Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1888-01-12
PERSONAL GOSSIP.

Arthur. is travelling in Egypt
Fri de G.cv. eldest son Of the Marquis OF
Eipol. is the test shot Ii England
Richard Watson Glider. of The Century, is
da.cribed as a man who looks every inch
poet
On the 10Th of March next e Prince Of
Wis and his wife Celebrate their silver
wedding.
Emperor William, according to prophecy
bczel on his i .aiwriting. is TO live to be iuo
years old
Professor wayland, of New Haven, is
making tour OF the New York peniten-
tiaris.s in the interest OF prison management
in Connecticut.
The m-stery as 20 how Mr.. O'Brien got
his new pair Of trousers in Jail is explained
A friend visited his cell with TWO pairs on
and gave him one.
Count Won Moltke is reported to have said
recently: In my youth it was predicted that
l should take part in three great wars l
have taken part in two
Williams college alumni purpose to raise
800, 600 for the erection and maintenance OF
memorial building TO the late Mark Hop
kin, cn the College groundA
A prominent broker offered ZOO for .
scat on the New York Stock Exchange last
week without any success On the CONSOLE
dated Exchange seats are selling for 81 600.
Congressman Russell OF Massachusetts,, re-
cently appeared on the floor of the house in
b.aish gray overcoat made Of wool which be
grew on his own sheep at his Worcester farm
Senator Butler, OF South Carolina, is often
A - -. liz,
Ing that his personal charms obhge him to
be well dressed, he is very particular about
his attire.
Little Marshall P. Wilder SAYS that he is
constantly mistaken for Josef Hoffman,, the
musical marvel. He wishes the public to un-
derstaad that the NJ P. i'll his name does not
stand for Musical Prodigy"
Max O'Rell says: Good society, like good
hote.s. i, the same the world over and when
have spent an evening in some aristocratic
hoIss | say, as | depart, I've passed =
pleasant evening but I've lost my time"
snapper Garrison, the famous jockey,
was o.ce IL musical wonder. As young boy
he was u remarks BILE singer and had begun
to attract the attention Of the public when
h. G-ci,ied to take the race track for
career.
About So, 600 has been raised for the
Hendricks monument at Indianapolis, and
5000 Is more wanted. Mr.. W. w. Corcoran
gave the largest contribution, $500 Mr. Pot
ter Palmer gave 500 President Cleveland
gave 500.
On Guy Fawkes day in London the Irish
made their eiiisies on the model Of Balfour
AMI labeled them, Remember Mitchels-
town." Salisbury in one instance and Joe
Chamberlain in another accompanied Bal
four to the pyre.
King Humbert Of Italy, in chatting over
the decoration scandal in Paris, said with
smile: There are two things my father
never refused even TO a mendicant in the
street-a cigar from his case and the Cross of
the Crown of Italy
Bonanza Mackay is to retire from the con-
troll of the Bank OF Nevada, if Wall street
reports may be relied on. A Scotch syndi-
cate has bargained to take the bank, paying
the market value of nil the institutions
sets and adding 100000 for its good will.
Sir John Lubbock, the banker. and lover
of ants, is called Saint Lubbock by Lon
d,ners because he was the father of the bill
making four days of the year legal holidays
III England. Ills lectures on savings, which
he is now delivering in south London. attract
large audiences
There are three ministers in the present
house Of representatives Judges Stewart of
Georgia and Cheadle, of Indiana, are ex-
preachers, but the new congressman from
New HAMPSHIRE, Rev. Mr.. Mckinney, has
be,n in the Uuiversalist pulpit during his
Who'll active career.
Col W. A. Lowry, who died last week at
A+lo-,-. C., was rarsonal fr.apd NJ
An1y johnson, and was chie2y Instrumental
in rllcing him in his first Office that of coun-
Gilman at C;recnvile, Col. Lowry was opposed
t. ression. He a successful merchant
CT left large fortune.
Mayor Hewitt, Of New York, has been
selected as chairman of the committee Of
c:t.zcns to arrange for the celebration Of the
catannial of the inauguration of Washington
as president Hon. Hamilton Fish, whose
feriienes' prevented him acting rs chairman,
was made honorary chairman
Judge Tourgee was recently asked what
l. nrary works he had on hand I'm always
doing something in that line" he responded
"Ne@t February viii appear Block Ice,
novel, and about the same time l will Issue
Letters to King, wh.ch will treat of the
relatlons OF religion to politics"
The priace Of Naples, only child of King
Humbcrt and heir apparent to the throne of
Italy hes just come OF age, and he has re-
ceived the order of the Golden Fleece from
the emperor of Austria, the Black Eagle
from the German emperor and the Lion of
the Netherlands from the king OF Holland
Present Barnard has abolished the work
Ing system at Columbia college. Hereafter
only three students in each class-thc three
~
in any way b. lifted above their fellows,
This move is much more sensible than the re
turn 10 the mortar board cap and ac.-ienic
gown which the trustees have just recon-
mcnded.
Senator Ingalls, does not look unlike Will
liam Black the novelist, and, like MIR. Black,
he is said to he writing novel. Washing
ton life j., tn, subject. The Senator from
Kansas is slender, but has rather strilAng
appca ance Oh account of the arrangement
OF his front hair. lie wears gold s1,ectacles,
nnl covers his upper lip with an iron gray
,uustachc Wide wisp of whisker concea!s
h lower.
T. Berry Wall pc-for.n9i .,ic most sensible
oct OF h. life when he took the vows o. mat
rimonv Tho king OF the dudes is natu-
rally bright, good natnred young man, and
by ~ meas the braiuless thing lie is some
TIN said to he. With wife to turn his
mn: from the nonsense 10 which he has de-
vo.sj himself he may make q useful and
clever man. Bat he is NO longer king Of the
dudes The real dude never narries. Its
bad fora, dol't chew knowah.n
Georse Alfred Townsend gives the follow
ing sketch of Sir George VI. Pullman: He is
a rather portly man, square shouldered, with
some; hing of the appearance Of French
Ei!i;ar.. officer, but of a more amiable, civil
e-,,,rc g-.. =; he wears a goatec, winch Is now
al - Ike his hair. 1t was twenty
Ell - ago when he first lay down in
slee ,cr, ard, being badly ratified shout
an. ,...... L to i ep, began TO wonder if lis