Wichita eagle., 1888-07-01
<s%es> -sv
The as1gle
PERSONAL GOSSIP.

PauI du Chaillu has bean for eight years
working on his new book
Sir Edward Baines is the Oldest active
Journalist in Europe. BE is IS.
Senator Evarts win spend most Of the SUM-
raer at his home at Windsor, VT.
The Duke of Westminster is the richest Of
Queen victoria's subjects in Great Britain.
Jules Ferry enjoys being caricatured, al d
rollects and preserves all such pictures Ct
himself
President Carnot, of France, will spend the
summer ir writing history Of himself and
his ancestors
Allen G. Thurman is great smoker. and
fs credited With consuming between ten and
twelve cigars day.
Charles Dudley Warner says that most Of
the Morks of fiction of the present day are toe
much tinctured with materiaism-
The Duke of Cumberland and his sister.
Princess FredeTica- have become reconciled
after an estrangement Of nine years
The kings of Cambodia and Assam will
visit Paris next year and Will receive distin-
guished donors at the hands OF the French
government
summer holiday in preparing materials for
a history of MS mustrious family Of repub-
icap patriots
BARLEY Campbell the mad playwright, is
still an inmate of the Middletown asylum for
the insane He is happy and quiet, but Will
never be sane again
Andrew Lang, the English balladist, who
does not admire American poetry, makes
part Of his income by writing verse; for ar
English soap manufacturer.
W. G. Grace, the great English cricketer,
is 40 years of age. but is still unexceled as
batter The year OF Grace 1888, In fact, bids
fair to give him his best record.
The largest private library in this country
is owned by q q Bancroft, the historian,
and is in his San Francisco home. 1t con-
sists of $1,000 volumes and is valued at
S2OO.cJ0.
Dr. Thomas W. Evans, the dentist, has re-
ceived from Queen Victoria jubilee medal
of gold as token Of her appreciation of his
work on the instruments for Emperor Fred
ericks throat
Gen. Gresham is said to be one of the worst
dressed men in public life His lack Of
friendship with the tailor is made, however,
less apparent by his handsome face and COM
manding figure
Don Pedro, beside being wise and liberal
monarch. an accomplished musician ana an
experienced traveller, has been a profound
student Of languages, and is well yersed in
Hebrew, Arabic and Sanskrit
Samuel j. Randall has bright young son
who wears glasses and is said &C look just like
bis father He is called Little Sam Ran
dalI,n and is described by correspondent as
being "as fat as butter aud as sharp as a
tack"
Nawab Zaighom -ud-Dowlah, brother-in-
law TO the late King of Oudh, is In London
specially engaged to teach the Prince Of
Wales and Prince Albert Victor Hindostanee.
Tie Nawab has the degree Of Learned
Pundit."
Rev. W. j. Gaines, of Atlanta, who hiss
lately been made bishop Of the African
Methodist Episcopal church, belonged to
Gabriel Toonhs, brother of Robert Toombs,
In slavery days and was farm hand until
his emancipation
Lord Dudley, the wealthy young English
noble who has just come into possession of
his heritage of some s., ,00O, 900 per annum,
has already developed strong taste for gam
bling and recently lost 100000 at racing
and S50, 1000 at cards.
Gen O'Ryan, the Spanish minister Of war
In Senior Sagastas' reorganized cabinet, is as
his name indicates, of Irish descent. He is,
however, thorough Spaniard, his great
grandfather having entered the service of
Spain over 100 years ago
Ii. Daniel Wilson, the unfortunate son-in-
law of ex-President Grevy. of France, does
not dare to enter the chamber of deputies;
but he holds on to his seat for Touraine and
pockets the salary attached thereto, and
under the present law there Is no way Of
getting rid Of him.
NJ Clemenceau and Gen. Boulanger re-
Gently met by accident at the dinner table of
q lady who is a friend of both. They sat one
at each side of their hostess, and to avoid
seeing each other so as to compel a saluta-
ton. which would have been distasteful to
both, they sat with their backs turned to-
ward her.
The Duke Of Rutland, accompanied by tbs
duchess, is likely TO visit America this sum-
ner The duchess is a popular magazine
writer in London. and until her husbands
recent accession to the dukedom her signature
was frequently at the end of long articles in
The London Queen on social topics for
women One object Of the American journey
Is, it is believed, TO enable the duchess to
wider her sphere of observation into feminine
life in large cities.
Munenitsu Mutsu, the new japanese min
ster to this country, is about - years of age.
He is extremely learned and possesses great
executive ability. In 1877 be was imprisoned
aear Toxic for his connection with the Sieo
rebellion His sentence was for twelve years,
put at the end Of five years the government
released hum, having discovered that his
stfense was les fragrant than at first sup
posed During his confinement Mutsu trans
lated Mills Political Economy" into his
nativs tongue.
kHTCC