who now keeps up
household of his own.
The fortune of Russell Sage is estimated
at sixty millions of dollars. The old finan-
cler is over seventy years of age, married,
and childless. He is in splendid health, and
does not look his years.
The little Crown Prince of Germany is
following IN the footsteps of his warlike an
cestors, and is drilled at Potsdam every day
for half an hour by Sergeant Hauk, of the
First Regiment of Foot Guards.
KING KHoULALoNKoRN, of Siam. has lust
forwarded his wedding present to his royal
brother of China 1t consists of a footstOol
of massive gold, studded with large rubies,
and represents value of $500, 900.
MISS DAISY GARLAND. the attractive
young daughter of the Attorney General,
will be the only Cabinet debutante the COM
ing season. Her brother Mr.. Rufus Garland
who lately entered the Catholic Church, is
studying law.
SECRETARY FAIRCHILD, of the Treasury,
is said to be more easy of approach than any
other public official in Washington, and not
withstanding the great pressure to which he
is constantly subjected he maintains a re-
markable evenness of demeanor.
OLD Emperor William as jupiter. Emperor
Frederick as Mars, Empress Augusta as
Juno, and Empress Victoria as Minerva are
four statues of sandstone which have just
OeeH placeu III nlcneS ABOVE the grand
entrance to the Royal Schloss in Berlin
NJ. DE BRAzzA, who once tried to explore
Central Africa In opposition to Mr.. Stanley,
is in terrible state of mind He is ure
that wicked man Stanley is on sort of
still hunt, having for its object the annexa-
ton OF all Central Africa by "perfdious
Albion"
A BROTHER of the late ex-Marshal Bazaine
Is still living in France He is an engineer,
and has two sons who are promising young
officers in the French army. They have
been authorized to add their mothers name
to their fathers, and are given in the army
list as Bazaine- Hayter
SENATOR PLUMB, of Kansas, is an Ohio
man who settled at Emporia, Kan. when
nineteen years old and started the Emporia
N"l0s. Without assistance he gathered the
items, wrote the ringing Free State editorials,
set up the type and worked the hand-press
until the enterprise had developed sufficiently
TO allow him TO hire help.