St. Paul daily globe., 1888-12-19
PROMINENT PEOPLE.

Adam Forepaugh is said to be worth
$1,000. 900. most OF it being invested IN
Philadelphia real estate.
Anna Katharine Green's latest novel has
gone into its thirtieth thousand. Mrs. Green
seems to be well rooted in the regard of the
public.
The sultan of Turkey, who is most fckle
man regarding his fads, has become inter-
ested in typewriting and is practicing the art
sednlousiy.
Anna Langley. the tallest girl in New York,
has just died at the age of eighteen. She was
colored girl, born near Richmond, Va, and
measured feet inches in height.
P. T. Barnum has made his will, and at
tached to it the affidavits of two prominent
physicians stating that at the time the will
was drafted he was in his right mind.
Miss Wkeeloek. of Milwaukee, makes liv-
ing by teaching the game of whist. She has
only been at the business few years and
several of her bright pupils are already able
to remember the trump.
Atty.-Gen. Garland's decision to appear in
dress suit win doubtless end his political
career. No Arkansas statesman could ex-
pect to flourish the elawhammer coat and
continue in public life.
Congressman Roswell P Flower has added
immensely 10 his fortune in the last two or
three years. His money has been made
largely in promoting railroad enterprises
and in big stock and bond sales. Mr.. Flower
is worth S6,0O0.0OO or S7.0O0,000.
Victor Emmanuel. the heir to the Italian
throne, will short ] be betrothed to Princess
Clenentine, of Belgium, influences having
been brought TO bear upon the pope to in
duce him to withdraw his objections, which
have heretofore prevailed upon the family
of the princess.
George Augustus Sala, the English jour
nalist, always wears q white waistcoat. He
saws: ''You can't well murder when you
have q white waisicoat on. By donning that
snowy garment you have in manner given
hostages to responsibility" Perhaps he Is
afraid of being mistaken for Jack the Rip
per-"
Mayor-eleet Hart, Of Boston. IS not be-
]iever in 'esoteric Buddhism, as has been
stated. In fact he has never investigated the
subject. Not only that, but he IS not reader
of Browning and baked beans do not agree
with him. His election IS a mystery.
The Rev. q. II. Spurgeon, the great Lon
don Baptist clergyman, who lately Withdrew
from the Baptist union because that BODY
was not orthodox enough, says that he has
no doubt ways will be found in which fellow
ship can be enjoyed with those churches
with which he can honestly and heartily
unite. Meanwhile he is glad TO be free from
all entangling alliances.
Princess Bismarck not long since went to
Hamburg to make her customary household
purchases, which she never allows anybody
else to attend to- Unfortunately she missed
her train to Friedrichsruhe, and as there was
no other train for two hours she told her
coachman to drive her through the district
OF the free port On returning into the
town she was stopped by a custom house
official, who imposed duty Oh every one OF
the articles she had purchased. and refused
to let her proceed until she had paid in full.
Diana Middleton, negress who died re-
Gently near Clifton, Tenn, is believed to have
been the Oldest person in the world. Accord
ing to the best accounts she had reached the
remarkable age of 126 years. She was kid
naped in Africa and brought to this country
before the Revolutionary war. She was at that
time a slave in Virginia. Later she was sold
into North Carolina, and from there she went
to Tennessee She was freed because OF her
extreme age before the late war, aud had
been looked upon for many years as the old
est person in the world. Her face and hands
were heavily tattooed, and these tattoo
marks lasted till her death. She was said to
have been a eannibal in her native country.