The Daily times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1886-1889, 1888-04-18
PERSONAL GOSSIP

his lat novel
seno,o, stanford affects tho low cut vest
of olden time-.
Gladstone is said to have got $3.50 for a
magazine article
The Duke Of Marlborough u asaih IN
prunary difficulties.
Speaker Carlisle has Just PAID s@4'oo for
hou5s in Washington,
Minister Phelps will not return 70 Ehsianu
until the middle Of June.
Tennvson is again at work, and, 1t Is stated,
OF poem of some length.
Governor Rusk, Of Wisconsin, STANDS SIX
feet three IN his Stockings
potma..er General Dickinson - extremely
faid Il i,i. game Of tenpins
Ferdinand the Slken" is the nickname at
Vi.ana Tor the prince OF bulgaria
Ferdinand dc l.csscps, the great engineer,
i. extremely fond Of taking cold bhtus
nr Balfour. the Irish secretary, used to be
uicsnamed Clara ut school and college
Governor Hills first business venture was
sollinr apple. on train ut the early age OF y.
President ingalls, uses a sand glass to time
sneaker, when the senate eniorces the I'VE
miuutc rule.
Frank Saitus, brother Of Edgar Saitu', the
novelist. has command OF tWenty-One dulcr-
eut language
The sultan went into mourning for Em-
neror William. although it Is contrary 10
Turkish custom.
The papa jubilee has turned out 10 h1ye
been very expensive. 1t cost the vatican
about 81 10000.
Louis KossutA, the Hungarian patriot, no.'
in bis SIKH year, is very feeble, and hi' cid Is
fast approaching
Coafucius is visiting England He is n
Chiuaman and claims to 10 direct descent
ant IN the seventy second generation OF the
famous Coniucius who gave China Ie-
lIgion.
Karl Formes. the famous basso, who has
lived IN America for the past thirty years
has been engaged to sing at the approaching
London selson Of Italian opera. Tic Is -
years 81 aso
Justices Lamar and Harlan are the only
mcniber, oil the United States Supreme court
who'd not own houses I'm Washington. MIS-.
Lamar. however is wealthy, aud intends To
Luy or build house NJ the capital
! pr Carlo Gardini. husband Of Nine. Gerstos
the Guerra singer. has received the order oi
Ia. Crown OF Italy from kng CmDerto IN
r.cn,ultion az the value 81 the doctors WORK
OIL tiie United States-two large volumes
California papers alo holding Israel Mat
l., ...-.,n up as d sample case. Ten years ago
a.. found IL - bill Oh the streets o. san Fran
CISCO ami restoi,j il 10 H. owner Today ne
i, worth Ss0.0JJ and runs tie biggest faro
lalE in Montreal
senator isham q Harms. IT Ienne see, was
fist ,..ut 10 congress IN lsDJ There IS not q
m,u i'm either house whose congressional
career dates back So far Is ms. lie has
s.ryei two terms in the senate and Is ready
t. rin tor another
NJ isaac Putnam, the father Of Shorthand
writing. is now rs years old. lie Is almost
Ian a,,,tic. using no vine, beer spirits To-
lbirco nJr animal food OF any kind In n
h,ion he IS an earnest Swvdeuborglan lie
i. an early riser and a bard worker.
Now that Gen Boulanger has been turned
on, Of the army, be- is entitled 20 a pension OF
lO0tO francs gear AMI 1900 francs add
t;onal a. a grand officer OF the legion OF
honor His parliamentary salary viii be
5000 francs, leaving him q 90 francs IN all.
Vienna bread has made many fortunes and
ono OF 4s.OOO,OOO came TO Count Gang, who
died recently IN Vienna In 1872 he estab-
lj,hed the first shop for Vienna bread IN
Parls and from that gained his wealth. The
shop exists still as the Maison Gang, on the
Rue Richelieu
Gen Booth. the Salvation Army leader
/, one Of the sharpsst business men In Eng
land and has accumulated large fortune
Tickets Of admission 10 his daughters we'd
diny to Mr Fakeer Tucker were sold at -
apiece. and hundreds were purchased by the
aristocracy of London
Immediately after Emperor Frederick left
San Reno the sultan sent him collar, con
s,sting of nine hazel nuts with inscriptions
from the Koran, over which the dervishes
and sheks Of the palace had prayed, AMI
which. a. the sultan assured the crown
prince. would cure him as II by magic.
The wea!thiest man in the northwest IS
James Hill. OF st. Paul, president Of the
Manitoba IuliIOdi. his IOIbuIlc VI StOiVDvfvJo
has nearly all been made during the past ten
years in railroad speculations and real estate
Nlr Hill L. 81 years old, and bids fair 10
double his wealth before departing this life.
Crown Prince William, Of Germany, had
an opportunity OF displaying his hatred for
everything English the other day, in which
dislike his Own mother Is included. tie had
a sudden attack of nose bleeding and several
members Of his suite offered handkerchiefs 10
stag the flow He refused assistance, with
the remark The more Of this English blood
| lose the better
Oscar Wilde and his wife are a very Ordl-
nary looking pair OF mortals. according to "a
London correspondent tie has grown %
stout ~ 10 be absolutely uupictursque, AMI
the latter. while She dresses with a degree Of
Individuality is by no means the picture OF
artistic lovclncas that one might reasonably
demand that the wife OF the apostle OF the
suniiower should be
} Rev Robert Collyer was p years old when
be came to this country. He brought his
bride over with him ia the steerage. For
nine wears in worked Us a blacksmith la
PENNSYLVANIA. then he becam5-a local Meth
odi,t preacher. tut later be became a Uni