The Daily times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1886-1889, 1888-05-02
PERSONAL. GOSSIP.
Won Moltks Il to be made a prince.

Dom Pedro has reisned over Brazil for
! fifty-seven years.
King ,iunbert, OF Italy, is something OF
o. Arglonaniac NJ regards his attire.
n. Fioques is diminutive man with a
large bead and line crop Of white hair.
"Dann Rice. the Old Snowman, owns $780,
600 ncres OF lend IN Texas and New Mexico
Sir Andrew Clark, Mr. Gladstone's physi-
cian, received 81, coo for journey to Italy
William OBrien, the Irish leader, says
,ha, journalists are the watchdogs OF civil
tzation"
Senator Evarts has purchased new silk
hat. spring style, to wear to the Chicago co.,
vention-
Daniel Websters great grandson is to
marry great granddaughter OF benjamin
| Franklin.
Caroline Herschel, the discoverer OF eight
comets never could remember the multlpii-
cation table.
Senator Blodsctt, of New Jersey, is six
| feet four end the tallest man in the United
| States Senate
Two sous OF Charles Dickens and one son
of Anthony Trollope are in the stock raising
! business in Australia.
President Cleveland has made an addition
to his stable by the acquisition oil a par OF
! handsome sorrsI horses.
Mr. Mackenzie. son Of Sir Moreil Mac
kenzie Is now playing with success in farco
at the Strand theatre, London.
William K. Vanderbilt is reported to have
/ snent 300 900 in London in clearing out TIE
old curiosity shops Of Bond street
George Gould is model husband, who
paver smokes. seldom drinks and never goes
out without his wife of an evening.
G. H. Jackson and George A. Jackson
f,tber and son. are rivals for class honors IN
/ Uulsdale college, where they expect to grad
uate IN June.
Young John A. Logan has developed a
creat love for the turf. He has four proini'-
Inc horses in training at Louisville Tor TINS
season races
While Gen Boulanger was minister OF war
q co.npany was formed which cast 4oooV
metal busts OF him, to be sold on his becom-
ing the ruler of France.
The emperor Of China has four ply sicians,
each of whom receives a weekly salary
stoppinr when he becomes SICK; therefore
Lii, indisposttion ia never OF long duration
Mr. Thomas Mast will make bis home
among the Los Angeles Journalists VINO nav
founded colony Of their own at Ramona ia
the SAN Gabriel Valley, u few miles OUT OF
the city.
Probably the oldest employe Of the gov
eminent in term Of service 10 LINDSEY Muse
an ancient colored man, who has stood guard
M the door Of tue secretaries OF the navy
since ls33
1t IS reported in London that the DuAe OF
MARLBOROUGH will return to this country III
lime 10 continue his wooing OF far WHO"
whose charms attracted him when he was
here last year
Gen Boulanger reiterates his exclamation
at the recent speech he made prior to us
election: III wished for var should oe u
madman if did not prepare for 1t 'nouid
DO worthless wretch"
James Bailey, poor coal miner OF Shame
hin Pm. with wife aud seven children, has
fallen heir to 10000 by the death OF an
uncle in ENGLAND. who disinherited him at
the time Of his marriage, aud repented Oh Ii'
deathbcd
Senator Ingalls, has had eleven children,
seven Of whom survive. The names gwen
to his offspring have been somewhat peeu-
liar. Ellsworth, Ruth, Ethel, Ralph, Add
son Constance. Sheffield Faith, Marion,
Muriel Louise.
Blaine. Sherman, Edmuuds and Window
oro tho living our Of the eight Republicans
who received otes for the presidential nomi-
nation at the Chicago convention OF 1851
The dead four are Grant, Garfield, Wash
burne and Conkling.
The kim Of Dahomey has embarrassed the
king Of Portugal by sesldin9 six negro gliIS'
the most beautiful in his dominions. hing
Louis doesn't know what to do with them,
and has housed them in tue Geological gar
dens pending reflection
The Chinese minister and his suite viii
shortly leave Washington for u three
months tour through Peru lie goes by inc
rule Of hi, Office every three years to feiu
T. acqiaint himself with the condition Oh
the Chinese il that country.
one of Mark Twains eccentricIties lies In
LIS habit OF always wearing slippers on a
railroad train Sometimes he even puts on "a
smoking Jacket aud makes himself as much
M home in n drawing room car as in his own
i library He wants TO give the impression,
doubtless, that he Is in no sense abroad when
travelling.
Ii has been the custom In the United States
senate for each member to contribute slO
toward u wedding gift for the bride OF
senator who marries while IN office. Some
body has just recalled the custom and Ind.
that the usual tribute has not yet been PAID
to Mrs. Hawley. The oversight will be rem
eded at once.
Ex-Secretary Window has sold the mag
nifceit house which he built in Washington
ut a cost Of 5000 to Mrs. Charles Mum, OF
CHICAGO. for $4,000. The house IS now oc-
cupied by Senator Jones, OF Nevada. Mr..
Blaine occupied it at one time, then Senator
Palmer. OF Michigan, and sftsrward NJ
Warder, OF Ohio.
1t Is interesting to learn that Mrs Cleye-
land ALWAYS calls her husband "Mr. Prssi
dent" Mr. Cleye Gland addresses his wife al
Frank" Martha Washington 10 hei
Younger days called her husband George,
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