The Daily times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1886-1889, 1888-02-29
PERSONAL.
,.,,o. v,r,o;s irst 40 wears old.

Jules Verne is Just 90 years old.
George W. Cable pronounces bis name
Caw-tle.
Col. Robert Ingerson |. one oil tne cioT''S'
students Of Inc Bible in the United o'aVes
Otto. the poor mad king Of Bavaria is
slowly dyin-. locked up in the soItary cas'!e
OF Fulsienrled
Ex-Nsyor Carter Harrison, OF Chicago
hos ,,ade n collection Of nearly ton OF fans
in Japan and sam
Senator Farwell Of Illinois, was once
poor man himself, but ho now makes s'Vo
day. Such - brains.
I,orIrennyson is making small fortune
out of b. dairy produce. roc, LaGrea.e
butter Is one Of the joys OF the Isle ot " isnt
King Umberto, OF Italy, is still crippled IN
his private means, owing 10 enormous
arrears Of debts hs Is paying for his late
father.
Postmaster Movers, Of Harrisburg, Pa,
was confirmed BY the senate early IN Jan
nary. but he did not learn Of the fact until Il
few days ago.
Congress has four members VINO part tirL
hair in the middle Two, Belmont ana
Rayner, ere Democrats, and two, PheIPs ana
Long, are Republicans
The astonishing statement Is recorded tnaI
Justice Gray has drawn 1000 French novels
from the Congressional library since his &C
cessioa to the supreme bench.
Bus-s If President and Mrs. Cleveland,
made Of pulp to which 5000 o. tatteTed
currency has been reduced, are tor sale IN the
corridors Of the Capitol at Washington
The reiga.ng Prince Of Monaco, wao Is
now 20, is blind lie lives principally az his
chateau Of lie Marchas, and no - rieiiiy
careful in his expenditure, although ms Tor
tune IS 1900, 90 Il year.
hinsworth +. SpoiTord, the librarian of
con.ress, is Is years Old. He IS OF slight
phvs.que aud dark complexion, with iron
gray wniskcrs His memory Is TIE most
wonderful thing about the capital
.Joeef Hoimanu, the infant prodigy, has
gained q. sht pounds while he has been In
America ai.! has given four concerts week.
the a,era.c receipts Of which, according 70
MANAGER Attcy's testimony, have been Over
-. 80 n concert.
E..prcs.tcnt McCosh OF Princeton college
i, now deyoting himself to literary work
T., i at WORK on volume 10 Dc entitled
.l-.r,t or Fundamental Principles, which be
N.L. will b. the most enduring o. MS
achievements in philosophy
james Russell Lowell WAS " years OF ago
olr.e2sI. WashingtOAs birthday. III "a re
cent letter H. says Il lad tlc iais.crtune
toIe bora o. the !2l, AID thus - " brought
l..t, competition once year with the most
uu.la; C-ure Ia our history
Over ST.. feet in height, w!th manly face
straight nose, bright blue eyes, AMI a laoutu
oi remarkably delicate shape, if.nsed, 10.
hidden. by brown mus,ache, --l.ed in al
athletic SPORTS. and famous atJl-such Is
Icccn. description OF 5lr J. Marion C.aw-
ford
When the Emperor William celebrates n
plet birthday in March, every soldier IN tic
trent German army will be presented with
the Kaiser biography. The cost ot tae WORK
I, to be dcfra Jed by public subscription, ana
the names Of the subscribers ViI alI b
presented, bound to the emperor.
joseph Chamberlain has Cue collection
OF orchids which is valued a. $4,000 Ro
ba, been interested ID orchids Tor the last
twelve years. and is as la9rAei I'D forfeiture
a. ne is in the details pertaining 20 Goldfish
l HIS orchid conservatory az AIghoufy -
lighted by electricity and tho doors are In
LAD with inosaics