Wichita eagle., 1888-12-19
pSA SCNAL GOSSIP.

Bismarck is now said to be ''thin and
| bony."
| ''The Bantim Of Berlin is the latest popu-
lar name for the German emperor.
! Mr. Frank R. Stockton is to spend the win
) ter in New York He is busy on several new
stories.
! The Pope has plate of light soup served to
! him four times day. He never drinks any
wine but claret.
| 1t is said that Mr.. Chamberlain, on account
Of his marriage, will sever his connection
with Birmingham and go to live in London
The Maharajah Dhuleep Singh is in Paris
trying to sell his jewels. He is biting his
thumb at England and threatens Dhuleep
into the ranks OF Britain's enemies.
Isaac Pitman, the shorthand author, is
opposed to strong drink, tobacco, animal
! food, vaccination, and nobody knows how
many other things. In religion he is Sweden
bOrgian.
II am accused" says Marshal MacMahon,
''of having served several governments. 1t
Is quite true. l served them all loyalty; and
I may add that / regretted them all, except
my own"
Ore. is the Oldest Presbyterian clergyman on
the Pacific coast Though 80 years of age,
he is able to take an active part in the duties
Of his pastorate.
Lord Tennyson makes a most irritable in
valid. He insists upon having the news
papers read to him, and if they represent his
condition as worse than it really is he flies
into rage at once
Sir Algernon Borthwick, owner Of the
London Morning Post and one Of the ablest
politicians and shrewdest business men in
London, has an income Of 100000 year,
chiefly from his paper.
A brother of Lord WoIseley, Mr. Frederick
Wolseley, an Australian squatter, claims
attention for having invented sheep shear
ing machine by which one man can shear 40
sheep day, clean as whistle
Du Maurier, the London caricaturist, has
a little grandson who is the most beautiful
youngster in Great Britain. At least so say
artists who have had the privilege of looking
at his ideal face crowned with locks of golden
hair.
Francis Murphy, who has been laboring in
the temperance field for twelve years, esti-
mates that 1900, 600 persons have signed the
pledge under his crusade and that of these
s. per cent. have remained faithful to their
vows.
The original of Thackeray's Warrington in
''PendenniS," George Stovin Venables, Q. c.,
has just died, leaving q personal estate OF
$3.50, 900. lie willed various sums to servants
and life annuity OF e32 to former laun-
dress.
O1Ir+H $bo riS
man of the day in European diplomacy, is
the only new representative of statecraft
who bears a scar received in battle He was
Shot through the thigh in the cavalry charge
at Mars Ia Tour, in which he rode as a
private dragon.
The Duchess of Montrose's example has
been copied. Sir William OMalley, a
rich baronet aged Is, has married at Dublin
Miss Caroline Favey, damsel Of Is. The
baronet advertised for a housekeeper and
taken with Miss Caroline that ne st
once proposed and was accepted
Chauucey N. Depew was graduated from
Yale College in 1885, and three years later
was admitted to the bar His connection
with the Vanderbilt railroad interests dates
from 1856, when he made the acquaintance of
W. II. Vanderbilt and became the attorney
OF the New York and Harlem road.
Sir Francis Glare Ford who is mentioned
as the probable successor to Lork Sackville
at Washington, has had long diplomatic
career. Since February, 1878, he has been
the British minister at Madrid. He is a
knight grand cross of st. Michael and ST.
George and Companion Of the Bath
There Is in New York no more tireless
theatre goer than Col Bob Ingersoll. Ii is
said by one who ought to know that he has
seen over 100 performances this year. He is
more fond of comedy and spectacular pieces
than Of high tragedy, and he laughs con-
sumedly at the funny characters, or scenes,
or passages.
Jacob Lorillard, OF New York has spent
ever 100000 in trying 70 get yacht built
that would suit him in every particular, but
has failed to do SO, although no less than
forty-eight attempts have been made. The
last attempt the Anita, has just been sod
by Mr. Lorillard to Mr.. s. Austin, Jr., of
Philadelphia, for So 500
Dr.. Naasen, who has Just crossed Green
land on snow shoes, is about q years Of age
and considerably over SIX feet in height. He
is a hardy Norsenan" every inch Of him