The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1888-09-26
NO. S32
PERSONAL GOSSIP.
The car has started on a two months tour
Of southern Russia.


The car has started on two months tour
Of southern Russia.
Samuel J. Randall never studied law, in
spite of the fact that most people have the
impression that he is lawyer.
The trustees appointed by Kaiser Freder-
lex Ill were Queen Victoria, the king Of the
Beigians and the Duke Of Saxe-Coburg-
Gotha.
Carl Schurz win prolong his stay in Ger
many until the end of October, owing to a
painful operation recently performed upon
his son.
Greenough has been modelling the bust Of
George Bancroft for the Harvard library.
1t is larger than life and is to be cast tn
bronze.
Joseph Thomson, the plucky African ex-
plorer, is only "a years old. He Is OF medium
height, but Is robust and wiry. He comes
from Dumfries.
The late King Ludwig's executors have
almost cleared off the kings debts. Thero Is
good prospect OF rebuilding the Bavarian
royal fortune
Admiral Porter, in his nth year, preserves
his health by eating simple food, rarely
drinking tea and coffee, smoking In mod
Grafton, and keeping pleasantly busy.
Gen. Boulanger and his daughter are stay
ing at Christiania, Norway, according to an
authoritative announcement His journey
to that city is not connected with politics.
Secretary Endicctt has returned to Wash
ington and is again in charge Of the war
department. He has been spending tho sum-
mer in the cooling shadow OF his family tree.
Gen. Joseph e. Johnston, the ex-Confed-
crate leader, is living quietly at tho Palace
hotel, San Francisco He is tho last OF tho
officers Of tho Confederaey to bear the full
rank Of general.
Thomas Connery, who recently resigned
his position as secretary of the American
legation in Mexico will, it Is said, soon pub
lish a book upon Mexico, which he prepared
while in that country.
England is now stirred up over the question
as to whether Mr.. Gladstone speaks with q
provincial nccent. Whether no does or does
not is not essential What he snys IL mot
provincial by q good deal.
Louis, Kinsof Portugal, Is seldom to DO
seen without o cigar, and he converses
fuently in English, French, italian, Portu-
guese, Spanish, German and Swedish. He is
pleasant and tells ever SO many anecdotes.
K. Tatsumo, professor in Toxic university,
and Japanese authority on engineering and
architecture, h now in tho United States
studying American architecture, preparatory
to making plans for the Imperial bank build
ing Of Japan.
| The Sir John Savile to whom Queen Vic
toria has lately granted peerago has been
well known IL the United States, whore he
served In diplomatic capacities from 1854 to
1857. Hc was familiar figure both in Wash-
ington and New York.
Enoch Pratt, who gave Baltimore, Nd, q
free library, has Just celebrated HIS eighty
first birthday. Mr. Pratt gave property
| worth 100000 and his check for $3.50, 600 to
the city and agreed to give $50, 900 year to
the support of tho library.
Herman Mertvale the poet and playwright,
who was lately travelling on the continent
with his wife, found their names oddly On
tered on one hotel register by Q German
waiter who thought no knew English. The
inscription was, 'Mr. and Mrs Human Mar
vei.n
Mr.. Andrew Carnegiels income is set down
at 81 800, 900 per year, which means $125 ,00t
per month, s2s, 4s0 per week, 81, 1855 per
day, SS4S.49 per hour, 81. 70 per minute and
05 rs cents per second, the Inter sum being
few cents moro than an iron ore miner to
Pennsylvania receives for working 1920
seconds, or 10 hours per day. No juggling
can change these figures.